Adelaide prison escapee suffered 'significant' injuries during arrest, lawyer says
The lawyer for a man who abseiled out of a maximum-security prison in Adelaide on Tuesday says his client suffered "significant" injuries during his arrest.
Source: ABC News | 3 Dec 2020 | 8:16 pm
House prices to surge in Australian capitals, thanks to 'aggressive' Government stimulus
Capital city prices will get a lot more expensive next year according to property analysts, while the amount of money Australians are borrowing to buy property has jumped to a record high.
Source: ABC News | 3 Dec 2020 | 7:25 pm
Two days after being banned for racist tweets, Argentina's rugby captain has been reinstated
Pablo Matera won't play against the Wallabies on Saturday, but he is Argentina's captain again after the country's rugby union governing body rescinding suspensions for him and two other players over racist social media posts.
Source: ABC News | 3 Dec 2020 | 7:24 pm
Mango dress: Teen makes 1,400-mango gown to highlight food waste
Australian teenager Jess Collins says she wants to draw attention to how many mangoes are left to rot.Source: BBC News - Australia | 3 Dec 2020 | 5:04 am
Sydney storm sets bell tower ablaze and cuts power to thousands
Lightning sparks a fire in a heritage building as damaging winds cut power to 20,000 homes.Source: BBC News - Australia | 2 Dec 2020 | 3:49 pm
Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Academic thanks supporters after Iran 'nightmare'
British-Australian Kylie Moore-Gilbert says friends gave her "strength" while jailed on spy charges.Source: BBC News - Australia | 2 Dec 2020 | 8:10 am
China refuses to apologise to Australia for fake soldier image
The retort comes after Canberra demands an apology over a fake image of a soldier killing a child.Source: BBC News - Australia | 2 Dec 2020 | 4:35 am
Australian scientists map millions of galaxies with new telescope
A powerful telescope in Australia gives a glimpse of three million galaxies in record time.Source: BBC News - Australia | 1 Dec 2020 | 3:02 pm
Australia bushfire spreads across popular Fraser Island
The fire is sweeping through the World Heritage site off the east coast, destroying unique forests.Source: BBC News - Australia | 1 Dec 2020 | 9:18 am
Australia demands China apologise for posting 'repugnant' fake image
A fake image posted by a Chinese government official depicts an Australian soldier murdering a child.Source: BBC News - Australia | 30 Nov 2020 | 11:49 pm
Coronavirus: Qantas adds to job cuts by outsourcing 2,000 roles
The Australian airline had already announced the loss of 6,000 staff as it tackles virus downturn.Source: BBC News - Australia | 30 Nov 2020 | 4:49 pm
White Island volcano: NZ officials charge 13 parties over tragedy
Some 22 people died when the volcano suddenly erupted last December with tourists on it.Source: BBC News - Australia | 30 Nov 2020 | 2:31 pm
Sydney records hottest November night on record
Australia, where it is still officially spring, is already seeing soaring heat in several states.Source: BBC News - Australia | 30 Nov 2020 | 1:32 am
Getting 'crushed' on Melbourne's path to coronavirus success
By one measure the city has just eliminated the virus, but relieved locals also fear a hidden cost.Source: BBC News - Australia | 28 Nov 2020 | 4:50 am
How sunshine can make the railways greener
The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.Source: BBC News - Australia | 25 Nov 2020 | 2:12 pm
Afghanistan, home to the heroin trade, moves into meth
A new report warns Afghanistan is becoming a major methamphetamine producer, leaving addicts in its wake.Source: BBC News - Australia | 24 Nov 2020 | 1:36 pm
The 'bronzed Aussie' who knew life was for living
The story behind the plaque: the fast life and freakishly unlucky death of Karl Edwards.Source: BBC News - Australia | 24 Nov 2020 | 1:30 pm
Cheers and tears as families reunite in Sydney
Flights between New South Wales and Victoria reopened for the first time since July.Source: BBC News - Australia | 23 Nov 2020 | 10:37 pm
Australia 'war crimes': Elite soldiers 'lost moral compass'
Elite troops fostered a culture that allowed them to go rogue in Afghanistan, an ex-army officer says.Source: BBC News - Australia | 19 Nov 2020 | 8:07 pm
The human cost of Australia's illegal 'robo' hunt for welfare cheats
The "Robodebt" scheme aimed to find welfare cheats but wrongly accused hundreds of thousands of people.Source: BBC News - Australia | 19 Nov 2020 | 5:48 am
Australia drought: Capturing spectacular storms in the outback
An Australian photographer says it feels "amazing" to capture spectacular images of long-absent storms.Source: BBC News - Australia | 18 Nov 2020 | 6:03 am
Bigfin squid spotted in Australia for first time
The first sighting of a Bigfin squid has been recorded in the Great Australian Bight by researchers.Source: BBC News - Australia | 13 Nov 2020 | 7:02 am
Kylie: Coping with Covid lockdown
Pop royalty Kylie Minogue says she "couldn't pretend to be happy" during lockdown.Source: BBC News - Australia | 13 Nov 2020 | 4:34 am
Incredible act of generosity at toy store
Customers of a Queensland toy store were surprised and emotional to find their outstanding lay-bys had been paid off by a stranger.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Body of missing man found
The body of the man who went missing last week after the inflatable canoe he was in capsized in waters off Lake Alexandrina in South Australia has been found.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Woman allegedly sets fire to schoolgirl’s hair
A woman has faced court charged with assault after she allegedly set fire to a 13-year-old girl’s hair in a shocking random attack on public transport.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Qantas ‘threw workers to the kerb’
Qantas workers were “told we were family then thrown to the kerb” after the airliner announced another round of Australian job cuts.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Palaszczuk’s ‘raging economic storm’
The Palaszczuk Government has been slammed for “rolling the dice on debt” after revelations it would borrow seven times more than previously indicated.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Wild road rage brawl caught on video
Dashcam footage has shown the moment a man appeared to be punched in the head during a shocking brawl that broke out on a Gold Coast street at the weekend.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Alleged conwoman nabbed at airport
A woman has been accused of pretending to be a lawyer and pocketing tens of thousands from her “clients” before cutting off all contact.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Division in PM’s ranks over contentious call
Scott Morrison claims his government is more united than ever, despite internal rumblings over a controversial welfare scheme.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
Woman charged with murder for fatal fire
A woman has been charged with murder and arson over a house fire that killed a “young, happy” couple and their newborn baby in Melbourne.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |
WA museum censors China reference
Perth’s new museum has removed a reference to COVID-19 “originating in mainland China” after multiple complaints, including from the Chinese consul-general.Source: National Breaking News | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site |