Emergency search for missing teenager off NSW coast
A 15-year-old boy is believed to have been swept off a rock shelf at North Avoca Beach in NSW on Tuesday and an air and sea search has begun to find him.
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Horror development in student’s poisoning
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of an Aussie exchange student after he was allegedly given rat poison while studying in Taiwan.
Three arrested after Gold Coast armed home invasion
Two men and a teenager have been arrested after they allegedly broke into a suburban Gold Coast home armed with a gun and a machete early on Tuesday morning.
Grazier outrage as axe falls on $40m carbon credit plan
A method that generated the country’s fourth highest number of carbon credits, worth about $40m, has been suspended, leaving the beef industry fuming.
Sydney New Year’s Eve saved after industrial ceasefire
Sydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations have been given the green light as rail unions dropped work bans set to impact services and gave a ‘formal undertaking’ that December 31 would not be disrupted.
Pictures reveal ‘insane’ beach bash aftermath
New images have laid bare the aftermath of an infamous Christmas beach party attended by thousands – and why it’s left residents fuming.
The Australian’s 50 Best Photos of 2024
From the US election to the Paris Olympics, from natural disasters to wars, and from tragedies to triumphs, as well as the 60th Anniversary of The Australian, 2024 was the best of times and worst of times.
Billionaire developer charged over Sydney asbestos mulch crisis
Arnold Vitocco, billionaire developer and owner of popular chocolate chain Max Brenner, has been charged over the asbestos-in-mulch crisis that saw Sydney parks, schools, and hospitals closed this year.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder charges
The 26-year-old appeared in a New York court where his lawyer said he was entitled to the presumption of innocence and accused law enforcement agencies and the city’s mayor of treating him like ‘some sort of political fodder, some sort of spectacle’.
Sports streamer DAZN buys Foxtel in blockbuster $3.4bn deal
New ownership for subscription giant Foxtel and its hit brands Kayo and BINGE is set to shake up Australia’s media and sport landscape.
Bushfire continues in Grampians amid fears of Boxing Day scorcher
Firefighters are continuing to fight the 34,000-hectare blaze in the Grampians, northwest of Melbourne, with residents in Mafeking and Watgania warned to evacuate immediately.
Special salmon law on political menu
Legislative ‘solutions’ to Tasmania’s salmon standoff are on the political menu, but industry just wants Tanya Plibersek to do her job.
Australians are still prioritising travel: Qantas CEO
The Qantas boss says this will be a watershed year as more new aircraft arrive giving greater choice to passengers.
ASX 200 grapples with broad selloff; CBA hits 5-week low
Utilities, energy stocks the only bright spots as index falls to three-month low. CBA tops large-cap declines. Mesoblast down on profit-taking. Japan’s Nippon Sanso to buy Wesfarmers’ Coregas.
Google Street View catches man ‘stuffing body into his car’
A Google maps image of a man loading a large white plastic bag into the boot of his car has led to the arrest of two people on suspicion of murder.
Follow Trump’s lead on hostage release, Coalition urges Wong
After Foreign Minister Penny Wong doubled down on her Gaza ceasefire push, Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said Labor should instead follow Donald Trump’s tough stance. The president-elect’s ‘all hell to pay’ threat has seen Hamas move closer to a hostage deal.
ASX suffers $50bn wipeout on worst day in months
The ASX 200 suffered its worst day in three months, as investors dumped tech, bank and mining stocks. The Australian dollar also hit a two-year low after big falls on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve’s weak rates outlook.
Cattle farmers fire up as carbon credits cut
The beef industry says the federal government’s suspension of a key carbon credit method will undermine their ability to reduce emissions.
Eight further claims laid against Jones
A 10th alleged victim has levelled indecent assault allegations at Alan Jones, as the veteran radio broadcaster pleads not guilty and says he looks forward to clearing his name.
Taylor blasts ‘spend and spin’ Chalmers as budget blowouts revealed
Angus Taylor says the mid-year economic update shows the Albanese government is ‘the biggest spending outside of wartime or crisis’ and offers no pathway to restoring standards of living.
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