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New coal mines at greenfield sites to be banned in NSW
New coal mines on greenfield sites will no longer be approved in NSW under a plan published by the state government on Thursday setting out how the industry will be managed until 2050.
· Nick O'Malley
Will this be Canberra's most densely populated precinct?
Topic:Urban Development and Planning
· Tahlia Roy
Millions of households could save hundreds on power bills from July
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Patrick Brischetto
Far north Queenslanders brace for ferocious category 5 cyclone
The remote and sparsely populated tip of far north Queensland prepared on Thursday for a cyclone as ferocious as its communities had experienced in generations.
· Catherine Strohfeldt, Dominique Tassell, William Davis
Japan’s ruthless streak poses fresh challenge for rising Matildas in Women’s Asian Cup final | Martin Pegan
The world No 6 team have scored 28 goals and conceded just one, starting Saturday’s final against hosts Australia as clear favourites
· Martin Pegan
PH advances to FIFA Women's World Cup
The Philippine national women’s football team punched a ticket to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, after blanking Uzbekistan, 2-0, on Thursday, during the play-in action of the 2026 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup at the Cbus Super Stadium in Robina, Australia.
· ARIC JOHN SY CUA
Sydney musician arrested in $5.5m drug bust
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Tracking Cyclone Narelle: Everything you need to know
Follow our live coverage of Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
Ex-Olympic cyclist's post slammed as 'deeply offensive' after wife's death
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Philippines beats Uzbekistan 2-0 in an Asian playoff to secure a Women’s World Cup spot
Philippines’ Angela Beard, left, and teammate Jessika Cowart reached following during the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and the Philippines in Perth, Australia, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
Power bills on Australia’s east coast expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’
Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills
· Petra Stock
Boy stabs woman on her way to work at a Melbourne shopping centre
A teenager has been arrested after a stabbing at a shopping centre in south-east Melbourne today.
Government scrambling to respond to a disaster that is not 'natural'
NSW Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison with Lithgow mayor Cassandra Coleman whose community is in the firing line. (ABC Central West: Xanthe Gregory)
· Xanthe Gregory
Woman who was sexually abused by her parents for 14 years says she was devastated by The Australian’s podcast
Abuse survivor tells news.com.au that her mental health suffered after being contacted by journalist Richard Guilliatt
· Amanda Meade
Ty Jerome guía la victoria 125-118 de los Grizzlies ante Nuggets
El base de los Grizzlies de Memphis DeJon Jarreau salta con el balón para anotar frente al alero de los Nuggets de Denver Cameron Johnson el miércoles 18 de marzo del 2026. (AP Foto/Brandon Dill)
How Australia could be at risk of a meningitis outbreak
Topic:Meningococcal disease
Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania
A brushtail possum was found peering out among the toy kangaroos and dingoes in a retail store in Hobart’s airport, delighting staff and customers
· Jack Larkin
Man jailed for role in $15m drug syndicate bringing meth to Australia
Police intercepted 52kg of methamphetamine on a plane at Monto Airport. (Supplied: Australian Federal Police)
· Nikki Sorbello
A ‘few scallywags’ gossiping or a premier under threat? Inside Labor’s push to ditch Jacinta Allan
More than a dozen Victorian Labor sources, including ministers and factional powerbrokers, confirm move for leadership change
· Benita Kolovos
The winners and losers in brutal battle for Sydney radio supremacy
The Sydney radio market is an arena where kings and queens are crowned, or decapitated, by their corporate overlords with astonishing speed. The all-important breakfast slot is littered with the bodies of those who have tried and failed to break through – just ask Judith Lucy, Sophie Monk, Erin Molan, Sam Frost, Dav…
· Bevan Shields
Three uncapped players called up for final home Socceroos friendlies before World Cup
Adrian Segečić missing after switching allegiance to Croatia
· Jack Snape
Perth woman lodges complaint after petrol price jumps 30 cents in 20 minutes
A Perth woman has reported a local petrol station after they allegedly upped their price by thirty cents in the space of 20 minutes, as the consumer watchdog reveals it is fielding dozens of allegations about retailers ripping off customers over the skyrocketing fuel price.
· Hannah Murphy
Trainer quizzed at inquest into jockey's fatal fall
Marina Morel's death is being investigated by the NSW coroner. (Supplied: Facebook)
· Lily Plass
Tim Picton’s alleged killer remains on bail despite returning positive blood alcohol reading
The man accused of killing high-profile Labor strategist Tim Picton in a coward-punch attack has avoided being sent back to prison to await trial after police prosecutors abandoned a move to revoke his bail.
