Labor’s draft policy platform waters down rather than scraps its longheld opposition to mandatory jail sentences
Updated document also commits party to cracking down on inducements for online gambling, putting pressure on Albanese government to toughen reforms Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
What does China’s long-range missile test in the South Pacific mean for Australia? | David Vallance
The timing – on the day the Ocean of Peace Alliance treaty was signed with Fiji – reads as provocation at best, coercion at worst Chinese government tells critics not…
Lauren Bennett, singer on LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem, dies aged 37
British-born vocalist competed on The X-Factor before joining the girl groups Paradiso Girls and G.R.L. Lauren Bennett, member of the girl group G.R.L. and featured artist on LMFAO’s global smash…
Pizza Express ‘held inquiry into former prince Andrew’s visit to Woking branch’
Firm reportedly felt it was in public interest to test alibi offered by former duke after Virginia Giuffre accusation Pizza Express held an internal inquiry to investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s visit…
Higher-earning Australians flocking to 5% first home deposit scheme, with some borrowers earning over $200,000
Exclusive: Economists warn Labor’s removal of caps could be pushing up prices as support flows to people in better financial positions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
Sri Lanka prison riot kills 26, with more than 100 others wounded
Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs Clashes at a Sri Lankan jail have killed 26 people, including seven guards,…
‘A despicable woman’: Kylian Mbappé hits out at Paraguayan senator over racist attack
Celeste Amarilla called striker a ‘colonised Cameroonian’ French Football Federation to file criminal charges France’s Kylian Mbappé has hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman”…
Tributes flow for ‘deeply loved’ Melbourne teacher who died after a head clash during Australian football game
Mernda school community in mourning after Nathan Fitzgerald, 27, dies in hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Australia news live: alleged ‘Pam the Bird’ graffiti artist arrested after descent from Bolte Bridge tower; Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair
WiseTech says in ASX announcement that Raelene Murphy is appointed as chair to replace White. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
USA 1-4 Belgium: World Cup 2026 last 16 – reaction
⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Beau Through four games, Belgium have retained 57% of possession with a 65% field tilt – a possession metric weighing…