Australian man arrested in Thailand after 17-year-old’s body found in suitcase
The 46-year-old was stopped at about 9.30pm on Friday while preparing to board a Jetstar flight to Perth, according to police and local media Get our breaking news email, free…
Australia to double penalty for social media ban breaches to $99m as tech giants accused of ‘not doing enough’
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says too many children still on platforms but he is ‘heartened’ by world-leading law Social media bans go global: big tech faces a reckoning after Australia’s…
Jordan v Argentina: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 9pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot⚽️ Algeria v Austria – follow live updates with Sam Lewis 3 min…
NSW beaches to get dawn-to-dusk drone patrols in $34m anti-shark program
Premier Chris Minns says he wants to restore confidence to beachgoers after series of shark sightings and attacks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Australia news live: auction clearance rates continue to hover under 50% as Chalmers defends tax reform plan
Follow the day’s updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Big tech not cooperating ‘as much as we’d like them to’: Watt Federal cabinet…
Pro-One Nation Facebook groups appear to be run by foreign ‘meme factories’ that monetise content
Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests several groups with thousands of members run by what expert calls ‘engagement farm’ operations in south-east Asia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
Australia buys into World Cup journey as nation approaches peak Socceroos | Jack Snape
Marketing stunts, murals and bandwagon-jumping politicians point to one thing – the country is invested in football, for a few weeks at least It was not the coverage Port Phillip…
The last continent: how deadly bird flu travelled the world before landing on a remote Australian beach
The H5N1 virus has now reached every continent on the planet. What does it mean for some of the world’s unique species? This article contains images of dead wildlife. Reader…
‘Really good flatmate’: what happens when the love is gone but it costs too much to move out?
The cost of living is putting pressure on relationships – and preventing some couples from properly splitting up Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads The separate…
Abbie Chatfield: ‘Someone told her worst dating story. I lay on the floor of the stage and screamed’
The podcaster and TV host talks to us about doomscrolling, aliens and a horrifying sound healing that made her want to vomit What’s the best piece of advice you have…