The 12-year-old boy allegedly stole the car from a driveway and led police on a chase through the streets, before trying to flee on foot into bushland.
Alexandra Feiam
Former NSW independent MP Gareth Ward has spent the past two months behind bars after he was found guilty of sexually abusing two young men.
Rhiannon Lewin
Severe weather warnings are in place across three states set to be hit by some wet, windy weather over the weekend.
Thomas Henry
The former political staffer alongside his wife Brittany Higgins was found to have defamed former Liberal senator Linda Reynolds.
While a mass increase of EV sales is instrumental for Australia to reach its 2035 climate target, a major report has also warned of potential “security risks”.
Jessica Wang
The light plane appeared to fall off live air traffic radars on Thursday, with grave fears held for the single occupant.
Thomas Henry, Alexandra Feiam
Energy stocks have led a dramatic market slump after a $36bn Santos takeover collapsed overnight, wiping billions from the ASX.
Cameron Micallef
The government’s tax take from Aussie workers is set to soar by 90 per cent in the next decade, as workers are asked to fund the nation.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced the shock resignation of two key cabinet ministers, just months before the state heads to the polls.
The case of a man who allegedly used a whale euthanasia charity to obtain lethal drugs and assist two suicides has been heard in court.
Elodie Jakes
Australians face a $1.6 trillion hit to household spending and plummeting living standards if the nation fails to change its ways on emissions, a new report reveals.
Police have warned school holidays are “primetime” for online predators, revealing the risk children face from inside their homes.
George Al-Akiki
Harrowing images show a humpback whale and her calf fighting for their lives after becoming entangled in shark nets.
Andrew Hedgman
The national jobless rate remains frozen at 4.2 per cent, but it is unlikely to help struggling mortgage holders.
Masks have been made mandatory in parts of a major hospital amid a fast-growing outbreak that has sparked fresh warnings.
Kmart is “reviewing its options” to appeal the government watchdog’s finding on facial recognition cameras installed in stores to detect theft.
Blair Jackson
Police have raised the stakes in their hunt for answers about two cold cases, offering $500,000 for breakthrough information.
A $30bn takeover offer for one of Australia’s largest companies has collapsed, prompting this reaction from the chairman.
Police have revealed a major update after a 26-year-old man was gunned down on a Melbourne street in a “targeted” attack.
The traditional retirement age of 65 is vanishing as new data reveals a quarter of Australian men are now working well into their 70s.
Special operations police have been spotted entering a national park during the search for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman, as it emerged a conman has been taking advantage of the community.
A massive breakthrough has been made 23 years after a South Australian woman went missing.
Health authorities have issued a list of locations where an infectious person travelled early last week.
A $100m restructure is set to chop more than 100 staff and 1100 subjects in a bid to return a university to surplus.
