Erin Patterson to appeal guilty verdict
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson to appeal the jury verdict that found her guilty of three murders and an attempted murder.
Oct 02, 2025•26 min
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Property prices rise as deposit scheme expands
House prices continue to climb around the country as the new first home-buyer scheme kicks in.
Oct 01, 2025•26 min
Trump-led board could supervise Gaza
Israel agrees to the US President's Gaza peace deal, warning Hamas it must accept the 20 point plan, involving a hostage and prisoner swap but no certain path to statehood.
Sep 30, 2025•26 min
Optus investigates more failed triple-0 calls
More pain for Optus and its customers with new problems calling triple-0, just ahead of a Government meeting with its parent company.
Sep 29, 2025•25 min
Donald Trump announces pharmaceutical tariffs
Tariff time again for US President Donald Trump, slapping a 100% mark-up on foreign-made pharmaceuticals - how will it affect Australia?
Sep 26, 2025•25 min
Anthony Albanese delivers first UN address
Anthony Albanese addresses the UN general assembly for the first time as Prime Minister.
Sep 25, 2025•26 min
Trump says Ukraine can win back land
Presidential u-turn — Donald Trump tells Ukraine it can win back its territory lost to Russia.
Sep 24, 2025•25 min
Pressure mounts on Israel at UN
International momentum builds at the UN's General Assembly in New York as more countries recognise a Palestinian state.
Sep 23, 2025•25 min
Australia formally recognises state of Palestine
Australia has joined the UK, Canada and Portugal in recognising the State of Palestine.
Sep 22, 2025•25 min
Trump's UK state visit comes to a close
President Trump signed a new technology agreement with British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, but there were some sticking points, including the war in Gaza.
Sep 19, 2025•25 min
Federal government sets climate target
The Federal Government has announced Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target of 62 to 70 per cent.
Sep 18, 2025•25 min
Australia and PNG fail to clinch agreement
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fails to secure a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea during his visit today with Prime Minister James Marape.
Sep 17, 2025•26 min
PNG and Australia to sign treaty
50 years since Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia, will a treaty see the two nations come back together on defence?
Sep 16, 2025•26 min
Climate assessment warns millions at risk
Australia's first national climate risk assessment is warning 1.5 million Australians are at risk from sea levels rising by 2050.
Sep 15, 2025•25 min
FBI releases pictures of alleged shooter
The hunt for Charlie Kirk's assassin narrows, the FBI issuing CCTV footage of a person of interest.
Sep 12, 2025•25 min
Right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk assassinated
The hunt for the shooter who assassinated Charlie Kirk at a university event in the US state of Utah is continuing.
Sep 11, 2025•25 min
Qatari PM labels Israeli attack "barbaric"
There's outrage after Israel's bold strike on Hamas figures in Qatar, in a suddenly deepening rift in Middle East.
Sep 10, 2025•25 min
Prime Minister Albanese arrives in Vanuatu
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Vanuatu amid uncertainty over Australia's ability to seal a $500 million development deal.
Sep 09, 2025•25 min
Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison
Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole, for murdering three in-laws — and attempting to murder a fourth.
Sep 08, 2025•25 min
Thousands farewell officer killed in Porepunkah shooting
Thousands of mourners have gathered to remember the first of two Victoria Police officers who were fatally shot in Porepunkah in the line of duty last week.
Sep 05, 2025•25 min
Xi and Putin discuss immortality on hot-mic
Two authoritarian leaders, who've both extended their grips on power, caught discussing immortality, in a rare, unscripted moment in President Xi Jinping's tightly choreographed military celebration in Beijing.
Sep 04, 2025•25 min
China hosts lavish military parade
A huge display of China's military might in Beijing caps off four days of high level diplomacy with the leaders of more than twenty countries.
Sep 03, 2025•25 min
China's big week of diplomacy ramps up
President Xi Jinping is holding bilateral talks with Russia's President, Vladimir Putin;
Sep 02, 2025•26 min
Far-right demonstrators storm Indigenous gathering place
Anti-immigration rallies lead to violence and arrests across the country - how do the major parties respond to this sentiment?
Sep 01, 2025•27 min
Arrests made in Porepunkah but hunt continues
Two people arrested in police raids in the Victorian town of Porepunkah, as police hunt for Dezi Freeman, the man alleged to have shot and killed two police officers on Tuesday.
Aug 29, 2025•26 min
Search continues for alleged Porepunkah gunman
The search for fugitive Dezi Freeman continues in the rugged Victorian high country, as the state's police force mourn two of their own.
Aug 28, 2025•25 min
Police hunt for alleged Porepunkah gunman
Who is Dezi Freeman, the man accused of killing two Victorian police officers, and what do his previous legal altercations tell us about the threat of pseudo-law?
Aug 27, 2025•26 min
Iran 'orchestrated' at least two antisemitic attacks
Federal government alleges Iran directed multiple anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.
Aug 26, 2025•26 min
Erin Patterson returns to court
Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has listened from the dock as family members of her victims spoke about the impact of her crimes.
Aug 25, 2025•25 min
National changes to protect children
Education ministers agree to CCTV cameras in childcare centres, mandatory child safety training and establishing a national educator register.
Aug 22, 2025•25 min
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