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‘Direct action’ climate activist arrested on fifth day of rolling anti-coal protests
Climate activists have struck for the fifth day in a row outside a Sydney shipping terminal used to transport coal. A 29-year-old...
Western Australian authorities prepare report to coroner on latest Indigenous death in custody
A Perth prisoner who died overnight is believed to be the fifth Indigenous death in custody in Australia this year. Western Australia’s...
COVID numbers coast-to-cost: Infections soar in WA
Here are the latest COVID-19 deaths and daily case numbers for each state and territory, as reported by the relevant health authorities...
Victoria Police arrest five suspects in alleged Docklands knife slaying
Five men have been arrested after last weekend’s fatal stabbing of a man in downtown Melbourne. The men are in police custody...
NSW flood emergency response scrutinised
An independent review of the NSW government’s response to the state’s flood crisis will determine what mistakes were made and what can...
Former emergency services chiefs says floods are ‘Black Summer all over again’
Former emergency services bosses have blasted the Morrison government for failing to act on warnings before this year’s deadly and devastating floods...
NSW SES boss blames misleading weather forecast for delaying relief effort
The NSW SES commissioner has pointed to worse-than-forecast weather in explaining why civilian rescue helicopters were left grounded across the state as...
Police: Sydney duo imported heroin and meth worth $250m in tea bags
Two men have been arrested in connection to a drug plot to import 400 kilograms of meth and heroin into Australia in...
One in two Australians ‘confused’ by sexual consent: Report
About one in two Australians are confused about sexual consent, with a report also finding young people have a low understanding of...
Friend says Warne had been on liquids-only crash diet before fatal heart attack
Shane Warne had finished a “ridiculous” diet days before his suspected fatal heart attack on Friday, his manager has revealed. Thai police...