6 h. ago Mum’s plea for justice as cops hunt hooded figure over ‘horrific’ murder

James Pakis, 34, was senselessly stabbed in a Sydney apartment. His mother has vowed to be “the voice” of her son as she fights to get him justice.

Events

31 h. ago Motorcyclist dies after losing control on Melbourne freeway on

A motorcyclist has been killed after crashing into a barrier near the Princes Freeway in Altona.

Politics

33 h. ago British police ‘failed family’ of teen killed in crash caused by US envoy’s wife

Independent investigators have accused police of mishandling the investigation into a crash in which Harry Dunn died, and the American fled the UK, claiming diplomatic immunity.

Events

3 d. ago Man jailed after allegedly threatening teenage driver in daughter's crash

A father grieving the death of his daughter in a south-west WA crash has spent a night in custody after allegedly threatening to kill the teenage driver.

Events

4 d. ago Mushroom cook sat on her hands and peddled fiction while her family members died, court told

Prosecutors have begun their closing address to the jury by laying out the four “calculated deceptions” they say show Erin Patterson’s guilt.

Society

4 d. ago Man suspected of shooting two US politicians in custody after surrendering

The 57-year-old’s arrest brought to an end the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history, which had put the entire state on edge.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Food is more than nutrients’: Why this CEO’s day on a plate gets a big tick from a dietitian

Judy Barraclough shares what she eats in a day.

Politics

6 d. ago Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

Politics

7 d. ago Lawyer loses battle to keep secret her guilty plea to attempting to pervert justice

A Melbourne solicitor has admitted arranging for a person to lie to police about their involvement in a matter where a vehicle drove erratically and away from police.

Politics

7 d. ago Air India survivor’s brother was killed. He was in the same row, in the other window seat

Ramesh Viswashkumar miraculously walked away from the crash but his younger brother Ajay – sitting just metres away at 11J – died.

Events

7 d. ago ‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: how alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

My husband was worried that if things continued the way they were, he might die.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘We’re lucky we didn’t die’: Driver tells of terror during Princes Freeway crash caused by road works

As David Nguyen was driving along the Princes Freeway early on Wednesday, he couldn’t see that the truck ahead of him had hit a 200-kilogram steel plate.

Events

8 d. ago ‘We’re lucky we didn’t die’: Driver tells of terror during Princes Freeway crash caused by roadworks

As David Nguyen was driving along the Princes Freeway early on Wednesday, he couldn’t see that the truck ahead of him had hit a 200-kilogram steel plate.

Events

8 d. ago Home searched as part of investigation into firebombing death of Katie Tangey

The search was part of the probe into the death of an innocent woman who died in a tobacco war firebombing in Truganina earlier this year.

Events

8 d. ago Could a scan seven years ago have found the sleeping killer in a WA girl’s head?

A young WA girl’s incredible progress against the odds was cut short last year when she died unexpectedly from a brain bleed. Now her foster mother is demanding answers.

Events

8 d. ago Brian Wilson, Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, dies at 82

Wilson’s genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists.

Politics

8 d. ago Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, dies at 82

Wilson’s genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘She was the world’: Dad’s tribute to daughter killed in South West crash

Caitlyn Bragger died when her 16-year-old boyfriend allegedly lost control of a Toyota LandCruiser near Logue Brook Dam on Saturday night.

Events

9 d. ago ‘His contribution will not be forgotten’: Tributes flow for $720m super stud Snitzel

The champion sire, whose progeny produced sales of some $450 million and prizemoney of $273 million, has died aged 22 at the Arrowfield Stud in Scone.

Politics

9 d. ago Former pupil kills 10 people in Austrian school shooting ‘rampage’

Eleven people have died, including the perpetrator, in a shooting described by Chancellor Christian Stocker as a “national tragedy”.

Events