The High Court has dismissed an application by the White Australia group for an injunction against its listing as a “hate group” under a new law put in place after the Bondi attack. The group wanted the listing to be lifted ahead of a formal challenge to the validity of the new law set to…
An independent review that found Queensland’s police service defied government priorities and allocated money to purposes other than what was intended has been referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC). The review, which has made 21 recommendations, also found the QPS had a forecast deficit of $400 million for the 2026 financial year. Police…
Motor vehicle theft claims have spiked in Victoria, according to new insurance data, bucking a decline in every other mainland state. New analysis from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows there was a 25 per cent increase in motor theft claims from 2024 to 2025, and a 37 per cent rise in incurred costs…
Multiple passengers are hurt as a Transperth bus crashes into a tree in Wanneroo in Perth’s north.
The Aged Care Minister has refused to admit there is no human override in the final step of the government’s new algorithm for assessing older people for at-home funding support, in a tense interview exchange. Despite the government ordering an urgent review of the algorithm-assisted tool, Sam Rae strongly defended the “much improved” system as leading to faster and more equitable decisions…
Lucas Herrington is 18, has just played in front of almost 80,000 people at the Rose Bowl and is poised to make his World Cup debut. And none of it fazes the Socceroos sensation. The first time Socceroos coach Tony Popovic watched Herrington train in March, he decided he would be playing. Less than three…
Nurses and midwives at the Lyell McEwin Hospital have walked off the job as pay negotiations with the state government continue. Registered nurse Tash Billing told ABC 891’s Breakfast program that she felt “empowered” before joining the 24-hour walkout. “We’re sick and tired,” Ms Billing said. “We just want respect from the government. We deserve…
Criminal defendants in the Local Court who have been refused legal aid on funding grounds could soon have their cases adjourned indefinitely following a ruling in the Northern Territory Supreme Court. For the past six months Legal Aid NT (LANT) has not been taking on new criminal clients after reaching a self-imposed monthly cap it…
Australia and New Zealand will both lodge protests with China after Beijing slapped an unprecedented travel ban on four MPs from New Zealand who visited Taiwan last month. The National Party’s Maureen Pugh, Labour’s Duncan Webb, NZ First’s David Wilson and ACT’s Laura McClure all visited the democratically ruled island in May, as part of…
Two teenagers will face court following an alleged stabbing at a busy shopping centre in regional Queensland. Emergency services were called to the incident just outside Big W in Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, just before 2pm yesterday. Big W and other surrounding shops were placed under lockdown and did not…