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Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Gillian Lantouris
Student banned from Year 12 formal over keffiyeh settles case against NSW education department
Jad Salamah began legal proceedings alleging racial discrimination after being refused entry to Condell Park high school function
· Caitlin Cassidy
What are Victoria's proposed work from home laws?
The Victorian government is pushing ahead with its work-from-home laws, meaning millions of employees will be soon be legally entitled to do so at least two days a week.The Allan Government first announced its intention to enshrine work-from-home into law in August.Today the government announced controversial rights…
· Eleanor Wilson
Fancy living in Sydney’s next inner suburb? It’s a $2m for one-bedroom deal
The state government is facing backlash over the amount of affordable housing proposed for its “once-in-a-century” redevelopment of Glebe Island on Sydney Harbour, triggering criticism that the rare transformation of publicly owned land will be dominated by multimillion-dollar apartments.
· Megan Gorrey, Max Maddison
Teen guilty of Instagram threat to kill Albanese, Minns
Will James King (centre) has admitted to threatening to kill the PM and the NSW premier on social media. (ABC News: Lauren Smith)
· David Weber
Afternoon Update: ‘Trump’s war’ on Iran under fire; PM tables Liberals’ leaked election review; and how to see the blood moon eclipse
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· Kris Swales
Australia just experienced its wettest summer in nearly a decade – and the eighth-hottest on record
South Australia saw most of the season’s wildest swings with January heatwaves followed by February floods
· Petra Stock
Pair found dead inside home in regional Victoria
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Inside the election review the Liberal Party tried to keep hidden
Topic:Liberal Party of Australia
· Clare Armstrong
The Brisbane bus route that had a 190 per cent surge in passengers
The equivalent of 3.9 million private car trips may have been redirected from Brisbane’s roads, according to the council, after a 10 per cent surge in bus trips.
· Felicity Caldwell
Armed man shot dead by police in Sydney after two women attacked in apartment
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Triplete de Myong Yu Jong impulsa a Corea del Norte ante Uzbekistán en Copa Asia femenina
Myong Yu Jong, izquierda, de Corea del Norte, anota desde el punto penal mientras Zarina Saidova, portera de Uzbekistán, intenta atajar el disparo durante el partido de fútbol de la Copa Asiática Femenina, el martes 3 de marzo de 2026, en Sídney, Australia. (AP Foto/Rick Rycroft)
New government department to replace another in Tasmanian cost-saving drive
Topic:State and Territory Parliament
· Josh Duggan
Osborne Park Hospital expansion: Work begins on new facility for northern suburbs mums
Work has started on the Osborne Park Hospital expansion, which will be a key component to expectant mothers in the northern suburbs as the state moves its major maternity hospital to Murdoch in Perth’s south.
· Hamish Hastie
Tabled document reveals Liberal party’s secret election review of its ‘worst campaign’: from ‘grim’ Dutton to ‘weird’ nuclear policy
PM tables copy of secret review, which describes former leader Peter Dutton as ‘unattractive to women’
· Dan Jervis Bardy, Krishani Dhanji
A dog was off leash on a Sydney beach. A little penguin paid the price
An off-leash dog is the likely killer of a little penguin found dead on Warriewood Beach last week, in the latest blow to Sydney’s struggling penguin colony.
· Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A ‘breathtaking’ blood moon will rise over Australia tonight. Here’s how you can see the eclipse
Australians will enjoy a front-row seat to a spectacular lunar eclipse on Tuesday night, marking the last of the phenomenon anywhere on Earth until 2029.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
Murder charge downgraded to assault after man dies in Adelaide Hills
Police were called to the scene after reports a man had been assaulted. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor)
DV victim’s pleas for help labelled ‘lower priority’ before her murder
Police knew of “high risk” domestic violence complaints against a man weeks before he set his estranged wife on fire and killed her, a coroner has heard.
· Rex Martinich
North Korea returns to Women's Asian Cup with 3-0 win over Uzbekistan
North Korea’s Ri Myong gum, left, and Uzbekistan’s Umida Zoirova compete for the ball during the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between North Korea and Uzbekistan in Sydney, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Drone strike on key Qatari plant reignites global gas crunch fears
A drone strike on a critical Qatari energy hub has sent global gas prices surging, handing a potential windfall to some of Australia’s largest liquefied-gas exporters but reigniting worries of spiking energy costs reaching households and pushing up inflation.
· Nick Toscano
Martial arts instructor from Brisbane identified as man who died on reef
A young man found dead after falling overboard on the Great Barrier Reef was a martial arts instructor and former Brisbane student.
