Researchers have mobilised after a massive creature washed up on a beach in Queensland, with authorities testing for possible links to bird flu.
Jack Nivison
One of Australia’s most recognisable department stores has suffered a massive financial blow, as cost-of-living pressures bite hard on the retail giant.
Cameron Micallef
Shocking footage has emerged of a violent brawl involving bikini-clad girls as young as 13, with one of the girls having “chunks of hair pulled out”.
Jackson Barnes
Barnaby Joyce says he “had no idea” he was meeting with a neo-Nazi when a group approached him at a casino.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump are on a collision course over Australia’s push to curb big tech’s power.
Messages sent before a young Sydney couple died have been laid bare as the murder trial continues. Follow live here.
Clareese Packer and Paige Fryer
Falling oil prices and an AI-driven surge on Wall Street have pushed the ASX 200 higher, even as energy stocks dragged on the broader gains.
The Coalition has floated a fix to Australia’s restrictive housing market as a way to reverse the nation’s tumbling fertility rate.
A triage nurse has told an inquiry she “played a role” in the death of a little boy at a major hospital, saying she is now “terrified” of her job.
Anthony Albanese has hinted on where Canberra could land on talk of Australia becoming an “associate member” of the EU.
More than three months after losing her arm in a great white shark attack, the young mum has shared a devastating update on her recovery.
Andrew Hedgman
A top media executive has sounded the alarm on AI, warning it is not only eroding truth, but also stealing original journalism and the work of Australia’s universities.
Lillian Saleh
The economic guru has urged the RBA to publicly name the real reason for inflation as mortgage holders face the prospect of more interest rate rises.
Almost two dozen world leaders are demanding urgent action to keep artificial intelligence under “human control”.
The Federal Budget’s tax reforms were meant to help first-home buyers and lower-income earners – but a new survey reveals they are driving Aussies away from investing altogether.
One Aussie capital has sweltered through its hottest Spring morning in 17 years – before a dramatic southerly slashed the mercury by 10C in just 30 minutes.
Emma Kirk
Police are investigating whether an 11-year-old boy fighting for life after being shot in the face may have accidentally discharged the weapon.
William Elliott and Blake Antrobus
Fresh interest rate rise fears have rattled the Australian sharemarket, triggering a “defensive rotation” away from tech stocks as a fourth rate hike looms.
Police have swarmed two Aussie schools after a juvenile male was allegedly seen carrying a bladed weapon – plunging both campuses into lockdown.
Tech giant Apple is facing a $1m lawsuit lodged by a shopworkers’ union, over alleged last-minute roster changes ahead of the iPhone 18’s launch.
David Hannant
A police probe is underway after hundreds of cattle vanished from a NSW outback station - and no-one knows if they walked away or were taken.
A roadside breath test took a chaotic turn when a plover wasn’t happy with a police officer and decided to join the operation.
The mother of a two-year-old boy who died after being taken to hospital has told an inquest the rapid decline of her son’s health was met with “no urgency” by staff.
An Aussie mum accused of attempting to drown her three children allegedly searched online for the “best methods to kill a child”, a court has been told.
Liam Beatty
