Sydney Morning Herald National News
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100Cyberbullies at the gate
When caution is customary.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:19:54 +1100Council pushes for ‘old school’ pub stays to boost Olympic accommodation
Changes to Brisbane’s planning rules will make it easier for pubs to build new hotel rooms to boost the city’s short-stay accommodation.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +1100The Triple Zero call came at 7.03pm. Lindy’s body wasn’t found until after midnight
Emergency services were told “there’s a man bashing the hell out of his woman”. Lindy Lucena later died 600 metres from a police station.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:45:00 +1100AFP fails to identify leak that cruelled Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes investigation
The Australian Federal Police has finally released embarrassing documents showing it still cannot identify the source of a damaging tip-off.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:42:43 +1100Brisbane council effectively bans short-stay rentals in residential areas
Brisbane City Council has moved to ban short-stay rentals from low-density residential areas.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:36:44 +1100CCTV shows masked offenders in Brisbane home invasion
CCTV shows masked offenders invade a home in Wellington Point.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100Foods that didn’t exist 10 years ago are putting baby and toddler health at risk
Parents are being hoodwinked by misleading marketing of ultra-processed snacks for babies and toddlers that claims the foods are healthy and natural.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:23:22 +1100Residents return home after fleeing fire engulfing Sydney servo
Atmospheric testing for gas was conducted before residents who fled as a nearby petrol station sent black smoke billowing into the sky were allowed home.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:22:20 +1100Singh to spend at least 25 years in jail for Toyah Cordingley murder
Ex-nurse Rajwinder Singh will serve a minimum 25 years in jail for the murder of Toyah Cordingley.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:18:10 +1100Richo’s sins are washed as the Love Boat, Gold Coast and other scandals fade into the mist
The great and the good assembled to farewell Graham Richardson, honoured for his singular talent in wielding political influence.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:05:51 +1100Popular greyhound racing track to make way for new homes
The greyhound racing track at Sydney’s Wentworth Park will be demolished to make room for thousands of homes and community sporting grounds.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:05:48 +1100RBA keeps rates on hold heading into the holidays
The Reserve Bank of Australia has spared Aussie borrowers from a pre-Christmas rate hike, keeping the cash rate target on hold in its last meeting for 2025.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:05:32 +1100Blaze breaks out at petrol station in Sydney's south-west
A large fire has taken hold of a petrol station in Sydney's south-west, with more than 50 firefighters battling the blaze from all directions.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:02:10 +1100Two kids arrested after fire outside houses in Sydney
Two children are in police custody after a fire front flared up dangerously close to homes at Kellyville.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:01:42 +1100NSW’s longest serving child abuse detective calls for justice
NSW’s longest serving child abuse detective is pushing for the country's worst daycare paedophile to face justice.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:01:40 +1100Driver blows more than five times the legal limit after crash
A drunk driver who blew more than five times the legal limit has escaped injury after crashing into parked cars.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100Victorian university admissions debacle could affect thousands
Admissions centre admits it supplied “misclassified” student information to universities offering scholarships.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100This gene therapy costs $5 million a dose. Is it worth the price?
A new wave of gene therapy treatments offer a new lease on life for people with inherited diseases such as haemophilia. But there’s a $5 million problem.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:58:01 +1100Shop attendant speaks of harrowing assault
A bottle shop attendant who was viciously bashed at his Adelaide workplace has described the terrifying ordeal.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:55:59 +1100Body found in search for missing man in South Australian waters
The discovery of a missing Western Australian man’s body has brought a tragic close to a search on the Eyre Peninsula.