8 h. ago Cassius Turvey murder trial jury retires to deliberate verdicts

A jury has started deliberating in a trial for four people accused of murdering an Indigenous teenager after he was allegedly attacked with a metal pole.

Events

22 h. ago ‘He feels as trapped as the chickens’: How an activist teamed up with the ‘enemy’

What happened when the activist and the chicken factory-farmer joined forces? They exposed the lies behind the ‘humane’ treatment of shed-reared chooks.

Politics

22 h. ago He evaded Beijing’s clutches. But this Adelaide lawyer is still a wanted man

A fake climate conference, friends in far-flung places a pro-democracy activist reveals the story of his dramatic escape from Hong Kong.

Politics

22 h. ago Can a cheap, public service be as good as a tourist train? I tested both

Switzerland’s Bernina Express tourist train and its panoramic carriages are well known, but few realise there’s a cheaper regional service on the same route.

Politics

33 h. ago All aboard Gaza aid flotilla confirmed safe after NGO reports drone attack

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition uploaded video footage showing a fire on one of its ships but did not indicate who could have been responsible for the attack.

Events

33 h. ago Ship carrying activists, aid to Gaza attacked by drones, NGO says

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition uploaded video footage showing a fire on one of its ships but did not indicate who could have been responsible for the attack.

Events

37 h. ago ‘What’s going on?’: Why the Exclusive Brethren are out in force this election

This is not the first time the secretive sect has involved itself in a federal contest, but that also carries political risks.

Politics

58 h. ago Couple face police inquiries after baby born to commercial surrogate

Paying for surrogacy is illegal in Queensland, and carries a maximum penalty of three years in jail, although nobody has ever been prosecuted.

Events

58 h. ago Video shows terrifying moment Inspector Amy Scott faced Bondi attacker

The Bondi Junction inquest has been played a computer-generated video of the hero police officer chasing down a knife-wielding Joel Cauchi.

Events

58 h. ago More than 100 people charged after attacks on retail workers

New data reveals that more than 100 people have been charged under tough new laws protecting retail workers introduced in 2023.

Events

67 h. ago Sydney Opera House celebrates work of late artist with a kiss of light

A tribute to David McDiarmid, artist and HIV/AIDS activist, will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails for Vivid Sydney.

Society

69 h. ago Sydney's Bondi Junction stabbing inquest to focus on emergency services responses today

An inquest into Sydney's Bondi Junction stabbing attack will today focus on the emergency responses.

Politics

3 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberals’ signs seized as Kooyong corflute war heads to court; Who’s behind the attack ads targeting Zoe Daniel?

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

Events

3 d. ago Family secrets laid bare, ‘inconvenient women’ and a croc attack: 13 new books to delve into

From a book that its own author may not have approved of to a beautiful and confronting photography collection, there’s a bumper crop of releases this month.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Inconvenient women’, mortality and a controversial work by Joan Didion: 13 new books to delve into

From a book that its own author may not have approved of to a beautiful and confronting photography collection, there’s a bumper crop of releases this month.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump wants to unleash more US gas. This Australian energy giant will help sell it

Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer has signed off on building a $27 billion project that will liquefy more US gas and ship it to the rest of the world.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘I was probably going to die’: Hero police officer in tears over Bondi attack

Inspector Amy Scott, the NSW Police officer who shot dead Westfield attacker Joel Cauchi, has detailed for the first time the moment she faced down the killer.

Events

4 d. ago I yelled out ‘mate’: Hero police officer Amy Scott reveals moment she faced Bondi killer

Inspector Amy Scott, the heroic NSW Police officer who shot dead Bondi attacker Joel Cauchi, has begun her evidence at the coronial inquest.

Events

4 d. ago The $93m parking mistake: Fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier

Sailors were towing the F/A-18 fighter jet into the hangar bay when they lost control of the aircraft.

Transport

5 d. ago Bondi Junction attacker searched for serial killers online, sought access to guns

Joel Cauchi was severely mentally ill but “effectively unmedicated” and unmonitored for about five years before his death, an inquest has heard.

Events