Archives

Australian Top Stories

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:49:47 +1100
Casino in $2.2b Sydney skyscraper may never open after Crown deemed unsuitable for licence
Crown Resorts is deemed unsuitable to operate a new Sydney casino at Barangaroo after a months-long public inquiry which exposed allegations of money laundering.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:06:21 +1100
Crown inquiry goes beyond humiliation to be a complete disaster for James Packer
After years of trying to engineer an exit from Crown Resorts, James Packer helped spark an inquiry which has forever tarnished his credibility and forced him to decide between dumping stock or completely remaking his cas...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 07:37:45 +1100
Live: WHO Wuhan investigation team give press conference
The World Health Organization team that has been investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic are giving a press conference in Wuhan ahead of its departure. Follow live.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:26:59 +1100
Chief Medical Officer says the South African COVID strain is becoming dominant. What does this mean?
With early data from an Oxford University study suggesting the AstraZeneca vaccine offers only "minimal protection" against mild disease caused by the South African variant, here's what this could mean for Australia's va...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:55:25 +1100
Scott Morrison faces Nationals threat to 'cross the floor' over 2050 carbon cuts
Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces threats to cross the floor from Nationals MPs over net-zero emissions target, despite the peak body for farmers saying agriculture is "too important to leave out". ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:34:51 +1100
WHO's 'detective story' team is about to leave China. Have they found anything?
An independent mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic is drawing to a close.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:05:12 +1100
Eddie McGuire's Collingwood farewell bore little resemblance to the career that preceded it
As an emotional yet defiant Eddie McGuire announced his departure from Collingwood, he chose to focus on his many social achievements at the club — but not without plenty of revisionist history, writes Russell Jackson....

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:24:41 +1100
Eddie McGuire stands down as Collingwood president in wake of racism report
Eddie McGuire announces he will stand down as president of the Collingwood Football Club in the wake of significant public pressure following an internal review into systemic racism at the club. ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:07:44 +1100
Ash Barty doesn't lose a game as she begins Australian Open campaign in ruthless fashion
The world number one takes just 44 minutes to thrash Danka Kovinić 6-0, 6-0, sending an ominous warning to her rivals at Melbourne Park.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:47:18 +1100
Police believe Amy Wensley killed herself, but expert witnesses to contest finding
Experts believe a woman who police concluded shot herself in her Serpentine home in 2014 may have been killed by someone else, the Coroner's Court in Perth is told.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:18:43 +1100
Search for answers after three people infected at Holiday Inn quarantine hotel
Victorian health authorities investigate suspected coronavirus transmission within the state's hotel quarantine system, after three cases emerged from the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:30:03 +1100
Motown trailblazer and Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson dies aged 76
Mary Wilson, the longest-reigning original member of The Supremes, a group that recorded hits such as You Can't Hurry Love and Stop! In the Name of Love, has died in her Las Vegas home.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:36:59 +1100
ANZ pulls funding from Newcastle port, the largest thermal coal terminal in the world, due to climate risk
The ANZ bank has pulled nearly $1 billion funding in Port of Newcastle, interpreted as a significant rebuke of coal and its fear of shareholders' exposure to climate risk.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:11:34 +1100
Actor Dan Wyllie found not guilty of domestic violence against his wife
Dan Wyllie, 50, pled not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and common assault, stemming from an incident in which his wife tipped yoghurt and flax seed on the actor's head.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:38:13 +1100
The QAnon Shaman wants to testify at Donald Trump's impeachment trial
How will Donald Trump's impeachment trial play out, who will testify, and how might it all end? Here are five quick questions and answers.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:02:35 +1100
'It's not just hippy': Welcome to the house made from hemp
When environmental scientist Alexia Jankowski and her partner wanted to build a low-impact house in the hills, they turned to hemp — and say more people should consider using it.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:59:43 +1100
Girl, 5, let out 'bloodcurdling scream' after alleged poisoning from pot brownie bought at cafe
A woman describes the "terror" she felt when she thought she was "going mad" after she and her two children ate brownies from a Perth cafe that were allegedly laced with cannabis.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:14:19 +1100
Biden's US Justice Department to call for resignations of Trump-appointed prosecutors
While it's customary for US attorneys to leave their positions after a new president takes office, the departures are not automatic, although many have already left their positions.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:47:32 +1100
Woman who blackmailed couple over photos of dying child appeals against jail sentence
A woman who blackmailed a couple over a lost phone containing photos of their dying daughter is appealing against her jail term, saying the sentencing judge was "overwhelmed" by the crime.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:30:12 +1100
Police seek dashcam footage of two cars in investigation into disappearance of Epping mum
Police try to track a black 2008 Mazda CX9 and a white Toyota Land Cruiser in the Epping and Doncaster areas as they investigate the disappearance of 33-year-old Ju "Kelly" Zhang.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 15:11:44 +1100
'The Boss' doesn't do ads. Now his first Super Bowl spot has attracted critics
Bruce Springsteen is lending his name to a product, in the iconic musician's first big-time commercial. So why has the ad drawn criticism?

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:28:13 +1100
New Zealand suspending ties with Myanmar, imposing travel ban on military leaders after coup
New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week's coup, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:28:40 +1100
Teen driver won't face charge over unborn child's death but police say baby Miles 'won't be overlooked'
The 17-year-old driver of an allegedly stolen car that crashed and killed Brisbane couple Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field, and their unborn child, is served with eight more charges, but he won't be charged over th...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:13:11 +1100
WA's 28-day border rule could change with fresh advice, Premier says
The WA Premier says changes to the current benchmark for lifting interstate borders will be considered if alternative advice is provided by the state's Chief Health Officer.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:07:32 +1100
Sydney grandmother unlikely to recover from brain injury after police car crash, court told
Gai Vieira sustained a severe brain injury after a police vehicle smashed into the side of her Mercedes as she attempted to turn right at an intersection in Sydney's south two years ago, a court hears. ...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:08:25 +1100
18yo accused of driving stolen car shouts abuse in court, remanded in custody over fatal Townsville crash
An 18-year-old man charged over a car crash that killed Jennifer Board in Townsville is denied bail by a magistrate after an outburst in a north Queensland court. In a separate hearing, a 25-year-old alleged vigilante wa...

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:25:40 +1100
Man suffers serious burns while mixing gin at Tasmanian distillery
A man suffers burns to 50 per cent of his body after "flammable liquids" ignite as he mixes gin at a distillery in northern Tasmania.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:45:59 +1100
Popyrin saves four match points in upset Australian Open win, de Minaur sends Sandgren packing
Alexei Popyrin fights back to beat David Goffin in a five-set epic, while Alex de Minaur ends the tournament of outspoken American Tennys Sandgren.

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 04:43:35 +1100
A million people once marched in the streets. This is what's become of Hong Kong's rebellion
As Beijing exerts an iron grip on the once liberal outpost of Hong Kong, snuffing out the last breaths of democracy, Max is weighing a life-altering decision.



home