Victoria fugitive Dezi Freeman

Victoria Police launch search for Dezi Freeman's body

The fugitive allegedly shot dead two police officers while they served a warrant at his home in Porepunkah in August.

3:41pm

Eddie Osei-Nketia competing in last year's Sir Graeme Douglas International track and field meet at Trust Arena,

NZ sprinter Eddie Osei-Nketia switches allegiance to Australia

Eddie Osei-Nketia, who has not run for New Zealand in more than three years, will now compete for Australia.

11:56am

Search engines will be required to blur pornography and high-impact violence.

Porn, violent images to be blurred on search engines under Aus ban

The new rules will come into effect on December 27 as part of the online watchdog's bid to protect children from being accidentally exposed to harmful internet content.

11:08am

Sydney's 'Giant Esky' will become Australia's first indoor ski resort. (Source: Winter Sports World)

Sydney's 'Giant Esky' indoor ski resort secures Chinese backing

The $802m development is being billed as the biggest tourism construction project in Australia.

Thursday 7:32pm

New South Wales Police (file image).

'Chaotic' scenes as NSW man shot dead, gunman run over by ute

The shooting was believed to have been triggered by a property dispute.

Thursday 6:28pm

Christian charity marketing executive Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa. (Source: LinkedIn)

Sydney cop says 'daddy dom' book included child abuse material

Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, is fighting child abuse charges brought over the book Daddy's Little Toy.

Thursday 5:30pm

Kimura Dixon. (Source: Gofundme)

Kiwi man named as worker killed in Brisbane wall collapse

Kimura Dixon, 45, was killed and the 19-year-old son of his partner became trapped after a retaining wall toppled on Tuesday morning.

Thursday 4:17pm

Australian police car.

Queensland man caught hiding in pond charged over fatal shooting

The 22-year-old was "hiding underwater amongst the reeds".

Thursday 2:58pm

South Africa skipper Siya Kolisi makes a break against the All Blacks during their comprehensive win in Wellington in September.

'Embrace it' – Robertson reacts to tough All Blacks World Cup draw

All Blacks will probably face the world champion Springboks in a quarter-final at the tournament which will be held in Australia in 2027.

Thursday 11:51am

Ryan Cho, 28, was initially charged in July and police have been adding further charges since, now totalling almost 1000 counts.

Melbourne doctor accused of toilet filming faces 775 more charges

The charges include stalking, producing intimate image and installing optical surveillance device.

Wed, Dec 3

Some products are more obviously unethical than others.

Extent of illegal cigarette sales in Australia revealed

Dodgy darts might be twice as prevalent in Australia than legal ones, as excessive excise rates fuel the black market for smuggled cigarettes, the nation's illicit tobacco watchdog has revealed.

Wed, Dec 3

Semaglutide medications work by increasing the levels of a hormone called GLP-1.

Mental health warning issued in Australia for weight-loss drugs

The class includes semaglutide, the drug marketed in Australia as Ozempic.

Tue, Dec 2

2:28

Pilot Ashley Jenkinson. (Source: Facebook / Sea World Helicopters)

Sea World pilot 'used cocaine' day before crash tragedy

Ashley Jenkinson was among four people who died when his chopper collided mid-air with another helicopter outside the Gold Coast theme park in 2023.

Tue, Dec 2

A man was fatally crushed in the incident while another sustained serious leg injuries.

Brisbane teen rescued after man crushed by collapsing wall

The wall gave way as workers were on site in West End this morning.

Tue, Dec 2

Australia celebrate their win during the FIBA World Cup Qualifier - New Zealand Tall Blacks v Australia Boomers at TSB Arena, Wellington.

Boomers buzzer beater sinks Tall Blacks in Wellington

Australia beat New Zealand 79-77 in the second game of the World Cup qualifiers in Wellington with Boomers guard Davo Hickey sinking a buzzer beater for the win.

Tue, Dec 2

Twenty four people have been hospitalised after being exposed to carbon monoxide.

Dozens in hospital after carbon monoxide leak at Melbourne pork factory

Sixty people were evacuated from the pork processing plant with some suffering from carbon monoxide exposure.

Mon, Dec 1

Truck detail view on the highway. (File image).

Closure for Victoria bus-crash students as truck driver jailed

Twenty-seven students from Loreto College Ballarat in Victoria were on their way to the airport to travel to the United States for a NASA camp when a truck crashed into their bus.

Mon, Dec 1

During the investigation, detectives uncovered a Sydney-based paedophile network actively involved in possessing, distributing, and facilitating this material through a website administered internationally.

'Satanic, ritualistic' child sex material arrests made in Australia

Detectives uncovered a Sydney-based paedophile network actively involved in possessing, distributing and facilitating child sexual abuse involving ritualistic or satanic themes.

Mon, Dec 1

Second placed Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren in the Drivers Press Conference during the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar

F1: Piastri 'speechless' at McLaren error as championship hopes dive

The Australian, comfortably the fastest driver over the weekend in Qatar, had to settle for second behind victorious Max Verstappen on Monday's race after a failed pit-stop strategy.

Mon, Dec 1

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Kiwi Nick Voke in action during the final round of the Australian PGA Championship.

Kiwi Voke third as Spaniard Puig pulls away in Australian PGA Championship

Nick Voke shot three birdies on the back nine to finish in a tie for third at Royal Queensland.

Sun, Nov 30

Light plane (file picture).

Pilot dies after planes collide mid-air in southwest Sydney

Police were told two light planes had collided mid-air, before one crashed nearby in bushland near Napperfield Airfield, in Wedderburn.

Sun, Nov 30

Australian PM Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon tie the knot. (Source: Instagram)

Albanese ties the knot in intimate Canberra wedding

The couple were married in a small, outdoor ceremony at the Australian prime minister's Canberra residence, The Lodge.

Sat, Nov 29

Sydney Thunder captain Phoebe Litchfield (in green) was batting her side to victory, needing only three runs, when umpires Eloise Sheridan and Stephen Dionysius abandoned the match.

Women's Big Bash game called off with side three runs shy of win

The Sydney Thunder missed out on a win against the Adelaide Strikers in a rain-shortened match at the Adelaide Oval after umpires abandoned play.

Sat, Nov 29

Virginia Giuffre, with a photo of herself as a teen, when she says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, among others.

Sons of Virginia Giuffre seek control of her estate

Giuffre was the highest-profile accuser of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the former Prince Andrew, now Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

Sat, Nov 29

He was given a sentence indication of three months in prison followed by a 12-month community corrections order.

Melbourne father jailed for 'profoundly stupid' fatal gun misfire

"In a stroke of terrible misfortune" the loaded gun hit the floor tiles and fired a single shot, which hit 27-year-old Kiara Ferguson below her eye.

Fri, Nov 28