An emotional Simon Patterson tells court his relationship with estranged wife Erin went downhill fast after she spotted details on a tax document, but she denies using a meal laced with death cap mushrooms to kill his parents.
Shares in L1 Capital’s ASX fund are also in positive territory. Mining and energy declines, linked to commodity price falls, are offsetting tech gains.
Anthony Albanese, campaigning in Perth, has mistakenly claimed Wednesday’s inflation figures show key markers in the RBA’s target band for the first time in a ‘couple of decades’. Jim Chalmers earlier correctly said it was the first time since 2021.
Australians who worked from home since the Covid pandemic have cut their commute times by 3.4 hours a week, a time saving worth an estimated $5308 a year.
Erin Patterson lured four lunch guests to her home under the guise of a fake cancer diagnosis, serving them beef Wellington on different coloured plates to her own, and disposed of a food dehydrator to conceal the crime, a court has been told.
Local stocks rise for a fifth day in a row amid expectations the Reserve Bank will deliver another 25 basis points rate cut in May, as inflation hit its target range for the first time since 2021. Technology and property stocks lead gains.
Anthony Albanese has landed in Perth and is travelling to a pre-poll booth on the border of two hotly contested seats in WA; vows to visit the state at least 10 times per year if re-elected.
The foundation set up by Greens founder Bob Brown may face scrutiny by the charities watchdog over a Greens candidate on its payroll.
Labor wants to slap a 30 per cent tax on unrealised capital gains made in superannuation accounts worth $3m or more without any indexation. Here’s why business leaders are so aggrieved.
Inspector Amy Scott has spoken of the events that lead up to her shooting Bondi stabber Joel Cauchi last year: ‘I knew I couldn’t wait anymore for my colleagues to arrive and I just had to go in’.
Billionaire Chris Ellison-led mining giant a top gainer. ASX 200 rebound ‘looks vulnerable’: UBS. Endeavour taps former Virgin fix-it CEO. Tripp’s Betr lobs ‘funded’ bid for PointsBet.
The Liberal’s embattled pick for the seat for Bennelong, Scott Yung, has defended his failure to declare thousands of dollars in campaign spending and says he does not regret handing out chocolates to children.
Ellie Smith, a Climate 200-backed Teal Independent candidate running against Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in his Brisbane electorate, volunteered for the party during the 2022 federal election.
The NT teenager who was on bail for rape and aggravated assault charges at the time he allegedly stabbed an elderly shopkeeper to death last week had also been on bail when he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
Joel Cauchi searched online for serial killers, ‘cop killers’, mass stabbings and information about the Columbine shooters in the days and months before the Bondi Junction stabbing attack.
Lynas talks up opportunity in China-US fight. Bega preps for Fonterra deal. James Hardie allays governance concerns. Tariff impacts weigh on Flight Centre, Brambles. Telix down on FDA blow.
When pressed on whether Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country are overdone, Anthony Albanese argued the issue was nothing but ‘a distraction’ encouraged by Peter Dutton, while refuting the view that he was half hearted in his defence of the ceremonies.
Hundreds of mourners gather at a vigil for the NSW Central Coast teenager as her alleged killer was found dead in his remand centre cell.
Anthony Albanese has called for the perpetrators who booed a Welcome to Country at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance to face the full force of the law, adding his voice to furious criticism from the Opposition Leader, Defence Minister, Victorian Premier and RSL bosses.
Bruce Lehrmann’s Queensland rape trial has been delayed again after his lawyer voiced concerns about missing CCTV footage and statements.
The former leader of South Australia’s Liberal Party has been sentenced in court for a ‘breathtaking’ cocaine supply scandal.
An elderly woman attempted to punch a ‘right wing’ protester who gate-crashed a candidates forum, prompting Kooyong MP Monique Ryan to intervene.
Westpac’s Luci Ellis predicts rate cuts in May, Aug, Nov. Miners lead local gains. Mixed Asian markets reflect Trump trade uncertainty amid softening stance on China.
Australia’s richest person has called on both major parties to dramatically increase their defence commitments, saying ‘we urgently need to do more to defend Australians’.
The lawyer for a man accused of a deadly highway rampage that claimed the life of a 22-year-old woman has given an update on the ‘serious and tragic’ case.
Trade deals optimism rises as US President Donald Trump softens stance on China, Fed chair Jerome Powell. Paladin top gainer. Safe-haven gold pulls back from its record high.
Mark Butler admits some people will continue to be charged a gap fee under a re-elected Labor government, despite Anthony Albanese saying they only need their Medicare card for doctors’ visits
Police did not initially believe Audrey’s death was suspicious but now allege the 53-year-old man had a ‘physical altercation with the victim’ before he murdered her.
A man has been charged with the murder of Audrey Griffin a month after her remains were discovered in a NSW Central Coast creek.
Peter Dutton points to nuclear costings and power bill relief as Anthony Albanese claims the Coalition’s biggest lie centres on Medicare in the third debate.
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