Australian Top Stories
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:07:38 +0000Origin Energy investigating 'potential' customer data breach
Origin Energy says it does not believe customer credit card or bank details have been affected by a suspected data breach at the company.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:22:29 +0000Minister says Australian IS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can 'rot' in Iraqi jail
Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:02:06 +0000Australians don't understand how interest rates work, RBA finds
The Reserve Bank is concerned that too many Australians have little idea what the central bank is trying to achieve with interest rates, which it says could be making its job harder.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:07:22 +0000Meet the Australian multi-millionaire pardoned by Trump
Chris Wade was arrested by the Secret Service in Dallas in the early 2000s. It took him on a journey where he went from FBI hacker to Mar-a-Lago and eventually the White House before he came back to Australia to buy his favourite pub.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:02:40 +0000Actor to appeal after losing defamation case against Rebel Wilson
Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson successfully defends a defamation case brought against her by the star of her directorial debut.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:30:03 +0000Hanson labels domestic violence 'two-way street'
The One Nation leader said women should not 'put up with' domestic violence, as she highlighted the cost of living pressures on families.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:23:16 +0000Anxiety as Australia issues new travel advice for Middle East countries
As conflict between the United States and Iran escalates once again, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has issued a warning to "reconsider" travel to several more countries in the region.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:51:08 +0000Details of allegations against Alan Jones emerge after judge decision
Details of allegations against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones can be revealed, after a non-publication order was lifted by a judge.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:00:08 +0000Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade reveals probable CTE diagnosis
Paul Wade says he wants to share his experience to raise awareness about concussion, repeated head impacts and brain health across all levels of football.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:09:22 +0000Grass 'skeletons' hint at 25,000-year-old Indigenous fire ritual in cave
Evidence of ancient burnt grasses unearthed in a Victorian cave suggest the old ancestors of the GunaiKurnai people used the cave for fire rituals during the Ice Age.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:53:08 +0000'Why would I do that?': Boy in court charged with murdering mother, stabbing sister
A 16-year-old boy is charged with murdering his mother and attempting to kill his sister in Perth's south-east, as police say the girl is being treated in hospital for "very serious" stab wounds.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:36:33 +0000Rural suburb flagged as home for proposed $40b 'hyperscale' data centre
A proposed massive new data centre would require more than six times the total demand of the Darwin and Katherine electricity grids to operate and be powered by gas piped direct from the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:47:26 +0000Private 'space port' to test guided weapons in Queensland outback
Black Sky Aerospace will construct a new airstrip and explosives storage to support defence and aerospace testing within the state.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:28:13 +0000The risks and claims behind these popular wellness treatments
Wellness and anti-aging clinics are popping up across Australia. But do their treatments work and are they safe?
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:10:34 +0000As The Odyssey smashes box office records, one name is drawing people in
The Odyssey's director Sir Christopher Nolan has a stellar catalogue. Interstellar, even. But as his new film smashes box office records, is it safe to crown him the new king of Hollywood?
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000New Ozploitation horror is like Puberty Blues from hell
After spending years in special effects and make-up, filmmaker Mia'Kate Russell's ocker nightmare Penny Lane Is Dead has made it to the silver screen.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:08:23 +0000'I just laid in his cot and cried': Mothers on child loss
Women who have lost children talk about continuing in the wake of such grief, and how people stepped up, or stepped away.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0000Lewis breaks Australian 100m record, beats five-time Olympic champ
Torrie Lewis shows she is hitting her straps ahead of the Commonwealth Games by beating her own record mark during a meet in Slovakia.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:17:46 +0000NT to become last jurisdiction to legalise voluntary assisted dying
The Northern Territory is set to make voluntary assisted dying legal in August. The ABC understands all 17 Country Liberal Party government members will vote in favour of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:57:21 +0000Judge says there's a 'real risk' to safety of Bondi Beach attack witnesses
Twenty witnesses in the Bondi Beach terror attack case have been granted anonymity, with a judge saying there is a "real risk" to their safety.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:53:07 +0000Network 10 moves 10 News+ from weekdays
Network 10 says its 10 News+ news and current affairs program is moving from its nightly weekday slot and will be aired on Sunday nights only.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:44:21 +0000'These things didn’t happen': Senior Catholic cleric denies sex abuse
The lawyer for a former Catholic bishop who allegedly sexually abused three young men tells his trial the incidents did not happen, and warns the jury not to be affected by possible prejudice against the church.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:02:53 +0000Unlawful excavation of river cliff disturbs Aboriginal ancestral remains
A cliff site in South Australia's Riverland, home to Aboriginal ancestral remains, has been excavated without authorisation.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:23:22 +0000Doctor reveals injuries of woman allegedly sexually assaulted by Yung Filly
Graphic photographs of injuries allegedly inflicted by an internationally renowned YouTube star on an infatuated fan in his hotel room after a concert are shown to a jury at his sexual assault trial in a Perth court.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:06:01 +0000$16 million mansion set for demolition catches fire twice in a night
Fire broke out twice in one night at a $16-million mansion on the NSW Mid North Coast. It was approved for demolition just weeks ago, and police are treating the blazes as suspicious.