Australian shares fell during Friday’s trading as oil price fears overshadowed strong gains from one of the market’s largest sectors.
Cameron Micallef
Queen Mary and King Frederik X of Denmark will return to Australia on Saturday, marking the couple’s first trip in 13 years to the place where they met.
Rhiannon Lewin
Australia’s coffers could gain $190bn in a decade by making a simple tax change during the “worst housing crisis in living memory”.
Cameron Micallef and Ria Pandey
A One Nation candidate has been fined for lodging a misleading election funding claim during the 2024 state election.
Andrew Hedgman
A businessman supported a foreign intelligence when he sold reports to two people believed to be Chinese spies, a jury has found.
An Australian town has been left in the lurch after its only service station ran out of fuel as the country feels the flow-on effects of the war in Iran.
Clareese Packer and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A court has fined a daycare for safety breaches after a two-year-old boy was found unresponsive during a nap in 2022.
Australia’s biggest provider of jet fuel has cut exports, leaving the country’s airports with an uncertain future.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The national carrier has agreed to pay out a $105m settlement over cancelled flights during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The minister charged with looking after Australia’s fuel supplies has unleashed on people exploiting the fuel crunch gripping parts of the country.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer, Nathan Schmidt
US President Donald Trump says the war against Iran is all-but done, but Australia’s latest move suggests otherwise.
Two teenagers have died after their e-bike collided head-on with a Harley Davidson motorbike, leaving another man seriously injured.
Jack Nivison
Traders wiped $40bn from the local market on Thursday, off the back of surging oil prices and fears of a potential rate hike.
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame has revealed she has lost key speaking engagements due to what she claims is a “smear campaign”.
A trio of firebrand senators have called for a major rule change after alleging they were subject to racial abuse while working in parliament.
Ria Pandey
The country’s chief diplomat has called on warring parties in the Middle East to follow international law after a “tragic” attack.
A highly contagious disease is making a comeback in Australia, sparking urgent warnings from health authorities.
Police have revealed a sad update in the search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, who was last seen almost six months ago.
Abisha Sapkota, Rhiannon Lewin, Hannah Moore and Euan Kennedy
Oil prices have rocketed despite the largest emergency reserve release in history, sending Australian markets into sharp decline.
Cash-strapped mortgage holders are being warned interest rates could reach their highest levels in 15 years as the Middle East conflict bites hard.
Hundreds more Australians stranded in the Middle East have made it home as the war against Iran escalates.
A woman found dead alongside her one-year-old child inside their home has been identified, while the baby’s father remains hospitalised.
Rhiannon Lewin, Andrew Hedgman and Jack Nivison
A 16-year-old boy has died and two other teenagers were injured after a car carrying the three youths slammed into an underpass.
Millions of Australians are surprisingly set to save on power bills in welcome news for struggling households.