· Hamish Hastie
Is Australia headed for a recession? The job data paints a grim picture
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· April Glover
Notorious outback murderer's death probed in public hearing
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Lloyd Jones
Pizza Elettrica
New York-style pies – made with 36-hour cold fermented dough – are the play at Thornbury’s Pizza Elettrica, where big and blowsy crusts rarely go uneaten. On Wednesdays, the super-crisp New Haven specialty ‘apizza’ gets its moment, perhaps topped with clams, pecorino and a truckload of garlic. It boasts a thin crust…
Doctors missed Gia’s UTI after childbirth. The Vietnamese Australian woman’s death was preventable, coroner finds
Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds
· Natasha May
Urgent health warning after outbreak of severe respiratory disease in Melbourne
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Eleanor Wilson
Raptors consiguen su tercera victoria seguida al aplastar 139-109 a los Bulls
El alero de los Raptors de Toronto Sandro Mamukelashvili salta para anotar frente a Guerschon Yabusele de los Bulls de Chicago en el encuentro del miércoles 18 de marzo del 2026. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
Unemployment rate rises to 4.3pc as full-time jobs decline
The unemployment rate increased to 4.3 per cent in February. (ABC News: John Gunn)
· Emily Stewart
Rising fuel costs putting pressure on Australia's seafood industry
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Rohan Dennis social media post of Porsche criticised as ‘offensive’ year after wife Melissa Hoskins fatally struck by car
Hoskins, like Dennis an Olympic cyclist, was struck by his car in 2023. His return to Instagram included picture with caption ‘an absolute weapon’
· Daisy Dumas
Rising fuel costs putting pressure on Australia's seafood industry
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Emily Bennett
Popovic names three uncapped players – but no Volpato – in Socceroos squad
Tony Popovic has named three uncapped players – including a Croatian forward with an Australian father – in his squad for the Socceroos’ final friendlies before the World Cup, but there is no call-up for Cristian Volpato.
· Vince Rugari
Embattled Victorian Premier dismisses leadership speculation from 'scallywags'
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Patrick Brischetto
Queen Mary returns lobsters to sea during Australian tour
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Damning WA report reveals just 2.5 per cent of serious DV cases get intervention
More than 60 per cent of family and domestic violence incidents reviewed by the West Australian Ombudsman posed a high risk of serious harm, yet only 2.5 per cent were escalated for coordinated multi-agency intervention, according to a new damning report.
· Holly Thompson
Economy on high alert against backdrop of geopolitical tensions
Topic:Financial Services
· David Chau
Woman in critical condition after fire tears through north Melbourne home
Firefighters have pulled an unconscious woman from a burning house in Melbourne's north after two other residents were forced to break a window to escape.
'Do not buy more than you need': PM urges Aussies not to hoard petrol
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Australians to stop hoarding petrol, insisting the country's fuel supply is at a healthy level.Speaking after a meeting of the National Cabinet to coordinate Australia's response to the rising price of oil and petrol caused by the Middle East conflict.The Prime Minister…
· Patrick Brischetto
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle to make landfall in far north Queensland on Friday as category four storm, bringing 200km/h winds
Massive storm tracking a path to Queensland coast, which intensified offshore Thursday morning to category five, fuelled by warm waters in Coral Sea
· Graham Readfearn
Radio ratings reveal Kyle and Jackie O lost listeners in Sydney
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A real possum appears among plush toy animals in Australian airport shop
In this image taken from video, a living Australian brushtail possum sits on the display shelf at a terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Hobart, Australia, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Melissa Oddie via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
Australia’s major fuel suppliers being investigated over alleged price-gouging amid Iran war
Anthony Albanese also announces new national fuel supply taskforce and reiterates call for motorists to ‘only take what you need’
· Tom Mcilroy
Pacific Ocean cocaine vessel crew sent to immigration detention
Australian Border Force boarded the MV Raider before transferring crew to immigration detention. (ABC News: Seni Iasona)
· Lucy Cooper
Possum found in Hobart airport gift shop's toy section – video
A possum surprised Hobart airport staff after wandering into a departures gift shop, where it settled among plush toys on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the animal appeared calm, and was safely escorted out of the terminal without incident
Alan Jones seeks complainant’s email address in sex abuse case
Lawyers for accused sex offender Alan Jones have asked a court to hand over the email address of one of the young men who accused the former broadcaster of indecency during an Opera House performance.
· Perry Duffin