3 h. ago Australian discovery sheds light on how pregnancy and breastfeeding protect against cancer

While it has been known for decades that women who have children and breastfeed are less likely to develop breast cancer, scientists believe they have now pinpointed exactly why.

Politics

12 h. ago Government accuses China of ‘unsafe’ encounter with military aircraft

The Albanese government has accused the Chinese military of unsafe behaviour after releasing a flare near an Australian plane.

Politics

12 h. ago Chinese aircraft makes 'unsafe' flare drop in front of Australian plane

A Chinese plane deployed flares near a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft in an "unsafe" incident in the South China Sea, the government says.

Transport

16 h. ago It was Australia’s worst engineering disaster. Next year, the story is being told in a new way

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

Politics

17 h. ago Locksley pours first US antimony as Trump, Albanese talk supply in DC

Locksley Resources has poured its first U.S.-made antimony ingot just as the Australian PM and President Trump meet in Washington to discuss critical minerals supply.

Politics

31 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Philippe falls for 37 as Marsh pushes Australia towards victory

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Events

32 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Head falls early as Australia set 131 to win from 26 overs

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Politics

33 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: India look for quick runs as match reduced to 26 overs per side

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Politics

34 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: India in trouble as game reduced to 32 overs per side

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Politics

36 h. ago Spaniard ends MotoGP drought at Phillip Island after Australian hope crashes out

What started as a promising day for Australian rider Jack Miller, ended in heartbreak. But it was a different story altogether for Raul Fernandez ion his 76th race.

Events

37 h. ago This play is a disaster – and the MTC hopes it will be a huge success

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

Politics

39 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Australia strike early against India in first ODI in Perth

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Events

39 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Australia on top of India between rain breaks in Perth

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Politics

39 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Hazlewood strikes again in 35 overs per

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Events

43 h. ago ‘Someone just wiped me out’: Piastri, Norris collision forces them out of sprint race

Commentator Jenson Button said the fault was the Australian’s as both McLarens were forced out of the sprint race in Austin.

Politics

44 h. ago How a bunch of Australian convicts became ‘the most wanted men in the world’

When the Tasmanian convicts seized the colonial Cyprus brig and made a daring dash for freedom across the Pacific, they unwittingly set off the first known encounter between Japan and Australia.

Politics

50 h. ago Gone in 39 days: Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest in record time

The Australian became the club’s first manager to lose their first eight games while in charge, leaving it exposed to relegation in the Premier League.

Politics

61 h. ago The Grade Cricketer were involved in a video with Kayo. They were abused by Indian fans for it

A promotional video where Australian cricketers put a light-hearted spin on India’s refusal to shake hands has been deleted, but the timing of the video was not what media and fans first thought.

Politics

64 h. ago Viral video pulled of Australians mocking India’s refusal to shake hands

A promotional video where Australian players put a light-hearted spin on India’s refusal to shake hands has been deleted, but the timing of the video is not what Indian media - and fans - had thought.

Politics

3 d. ago Australian court ruling in shaken baby case was ‘ignorant and embarrassing’

A precedent-setting legal judgment in Australia was based on scientific evidence that was “very weak”, says an international expert who gave evidence.

Events