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Leader says ‘it’s not been easy’ as he stands aside five years after controversially realigning the country with China The Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has announced he will not stand as a candidate when lawmakers vote this week for a new leader, and his political party would instead back former foreign minister Jeremiah Manele.The two major opposition parties in Solomon Islands struck...

Matej Radelic was charged with with three counts of common assault in circumstances of aggravation or racial aggravation after video of incident went viralGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of racially aggravated assault after he allegedly restrained three young Indigenous children with cable ties has pleaded not guilty.Matej Radelic, 45, appeared in Broome magistrates court...

Emergency services called to incident at home in Boolaroo, about 20km west of NewcastleGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA 10-year-old girl has been stabbed to death in New South Wales’ Hunter region, with police arresting a 17-year-old girl over the incident.In a statement, NSW police said that at about 3.45pm on Monday, emergency services responded to reports...

‘There is no one single solution but what it clear is the status quo isn’t working’, says NSW minister for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assaultGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe upcoming national cabinet will aim to prevent gendered violence incited online and improve information sharing about high-risk perpetrators and serial offenders. The South Australian...

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel tells congregation eye injury a ‘sacrifice’, forgives alleged offenderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Assyrian bishop who was stabbed in a terrorist act at his Sydney church earlier this month has spoken of how he has lost the use of his right eye after the...

TGA advises manufacturing issues are causing shortages of multiple brands, with supplies to return to normal by JulyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s drugs regulator has warned that most menopause hormone therapy patches, used to treat menopause symptoms, will not be available until the middle of the year.The patches...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has been making the rounds on breakfast television this morning, currently speaking on ABC News Breakfast.He is asked why the government won’t declare violence against women as a national emergency?When we declare a national emergency, things kick in [such as] one-off payments for...

Protesters call for concrete action as prime minister agrees more needs to be doneGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn urgent national cabinet meeting on men’s violence against women will be convened for Wednesday, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, saying all governments nationwide – including his own at the federal level – must make changes and focus...

Jacinta Allan says failure of voice referendum hardened her resolve to ‘present the facts’ about impacts of colonisationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAhead of a historic appearance at Victoria’s Indigenous-led truth-telling inquiry, the premier, Jacinta Allan, said Australia’s failed voice referendum had strengthened her resolve to help “present the facts” about the state’s history and inequalities faced...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDai Le says funding for domestic violence prevention more important than a royal commissionAsked about social media platform Twitter and Elon Musk’s claims that efforts to ensure a video of a stabbing of an Assyrian priest be taken down globally would constitute a threat to “free speech”, Dai...

New laws would increase maximum penalties for people who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harmFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeople who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm could face 20 years in prison under proposed laws in Queensland.Drivers who...

Police and intelligence agencies should consult with multicultural communities before designating an incident an act of terror, Fowler MP saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities need to consult multicultural communities to ensure labelling violent crimes a terror act does not alienate people, an independent MP says.Dai Le, who represents...

It comes as a sixth teenager was charged with terrorism-related offences after raids across Sydney as investigations continue into church stabbingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA tenth person has been charged in relation to their alleged participation in the Wakeley church riot, according to New South Wales police.The 27-year-old was arrested at a home in Granville in...

Muslim organisations say they were not consulted before counter-terrorism raids that resulted in arrests relating to a church stabbing in SydneyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRepresentatives of the Australian Muslim community have called out what they called “questionable law enforcement tactics” after seven minors were arrested and six of...

This blog has now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs we reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, stating it had complied with a direction to remove content from the Wakeley church stabbing.However, underneath the post from the platform’s global government affairs team (which we quoted in our previous post),...

Co-founder leaving ‘to spend more time with his young family, improve the world via philanthropy, and help further the technology industry globally’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastScott Farquhar, the Australian tech billionaire and joint chief executive of software company Atlassian, will step down from his role at the end...

Lehrmann will pay the columnist $4,616 to cover cost of producing documents during failed defamation case against Channel Ten and Lisa WilkinsonGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay the columnist and author Peter FitzSimons’ costs for complying with a subpoena during Lehrmann’s failed defamation proceedings against Network Ten and former Project presenter Lisa...

Asic finds arrangements posed ‘significant risk’ of financial hardship but clothing store says it will appeal ‘racist and paternalistic decision’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian Security and Investments Commission has permanently banned the clothing store Urban Rampage from using the government’s Centrepay system to sign up mostly vulnerable...

Up to 160 whales have beached themselves at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough, more than 250km south of PerthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAuthorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west. Four pods have spread across roughly 500...

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA United States funding package authorising more military aid for Ukraine and Israel passed by Congress on Tuesday includes a A$5bn boost for the US domestic...

The opposition leader says Australia ‘can’t be the internet police of the world’ amid dispute between the eSafety commissioner and X over Wakeley stabbing content removalGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has labelled the eSafety commissioner’s demands for the global removal of footage of the alleged Wakeley stabbing as “silly”, a comment that...

Broad terms of subpoenas a ‘chilling’ precedent that could undermine future climate litigation, legal experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA federal court judge has allowed Santos to subpoena paperwork held by three activist groups who were not directly involved in a lawsuit against the oil company.Justice Natalie Charlesworth ruled on Wednesday afternoon that Santos could pursue...

This blog is now closedThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds gather in Sydney for Anzac Day dawn serviceAAP has the details on Sydney’s dawn service where hundreds of people – including veterans – gathered under a full moon and clear skies for a solemn service...

Five women who say they were forced to undergo invasive examinations seek to overturn judgment finding they could not directly sue Qatar AirwaysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFive women who allege they were forced off a Qatar Airways plane by armed guards and intimately examined at Doha airport are...