White-hot ceramics on cusp of Australian renaissance

Exhibitions, acquisitions and an Australia Council grant are all signs that ceramics is enjoying a welcome elevation in the hierarchy of Australian ar...

Palm Sunday rallies demand permanent visas for refugees

Human rights activists are marching in Palm Sunday rallies to demand the federal government grant permanent visas for refugees stuck in limbo.

Premier slams 'vile, shameful' homophobic Latham tweet

NSW Premier Chris Minns has strongly condemned a tweet from One Nation leader Mark Latham, saying it has unmasked him as a bigot.

Roadmap towards Victorian treaty negotiations

The First People's Assembly of Victoria has released a roadmap of steps it is taking to live up to community standards ahead of treaty negotiations.

Hope builds for possible end to interest rate hikes

The Reserve Bank will be hogging the limelight this week with a nail-biter cash rate call and a public appearance from the governor Philip Lowe.

Killer says recurring dream could reveal body location

John William Bennett told police more than 30 years after killing a toddler that he was having recurring dreams that might provide the body's location...

Super tax break reform could boost budget: report

A new report by the Grattan Institute says there is plenty of scope to overhaul superannuation tax concessions in the federal budget.

Inquest told of man's delusion before cops shot him

Todd McKenzie had a paranoid delusion about people entering his home but police tried to progress siege negotiations by going inside, a coroner has be...

Ex-NSW minister paid to protect reputation, lawyer says

A barrister defending former NSW minister Milton Orkopoulos against sexual assault allegations involving teenaged boys says the complainants are unrel...

Leifer trial jury still out and heading for ninth day

Jurors in the trial of ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer, accused of abusing three sisters, have been sent home after a full week of delibe...

Housing hammered as big building companies down tools

Building works will stop immediately on more than 1700 properties in Victoria and Queensland as a result of the collapse of Porter Davis.

'Justice fighter' jailed for airport shooting

Ali Rachid Ammoun has been handed a jail sentence of more than three years for firing five shots into glass panels at Canberra Airport in August 2022.

Aust stocks on track to snap seven-week losing streak

At lunchtime the ASX200 index was up 0.8 per cent for the day and 3.1 per cent for the week, but set to close out the month of March 1.2 per cent lowe...

Australians bracing for health insurance price hikes

More than a million Australians are set to face increased health insurance premiums, with HBF among the providers upping prices.

PM comfortable with 2032 Olympic checks and balances

With the legacy value of Olympic infrastructure to be examined by a Senate committee, the Prime Minister is comfortable with planning for the Brisbane...

Major home builder Porter Davis goes into liquidation

Building works will stop immediately on more than 1700 properties across Victoria and Queensland as a result of the collapse of Porter Davis.

Two men charged with torturing woman in Gold Coast unit

Two men have been charged with torturing a woman using a knife and a hammer at a unit in the heart of Surfers Paradise.

Review to address 'alarming' Sydney train problems

Faults, delays and outages on Sydney's rail network will be investigated in a comprehensive, independent review, as drivers are forced to swallow a to...

Gliders seem unfazed by drones buzzing over Vic forests

State-owned logging company VicForests is trialling drones to survey coupes for endangered gliders while awaiting a Supreme Court appeal decision.

Record-breaking rower to reach home soil

After spending 235 days at sea on a solo row across the Pacific Ocean, Michelle Lee will finally step foot on land, arriving in Cairns.