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Man jailed for 'serious' drug dealing in hotel rooms

Queensland man Trinidy Clifford Smith used names of associates to hire cars and book hotel rooms across Brisbane to use for his drug trafficking opera...

Minns won't knock NSW premier over ambulance treatment

Ahead of their final TV debate face-off, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Labor leader Chris Minns saw eye to eye on two things, including election v...

NSW coalition school building pledge to cost extra $50m

The coalition will give $50 million in additional funds to private schools for new infrastructure if it is returned to government at the weekend.

Wombat and possum-like fossils fill evolutionary gap

The discovery of wombat and possum-like fossils in central Australia has helped paleontologists fill an evolutionary gap left by the long-extinct mars...

Final touches being put on Indigenous voice advice

A working group behind the referendum process is confident laws dealing with an Indigenous voice can go to parliament next week.

Three teens charged with beating and torturing girl

Police have charged three teenagers after a girl was held against her will, beaten and tortured north of Brisbane.

Samoan PM raises concerns over China security precedent

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hosted his Samoan counterpart Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, with the two agreeing to foster better economic and security t...

Striking ABC workers proclaim solidarity forever

ABC staff around Australia have walked off the job for the first time in 17 years to protest an ongoing pay dispute with the national broadcaster's ma...

Watchdog complaint accuses Etihad of greenwashing

Environmental group Flight Free Australia has lodged a formal complaint with the consumer watchdog against Etihad Airways for alleged greenwashing.

Hayne's alleged rape victim hid messages from police

A woman allegedly sexually assaulted by Jarryd Hayne in 2018 deleted multiple messages sent at the time of the incident before handing her phone to po...

Victoria tweaks informant reform to calm Lawyer X fears

The Victorian government has agreed to raise the threshold for lawyers to be used as police informants, in an attempt to allay fears of a Lawyer X rep...

'Smart' electric scooter trial to slow risky riders

Electric scooters equipped with artificial intelligence will be used to slow down or stop riders, in a move one company hopes will improve their reput...

Woman accused of taking children extradited to NSW

A woman accused of executing a "pre-meditated and calculated" plan to remove three children and flee to Queensland has been extradited to NSW.

OKC win, Nets slip up in race for NBA playoffs spots

Josh Giddey's OKC have scored a one-point win over the LA Clippers, but fellow Aussies Patty Mills and Xavier Cooks have suffered damaging defeats.

Training concerns exposed after Tasmania tugboat crash

A new report into a collision between a bulk carrier and two tugboats in Tasmania highlights a lack of training and concern about bridge system design...

Hundreds facing homelessness as housing program ends

Hundreds of former rough sleepers could end up back on the streets when a government support program dries up by the end of this year.

Pilot's family calls on NSW to back home detention bid

A NSW father of six facing extradition to the US is no danger to anyone nor a flight risk but is being housed with terrorists, his wife says.

NSW coalition's $50 million promise to private schools

The coalition will give $50 million in additional funds to private schools for new infrastructure if it is returned to government on the weekend.

Man behind lawyer's daytime execution appeals judgment

One of the men behind the execution of a Sydney lawyer has appealed his judgment, arguing that he neither intended nor planned to kill the victim.

Jurors retire to consider Malka Leifer abuse verdict

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts on 27 sexual abuse charges against former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer.