First electric vehicle announced for Bathurst 500 race
A powerful electric Porsche has been tapped to take part in this year's Supercars season, including the Bathurst 500, as the safety vehicle.
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Pop superstar makes history with Australian Eras Tour
Taylor Swift debuted a new track from her upcoming album at the first Australian concert of The Eras Tour, in front of her biggest ever audience.
Australian leaders hail Navalny as hero, blame Putin
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny a "courageous force for democracy" after reports of his death.
War of words erupts over border security regime
The prime minister has accused the opposition of undermining Australia's border protection regime after the arrival of an asylum seeker boat in WA.
Tax cuts aimed squarely at regions, PM declares
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Labor's revamped stage three tax cuts will largely benefit working Australians from the bush.
Ex-storm makes heavy rain for NT, NSW to face wet week
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln will continue to bring rain and flooding to the NT and Queensland over the coming days, as NSW prepares for its own drenching.
New Sender ID Registry to fight SMS scammers
A new registry could prevent fraudsters sending text messages using registered brand names in the latest government crackdown on scammers.
Exports to China soar to $17bn as trade barriers fall
Australia has sent a record amount of agricultural exports to China as trade barriers fall following a thawing of relations between the two countries.
Opposition out to politicise boat arrivals: Albanese
Anthony Albanese has accused Peter Dutton of using "overblown rhetoric" following boat arrivals in Western Australia.
Lincoln prolongs Top End soaking, NSW facing a wet week
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln is persistent if anything and will continue to bring rain and flooding to the NT and Queensland over the coming days.
Wilkinson’s Logies speech ‘OK’ due to Drumgold silence
A senior lawyer for Network Ten says she thought a Logies speech about Brittany Higgins was "sufficiently vague" not to harm an impending trial.
Taylor Swift fans assured mulch issue won’t stop shows
Asbestos-tainted mulch has been found at further sites as the NSW Environment Minister blames regulatory failure for the growing scandal.
Heavy rain causes floods as tropical cyclone looms
Tropical Cyclone Lincoln has formed in the Gulf of Carpentaria after a woman was found dead in floodwaters in Queensland's northwest.
‘Bitter, savage’: Roberts-Smith’s silk lashes media
Ben Roberts-Smith has to wait for a decision in his defamation appeal after a final day targeting "speculative" evidence for findings he committed war crimes.
Sixteen homes ‘uninhabitable’ as outage compo capped
Most Victorians caught up in a mass power outage will be ineligible for compensation as the damage to homes from destructive storms is laid bare.
Half of town lost to bushfire as residents count losses
Bushfire has destroyed more than 40 homes on the edge of a national park where residents are returning to take stock of the devastation.
Taylor Swift plays a record-breaking night at the MCG
Taylor Swift has kicked off the Australian leg of The Eras Tour by playing to her biggest-ever audience at the MCG, and debuting a tune from her new album.
Island dwelling birds more likely to be endangered
Australia's island-dwelling birds are among the species most at risk of extinction, and it might be due to their lack of preparedness for introduced predators.
‘Isolated’ Wilkinson vindicated in legal fight with Ten
Network Ten has been ordered to pay the legal costs for Lisa Wilkinson hiring her own legal representation in a defamation fight with Bruce Lehrmann.
Missing Ballarat mum’s disappearance deemed suspicious
The time since Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy disappeared and a lack of leads is suspicious, police say as investigators continue sifting through information.
Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail
A Victorian jury found Di Sanh Duong guilty of planning to engage in foreign influence by handing a $37,000 cheque over to a minister for a hospital donation.
Swifties splurge on merch at the MCG ahead of Eras Tour
Taylor Swift fans are spending hundreds on merchandise before the Australian leg of her Eras Tour.
Mazda fined $11.5m for misleading buyers on faulty cars
One of Australia's most popular car brands has been fined $11.5 million for misleading nine customers about their rights to refunds or replacement cars.
Family hopes lessons learned from NRL player’s death
The family of Manly player Keith Titmuss hope his death can help save lives as experts call for greater awareness of heat-related illness.
Groovin The Moo forced to cancel 2024 regional tour
Groovin The Moo is among the latest of Australian music festival cancellations, canning the event only two months before the tour was set to begin.
Ultra rare night parrot gives up secrets for survival
One of Australia's rarest birds has given up its genetic secrets and it could boost the elusive creature's chances of evading extinction.
Queries over stadium costings after Liberal cap pledge
A re-elected Liberal government in Tasmania would cap spending on a contentious stadium linked to the state's deal for an AFL team, leader Jeremy Rockliff says.
Bushfire evacuees return to homes and businesses
Evacuees are starting to return to a town in Victoria's west where more than two dozen homes were lost to bushfires believed to have been sparked by lightning.
Victorians face third dark night as energy grid fixed
Crews are whittling down the number of Victorian homes and businesses without power but many residents face another night in the dark following wild storms.
Drumgold review chair to fight claims
Chair of the Bruce Lehrmann rape trial inquiry Walter Sofronoff, has hit back at claims made by the ACT's former director of public prosecutions.
Wedding bells for PM after engagement to Jodie Haydon
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to marry his partner Jodie Haydon, after announcing their engagement a day after Valentine's Day.