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Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:59:34 +1000Police officer charged after Woolworths brawl
A police officer has been charged after a brawl inside a Woolworths supermarket in western Sydney.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:54:47 +1000PM wraps up trip to China
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:53:47 +1000Body found in search for missing pilot
A body has been found in the search for a missing pilot who crashed over the NSW Snowy Mountains.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:48:59 +1000Should you use a new credit card to pay off the old one?
Australians are carrying $18 billion of credit card debt but should you use a new credit card to pay off the old one?
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:44:28 +1000Salim Mehajer's first words on camera after parole
Bankrupt former deputy mayor and property developer Salim Mehajer has spoken to media after leaving prison.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:43:43 +1000Alleged student hacker hides face with jumper after fronting court
A student accused of covertly hacking into her university hides her face with her jumper after fronting court.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:43:36 +1000Large hail, damaging winds forecast for Brisbane
Residents are advised to park cars undercover, stay indoors, close windows, charge mobile devices and put pets in a safe space.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:30:45 +1000Service NSW and the dentist: Salim Mehajer’s first day of freedom
The disgraced businessman and former politician has walked out of a Sydney prison, and wasted no time running some errands.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:30:00 +1000Latest Latham display calls numerous standards into question
The controversial MP’s behaviour might be unacceptable to some, but running him out of parliament would violate our democracy.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:19:23 +1000Families to launch legal action against childcare giant
Lawyers are preparing to launch legal action against a childcare giant on behalf of families whose children were allegedly sexually abused by Joshua Dale Brown.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:19:16 +1000Lachlan Young admits to murdering Hannah McGuire mid-trial
There have been tears and applause in a Victorian courtroom after a young man accused of murdering his former partner suddenly changed his plea to guilty mid-trial.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:18:51 +1000Woman charged over house fire that critically injured two young girls in Melbourne
A woman has been charged with attempted murder after a Melbourne house fire in May left two young girls fighting for their lives.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:59:16 +1000Australia news as it happened: Architect of PNG NRL team bid stands down from board after corruption allegations; Trump diagnosed with medical condition
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Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:44:16 +1000Ex-AFL umpire Troy Pannell admits selling racehorse after assets were frozen
Pannell has appeared in court over the sale, amid separate claims he was behind an $8.7 million fraud scheme.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:58:29 +1000‘You couldn’t get rid of him’: Fugitive in NSW transport kickback scandal described as a ‘leech’
An anti-corruption inquiry also heard how two Transport for NSW officers allegedly approached a family business in 2019 to arrange kickbacks for contracts.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:34:43 +1000PNG NRL director stands down over corruption concerns
Wapu Sonk, who led the Pacific nation’s bid to join the Australian competition in 2028, has stepped aside amid questions about whether he sought to benefit personally from his power as chief of PNG’s national oil company.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:34:13 +1000'Right boot heist' ends as man charged over theft of 53 right shoes
A man who allegedly stole 53 right shoes from a small family-run store inside a Queensland shopping centre has been charged.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:31:30 +1000Why aren't Australian politicians on board with social media?
Overseas, politicians are using social media as a way to engage their constituents. In Australia politicians don’t make it a priority. That carries long-term risks.
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +1000Once Labor’s great white hope, Latham’s now just a black Mark
Just over 20 years ago, he almost became prime minister. How did that happen?
Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:13:57 +1000Woman charged with attempted murder of two young girls reveals fire injuries
The 37-year-old faced the court over a fire that engulfed a two-storey home in Chadstone on May 21.