
Suspected cocaine bricks covered in barnacles wash up on NSW beaches
Bricks of cocaine covered in barnacles are washing up along the beaches of New South Wales, and police are urging anyone who...

Ex-cyclone Jasper due to reach Gulf as tropical low
After stalling over far north Queensland, ex-tropical cyclone Jasper is expected to reach the waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria as a...

Hot bands, hotter fans and a warning for Sydney concert-goers sweltering in extreme heat
Sydney concert-goers are sweating through a brutally hot day, with temperatures in the 40s, hoping for relief from a cool change sweeping...

‘Tough cop on the beat’: NSW tightens crackdown on shonky builders
New laws granted to the NSW Building Commissioner will allow entry to any apartment or free-standing home under construction as the government...

ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis resigns after ‘very serious’ allegations
ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis will resign from the party and the parliament after he was stood down over misconduct allegations. Davis...

Virgin Australia cabin crew apply to vote on strike action
Fatigue, long hours, high staff turnover and unrealistic turn-around times are behind the push for a vote on protected industrial action by...

Heat stroke suspected: Two dead Indigenous boys found dead in derelict car
Police have launched an investigation after two young boys were found dead inside an unused vehicle in a remote Indigenous community in...

Qld to ban kids buying knives and replica guns as part of crackdown on crime
Selling knives and replica firearms to juveniles will be banned in Queensland, as part of a range of measures to tackle youth...

Dense bush slows searchers’ reaching site of Qld plane crash that killed two
Two people have been killed after their aircraft crashed into a mountainous region of Queensland’s Pioneer Valley, inland from Mackay. Police said...

Indigenous Voice campaigners lash ‘shameful’ referendum No vote
Indigenous Yes campaign leaders have broken their silence over the October 14 referendum, describing the rejection as so “appalling and mean-spirited as...
