Pauline Hanson lashed for anti-Islamic vitriol
Australia's One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been criticised after an extraordinary anti-Muslim rant that has been widely condemned.
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One dead, two critical after Sydney stabbing attack
One dead, two critical after Sydney stabbing attack
A man is in custody after three people were stabbed near a Sydney train station, leaving one of them dead.
Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by
Former Kiwi league star shot in Sydney drive-by
Former Kiwis and NRL star Matt Utai has been shot multiple times on his front lawn in an ambush attack with no clear motive.
Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe
Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe
The search for a missing Australian four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and indicated they had identified a possible suspect. Gus Lamont was last...
NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped
NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped
The search continues for a grandfather who was abducted by mistake, in a botched underworld kidnapping.
Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months
Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months
The Liberals' first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job.
AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia
AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia
Australians looking for love are having their social media used against them as AI is used to tailor romance scams before Valentine's Day.
Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting
Man admits slur while mimicking Bondi Beach shooting
A man has admitted lobbing a vile slur at Jewish people while mimicking the actions of the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi massacre.
Police investigating NZ links to Australian satanic child sex abuse ring
Police investigating NZ links to Australian satanic child sex abuse ring
Police are working with Australian counterparts on an investigation into a satanic child sex abuse material ring with alleged links to New Zealand.
Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president
Protesters beaten, pepper-sprayed at rally against Israeli president
Protesters were pepper-sprayed, arrested, beaten and shoved by police as they gathered at Sydney Town Hall to speak out against Israeli president Isaac Herzog, who arrived in the harbour city on Monday.
Cyclone strengthens as it nears WA coast
Cyclone strengthens as it nears WA coast
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell has strengthened to a category three storm as it nears the Western Australia coast, bringing with it damaging wind gusts of up to 185kmh.
Three dead after light plane crash off SA coast
Three dead after light plane crash off SA coast
Three men, two of them teenagers, are dead after their light plane crashed into the ocean in front of onlookers at a popular South Australian fishing spot.
Family member a suspect in boy's disappearance
Family member declared suspect in boy's disappearance
The grandparents of a missing four-year-old boy say they are "absolutely devastated" after a family member was declared a suspect in his likely death.
Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data
Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data
Bunnings is within its rights to use facial recognition software on customers in Australia to curb theft and violence against staff, with a tribunal laying the foundation for a broader rollout.
Neo-Nazi re-sentenced to jail after losing appeal
Neo-Nazi re-sentenced to jail after losing appeal
An Australian Far-right extremist has been jailed for one month after losing an appeal against his Nazi salute conviction.
Aussie farmers sue mining giant
Aussie farmers sue mining giant over alleged 'toxic trifecta'
A rural community group is taking a mining giant to court, alleging dust from Australia's biggest gold and copper operation has poisoned neighbouring farmland and waterways.
Family arrives to farewell teen who died near dingoes
Family arrives to farewell teen who died near dingoes
The heartbroken parents of a teenager who was found dead surrounded by dingoes have arrived in Australia to visit the lonely beach where their daughter lost her life.
Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home
'Tragic and devastating': Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home
A man and a woman and their teenage children are dead in what police are treating as a double murder-suicide at an affluent suburban Perth home.
Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia
Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia
More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent.
Search for wanted man has NSW towns on edge
Search for alleged triple killer has NSW towns on edge
Suspicion and tensions are high in a widespread regional area as the search for an alleged triple killer enters a second week.