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Thu, 26 May 2022 23:11:40 +0000Tamil asylum seeker family cleared to return home to Biloela
Acting Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers announces a Tamil asylum seeker family will be allowed to return to their central Queensland home in Biloela on bridging visas.
Fri, 27 May 2022 04:05:11 +0000New Foreign Minister Penny Wong makes pitch to Pacific nations: 'We are listening and we have heard you'
On her first visit to a Pacific nation as incoming Foreign Minister, Penny Wong makes a public pitch to maintain Australia's influence in the region.
Fri, 27 May 2022 04:16:32 +0000Labor accuses Morrison government of risking lives by publicising boat arrival
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the former government's decision to publicise the interception of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker boat on election day undermined Australia's border security and put lives at risk
Thu, 26 May 2022 18:51:13 +0000Scott Morrison instructed Border Force to reveal election day asylum boat arrival
One of Scott Morrison's final acts as prime minister was to instruct the Australian Border Force to publicise an intercepted boat of asylum seekers on election day, which the Liberal Party then seized upon.
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:22:22 +0000Grieving husband dies after wife is slain in Texas school massacre
Joe Garcia dies of a heart attack two days after his teacher wife Irma was shot dead in the attack at Robb Elementary School, with his family saying the 50-year-old "pretty much fell over" and died after returning home from laying flowers at...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:24:33 +0000Paramedics across NSW to take snap industrial action tonight after last-minute union decision
NSW ambulance union calls on paramedics to keep patients' billing details off the books in a move to pressure pay rises from the state government.
Fri, 27 May 2022 02:45:51 +0000Up to 28 people injured in tourism boat accident in WA's far north
A multi-agency investigation begins after this morning's boat crash at Horizontal Falls north of Derby, with the most seriously injured to be transferred to Perth.
Thu, 26 May 2022 20:03:23 +0000Albanese sent a signal on bad behaviour this week — and Plibersek scored his first rebuke
The timing of the Quad has been much to Albanese's advantage, however, at home, the picture is grim on cost of living, as treasurer Jim Chalmers has underlined this week, writes Michelle Grattan.
Fri, 27 May 2022 04:56:05 +0000'There one minute, gone the next': Banned industry's dire warning to Labor on China
Australia has never before relied so much on China for its trading wealth. But as the devastated rock lobster industry can attest, the Asian giant can lose its appetite overnight.
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:03:13 +0000Australian study finds microplastics in world's most remote oceans
Curtin University researchers have used samples collected by lone sailor Jon Sanders to measure the presence of microplastics in far-flung ocean environments.
Fri, 27 May 2022 07:43:02 +0000Child sexual abuse survivor Katrina welcomes proposed law changes, but says they won't prevent offences
Tasmania's Attorney-General has announced plans to create a new criminal offence that will punish people in positions of power for failing to protect young people from sexual abuse. Katrina Munting says it is a step forward, but not somethin...
Fri, 27 May 2022 08:00:25 +0000NRL live: It's a top-of-the-table clash as the Panthers take on the Cowboys
Friday footy kicks off with the Panthers taking on the Cowboys. Then it's an all-Queensland clash as the Broncos host the Titans. Follow our ScoreCentre for all the live scores and stats.
Fri, 27 May 2022 02:05:45 +0000Cleaner who murdered 92yo client jailed for 22 years
A Sydney cleaner who murdered her elderly client by beating and stabbing her is sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Thu, 26 May 2022 18:40:08 +0000Zelenskyy's home town fought off Russian invaders. Now they're preparing for Putin's revenge
The largest industrial city in Ukraine is known for producing iron ore, steel and fearless leaders. As Russian missiles begin to fall again, the birthplace of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is getting ready.
Thu, 26 May 2022 19:21:14 +0000Two more Russian soldiers tried for war crimes as Russia calls supplying Ukraine arms 'unacceptable escalation'
As Russians warn supplying arms to Ukraine could lead to an "unacceptable escalation", two captured Russian soldiers plead guilty to shelling a town in eastern Ukraine.
Fri, 27 May 2022 03:15:23 +0000Who is likely to win in the battle for the seat of Brisbane?
It's one of only four seats in Australia still in doubt and Queensland's last seat to be called — so who will win the electoral race for the federal seat of Brisbane?
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:13:32 +0000Labor officially claims narrow victory in key bush seat
After a tight race, Labor's Marion Scrymgour has officially claimed victory in Lingiari, previously held by Warren Snowdon for more than two decades.
Fri, 27 May 2022 05:46:38 +0000Former Liberal staffer considers independent run after pre-selection rejection
A former South Australian Liberal Party staffer who criticised the party over its treatment of women and her own alleged assault has her pre-selection bid for a blue-ribbon seat denied.
Fri, 27 May 2022 03:06:12 +0000Religious leaders unite to back Uluru Statement
Nine diverse religious leaders have united to push for a referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament.
Fri, 27 May 2022 05:31:50 +0000'A moment I'll cherish': How Malcolm Rosas Jnr is set to thrill fans and make history
When Darwin's only AFL games were cancelled in 2021, Gold Coast's Malcolm Rosas Jnr lost an incredible opportunity to play in front of his community. On Saturday, that will all change.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:53:53 +0000Riding for the Disabled volunteer dies after falling from horse at centre near Victor Harbor
A 56-year-old Victor Harbor woman dies after falling from a horse at Hindmarsh Valley.
Fri, 27 May 2022 00:57:13 +0000Barnaby Joyce faces new threat from Darren Chester, who says Nationals must connect with women and youth
The Victorian MP says "extreme" comments from some of his colleagues contributed to the Coalition's loss and the party needs to listen to what Australians want.
Fri, 27 May 2022 00:58:39 +0000Families grieve after fire rips through neonatal ward, killing 11 babies in Senegal
Senegal's President, Macky Sall, sacks the country's Health Minister, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, after officials reveal a short circuit caused a fire in a neonatal hospital ward that spread in less than five minutes, killing 11 babies.
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Fri, 27 May 2022 04:29:07 +0000Man arrested after woman, 25, dies with gunshot wound to the head
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast after a 25-year-old woman died in hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
Fri, 27 May 2022 06:32:48 +0000Darwin feels tremors of 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Timor-Leste
The earthquake was felt extensively throughout the Top End, with accounts of rattling apartment buildings in the city and shaking across Darwin's northern suburbs.