A former colleague has remembered slain Victoria Police detective Neal Thompson as a “good country cop” who was just weeks away from retirement.
Alexandra Feiam
Australian stocks have climbed against the odds as investors shrugged off concerning inflation data and major retail losses to push the market higher.
Cameron Micallef
Young Australians face a triple threat of unaffordable housing, stagnant wages and limited political voice, with 40 per cent needing family help to buy a home.
More than one million welfare recipients will have their historical debts waived because it will cost more in resources to chase them up.
Jessica Wang
A construction site turned into a disaster when a crane buckled, slamming into a car and powerlines and trapping the operator.
Andrew Hedgman
Parents have revealed terrifying ordeals as contaminated yoghurt sent 10 people to hospital, including a little boy left struggling to breathe.
Elodie Jakes
Housing costs and alcohol prices have triggered Australia's sharpest inflation spike in 12 months, denting hopes of a further rate cut.
A man has died after a devastating house fire ripped through a lakeside home overnight, causing the structure to collapse.
A schoolgirl has died and dozens of other people have been injured in a horror school bus rollover in Victoria.
Blake Antrobus, Thomas Henry
Supermarket giant Woolworths has suffered a dramatic profit slump of nearly 20 per cent as cost-conscious shoppers abandon brand loyalty for better bargains.
A fast-food giant has announced an unprecedented $3.7m loss and the closure of more than 300 stores globally.
A trial to combat a “disappointing” trend at popular beaches this summer has garnered unanimous support from one council eager for change.
Clareese Packer
A WA Supreme Court judge has made a decision in the long-running defamation battle between former senator Linda Reynolds and her junior staffer Brittany Higgins.
Emma Kirk and Angie Raphael
A respected fishing captain who died when a boat overturned in “quite treacherous” waves early on Wednesday has been identified.
Clareese Packer and Andrew Hedgman
Residents of a Victorian town have been issued a chilling warning as police hunt sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot dead two police officers.
Blair Jackson, Alexandra Feiam
Hugh Jackman has thrown his star power behind Western Sydney University's revival of its prestigious program after an 18-year hiatus.
George Al-Akiki
Australians are being warned against trying to claim their superannuation to pay for holidays, lifestyle expenses or non-essential medical treatments.
The crown prosecutor in Outback Wrangler host Matt Wright’s criminal trial has delivered his closing address, detailing how the fatal helicopter crash has torn lives and friendships apart.
Kristin Shorten
The Aussie market tumbled after US President Donald Trump’s unprecedented dismissal of Fed governor Lisa Cook overshadowed Coles’ stellar performance.
Kylie Moore-Gilbert has welcomed Labor’s tough action on Iran after ASIO intelligence revealed it directed two anti-Semitic attacks on Australian soil.
A childcare worker will face court after allegedly assaulting a five-year-old girl with a hose.
New information has emerged about a mother’s murder and her daughter’s disappearance 25 years ago that stunned the nation.
Thousands of retirees’ savings were exposed to risky investments after Equity Trustees allegedly failed as a “gatekeeper”, triggering a major move.
Cameron Micallef and Andrew Hedgman
In a heartbreaking update, Victoria Police have identified the two officers killed in the horror ambush at Porepunkah as the search for the suspected shooter continues.
Blair Jackson, in Porepunkah, and Alexandra Feiam
