Labor in pole position as leaders deliver final pitch
With hours left to convince millions of undecided Australian voters on election eve, leaders are pulling out all the stops in a final blitz of target seats.
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Wombat AI: software deployed to track native animals
Tasmanian devils, eastern quolls, fallow deer and other wild animals are being tracked using artificial intelligence to free up conservationists' time.
Rap trio Kneecap investigated over ‘kill your MP’ video
Rappers have apologised to families of murdered MPs as anti-terror police probe concert videos allegedly showing one member calling to "kill your local MP".
Journalist admits ‘subterfuge’ as veteran seeks retrial
An investigative journalist has admitted to using 'deceptive methods' as he faces claims he gained an illegal insight into Ben Roberts-Smith's legal strategy.
PM confident of Trump phone call after election outcome
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to call Donald Trump to talk about US tariffs on Australian goods, if Labor wins the election.
Viral baker maintains innocence amid author food fight
An Australian baker and social media influencer says she has received online attacks after being accused of plagiarising recipes from other authors.
Killer who stabbed ex-partner 78 times ‘not psychotic’
Tyrone Thompson was diagnosed with two mental disorders but had no psychosis when he brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend, a judge has heard.
Aussies prompt politicians for real action on AI rules
More than two-in-three Australians want restrictions on artificial intelligence technology, but the issue has not been raised in election campaigning.
‘Horrific’ triple-zero calls mounted during mass attack
Ambulance officers responded to up to 4000 calls for assistance on the day of a horror mass stabbing attack in the Bondi Junction shopping centre.
Self-defence floated at Indigenous teen’s murder trial
A lawyer for one of the people accused of murdering an Indigenous teen has told a jury it could find that his client acted in self-defence when he hit the boy.
Audi introduces new Aussie models to rev up sales
Whatever happened to Audi? Ask no more, as the slick German car maker gets a handful of new models to boost its Aussie sales.
Dutton digs in for election win as polls bury chances
The election is a referendum on the past three years, not the last five weeks, the opposition leader says, as polls suggest a crushing defeat for the coalition.
Shock poll predicts historic coalition election wipeout
The coalition's seat count will hit a near-80-year low, one analysis shows, as the opposition backtracks on mooted changes to school lessons.
‘Escape, hide, tell’: terror cop’s mass stabbing plea
Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.
Mushroom cook’s husband on rocky marriage, $2m windfall
The estranged husband of a woman accused of murdering his parents and aunt says they had an "up and down" marriage before separating permanently.
Rate cut could fuel further ‘modest’ house price growth
Australia's house prices continue to climb across every capital city after a recent interest rate cut, despite a slump in auction clearance rates.
Trump urges patience on tariffs as US economy shrinks
President Donald Trump has marked 100 days in office facing falling polls and struggling to explain data showing the US economy contracted over his trade war.
Faster return to surplus promised in coalition costings
The coalition has pledged the budget will be $14 billion better off over the next four years, releasing its costings two days out from the federal election.
Long-awaited triple murder mushroom trial begins
The highly anticipated triple murder trial of alleged poisonous mushroom cook Erin Patterson has begun, with 15 jurors selected.
Killer finally ‘sorry’ for stabbing ex-lover 78 times
A judge has welcomed the first sign of remorse from a man who used two kitchen knives to murder his former girlfriend more than three years ago.
‘You owe me’: text inflames veteran’s bid for retrial
A tip-off to an investigative journalist who levelled war crime claims at a decorated veteran has raised eyebrows amid a push for a retrial.
Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all
Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.
Mushroom cook’s ‘lies, panic’ revealed in murders trial
Erin Patterson lied about having cancer and about being sick from the meal she made for three people who died from mushroom poisoning, a jury has heard.
Albanese pitches certainty in bid for second term as PM
In a major speech days out from election day, Anthony Albanese has made the case that he is a safe pair of hands during a time of global upheaval.
Ambos left waiting outside mall after stabbing spree
Paramedics feared people were dying as they were left outside a shopping centre when more than a dozen people were critically injured in a stabbing spree.
‘Needs to stop’: fatal stabbing triggers hard bail laws
Another bail crackdown has been triggered by a store owner's fatal stabbing in a crime-hit territory, but critics are calling for more to be done.
Full-time workers hit by ‘worst ever’ housing crisis
Even workers in full-time jobs struggle to meet rental costs, charities say, while those with less income are going without essentials.
Is it down? Strict rules for telcos that suffer outages
Phone and internet users will be given more details when their services drop out under rules imposed on telecommunication providers.
Full steam ahead for cash rate cut as inflation settles
Mortgage-holders are poised to bank an interest rate cut within weeks despite the latest inflation reading coming in slightly higher than expected.
Helping or haunting, past PMs pop up on campaign trail
Some former prime ministers are helping their parties on the campaign trail, others are keeping a lower profile and one is not holding back on criticism.
Not enough: sister’s grief at killer’s 11-year sentence
A man who admitted killing a defenceless and unarmed stranger in an elevator could walk free from jail in just over six years.