Charlie Teo ‘God’ to patient who died after surgery
A man has told a disciplinary hearing into Charlie Teo that his wife never recovered after the star neurosurgeon operated on her brain tumour.
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Inland Rail review identifies ‘significant concerns’
An independent review of the Inland Rail project to connect Melbourne and Brisbane will expose "significant concerns" with the project.
Employing clients can fix disability care, hearing told
A hearing of the Disability Royal Commission has been told of the unseen and often insidious ways workforce pressures can affect care delivery.
Star hit by casino slump, flags up to $1.6b writedown
Shares of casino operator Star Entertainment have slumped after it flagged an impairment charge of up to $1.6 billion.
Aussies claim nearly $100m in flood, cyclone aftermath
The Commonwealth is reviewing whether disaster funding arrangements are fit for purpose with nearly 70 per cent of Australians in disaster-hit zones.
Senators air concerns on signature emissions measure
The government is yet to secure Senate support from key Greens and independents for its signature emissions reduction policy known as the safeguard mechanism.
Farmers, truckies, councils want $5.5b rural road fix
A new alliance of farmers, livestock carriers and local councils are calling on the federal government to provide $5.5 billion in emergency funding for roads.
Energy Australia’s $1.5m fine after worker’s death
Energy Australia has been fined $1.5 million after admitting the death of a worker working on high voltage cables at its Yallourn power station was preventable.
Third woman says footy great abused her as a child
A third woman has alleged Australian Rules great Barry Cable sexually abused her as a child but she didn't report it because she felt scared and intimidated.
Legal fight to save tropical savanna in Top End
An environmental conservation body is taken legal action against the Northern Territory government over its plans to clear tropical savanna to plant cotton.
‘Reasonable’ doubts of guilt in Folbigg inquiry
The new inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her children has been told evidence would show a reasonable hypothesis inconsistent with guilt.
‘Leave immediately’: Bushfires rage across Queensland
Emergency warnings are in place across parts of Queensland as the state battles 50 bushfires, with challenging conditions expected to continue.
Surgeon Teo fights for reputation with star support
Controversial Sydney neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is facing a disciplinary hearing after allegations of performing high-risk operations without necessary oversight.
Refugees in ‘limbo’ eligible for permanent residency
Labor is fulfilling a key election promise to get people off temporary protection visas, with almost 20,000 refugees now eligible for permanent residency.
Embrace past failures, unite and back voice, urges PM
Peter Dutton has apologised for not attending the 2008 national apology while the prime minister has called on support for the voice to parliament.
Inquiry over deaths of Folbigg’s four children resumes
Scientific evidence and Kathleen Folbigg's diaries will be examined in the next hearings of the second inquiry into her convictions for killing her children.
Footy great allegedly sexually abused third victim
Another witness is expected to accuse Australian rules football legend Barry Cable of sexually abusing them when a civil trial resumes in Perth.
40 years since deadly Ash Wednesday bushfire inferno
More than a dozen firefighters who died while battling Victoria's Ash Wednesday blazes almost 40 years ago have been honoured at a memorial service.
Don’t make the same mistake on Voice: Burney
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney warns Peter Dutton against making the same mistake on the Voice to Parliament as he did with a pivotal apology.
Intervention for energy prices working, says treasurer
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says intervention in the energy market is working and that a decision will be made mid-year on the fate of RBA governor Philip Lowe.
Mess still unfolding after plastic recycling scandal
The catastrophic failure of Australia's soft plastics recycling scheme shocked customers. Months on, the mess is unfolding as a fight brews over the clean up.
Pick-your-own adventure as sunflower season blooms
While commercial sunflower crops are grown for oils and stock feed, some farmers are finding fun in the field as Australia's eastern states burst into bloom.
Crucial court battle to set road tax for electric cars
How much electric vehicle drivers will pay to use Australian roads, and who will charge them, could be determined during an upcoming high-profile court case.
Only one of the new maestro films tells a true story
Documentary Knowing the Score looks at the extraordinary career of conductor Simone Young. How does it compare to the Cate Blanchett drama Tár?
Australian yet to be confirmed as among earthquake dead
The death of Sydney man Can Pahali after the earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria is yet to be confirmed as the toll from the disaster climbs.
People will ask why voice wasn’t delivered earlier: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on people to not only vote "yes" for an Indigenous voice, but to actively campaign for it.
Perrottet’s brothers dodge NSW inquiry into developers
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers have failed to respond to a parliamentary inquiry into the influence of property developers on a Sydney council.
Three Australians feared dead in earthquake
Two Australian men and a woman are believed to have died in the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 24,000 people.
Alleged shooter found hiding out in roof
A man charged over a shooting in Sydney's south-west was caught after police found him hiding out in a roof cavity.
Man charged with murder over young woman’s death
Police have charged a 21-year-old man with murder over the death of 19-year-old Krystle Monks west of Brisbane, after a suspected domestic violence incident.
All bets are off since razzle dazzle of first casino
Australia has a long history of gambling, but 50 years after the first casino opened its doors, the industry is in tatters, facing legal and regulatory reform.