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Newest first · UTC+11:00Australian households fear double whammy of rate hikes and higher petrol prices will lead to recession
Borrowers face losing hundreds of dollars a month in higher repayments and rising pump rices will add to the pain, economists warn
· Luca Ittimani
Will One Nation go mainstream in South Australia’s election? – podcast
South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas is predicted to win this Saturday’s state election by a landslide – but that’s not why this poll is attracting so much interest.
SA banned donations to political parties. Now experts fear powerful lobby groups could pick up the tab and dominate the discourse
Special interest groups such as GetUp and Turning Point Australia may be able to outspend opponents, with donations not needing to be disclosed until after state election
· Tory Shepherd
The world’s largest light installation shines on a small Australian town
In Albany, Western Australia, Finnish artist Kari Kola has thrown beams across the night sky with a spectacle that may even be visible from space
Australia’s environment minister wants to ban fishers and drillers from more ocean – and avoid a culture war
Conservationists hope Murray Watt’s review of national marine parks will ‘right the wrongs’ of previous downgrade of protection
· Graham Readfearn
‘Brisbane is getting a taste of it’: fire ants at New Farm shows invasive species is on the march – and an outbreak may follow
The detection at a popular park of ‘one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia’ is causing concern that suppression efforts are cracking
· Joe Hinchliffe, Ben Smee
Golden generation still glitters as veterans kickstart misfiring Matildas
Goals from Caitlin Foord and Sam Kerr help see off China and show that they can take Australia to Asian Cup glory
· Jack Snape
Police hunt more men after two charged over fatal shooting in Sydney's west
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Emily Bennett
Women’s Asian Cup semi-final: Australia’s Kerr scores stunner to knock out holders China
Matildas captain strikes winner from an acute angle to send hosts into the final where they will face Japan or South Korea
· Agencies
Sam Kerr leads Australia to Women's Asian Cup final after 2-1 win over China
Australia’s Sam Kerr passes the ball as China’s Zhang Chengxue, right, watches during the Women’s Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between China and Australia in Perth, Australia, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Gary Day)
Man arrested after ute filmed screaming down Melbourne street on rims
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· Jorge Branco
Kerr and Foord propel improved Matildas past China to Women’s Asian Cup final
Plucky Australia beat defending champions 2-1 in crucial win
· Samantha Lewis
Plans to increase building heights in multiple suburbs divide council
Plans to increase building heights through the heart of Wynnum are one step closer to reality, despite vocal protests from some residents.
· William Davis
Programming the prime ministerial playlist
Maureen Donlon of Wagga Wagga has some listening advice for DJ Albo: “History repeating itself? I draw readers’ attention to the 1979 hit The Topical Song (to the tune of Supertramp’s The Logical Song) by the Barron Knights, which dealt with the oil crisis, caused by (shock horror) trouble in Iran. A reminder of how…
The Perth electorate where wealthy voters want to see negative gearing overhauled
Perth’s most prestigious pocket overwhelmingly supports winding back property tax breaks despite being among their biggest beneficiaries, “surprising” survey results have revealed.
· Connor McGoverne
Trump presses allies for Strait of Hormuz as major powers push back
President Donald Trump on Monday urged allied nations to join U.S. efforts to secure the strategic Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "test of loyalty"—but key partners including Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia swiftly distanced themselves from any military role.
· AfricaNews
A trail of sparks and damage: Video captures moment ute caused chaos on busy Richmond street
Richmond residents have been left shocked after a badly banged-up ute careered through the inner suburb, sending sparks flying.
· Alexander Darling
Woman charged with murder a month after woman found dead in Ipswich home
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· Rebecca Masters
China v Australia: Women’s Asian Cup 2026 semi-final – live
Updates from the last-four clash at Perth Stadium
· Joey Lynch
Kyle Sandilands jokes about how job prospects on Australian Idol
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Drinks, dance and Tayto crisps: Melbourne’s newest Irish pub opens on St Patrick’s Day
In more than two decades spent working in Irish pubs, Conor Wylie has found there’s a golden rule for how to run a good St Patrick’s Day.
· Carolyn Webb
Queensland towns warned as tropical cyclone tracks toward coast
A tropical cyclone has developed off Queensland’s far north and was tracking toward the state’s coastline.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Why is no one held to account for waste?
