Sydney Morning Herald National News
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:53:27 +1000Calls for changes to e-scooter rules in Adelaide CBD
There are calls for changes to e-scooter rules in Adelaide's CBD.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:49:23 +1000Police investigate Adelaide shootings
Police are investigating shootings in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:44:04 +1000Three arrested over alleged Gold Coast arson
Three people have been arrested on the Gold Coast, suspected of deliberately setting a property alight.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:43:21 +1000Queensland to feel winter chill
Parts of Queensland have been hit by a week of chilly weather, with a blanket of snow-like hail covering NSW's Byron Bay.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:33:55 +1000Explosive documentary about Olympic champion airs in the UK
An explosive documentary about Olympic champion runner Mo Farah has triggered a police response.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:33:51 +1000Man arrested in relation to 1998 sexual assaults in Victoria
A man is in custody over a series of sexual assaults that took place in the Dandenong Ranges 20 years ago.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:28:31 +1000Man charged over fatal crash on Melbourne's West Gate Freeway
A 21-year-old man has been charged following a fatal crash on Melbourne's West Gate Freeway earlier this month.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:23:46 +1000Australian and Solomon Islands leaders meet to discuss the rise of China
The Australian and Solomon Islands prime ministers have met to discuss the rise of China in the region in the wake of a controversial security pact.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:23:46 +1000Victim in Melbourne fatal shooting 'shot in the back' while running away
Police believe a fatal shooting on an inner-Melbourne street on Tuesday afternoon was a targeted attack.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:23:39 +1000Commuters flock to cheap petrol at service station in Melbourne
There was chaos outside a Wantirna service station that was briefly offering unleaded petrol at nearly a dollar below Melbourne's average.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:19:36 +1000Two people injured after truck and train collide in central Victoria
Passengers on a V-Line train between Echuca and Bendigo have been left shaken after it collided with a truck and derailed at a level crossing.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:14:55 +1000Australian authorities preparing to stop spread of foot and mouth disease
Authorities are trying to stop foot and mouth disease from entering Australia amid fears it will devastate the livestock industry.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:13:52 +1000Your responsibility: The best advice on ... masks
What can we do as individuals to combat the winter COVID-19 wave? In the first part of our special series, the health team asks experts for the best advice on masks.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:08:22 +1000Woman admits to setting fatal Point Cook townhouse fire, killing young family
A woman has admitted to setting a Point Cook home alight, killing a young family and their newborn baby trapped inside
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:07:31 +1000‘Great news’ or ‘blood in the Long Room’? MCC members split over proposed rate changes
Melbourne Cricket Club’s proposal to change the discount for 50-year members has elicited a mixed bag of responses from long-term patrons, creating a schism through the stands ahead of their AGM.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:56:05 +1000Australia news LIVE: COVID-stricken cruise ship docks in Sydney; Victoria braces for wave of hospitalisations as COVID cases grow across the state
The Victorian government plans for a challenging Omicron wave, while the US is set to launch its biggest Pacific push since World War II, designed to head off Beijing’s increasingly assertive Pacific agenda.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:44:41 +1000Man arrested over historical Dandenong Ranges hitchhiker abductions
Police have arrested a man over the alleged abduction and sexual assault of two young female hitchhikers in the Dandenong Ranges more than two decades ago following an investigation into a series of similar attacks in the area.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:28:33 +1000COVID-19 rules eased for visitors to NSW aged care homes
Doctors and aged care facilities are urging the state government to reverse a decision ending the legal requirement for visitors to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:38:50 +1000New plea for travellers returning from Indonesia as foot and mouth disease spreads
A serious plea for travellers returning from Indonesia has been issued as foot and mouth disease spreads.
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:28:50 +1000Victoria Police sitting on secret internal investigation into misconduct
It's been revealed Victoria Police came under fire for failing to tell the Jason Roberts re-trial about a secret internal investigation into misconduct.