· William Davis
Man shot dead by police in Brisbane's east
A man has died after being shot by police in the Brisbane suburb of Tingalpa. (ABC News: Cameron Lang)
· Ned Hammond
How the Iran war will hit your petrol tank, your overseas holiday – even your morning toast
From the local petrol station to the nation’s wheat fields to those planning an overseas trip, the war against Iran is going to have an impact on the Australian and global economy.
· Shane Wright
Look up at the skies tonight for a ‘blood moon’
Skies over South Korea, along with those across Australia, the Pacific Islands, Asia and the Americas, will glow a deep reddish-orange on Tuesday during a total lunar eclipse coinciding with Jeongwol Daeboreum, the traditional Korean holiday celebrating the first full moon of the lunar year, which this year falls on…
· Park Jun-hee
The Lomax case is done. Now Eels are ready to go after a NSW Origin star
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· Dan Walsh
Queensland government to scrap three-strike drug diversion
Queensland is planning tough new drug laws. (ABC News: Greg Nelson)
· Nicole Hegarty
Man who 'threatened police with knife' shot dead by police at Brisbane home
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Rebecca Masters
Teenager was ‘persistent’ when allegedly trying to lure boy away from Perth park
A teenager who allegedly attempted to lure a young boy from his local park and followed him down a laneway when he tried to get help was “persistent”, a Perth court has heard.
· Hannah Murphy
Crocodile caught in an Australian creek far from its tropical habitat
In this photo provided by Australian Reptile Park, its manager Billy Collett holds a freshwater crocodile caught in Ironbark Creek near Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Brandon Gifford/Australian Reptile Park via AP)
· Rod Mcguirk
The Australian employers where the gender pay gap is widening
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Lara Pearce
Israel's ambassador to Australia seeks to discredit the United Nations
Topic:Foreign Affairs
· Samantha Dick
Police improperly granted Kelly Wilkinson’s estranged husband bail days before he murdered her, inquest hears
Rape allegations meant magistrate should have determined Brian Earl Johnston’s bail, Queensland coroner’s court told
· Andrew Messenger
Less than 1pc of prison strip searches find contraband, report finds
Kelly Flanagan says she was left feeling demoralised and humiliated when she was strip searched in prison. (Supplied: Tash Khan)
· Ahmed Yussuf
Liam Lawson dice que los F1 de 2026 no son 'muy divertidos' de conducir
Liam Lawson, de Nueva Zelanda, piloto de Racing Bulls, se prepara para una sesión de pruebas de la Fórmula 1 en el Circuito Internacional de Bahréin, el jueves 12 de febrero de 2026, en Sakhir, Bahréin. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
· Steve Mcmorran
Iran struck Dubai base used by Australian military, says minister
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Tuesday said Iranian forces struck the Al Minhad airbase near Dubai, a facility used by Australian troops, on the first night of the conflict.
· Middleeasteye
NSW Police address media after armed man shot dead by police
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Alleged triple murderer's court proceedings halted as search continues
Julian Ingram remains on the run after more than five weeks. (Supplied: NSW Police)
· Xanthe Gregory
The way you watch TV is about to change — again
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· 9News Staff
A Premier defied. NOT-Adelaide Writers’ Week a smashing success
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· Kim Wingerei
H3 Energy boosts WA Warro gas case with new engineering review
Independent reservoir engineering work has provided H3 Energy with greater confidence that its long-debated Warro gas field in the North Perth Basin could still contain some proper lungs.
· Bill McConnell
Gold Coast mum's pleas to police labelled 'lower priority' before murder
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· Rex Martinich
USA 'on war footing' after Iran's chilling vow for revenge
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Airport worker in court accused of Nazi salute to Jewish kids
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Emily Woods
Canberra teen found not guilty of manslaughter over fatal crash
The now-16-year-old boy, who has been in custody since August 2024, pleaded guilty to riding in a motor vehicle without consent. (ABC News: Mark Moore)
· Zaarkacha Marlan
Mayor reveals she refused to sign CEO’s contract
A south-east Queensland mayor has called for an internal investigation into her council’s hiring process for a CEO after allegations of conflicts of interest and potential political interference were uncovered by this masthead.
· Julius Dennis
‘Fantasyland’: Hastie says rules-based order is dead as Australian troops declared safe after UAE base drone strike
Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are based
· Tom Mcilroy
Australian agriculture hits $100 billion target ahead of schedule
Australian agriculture's farmgate value is set to hit its $100 billion goal this financial year, four years ahead of schedule. (ABC Rural: Amelia Bernasconi)
· Amelia Bernasconi
Man shot dead by police in Potts Point after allegedly assaulting two women
New South Wales police allege man entered inner Sydney apartment complex on Tuesday morning
· Penry Buckley