Friend testifies cop joked ‘help me hide the body?’
As the first week of a police officer's double-murder trial ends, one of his friends says he told her about breaking into the home of one of the victims.
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Parliament reports still stacked in government in-tray
Dozens of parliamentary reports remain unanswered by government months after they were handed down, while others are brushed with stock responses.
Light shone on Reserve Bank’s gloomy economic outlook
Treasury's productivity assumption has been described as "unrealistically optimistic" but the Reserve Bank's might be too downbeat, an economist says.
Canberra mulls criminal charges over Medicare AI hack
Australia's current laws are ill-equipped to go after OpenAI for letting one of its agents go rogue and hack a Medicare website, a legal expert says.
Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting
The school attended by an 11-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound to the face has paid tribute to him after he died in hospital from his injuries.
Trump welcomes Xi with fanfare but no breakthroughs
China is committed to achieving a "great national rejuvenation", President Xi Jinping has told a state dinner at the White House.
Pubs to go to the dogs in premier’s pre-election pitch
A decades-old ban on dogs inside pubs would be overturned in one state as an incumbent government seeks to win voters over ahead of an upcoming election.
One dead, scores injured in bus crash on rural highway
A man has died and two others are in a serious condition in hospital after a bus reportedly crashed with two cars on a regional highway.
Kylie fans will finally be so lucky at footy’s big day
A homegrown superstar has promised fans a show like no other when she headlines a pre-game entertainment line-up at the AFL grand final for the first time.
Alan Jones liked champions of sport, butler testifies
The man who ironed Alan Jones's underwear has testified about the steady stream of high-profile athletes at his waterfront home in Circular Quay.
Hack probed with warnings it’s ‘too late’ to contain AI
How a wayward AI agent broke into a government website, which wasn't disclosed for weeks, will be examined in a sweeping snap inquiry.
Sky’s the limit for bush medics but policy doesn’t land
Rural Australians are dying earlier than their city peers amid health workforce shortages, as outdated policies continue to lure most specialists to the cities.
Hillcrest jumping castle ‘not anchored properly’
A senior police officer has detailed various shortcomings in relation to the deaths of six students in a jumping castle accident on a primary school oval.
‘My friend’: Albanese emotional as he praises Zelenskiy
An emotional Anthony Albanese has signed a security agreement with Ukraine following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the United Nations.
Accused killer cop asked friend for a gun, jury told
An old friend of alleged murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a Supreme Court jury how the police officer rang to allegedly ask about getting a gun.
Little incentive to have kids and no way to move out
How the cost of living and policy has impacted Australians has been laid bare in the latest update of the nation's longest running and broadest reaching survey.
Unemployment nears five-year high ahead of rates call
While a rise in the unemployment rate in August likely won't stop the Reserve Bank hiking rates at its next board meeting, further rate rises are less certain.
Prime minister warns global order ‘not fit for purpose’
Anthony Albanese has used a major foreign policy speech to argue that global institutions set up following World War II are no longer enough for modern times.
‘Tough as they come’: rocker Angry Anderson remembered
Angry Anderson, the Rose Tattoo frontman, actor and advocate has died, prompting an outpouring of tributes from musicians and media stars at home and abroad.
Shared grief and plea from families of Nepal missing
The relatives of several Australians missing in Nepal have asked the government for additional support amid ongoing uncertainty about their loved ones' fates.
‘Right strategy’: retailer backs itself after big loss
A department store operator, which has 56 stores across the country, has delivered what is arguably one of the worst full-year losses of fiscal 2026.
‘Bring him home’: $1m reward plea for missing boy Gus
A $1 million reward is being offered in the disappearance of a four-year-old boy, as his parents make an emotional plea to be reunited with their son.
Alleged top Islamic State propagandist faces court
A Melbourne retiree has faced court, accused of distributing instructions on how to evade law enforcement and carry out mass casualty attacks.
Big NDIS savings snagging on lone holdout state
The federal government's frustration is growing over one state's refusal to sign on to one of its sweeping reforms to the NDIS.
PM rejects US claims of social media ‘censorship’ push
The US government has labelled upcoming social media reforms in Australia as censorship that would affect American companies unfairly.
Albanese meets Trump after ‘super intelligence’ call
Anthony Albanese will continue to press the need for countries to put up guardrails on AI, despite Donald Trump urging acceleration of the technology.
‘I can see you’: accused killer cop’s texts revealed
Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon worked hard to separate his alleged murder victim Jesse Baird from any romantic rivals for months, a jury has heard.
‘Chaos, confusion’: cop recalls jumping castle tragedy
Chains of command were confusing in the initial aftermath of a primary school jumping castle tragedy that killed six students, an inquest has been told.
Former premier to front Big Build royal commission
A recently deposed premier will be called to give evidence at a royal commission into alleged corruption on taxpayer-funded building sites.
‘I will heal’: deepfake porn survivor’s courageous vow
The perpetrator at the centre of Australia's first deepfake pornography prosecution dehumanised a teenage girl and should be jailed, a court has been told.
Labour pains: jobs market too hot for inflation fight
Australia's labour market is still tight and the unemployment rate likely needs to go up to ease persistent pressure on inflation, Michele Bullock says.