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Former aide to Craig Kelly found guilty of sex crimes against four victims aged between 19 and 24 at time of offendingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAn aide to the former federal MP Craig Kelly used his position to lure powerless young women who he would go on to sexually touch and assault over a period of...

Legal Observers NSW says ‘several officers’ at Port Botany protest – where 19 people were arrested – wore thin blue line patch on uniformFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAt least one New South Wales police officer wore a “thin blue line” badge – which has been co-opted by far-right...

Magistrate clears couple of other domestic violence allegations in hearing at Sydney’s Downing CentreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWilliam Tyrrell’s former foster parents have been found guilty of intimidating another child in their care, but cleared of a slew of other domestic violence allegations.In a hearing at Sydney’s Downing...

Keli Lane, convicted of murdering newborn daughter in 1996, refused parole because she has not helped police find Tegan’s bodyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA woman convicted of killing her baby daughter in one of Australia’s most notorious criminal cases has been denied parole after more than 13 years...

Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is taking several months offFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBroadcaster and saxophonist James Valentine has revealed live on ABC radio that he has oesophageal cancer and is taking several months off to undergo surgery.The...

Willyama High School at Broken Hill set to be rebuilt, education minister Prue Car saysGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales school where mould has infested carpets, chairs, plasterboard and even drum kits will be demolished and rebuilt, the state’s education minister has announced.Willyama high school at Broken Hill has been closed to students and...

Force responds to scathing NSW law enforcement conduct commission report, dismissing four of 19 recommendationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have rejected calls from the state’s police watchdog for updated training and protocols for officers on the use of force, especially when handcuffing children, after a scathing report handed down last year.In its Operation...

Under Operation Regional Mongoose, 153 people – including 109 children – have been charged since September, the youngest 11 years oldGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have said they intend to keep locking up young offenders and “holding them to account” as part of their youth crime crackdown.But the Aboriginal Legal Service has called...

Announcement comes as motoring body says EV blazes are rare, and after four unrelated lithium battery fires recorded in a single dayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters in New South Wales will need to complete compulsory training on electric vehicles amid a boom in their sales and a spate of lithium battery fires across the state.The state...

Firefighters responded to blazes set off by an ebike, an EV charging station, a garden hedger and a loose battery in a garbage truckGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLithium-ion batteries sparked four fires in just one day in New South Wales this week, amid growing concern over the rise in battery-related blazes.One man was taken to hospital...

This blog is now closed.Aged care workers to get 23% average pay boost as union heralds move as ‘one of the best outcomes’ ever achievedAustralia reinstates funding to UNRWA to provide aid in GazaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast‘Important [that] age care providers … are not profiteering’, Health Services Union president saysSpeaking to ABC News Breakfast, Gerard...

Study of global heating finds snowfall in Victoria and New South Wales could decline much faster than in other alpine areas around the world Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastGlobal heating will cause snow cover in the Australian Alps to decline by 78% by the end of the century...

William ‘Little Pebble’ Kamm and Sandra Costellia expected to be charged following six-month NSW police investigationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCult leader William Kamm and his partner have been arrested in Sydney over allegations they groomed a 19-year-old woman for sex from the age of six.Kamm, 73, who refers to himself as “Little Pebble”, allegedly sent the...

Extreme heat forecast to continue across Victoria, Tasmania, SA and NSW for several days, as record temperatures cause cancellation of long weekend eventsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHobart residents sweated through the city’s hottest night in 112 years as a severe heatwave continues to affect large parts of south-east...

Proceeds from sale – which is believed to be below $5 million – will be used to pay back some of the money stolen from investorsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastConwoman Melissa Caddick’s luxury Sydney penthouse is finally off the market and the proceeds will be used to pay back some of the money stolen from dozens...

Pitch music and arts festival attenders urged to delay arrival, with those already on site advised to head homeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFestivalgoers at a music festival in Victoria’s Grampians have been advised to leave amid the extreme heat and fire danger, while Melbourne’s iconic Moomba Parade has been cancelled due to soaring temperatures.Residents across four...

The 39-year-old has also been charged with improperly interfering with a corpse or human remainsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man accused of murdering his mother and dumping her body in the boot of a car has been formally refused bail during his first court appearance.Jeramie James Massie, 39, was arrested at a unit on Park Street...

Nine says it can prove Synergy 360 and its CEO ‘engaged in corrupt conduct’ by former Liberal frontbencher in defence filed to NSW courtAlleged corrupt conduct between ex-federal Liberal MP Stuart Robert and Synergy 360 included a “gypsy’s warning” to encourage a contract between the consulting firm and a major IT company, Nine claims.The network is being sued for defamation in a NSW supreme...

Fire and Rescue NSW believe battery went into ‘thermal runaway’, killing two of Teralba townhouse’s occupantsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFire and Rescue NSW is urging caution after what appears to be the state’s first recorded deaths in a lithium-ion battery-related fire last week.About 4am on Thursday, four people...

Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA great white shark washed up on to a beach on the New South Wales north coast, shocking locals and attracting a crowd of beachgoers.The 4m shark was seen swimming close to...

Adaminaby residents decry Snowy Mountains landmark’s colour scheme, with new design set to go to community consultationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFrom the banana to the pineapple to the sheep: pick your “thing” and Australia will have a big version of it. But Adaminaby’s Big Trout is causing controversy in the 301-person town, north-west of Cooma in...

Synergy 360 is seeking damages after claiming news articles were defamatory, while Nine says it will ‘vigorously defend’ the claimGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastConsulting firm Synergy 360 says it needs to be vindicated with significant damages over four news reports claiming secret advice from then-federal Liberal MP Stuart Robert benefited its clients.After a parliamentary inquiry, Robert...

It was only two weeks ago that the founder of Timor-Leste’s own pride march learned he and 10 others were coming to AustraliaLive news: Minns to become first NSW premier to join Sydney Mardi Gras parade‘It feels like we lost brothers’: Sydney Mardi Gras preparations take on sombre tone after alleged murdersNatalino Guterres likens getting the chance to march down Oxford Street in pure...

If police claims are correct, a gun appears to have been ‘largely unaccounted for’ the weekend before alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, Vincent Hurley saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA former senior detective has raised concerns about an apparent “breakdown” in processes that may have allowed...