91 m. ago Museum 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.

Politics

91 m. ago Man charged with Nazi salute as part of federal police blitz

Police have also seized swastika-bearing swords, charged a British man with hate crimes and a 21-year-old with possessing extremist material as part of a week-long crackdown.

Events

91 m. ago Swords, extremist material and Nazi salutes: Three men charged as part of federal police blitz

Police have hit three men with Nazi-related charges and seized swastika-bearing swords as part of a week-long crackdown.

Events

6 h. ago ‘Dangerous and extremely regrettable’: Chinese fighter ‘locked on’ to Japanese jets

Australia and Japan have sounded the alarm after a Chinese J-15 fighter directed fire-control radar – one of the most threatening acts a military aircraft can take – at Japanese jets near Okinawa islands.

Events

26 h. ago Australian Open golf 2025 Live Coverage: Smith and Rasmus locked up in last

Australian star Cameron Smith is leading the charge on the final day of the Australian Open golf tournament.

Politics

68 h. ago ASX Runners of the Week: Phoslock, Black Horse, DGR & African Gold

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Phoslock Environmental Technologies, after it flicked the switch on its Chinese water treatment factory after four long years.

Politics

2 d. ago Liberal moderate speaks out on Indigenous acknowledgments at events

Moderate and conservative Liberals are locked in an existential tug-of-war over climate change and migration. That’s about to spread further into cultural and national identity.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Who are these people?’ Hastie sounds alarm after Chinese nationals found wandering in remote Aboriginal community

It is the second time a group of foreign nationals have been detained after arriving by boat in the remote Kimberley region since February 2024.

Politics

3 d. ago Tensions erupt over arrival of six Chinese nationals found wandering in remote Aboriginal community

It is the second time a group of foreign nationals have been detained after arriving by boat in the remote Kimberley region since February 2024, and comes amidst a steady rise in the number of illegal fishing boats recorded in Australian waters.

Politics

4 d. ago Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town

Six Chinese nationals were found by authorities at the community of Kalumburu on Western Australia’s remote northern coast earlier this week.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘The hardest decision I’ve ever had to make’: Devils, stadium to get the green light from parliament

The proposed Macquarie Point stadium – and the AFL’s newest club, the Tasmania Devils – are all but locked in after an historic day on the Apple Isle.

Politics

4 d. ago Australia’s social media lockout begins as teens face digital exile

Meta will start booting under-16s from Facebook and Instagram on Thursday, while YouTube finally “begrudgingly” confirms compliance.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Like a movie’: Teacher charged after allegedly stabbing school principal

A Melbourne high school principal is recovering at home after he was allegedly stabbed by a teacher, plunging his college into lockdown.

Society

5 d. ago ‘We don’t want any red tape’: The plan to make Sydney’s street dining tables permanent

The concrete barriers that have taken over city streets would be scrapped for bigger footpaths under plans to lock in the city’s “outdoor dining revolution”.

Politics

5 d. ago Why NFL boss Roger Goodell could lock Wallabies out of MCG during Rugby World Cup

A clause in the deal between the Victorian government and the NFL to host games at the MCG could stop Australia playing at the iconic venue in the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Sport

6 d. ago Dog Swamp lockdown revelation as WA retailers get new powers to ban violent thugs

West Australian retail and fast food shop owners will be able to issue restraining order-style barring orders to stop badly behaved shoppers from entering their premises again.

Politics

6 d. ago Departing intelligence chief calls out Chinese intimidation as Australia monitors fresh flotilla

The country’s outgoing intelligence chief has accused China of seeking to coerce Australia by sending a naval flotilla to circumnavigate the continent.

Politics

6 d. ago How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

Politics

6 d. ago I’ll pay more to ski the US and avoid Japan’s ‘Bali on the snow’

Australians love big Japanese resorts. But you won’t find me booking a ski trip there.

Politics

6 d. ago More than 1000 dead in devastating fortnight of Asian storms

Hundreds more remain missing after the latest extreme weather to hit the region caused floods and landslides, in a horror wet season.

Events