Colombia earthquake live updates: rescuers race to free people from building rubble after more than 110 killed
Search teams and civilians sift though debris after at least 1,500 buildings damaged and dozens collapse in country’s most powerful quake this century Scores dead in Colombia after powerful earthquake…
Car owners should challenge insurers on steep price hikes and ‘call their bluff’, Asic says
Regulator finds many insurers raising premiums faster than inflation and advises customers to ask for better deals Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Car owners…
Fiona’s 14-year-old son Max was bright and gave enormous bear hugs. She lost him in an instant when his heart suddenly stopped
The Sydney mother wants Canberra politicians to hear people who have lost children to sudden cardiac death, saying ‘we need answers’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Australia’s falling house prices have a silver lining for mortgage holders. Here’s why
The RBA’s governor, Michele Bullock, has made it clear that the ‘easing’ property market is on her mind Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It…
Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines Donald Trump has signed an executive order with…
Australia politics live: five Coalition backbenchers urge Liberals and Nationals to push Labor harder on gambling reform: RBA interest rates decision due today
Deal between Labor and the Coalition is expected within days. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Ted O’Brien says that just…
Victoria to ban suppression orders for rapists following Ralph Carr, Tom Silvagni convictions under new pledge
Premier Ben Carroll promises if re-elected to ‘close every loophole’ used by high-profile accused and convicted criminals to hide their identities in the courts Follow our Australia news live blog…
‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world
Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the oval Try…
Census 2026 Australia: when is the deadline, and how much will you be fined if you don’t complete it tonight?
One expert says the survey, to be held on the night of 11 August, could be Australia’s most progressive, with new questions on sexuality and gender. What has changed? Get…
At the end of a long day I made a mistake at work. No patient was harmed and yet it weighs on me | Ranjana Srivastava
My patients’ needs are varied and complex. Each interaction leaves a residue until the individual concerns blur into a dense mass, most requiring medical oversight The other day, I made…