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NEWSPremiumNew clues as cops probe deadly ambush

The investigation into a deadly daylight shooting of a man outside a suburban home has taken a significant turn.

Andrew Hedgman

Anthony Albanese has called for the Alice Springs community to ‘come together’ after Kumanjayi Little Baby’s body was found. NewsWire / Nikki Short

UPDATEDPremium‘Anger’: Albo speaks on Kumanjayi Little Baby

Anthony Albanese has made a plea to the people of Alice Springs after riots rocked the city overnight following the discovery of a missing five-year-old girl.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Simon Helmot led the Melbourne Renegades to a title in 2024. Martin Keep/Getty Images

CRICKETPremiumChampion coach quits for ‘new opportunity’

The Melbourne Renegades are searching for a new coach after the sudden resignation of championship mentor Simon Helmot.

Tyler Lewis

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UPDATEDPremiumFormer Liberal MP to face child sex retrial

A former Liberal MP faces a NSW Supreme Court retrial later this year on allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy in 2017.

Steve Zemek

Domestic capacity cuts of 5 per cent will continue until the end of September. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

BUSINESSQantas responds to high fuel costs

Qantas and Jetstar are adjusting their flying plans again as pressures across the aviation industry continue to build.

Andrew Hedgman

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was frustrated by his side’s lack of efficiency inside 50 . Michael Klein

AFLPremium‘Unsure’: Coaches react to dramatic draw

Nothing could split Collingwood and Hawthorn on Thursday night, with one coach telling his players “we didn’t win tonight, but we definitely didn’t lose”.

Max Hatzoglou

Labor MP Dan Repacholi is demanding ‘urgent clarification’ about Mr Schofield’s status. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremiumMP demands answers after Israel intercepts Aussies

An MP is demanding answers after a man from his electorate trying to deliver humanitarian aid was intercepted by Israeli forces.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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AustraliaVideoChaos as vigilantes bash accused child killer, riots erupt

Violence has erupted in Alice Springs following the death of a five-year-old girl, prompting the relocation of accused murderer Jefferson Lewis, who is believed to have been assaulted prior to his arrest.

Emily Williams

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UPDATEDPremiumCriminal NDIS exploitation part of ‘broader trend’: official

Criminals exploiting the NDIS are part of a broader pattern of sophisticated illegal activity targeting government systems, a senate inquiry has been told.

Ria Pandey

A man has been charged after allegedly performing a Nazi salute. NewsWire Christian Gilles

NEWSPremiumMan charged over alleged Nazi salute

A man has been charged after an alleged Nazi salute outside a licensed premises sparked police action in regional NSW.

Andrew Hedgman

Coles posted quarterly sales results to the Australian sharemarket on Friday. NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

BUSINESSPremiumColes’ huge price promise to Aussies

Supermarket giant Coles has delivered its sales results for the March quarter, making a huge promise to Aussies on looming price hikes.

Blair Jackson

A grocery item is being pulled from supermarket shelves after Australia’s food watchdog issued an urgent recall. 

FoodComments‘Severe illness’: Ingredient urgently pulled from shelves

A popular food item has been urgently recalled over contamination fears.

Chloe Maher

Fuel prices have skyrocketed since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

POLITICSPremiumThree additional shipments of jet fuel, diesel to arrive in Australia

The government has revealed the key cities set to benefit after 150 million litres of extra fuel were secured through more shipments overnight.

Ria Pandey

ANZ posted a 9 per cent rise in half-year profits on Friday. NewsWire

UPDATED‘Ahead of us’: Big bank’s dire war warning

ANZ has posted a massive half-year profit, up nine per cent, as it delivers a dire warning to every Australian household.

Blair Jackson and Cameron Micallef

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POLITICSPremiumThreat to Jews ‘deeply unsettling’: Allegra Spender

The trauma of the Bondi massacre still “reverberates” through a Jewish community, the local MP says a day after the release of an interim report on anti-Semitism.

Ria Pandey

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UPDATEDPremiumSearch for man missing from commercial ship

Police are searching Port Phillip Bay after a crew member in his 30s vanished from a commercial ship.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe

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BREAKINGPremiumMan charged after paramedic stabbed

A man has been charged after allegedly stabbing an on-duty paramedic while he was getting a coffee at a cafe in Melbourne’s north.

Ike Morris

There were attacks on emergency workers outside the Alice Springs Hospital. (Rhett Hammerton/AAP PHOTOS)

crime, law and justiceAlleged child killer moved after 'violent outpouring'

A man accused of murdering a five-year-old girl has been flown out of an outback town after vigilantes beat him unconscious and attacked emergency workers.

Laine Clark and Lloyd Jones

The Prime Minister says Australia will hold ‘private’ talks with the US on reopening the Strait of Hormuz

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PM: Aus will do ‘anything that can assist’ Trump Hormuz plan

LIVE UPDATES: The Prime Minister says Australia will hold ‘private’ talks with the US on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Kimberley Braddish

Unions have renewed calls for a four-day work week. NewsWire / Nikki Short

BusinessPremium‘Work to live’: Unions push for a four-day work week

Unions have launched a radical push for a four-day work week without pay cuts, calling it the biggest employment shake-up since the 1970s.

Cameron Micallef

Police have arrested a 65-year-old man in relation to an alleged abduction and rape of a young mother in 1985. Vic Police

crimePremiumArrest after alleged 1985 rape, abduction

Police have released a photo of the milk bar where the woman was allegedly abducted more than four decades ago.

Harvey Constable

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WeatherCity that woke to surreal blanket of fog

Incredible images show a surreal, sliver blanket of fog draped over one major Aussie city.

Emma Kirk

The flow of migration over the past 20 years has been steady with an average three per cent annual growth rate. Andrew Batsch

NationalPremiumNew top migrant country for Australia

One country has narrowly overtaken England as Australia’s top overseas-born group.

Samina Rakhshani

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GolfPremiumAussie confronts uncertainty over LIV future

Australian golfer Travis Smyth hopes his “plan A” of securing a LIV Tour spot next year remains a possibility.

Marco Monteverde