Peter Dutton has kicked off his election campaign with scalding criticism of Anthony Albanese as “too weak” to lead the country.
Ria Pandey and Jessica Wang
With cost-of-living shaping to be the dominant election issue, here’s what the major parties are promising to help ease your budget bottom line.
Jessica Wang
A 32-year-old man has been charged with killing a woman who was found dead in the backyard of her home.
Alexandra Feiam
A police officer who said ‘bugger it’ before fatally tasering a great grandmother at a nursing home has learned his fate.
Rhiannon Lewin
A range of popular food items have been pulled from a huge Aussie supermarket amid contamination concerns.
Holly Truelove
A fall in overseas arrivals into Australia could put further pressures on struggling businesses, an economist has warned.
Cameron Micallef
Peter Dutton has used a key pre-election speech to detail how he will reduce energy bills and divert gas into Australia’s energy grid, but rules out tax cuts.
Authorities are urging people to get vaccinated for the potentially deadly virus after dozens of measles exposure sites were identified across one Aussie state.
Emma Kirk
The AFP boss says the number of threats against politicians has nearly doubled in the past four years.
The ASX stumbled into the red on Thursday as US President Donald Trump’s freshly announced auto import tariffs stirs ‘mass uncertainty’ among investors.
A-list singer Dua Lipa was spotted trying to keep low-key as she took a trip to Bondi with her pals between shows in Sydney.
Joshua Haigh
Eligible Aussie travellers will benefit from fast-tracked travel through US airports via a new government program.
Zoe De Koning
Thousands of Aussies have been affected by a data breach that exposed personal identifiable information online.
Cricket legend Brett Lee’s beer company owed millions when it collapsed, with the tax man and a charity among those in the lurch.
A 21-year-old carpenter has been sentenced after his friend died following a “dangerous” chokehold on a boys’ weekend.
Peter Dutton’s Elon Musk-style efficiency pledge will put thousands of Australian public servants in the Coalition’s firing line.
Ria Pandey
A six-year-old boy who was killed after he was struck by a car while walking to school in Victoria has been identified.
Clareese Packer
The major banks have slashed their deposits and savings rates, just days before the RBA will announce the nation’s official cash rate.
A child has died on their way to school after a shocking alleged hit and run on a Victorian road.
Max Corstorphan
The federal treasurer has blasted the opposition for a “stunningly stupid admission” during an animated debate on income tax in parliament.
The opening of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been rocked by a tragic incident, with a patron who attended the Allstars Supershow confirmed dead.
A major airline will slash fares to this Aussie state to promote tourism and recovery in wake of several devastating weather events.
Aussies will need to wait about a week before finding out what data was viewed by a hacker following a major breach of a state government website.
Joanne Williamson, Clareese Packer
Cost of living relief and a modest tax cut are unlikely to slow the RBA’s progress on cutting rates, according to analysts.
