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ChristmasHow Albo ruthlessly trolled Scomo

The Opposition leader carefully chose Christmas gifts for the Kmart Wishing Tree charity appeal to have a crack at the PM.

Courtney Gould

LATESTPremiumInside reunion with Cleo’s rescuers

The hero cops who rescued Cleo Smith have been honoured at a Perth ceremony that was also attended by her thankful parents.

Holly Hales

BreakingPremiumUpdate in slain mum Kelly Zhang’s case

The boyfriend of a slain mum Ju ‘Kelly’ Zhang whose body was found in a landfill site weeks after she vanished has appeared in court.

Caroline Schelle

CourtsPremiumShock claim about ‘unexplained’ stabbing

A man who launched a horrific stabbing attack on a random woman in broad daylight for no reason has made a stunning claim in court.

Caroline Schelle

Shocking crimePremium‘Devil’ woman stabbed ex-lover 58 times after balcony fall

In a powerful victim impact statement, the victim’s mother expressed her despair at her daughter’s death, saying: ‘How could you be so merciless? What on earth are you, a human being or a devil?’

Steve Zemek

BreakingPremiumGreg Hunt to quit politics

Health Minister Greg Hunt is expected to announce he will quit politics after 20 years in a bombshell announcement.

Ashleigh Gleeson

PROPERTYPremiumHuge win for renters to save ‘unfair’ costs

Australia’s renters have scored a massive win that could save people tens of thousands of dollars in ‘unfair’ costs.

Alex Druce

Looking forward‘Emptiness’ driving grand final revenge

Watching a replay of the AFL grand final loss is a no-go zone for Western Bulldogs players who could get an early shot at some sort of revenge.

Russell Gould

Politics‘Wrong’: Candidate calls out racist messages

A female candidate has revealed she’s been sent racist messages from people because of her Chinese heritage, calling it out as ‘wrong’.

Ashleigh Gleeson

MurdersPremiumHuge development in unsolved murders

One state’s police force has launched one of its largest task forces after new evidence emerged about three unsolved murders.

Emily Cosenza

politicsPremiumHuge fear for Australia’s Ikea stores

A major proposal from Scott Morrison has received criticism from an unlikely source.

Courtney Gould

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Australia’s GDP crashes backwards

The economic cost of the Delta strain hitting Australia has been revealed in startling new figures showing the second biggest contraction in 47 years.

Ellen Ransley and Rebecca Le May

Tiger WoodsPremiumTiger shuts down accident questions

He was speeding but just how Tiger Woods crashed his car so badly that he almost lost a leg will remain a mystery.

 

PoliticsPremiumMPs pull all-nighter over vexed issue

Exhausted Victorian MPs are set to reach 24 hours in the chamber over an issue that hasn’t been this vigorously debated since 2017.

Rhiannon Tuffield

politicsPremiumPM’s disgust at ‘dog barking’

Scott Morrison has responded to shock allegations a senator disrespected Jacqui Lambie by growling when she was speaking.

Ellen Ransley

Police huntThree arrested after brazen quarantine escape

Three people have broken out of Australia’s most isolated quarantine facility amid fears Omicron could spread in the Northern Territory.

Courtney Gould

BREAKINGVictoria records 1179 cases, six deaths

There were 1179 new cases and six new Covid deaths in Victoria in the past 24 hours as the number of infected people in hospital fell.

Holly Hales

CricketPremiumWorld champs snubbed in IPL contracts

Josh Hazlewood bowled Chennai Super Kings to the Indian Premier League title, but he and David Warner are no longer a priority.

 

UpdatedColes, Westfield exposed to Omicron

A slew of major shops have been identified as Omicron exposure sites, while a sixth person in NSW is likely to have the variant.

Lauren Ferri

INVESTIGATIONPremiumBreakthrough in search for MH370

Experts believe they have finally cracked one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. Here’s why.

Alex Druce

worldPremiumReaction to Australia’s blunt China warning

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister, who says he has a ‘kangaroo in his heart’, has thanked Australia for its blunt message to China.

Ellen Ransley

UpdatedPremiumHated speed camera rule could go

Dominic Perrottet has hinted at a major change to speed camera rules after it was revealed fines skyrocketed in NSW.

Lauren Ferri

FloodingPremium’Get out now’: Qld town’s grim flood warning

Floods have sparked a late-night evacuation of one town as rainfall records are smashed across parts of eastern Australia.

Lauren Ferri

ONLINEAustralia’s big new move against trolls

Australia is ramping up its battle against social media giants and trolls, announcing its second major step in less than a week.

Ashleigh Gleeson