Sydney Morning Herald National News
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100Not gathering nuggets in May
While getting two-timed in reception.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:43:26 +1100Student hospitalised after stabbing sends Ellenbrook high school into lockdown
Emergency services rushed to Ellenbrook Secondary College just after 3pm, after what police described as a targeted attack involving a group of armed youths outside the college.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:40:21 +1100Workers describe horror after man killed in medical centre crash
A pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car crashed into a medical centre and badly injured a woman inside.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:26:38 +1100Former nurse found guilty of murdering Toyah Cordingley
A former hospital nurse has been found guilty of murdering Toyah Cordingley, seven years after the young woman's body was found on an isolated beach.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:00:42 +1100‘Prepare now’: Blaze that killed firefighter flares up again
Residents in the path of a bushfire that has been burning for days are again on alert after a national parks worker died trying to halt the fire’s spread.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:59:32 +1100Perth school locked down after reported stabbing
A Perth school has been locked down after reports of a stabbing.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:44:45 +1100Qantas announces flights from Gold Coast to Auckland
Flights from the Gold Coast to Auckland will resume next year, Qantas has announced.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:35:17 +1100Report finds five missed opportunities to stop prolific paedophile
A report has found there were at least five missed opportunities to stop prolific paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100Why Australia’s social media ban for under 16s is set to go global
The new law will not solve every problem with “surveillance capitalism” and predatory online behaviour, but it shows governments can address public worries and not just shrug them off.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100Sydney council cracks down on notorious Christmas Day beach bash
Backpackers have been “strongly discouraged” from attending the bacchanalia this year. Those who attend can expect heightened police and security patrols.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:25:20 +1100Bottle shop robbery turns violent
A robbery at an Adelaide bottle shop has turned violent, with an elderly man thrown to the ground and a staff member rushed to hospital.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:22:16 +1100Police search for motorbike rider after fiery explosion
Police are searching for a motorbike rider who allegedly caused a fiery explosion at St Marys in Adelaide.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:20:43 +1100SA Liberals elect Ashton Hurn as new opposition leader
Ashton Hurn is the new South Australian opposition leader after being voted in unanimously by her colleagues.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:16:17 +1100WA Police issue warning for son believed to be travelling with missing mother
Denise Allan was last seen more than a week ago.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:06:23 +1100Man killed, woman injured after car smashes 30m into medical centre
A male pedestrian has died and a woman in the middle of a doctor’s appointment was injured after a car crashed into a Melbourne medical centre.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:04:07 +1100Court releases pictures of campaign against landlord, ex-housemates
A court has released terrifying pictures of a woman's relentless campaign of vengeance against her landlord and former housemates.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100My village suburb makes some people nervous, but the hoons brought me here
You’ve probably never heard of this place. And what’s with locals calling it a village? But you have to admit it has charm.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +1100The State Library won’t be frozen in time. Change keeps us relevant
Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:58:51 +1100Museum faces heat over gas company sponsorship of education program
The materials teach students about extreme weather, threatened species and ocean acidification, but omit a focus on the role of fossil fuels in driving climate change.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:49:38 +1100Train passengers forced to climb stairs as lifts break 60 times in two years
“Sherpas” are carrying the bags of struggling passengers at a Sydney train station after the lifts broke again.