1 hour ago Kalgoorlie man arrested after headbutting, punching through ambulance windscreen

Vision captured of the incident shows the man allegedly punching through the glass of the ambulance while covered in blood and slamming his head into the windshield.

Events

1 hour ago When the party’s over: why you ‘break’ emotionally and physically at year’s end

As the music fades and the bubbles go flat, Australia’s most relied-on people are quietly unravelling. Behind the festive cheer lies an emotional reckoning and the fleeting illusion of rest before it all begins again.

Politics

2 h. ago Inside Smith’s head during second Test finale as Archer becomes Australia’s new Ashes villain

By saving his fastest and snarliest spell of the game for when it mattered least, Jofra Archer has put a target on his own back heading into the third Test in Adelaide.

Sport

3 h. ago Queensland’s worst childcare paedophile could have been caught five times, report finds

Ashley Paul Griffith could have been caught five times, including two occasions where he was seen kissing young girls in his care, if the state had a mandatory reporting scheme.

Politics

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

8 h. ago ‘May the force be with you’: A relentless night in a Ukrainian bomb shelter

The air raid alarm goes off and the iPhone starts talking in an American accent, urging listeners to seek shelter. It’s 1.23am and our correspondent is about to witness what is a routine night for millions of people across this war-ravaged country.

Events

8 h. ago A relentless night hunkered down in a missile shelter as Russia attacks

The air raid alarms go off all through the night, urging people to seek shelter. Our correspondent experiences what is a routine night for millions of Ukrainians.

Events

8 h. ago First, the alarm goes off. Then my iPhone starts talking in an American accent

It’s 1.23am and our correspondent is about to witness what is a routine night for millions of people here.

Politics

8 h. ago Inside David Crisafulli’s ambitious bid to bring Trump and co to Queensland

A day after his request to meet with the federal government was knocked back, the Queensland premier directly lobbied two foreign PMs.

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Like a giant game of Tetris’: Rebuilding one of Australia’s busiest motorways cone by cone

A $2 billion upgrade to the Warringah Freeway is regarded as one of the toughest road-building projects in Sydney in decades.

Transport

9 h. ago Eighty years ago, Albert Namatjira built a house in the desert. Now it has been recreated

A chance encounter with history became the catalyst for a new artistic installation in the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the legacy of the pioneering watercolourist.

Politics

12 h. ago Formula 1 2025 finale: Piastri wins the McLaren battle, but Norris wins the war and drivers’ crown

Oscar Piastri will have to wait to become just the third Australian to win the F1 world title – his teammate Lando Norris doing just enough to claim the 2025 crown.

Events

14 h. ago What Jofra Archer said to Steve Smith that prompted cutting one

Jofra Archer saved his quickest spell of the series when it mattered least in Australia’s meagre run chase of 65 but escalated his rivalry with Steve Smith.

Politics

17 h. ago Late drama at the Gabba as Australia overcome wobble to win second Ashes Test

A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership helped England off the ropes on day four, until a Steve Smith screamer broke the resistance.

Politics

18 h. ago ‘Legal intimidation’: Peter V’landys declares war on owner of racing website

The Racing NSW chief has threatened legal action against Vicky Leonard from The Thoroughbred Report over an article that questioned his leadership of the sport.

Events

18 h. ago Energy producers want to reserve gas for Australia – but it must come from new supplies

Bringing new gas supply online sooner is the only sustainable solution to put downward pressure on prices.

Politics

19 h. ago Health Minister still reviewing report on child gender services, as more than 400 sign petition

A review into Queensland’s gender services for young people was finalised a week ago, but the health minister said he is yet to finish reading it.

Politics

20 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day four LIVE coverage: England’s late resistance stymies Australia’s victory chase

A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership has gotten England off the ropes on day four of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane.

Politics

20 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day four LIVE coverage: Australia overcome wobble to close in on win

A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership helped England off the ropes on day four of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane, until a Steve Smith screamer broke the resistance.

Politics

20 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day four LIVE coverage: Late drama as Australia win second Test

A stoic Stokes-Jacks partnership helped England off the ropes on day four of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane, until a Steve Smith screamer broke the resistance.

Politics