3 h. ago Judge threatens Trump officials with contempt over El Salvador deportations

District Judge James Boasberg accused administration officials of wilfully disregarding his order that planes already in the air should return to the US.

Events

3 h. ago Hazardous surf conditions forecast for two states over Easter long weekend

Parts of NSW and Queensland warned of hazardous surf conditions over the Easter long weekend.

Politics

4 h. ago Teals called slanted polls ‘an affront to democracy’. Climate 200 uses them

Listen to a call obtained by this masthead that delivers praise of teal Zoe Daniel and tarnishes her opponents under the banner of a survey.

Politics

4 h. ago ‘Low morale, decreasing trust in leadership’: Top cop’s stark warning

Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski detailed his concerns about the force in text messages to the minister’s office, which inexplicably had his name saved as “Golschescsky”.

Events

4 h. ago Harry Dutton’s big win a sobering lesson for Victorian Liberals who think they might do a Bradbury

There is little evidence that a party which has malingered in opposition for all but four years this century is ready to start making a compelling case for change.

Politics

13 h. ago How a returning Bronco plans to make ‘good mate’s’ life a nightmare

He hit career-best form before serving a two-game suspension. That hurt has inspired a Broncos star to avenge his side’s crash back to reality.

Politics

14 h. ago Mayor suspended just six months after election denies he made staff feel unsafe

Whittlesea Mayor Aidan McLindon, a former Freedom Party candidate, called a press conference outside Victorian parliament to fiercely deny the allegations.

Politics

14 h. ago Home ransacked after thieves target cars at Melbourne Airport

A Mornington Peninsula couple is warning travellers after their car was broken into at a Melbourne Airport car park while they were away on holiday.

Events

14 h. ago De Goey returns for Thursday night blockbuster: AFL experts’ tips and teams for round six

Here are the teams for Thursday prime-time footy at the Gabba, with two of this season’s premiership favourites, the Lions and Magpies, going head-to-head.

Sport

15 h. ago More surgery for a luckless Saint; Yze says Balta’s been ‘punished enough’; Rioli trains as coach calls for social media changes

St Kilda star Max King will go under the knife yet again, while Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault.

Politics

15 h. ago Yze says Balta’s been ‘punished enough’; Rioli trains as coach calls for social media changes; AFL exec’ to depart

Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault over a December attack on a man in Mulwala, while Willlie Rioli has returned to training at Port Adelaide following a racism drama.

Sport

16 h. ago Metronet offers two years free rent carrot to get businesses under the tracks

Metronet is offering two years of free rent to lure small businesses into nine train stations across the city.

Transport

18 h. ago ‘So much destruction’: Biden returns to spotlight, swinging at ‘this guy’ Trump

The former US president has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, but came out to deliver a speech full of punches.

Politics

18 h. ago Man allegedly sexually assaulted elderly woman after helping carry her shopping

The woman was allegedly assaulted after a man offered to help with her shopping trolley before forcing his way into her home.

Events

20 h. ago Yze backs Balta return, says he’s been ‘punished enough’; Rioli trains, Hinkley calls for stricter rules on social media

Noah Balta is likely to play in Richmond’s AFL side on Saturday just days before he is sentenced for assault over a December attack on a man in Mulwala, while Willlie Rioli has returned to training at Port Adelaide following a racism drama.

Politics

21 h. ago Financial planner who gambled away $4.5m of family money jailed for seven years

A judge has lashed online betting agencies for actively feeding the 32-year-old’s addiction after he defrauded millions from his partner, cousins and close friends.

Economics

21 h. ago Police release CCTV after elderly woman allegedly sexually assaulted

The woman was allegedly assaulted after a man offered to help with her shopping trolley before forcing his way into her home.

Events

21 h. ago Crossbench MPs in talks with Labor, Coalition over Speaker’s job

In a hung parliament, giving the Speaker’s job to an independent MP would give a major party back a precious vote.

Politics

23 h. ago Thousands of WA drivers caught flouting road rules by new cameras

More than 60,000 incidents have been detected by the cameras since January, with the Road Safety Commission warning drivers to stop the “disturbing and upsetting” behaviour as the Easter long weekend approaches.

Events

38 h. ago Eddie Jones returned to Coogee Oval in Japan colours. He got quite the reception

Same ground, different shirt. Eighteen months on, former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones returned to Coogee in charge of Japan’s under-23 team.

Politics