16 h. ago Australia invites US to use WA to maintain its nuclear submarines

The move to let the US use the Henderson facility, which the federal government has committed $12 billion to build, could help buttress the AUKUS pact.

Events

21 h. ago Federal government to spend $12 billion on AUKUS submarines facility

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will today announce the government is spending $12 billion on a new submarine facility south of Perth.

Economics

32 h. ago Government pledges $12b to nuclear submarine precinct ahead of PM’s US visit

The Henderson Defence Precinct will receive billions of dollars as Albanese hopes to secure a meeting with Trump in New York.

Politics

49 h. ago How indie darling film studio A24 stays on top and what it can teach Australian filmmakers

Since 2012, the one-time start-up has released more than 170 films and picked up 21 Oscars along the way, sending its value to $US3.5 billion.

Society

58 h. ago Joh’s cops arrested their drummer ‘because he was black’. Forty years on, these punk icons are back

The Dead Kennedys’ 1983 visit to Brisbane is the stuff of legend. Now, fans are abuzz once more as the punk pioneers return.

Events

66 h. ago ‘I’m always under persecution’: Palmer defends himself in fraud case

Billionaire Clive Palmer’s human rights might have been impeded in his Queensland fraud case because prosecutors failed to disclose documents against him for years, a magistrate has ruled. 

Politics

3 d. ago Who is geek tycoon Palmer Luckey? And why is Australia paying him $1.7b to build Ghost Sharks?

A 32-year-old cosplayer who poses in video game outfits would seem more at home at a pop culture convention than in a boardroom, but weapons manufacturer Palmer Luckey is a Trump-boosting billionaire.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘Charlie Kirk is dead’: Prominent MAGA activist assassinated in university shooting

A “person of interest” is in custody following a manhunt after the conservative political activist and fundraiser for the US president was shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah.

Events

3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at college campus; Sussan Ley dismisses Jacinta Price from Coalition frontbench

Follow live as we bring you the news from Australia and beyond.

Events

3 d. ago Elon Musk briefly toppled as world’s richest person after rival’s $135 billion windfall

College dropout Larry Ellison briefly surpassed Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person overnight after a record jump in his net worth.

Economics

4 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump activist shot dead at college campus; Sussan Ley dismisses Jacinta Price

Follow live as we bring you the news from Australia and beyond.

Events

4 d. ago ‘Charlie Kirk is dead’: Trump confirms prominent MAGA activist assassinated in university shooting

The conservative political activist and fundraiser for the US president has been shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah.

Events

4 d. ago Elon Musk loses crown as world’s richest person after rival’s $153 billion windfall

Oracle boss Larry Ellison has become the world’s richest person for the first time after his company’s results sparked a Wall Street surge.

Economics

4 d. ago At 25, my doctor told me I was on a path to liver failure. At first, I kept on drinking

Looking back now, I want to scream at that old me to stop.

Politics

4 d. ago Two black holes collided 1.3 billion light years away. Australian scientists were there for the big moment

It’s the most significant leap forward in the study of black holes in decades, and proved a theory conceived by one of history’s greatest minds.

Science

4 d. ago Musk could lose title as world’s richest man after rival’s $106b share bonanza

Oracle boss Larry Ellison is closing in on the Tesla billionaire, with his fortune soaring by $US70 billion after his company’s profit outlook stunned Wall Street overnight.

Technology

4 d. ago ‘Fragile and fractured’: Why the NSW children’s guardian was sacked

Children’s Guardian sacked after multiple failures to disclose conflicts, including 357 text messages and 90 outbound calls with an applicant for a working with children check.

Politics

4 d. ago Australia unveils new $1.7 billion underwater 'ghost' drones

The federal government will spend $1.7 billion over the next five years to acquire a fleet of Australian-made and designed underwater drones.

Economics

4 d. ago Locksley locks in feedstock to speed up US antimony processing tech

Locksley Resources has inked a deal with EV Resources for a critical supply of antimony feedstock to accelerate its US DeepSolv processing technology rollout.

Politics

4 d. ago Man dead after suspected stabbing in Baldivis, woman assisting police

Police have confirmed a 49-year-old man has died from critical injuries allegedly sustained in a Baldivis home last night. A 45-year-old woman was seen leaving the scene with police.

Events