Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law
Woman and man accused of sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol faced what is likely to be one of the severest punishments since Aceh province adopted sharia law Sharia police…
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low Follow our Australia news live blog…
Teenage boy’s body found in creek after Blue Mountains camping trip
Boy’s friend, 17, winched to safety by emergency rescue team after pair were separated in Blue Gum forest Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Lawyer for Alan Jones tells court witnesses could clear broadcaster’s name of sexual abuse allegations
Former broadcaster, 84, has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of indecent assault and two charges of sexual touching against nine alleged victims over 17 years Follow our Australia news…
Georgia lawmakers express alarm to see Tulsi Gabbard at FBI elections office raid
Democratic senators question national intelligence head’s fitness for office after overt, unexplained appearance Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about why Tulsi Gabbard, the president’s director of national intelligence, was “lurking”…
Nine sells radio stations including 2GB and 3AW to Sydney pub baron Arthur Laundy
Media company also buys digital advertising billboard company QMS for $850m Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink
The impact of fires on wildlife can be ‘catastrophic’, with some plant species feared extinct Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast As tinderbox conditions continue…
Sussan Ley unveils all-Liberal interim shadow cabinet after chaotic Coalition split
Nationals have eight days given to reconcile with Liberals before opposition leader appoints permanent Liberal-only frontbench Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…
Australia news live: PM hails landmark national cabinet agreement on hospital funding
Follow today’s news updates live Albanese strikes $25bn deal with states to end hospital funding battle and agrees to cap NDIS growth Sussan Ley unveils all-Liberal interim shadow cabinet after…
‘I was so, so stupid’: how Animalia and The Eleventh Hour made Graeme Base an unlikely bestseller
Base had no idea what he was doing when he published his wonderfully weird and fiendishly difficult picture books. They became global hits anyway Vote for the best Australian children’s…