Sydney Morning Herald National News
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:35 +1100Brittany Higgins says she can ‘breathe again’ after Lehrmann’s appeal bid fails
The former federal Liberal staffer had fought to overturn a finding that he raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100Only losers chuck empties
While poets keep it brief.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:50:00 +1100‘It must have a chrome bumper’: The women who bond over classic cars
Local female auto enthusiasts feature in a 2026 calendar and a new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:52:06 +1100Person found dead in caravan fire near Brisbane
A fire engulfed the caravan and spread to a nearby building before emergency services could contain it.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:44:14 +1100War of the Ramchens: A mystery suspended in time
Some relationships slowly disintegrate, others explode, but few turn into the running, public battle of Vic and Jacqui Ramchen.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100‘Everyone knows the hierarchy’: The selective school that attracts the most top-performing students
James Ruse was outperformed by two girls’ schools on a single metric, Year 7 NAPLAN results for the state’s selective schools reveal.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:24:21 +1100Steve Smith coy on final Aussie XI for day-night Test
Steve Smith remains coy on Aussie XI for the day-night Test in Brisbane.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:19:31 +1100Mushroom murder trial expert gives evidence in Sea World chopper crash inquest
The toxicologist who testified in Victoria's mushroom murders trial was amongst a panel of forensics experts giving evidence.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:19:23 +1100Drugs, stress ‘likely impaired’ Sea World tragedy pilot
A helicopter pilot involved in a fatal midair collision was probably affected by cocaine withdrawal, an alcohol hangover and fatigue at the time, a coroner has heard.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:16:37 +1100Optus customers in Queensland hit by outage
Optus customers in parts of Queensland have been hit by an outage impacting NBN services.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:15:51 +1100Man shot dead in a south-east Queensland park
A man has been shot dead in a park south of Brisbane overnight, in what police say was a targeted shooting.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:11:18 +1100Alleged fast food robbery leads to hours-long siege
Police spent hours outside an Adelaide home, negotiating with a man wanted over an alleged violent attack at a nearby KFC.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:11:08 +1100Substitute teacher charged with child sex offences
A relief teacher who taught at multiple schools across Adelaide has been charged with child sex offences.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:06:14 +1100Believe. Belong. Become: Brisbane 2032 releases its ‘Games vision’
It took input from 6000 people, 37 stakeholder groups, 40 workshops and meetings, and came out of 1300 ideas – now the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics have finally unveiled a “Games vision” in all its alliterative glory.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:01:01 +1100Camper killer's crimes detailed as suppression order lifts
Convicted murderer Greg Lynn's dealings with police decades before the missing campers' deaths have today been revealed.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:00:57 +1100Quarter of Aussie kids think suntan protects them from skin cancer
Almost a quarter of Aussie kids falsely believe having a suntan will protect them from long-term damage and skin cancer.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:00:26 +1100Further 775 charges over illegal recordings in hospital toilets
A 27-year-old man will be charged with another 775 offences today as police investigate illegal recordings made at multiple Melbourne hospitals.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:58:10 +1100Man dies after being pulled from the water at Phillip Island beach
A man has died after being pulled from the water on Victoria's Phillip Island.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:55:56 +1100Teacher charged after principal allegedly stabbed at Melbourne school
A teacher has been charged with multiple offences including assault after he allegedly stabbed a principal at a secondary school in Melbourne.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:53:28 +1100‘Threat on my life’: Key union leader details CFMEU pressure campaign
Queensland’s Commission of Inquiry has heard further evidence of a violent turf war for civil construction sites – and lack of help from one major contractor.