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Melbourne property tycoon bailed after $20m extortion charges
The head of a major Melbourne property development company has been granted bail after being charged with offences relating to an alleged $20 million extortion plot, with a court hearing he used an AI assistant to research the legality of his alleged actions.
· Alexander Darling
'Deeply upsetting': Grace Tame criticised for comments on October 7 attacks
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Man charged with murder after wife and daughter found dead in Queensland home
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· Joseph Sahyoun
The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well
Michele Bullock says high inflation hurts everyone, but there still seems to be an extraordinary level of complacency about potential fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran
· Patrick Commins
Government scraps plans for SBS site in western Sydney
The federal government has given up funding a planned SBS production hub in western Sydney, ending a years-long, multimillion-dollar bid to move the multicultural broadcaster into one of Australia’s most diverse regions.
· Ellie Busby, Anthony Segaert, Calum Jaspan
'High chance' of category 4 cyclone hitting Queensland
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Queensland Young Australian of the Year charged over child exploitation material
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This suburb was promised a town centre 17 years ago. Residents are still waiting
A long-awaited town development project on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe has stalled, with residents saying their suburb feels stagnant and forgotten.
· Gemma Grant
‘Not good enough’: NAPLAN test failure run by same company as selective school chaos
The technology company behind both last week’s NAPLAN meltdown and the selective school exam chaos that sparked a riot police response has the green light to run both until 2030, and there is no sign the government will abandon its contracts.
· Emily Kowal
Australian importers look to Africa, US, for oil as refineries cut back
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has moved to assure Australians that fuel will keep flowing into the country for a month, but fears of a shortage within weeks has prompted importers to look to Africa and the US for new sources of supply.
· Paul Sakkal
US can access military data collected by Australian aircraft in Gulf
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· Tom Lowrey
Billion-dollar cocaine discovery leaves crew members stranded in Sydney Harbour
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· Joseph Sahyoun
Labor appears set to reform capital gains tax discount after parliamentary inquiry findings
Report reveals the Howard-era settings are helping fuel intergenerational inequality in Australia’s housing market
· Tom Mcilroy
As his world crumbles, Antony Catalano’s $29m dream home gets new life
In the weeks before Antony Catalano became swept up in a firestorm of allegations of violence towards a woman, his town planners were preparing fresh documents for a contested multimillion-dollar development at Byron Bay.
· Julius Dennis
Australia yet to be asked to send navy to Gulf
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For Mary and Frederik, this royal visit is strictly (green) business
The vast ballroom in Victoria’s Government House, itself a wonder of the state’s optimistic gold rush period, its tower visible for miles around, is made for royal visits.
· Tony Wright
Man sentenced after murdering lawyer in Crown hotel room with champagne bottle
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Aaron Bunch
Man who was hit by car charged with murder of woman and baby
Police blocked the road after two bodies were found in Belivah, south of Brisbane. (ABC News: Elizabeth Pickering)
Track Cyclone Narelle live as it approaches Queensland coast
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has formed in the Coral Sea off the coast of Far North Queensland, bringing with it the danger of damaging winds and heavy rain.
‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’: Leaked letter reveals WA women’s mental health beds to be used for aged care patients
The Cook government’s winter health strategy will see the number of women’s mental health beds at the Cockburn Health facility shrink by one-third while they’re diverted to elderly patients.
· Hamish Hastie
Haddin wins race to be next NSW Blues coach as assistants sacked mid-match
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· Tom Decent
‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says
Reserve Bank of Australia’s second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to 4.1%, back to where it was in February last year
· Luca Ittimani, Patrick Commins
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Leach pad re-crush ramps as Pacgold stacks SA gold hits
Resource drilling at Pacgold Limited’s Vertigo pit, part of the company’s South Australian White Dam project, 80km east of Broken Hill, is now 95 per cent complete.
· Doug Bright
Kyle Sandilands considering 'many options' amid doubt over radio future
Kyle Sandilands says he's considering "many options" when asked about his future with ARN outside his home in Sydney. (ABC News)
Medicide. Australian healthcare’s tight links Israel, despite Gaza
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· Wendy Bacon