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The Northern Territory on Saturday will vote for its government for the next four years after a campaign largely dominated by the crime crisis. Incumbent Chief Minister Eva Lawler is hoping to lead Labor to its third term in government, while Lia Finocchiaro is fighting to win at her second attempt as leader of the […]

An unseasonal winter heatwave baking Australia will bring “very much above average” temperatures over the weekend, with parts of the outback set to soar to as high as 38C. The mercury is set to reach a maximum of 26C in Sydney over the weekend, about 5C hotter than at the same time last year, with […]

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has committed to personally reviewing the visa application of far-right, anti-Semitic speaker Candice Owens, who is scheduled to come to Australia in November for a speaking tour. Tickets for her Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane shows, Candace Owens Live, are currently selling at $95 for reserved seating and extend to […]

A federal senator for Queensland has called for North Queensland to break away and become its very own state after pointing out the lack of regional representation among our country’s top decision-makers. Liberal Senator Matt Canavan, who lives in Rockhampton, made the bold suggestion in a piece for theCourier Mailon Friday, where he noted recent […]

There is fresh hope for troubled regional carrier Rex Airlines, with the company’s administrators revealing to a court there are tentative buy offers in the pipeline for the airline. At a Federal Court hearing before Justice Elizabeth Cheeseman on Friday, legal representatives for Rex’s administrators asked the court to grant an extension in the convening […]

Australian defence planners have hit another milestone in their AUKUS ambition to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, with an American nuclear attack submarine docking in Australia for maintenance work for the first time. The USS Hawaii, a Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, docked at Australian naval base HMAS Stirling in Perth on Thursday. Australian personnel will conduct maintenance work […]

New details have been revealed about how an air traffic controller missed the helicopter that crashed into a luxury hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot and sparking a massive fireball. Blake Wilson, 23, had been celebrating a farewell party with co-workers from Nautilus Aviation just hours before 400 people were evacuated from the DoubleTree Hotel […]

The mother of a child murdered by her ex-partner in a point-blank shooting before being dumped in a barrel in NSW’s rugged Blue Mountains has told a court she will “never know the truth” about her daughter’s death. Justin Stein, 33, was found guilty by a jury of murdering nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise Mutten in 2022 […]

The federal government is one step closer to implementing significant reforms to the Reserve Bank that would create two boards responsible for separately managing interest rate decisions and governance. Treasurer Jim Chalmers called for bipartisan support from shadow treasurer Angus Taylor after he agreed to Mr Taylor’s “good faith” concerns that would prevent the government […]

Anthony Albanese has hit back after Nationals Leader David Littleproud branded his comments at the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award as “completely out of touch”. The Prime Minister recalled a meal he shared with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto hours before getting on stage at the prestigious event. “We had dinner, beautiful Australian beef – not the […]