4 h. ago ‘We are concerned’: Star surgeon’s unravelling résumé stretches to University of Sydney

The disgraced surgeon falsely described relationships with the University of Sydney in court and in public, but his claims of high-powered positions are under scrutiny.

Politics

15 h. ago Sacked Transport official recalls dealings with alleged mastermind of kickback scheme

The former Transport department staffer has told an anti-corruption inquiry about how he first became involved in the kickback arrangements in 2019.

Politics

15 h. ago Australia news as it happened: David Stratton dies; Albanese, Chalmers react to leaked treasury document; Midwife charged with manslaughter following allegedly unsuccessful home birth

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

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15 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder three decades after woman’s death

A 67-year-old man was arrested in Ararat and appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Events

15 h. ago Australia news LIVE: David Stratton dies; Albanese, Chalmers react to leaked treasury document; Midwife charged with manslaughter following allegedly unsuccessful home birth

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

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16 h. ago Genius Childcare boss fined for handling proceeds of crime as investigators chase missing millions

Darren Misquitta escaped conviction but his legal woes may be just beginning as investigators search for missing millions from his childcare empire and allege breaches of company law.

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17 h. ago The end of negative gearing as we know it? Spender calls for new income tax system

Independent MP Allegra Spender, who represents the nation’s wealthiest electorate, has a seat at next week’s economic roundtable, and property tax benefits are firmly in her sights.

Economics

17 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder of Victorian mother killed in 1994

A 67-year-old man has been charged with Samantha Mizzi’s rape and murder, more than 30 years after her death.

Events

20 h. ago What to stream this week: A supernatural Australian murder mystery and five more picks

Picks include local thriller Playing Gracie Darling, an Eddie Murphy action comedy and a three-season binge of Reservoir Dogs. 

Events

21 h. ago Tickle vs Giggle: The case centred around what a ‘woman’ means

The Federal Court has heard an appeal by Sally Grover, creator of a women-only app, against a finding that she discriminated against transgender woman Roxanne Tickle.

Politics

28 h. ago Alleged hitman was handpicked as CFMEU health and safety man on Big Build

A CFMEU delegate accused of involvement in a brazen underworld execution was parachuted into his lucrative union months after he allegedly gunned down a gangland figure in a suburban car park.

Events

28 h. ago Alleged hitman was handpicked as CFMEU health and safety man on building projects

A CFMEU delegate accused of involvement in a brazen underworld execution was parachuted into his lucrative union months after he allegedly gunned down a gangland figure in a suburban car park.

Events

34 h. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

Events

38 h. ago ‘You need a garbage bag’: Messages reveal couple joked about dirty money, ICAC hears

An allegedly corrupt Transport for NSW official offered to help with the down payment for his ex-girlfriend’s property using money from kickback schemes, the ICAC has heard.

Politics

39 h. ago ‘Goodbye, my daughter’: A mother lays heartbreak bare. An alleged murderer winks, smirks in court

Ross Judd, 34 is accused of killing a pregnant woman and beheading her partner in Mount Waverley.

Events

39 h. ago Pilot says Matt Wright wanted flight hours manipulated, court told

A jury has heard Outback Wrangler Matt Wright tried to get a severely injured pilot to manipulate flight records from his hospital bed in the aftermath of a deadly helicopter crash.

Events

40 h. ago Man charged after police gun 'unintentionally' fired during arrest at Sydney Airport

A man has been charged over an incident that allegedly led to a police officer's gun "unintentionally" being fired near a cafe at Sydney Airport.

Events

45 h. ago The new album from pop’s most unlikely breakout star will floor you

Ethel Cain’s Preacher’s Daughter set the bar sky-high. Her new album transcends it.

Politics

45 h. ago Man accused of horror Mount Waverley double murder winks, smiles in court

A man accused of killing a pregnant woman and beheading her partner has smiled and winked in court while being told there would be delays in the case due to the “complex” crime scene.

Events

45 h. ago A jockey bought a horse for Darren Weir’s daughter. He faced a two

Talented rider Will Gordon found himself in trouble after raising his hand and successfully bidding on a horse at auction last year.

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