Increased truck load limits to boost regional fuel supplies
The state government has announced an increase to load limits for trucks delivering petrol, diesel and fertiliser in a bid to ease concerns about fuel security in WA.
· Michael Philipps
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· Marc McGowan
Women’s Asian Cup: ‘resilient’ China don’t fear hosts Australia, Japan smash Philippines
Holders meet Australia at 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium in Tuesday’s semi-final, while Japan will face South Korea in Sydney on Wednesday
· Agence France-Presse
Japan secures Women's World Cup spot with 7-0 win over Philippines in Asian Cup
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Vape fire on plane triggers emergency response at Melbourne Airport
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· Sarah Swain
One teenager dead, another fighting for life after fall on mountain
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· Patrick Brischetto
Premier points to ‘marketability’ in secret theatre name sign-off
The state’s decision to pre-emptively sign off on the name for the new Glasshouse Theatre, months before the public was seemingly given the decision, might have come down to marketability, the premier says.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
Trump is rallying nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Australia is wary
United States President Donald Trump has not asked Australia to send a warship to the Strait of Hormuz as he seeks to rally a multinational coalition to protect the global oil trade and any such request would probably be greeted warily by the Albanese government.
· Matthew Knott
New laws planned to crack down on Victoria's tobacco wars
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· Sarah Swain
Perth man extradited to Adelaide and charged over 24-year-old's bizarre death
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· 9News Staff
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· Peter Ryan
Venezuela remonta y sorprende a Shohei Ohtani y a Japón, para ir a semis de Clásico Mundial
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· Alanis Thames
Piastri hoping to 'unlock' pace as Chinese Grand Prix approaches
Australian Oscar Piastri will start this afternoon's Chinese Grand Prix from fifth, with Mercedes again favourites to win after a dominant start to the Formula 1 season.
· Michael Doyle
Teen charged after boy dies in allegedly stolen car rollover
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· Yashee Sharma
Wild footage shows allegedly drunk driver unleashing chaos in carpark
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· Sarah Swain
The bag rule failed, so this school said no to phones, no to watches – and no to exceptions
It’s the noise in the playground that hits the hardest, says the principal of a private school in Melbourne’s south-east, after she introduced what could be the state’s toughest policy on mobile technology for students.
· Noel Towell
Three more Iranian footballers backflip on decision to stay in Australia
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· Patrick Brischetto
‘Shining a spotlight on monsters’: Two charged via public sex offender register
Two people have become the first in Queensland to face charges as a result of community reports stemming from the public sex offender registry.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
The ‘endangered’ language having its moment in a Sydney pub
It was a language banned under years of British rule – and UNESCO still classifies it as “definitely endangered” – but Seán McLoughlin says Irish, or Gaeilge, might be having a moment.
· Aidan Elwig Pollock
Aussies to suffer fresh cash blow with inflation to surge to new highs
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Yashee Sharma
Sex abuse trial in limbo amid standoff between top prosecutor, judge
A historical child sexual abuse trial is among a series of NSW criminal cases that remain in limbo after the state’s top prosecutor asked the presiding judge to recuse herself based on an alleged appearance of bias.
· Michaela Whitbourn
The day porn turned off: Inside Australia’s high-stakes war with the adult industry
More than three million Australians access Pornhub every day. Well, they used to.
· David Swan
Sandipan Dhar’s father frustrated by health sector response in quest for justice
The father of Sandipan Dhar has urged a parliamentary committee to revisit a request to probe accountability and transparency in WA’s health sector.
· Hamish Hastie
No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers says
Economists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budget
· Tom Mcilroy
How a 23-million-year-old whale fossil was rescued from Ocean Grove beach
As the tide crept in and a massive storm threatened Ocean Grove, scientists battled the elements in a desperate bid to extract a massive 23-million-year-old whale fossil.
· Alexander Darling
‘I didn’t think things would get that severe’: Why Mackenzie’s asthma symptoms turned deadly at 21
Mackenzie Sinclair was walking through a bustling Melbourne Central last spring when she realised she could no longer breathe.
· Broede Carmody
Live: Port begins new era with North clash to kick off AFL Sunday
North Melbourne plays host to a Port Adelaide side excited to begin life under new coach Josh Carr, in the first match of an AFL Sunday triple-header.
· Luke Pentony
One dead, one seriously injured after head-on crash west of Brisbane
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· Patrick Brischetto
How hierarchy and privilege killed 35 men: West Gate hits the stage
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· Sonia Nair
Doblete de Armando González lleva a Chivas a goleada de 3-0 ante Santos en la Liga MX
GUADALAJARA, México (AP) — Armando González facturó un doblete durante la primera media hora, para sentenciar la victoria de las Chivas por 3-0 sobre Santos el sábado, en las acciones del torneo Clausura de la Liga MX.
· The Associated Press
Media boss vows to enter rehab following Melbourne assault charge
ACM head Antony Catalano says he will enter a rehabilitation program after being charged with assault. (Supplied: ACM)
Race to restore 'raw horsepower' that gave outback motocross club true grit
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· Alistair Bates
Victoria to shutter dodgy tobacco shops under new laws
Victorian authorities will finally be given the power to shutter dodgy smoke shops and landlords, including the power to terminate the leases of illegal tobacco shops under what the Allan government is touting as “Australia’s toughest illicit tobacco laws”.
· Rachael Dexter
Inside a family's 'exhausting' battle with the NDIS to support disabled son
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· Nick Mcallister
NBy Nick McAllister
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NSW to crack down on property underquoting, forcing sellers to publish price guides on all listings
Underquoting and ‘dummy bidding’ will attract fines of $110,000 in bid to create a ‘fair property market’
· Ben Smee
Margaret signed a ‘free’ government will. It will cost her son $56,000
Twelve years before her death, Margaret Greaves used the NSW government’s free will service, bequeathing all assets to her son, Tony.
· Amber Schultz
Legendary Australian chef hailed a 'visionary' following death at 59
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· Patrick Brischetto
Danish royals Queen Mary and King Frederik begin Australia visit with Uluru trek
The Australian tour is the couple's first visit since being crowned king and queen in 2024. Source: AAP / David Gray
· Sbsaustralia
Recession not expected in Australia but markets suggest a March rate hike: Treasurer
Jim Chalmers said a recession is "not something that we're anticipating or expecting" in Australia as a result of the Middle East war. Source: AAP / Dan Himbrechts
· Sbsaustralia
Lord Ashcroft's VCs and GCs to have a new home at the National Army Museum
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· PRNEWSWIRE
Danish royals visit sacred waterhole at Uluru before heading to Canberra
Denmark’s King Frederik X and Queen Mary visited the Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park on Sunday as part of their six-day royal tour of Australia. (AFP: David Gray)
· Elsie Lange
Italia sigue invicta en Clásico Mundial: vence 8-6 a Puerto Rico y avanza a semifinales
Los peloteros de Italia festejan su victoria sobre Puerto Rico en el Clásico Mundial de béisbol, el sábado 14 de marzo de 2026 (AP Foto/Karen Warren)
· Kristie Rieken
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Boy charged over fatal Melbourne crash
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Eight players that could help the Socceroos shed the underdog tag
Tony Popovic has made the promise that “one day Australia will go very far in the World Cup".
· Lewis Wiseman
3 Iranian soccer players granted asylum by Australia are going home instead — as fears mount about their safety
Three of the six Iranian women’s soccer players who accepted asylum in Australia are returning to Iran, according to Tina Kordrostami, a councilor for the Australian City of Ryde.
· Fox News