# Twtxt is an open, distributed microblogging platform that # uses human-readable text files, common transport protocols, # and free software. # # Learn more about twtxt at https://github.com/buckket/twtxt # # This is an automated Yarn.social feed running feeds v0.1.0@72e53a9 # Learn more about Yarn.social at https://yarn.social # # nick = TheAge_National # url = https://feeds.twtxt.net/TheAge_National/twtxt.txt # type = rss # source = https://www.theage.com.au/rss/national.xml # avatar = https://feeds.twtxt.net/TheAge_National/avatar.png#bmau3oyahio4bk6prfnjgsztt3fel2snjelvlnoh5nubsh3gvvba # description = # updated_at = 2023-06-08T20:40:45Z # 2023-05-29T14:01:00Z **Sky green: Council’s trade-off for taller towers in the inner city**
Developers will need to meet new green building codes if they want Brisbane City Council approval for projects rising up to 50 storeys. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/sky-green-council-s-trade-off-for-taller-towers-in-the-inner-city-20230529-p5dc5j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T14:00:00Z **In the Herald: May 30, 1944**
The push to Rome, no rest for the N.E.S., and actors in the ring ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/in-the-herald-may-30-1944-20230526-p5dbmj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T13:59:00Z **Target Time and Superquiz, Tuesday, May 30**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/target-time-and-superquiz-tuesday-may-30-20230529-p5dc61.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:01:00Z **Annette was 39 when she felt a pain like ‘a knife through the back of my chest’**
Twenty years on, Annette Maher and her sister are helping scientists in their quest to find the cause of heart attacks affecting otherwise fit and healthy women. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/annette-was-39-when-she-felt-a-pain-like-a-knife-through-the-back-of-my-chest-20230524-p5dazf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **These Perth suburbs are flush with holiday rentals – but homes are hard to find**
The number of short-term rentals has risen over the past year, but those needing the certainty of a longer lease face fierce competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/these-perth-suburbs-are-flush-with-holiday-rentals-but-homes-are-hard-to-find-20230523-p5daip.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **Perth’s best brunches: Where to satisfy your mid-morning hunger**
Feel like brunch? It’s all about the eggs. Here are our top 12 brunch haunts you must visit. (Never before 10am, though.) ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-s-best-brunches-where-to-satisfy-your-mid-morning-hunger-20230523-p5daq9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **Attorney-General urged to free Folbigg as MPs mobilise support**
Michael Daley is under mounting pressure to release Kathleen Folbigg after NSW’s top prosecutor accepted reasonable doubt about her convictions over the deaths of her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/attorney-general-urged-to-free-folbigg-as-mps-mobilise-support-20230529-p5dbzl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **Private schools with fees of $8000 set to lose payroll tax exemption**
The head of Victoria’s Catholic school sector has lashed the tax change to affect some independent schools, and has warned there will be “significant consequences” for mid-fee schools. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/private-schools-with-fees-of-8000-set-to-lose-payroll-tax-exemption-20230529-p5dc5s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **Aussie Eurovision star thrilled to be in the frame with Peter Dutton**
The two worlds of lawyer and rocker Danny Estrin have collided with a little help from a cartoonist. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/aussie-eurovision-star-thrilled-to-be-in-the-frame-with-peter-dutton-20230529-p5dc7a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:00:00Z **Our leaders have a responsibility to set the standard on how we use language**
Being slow to process one’s thoughts is far less shameful than being quick with one’s tongue without thought and to the detriment of those who can’t or won’t fight back. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/our-leaders-have-a-responsibility-to-set-the-standard-on-how-we-use-language-20230529-p5dcao.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:54:37Z **Police arrest man after stand-off in western Sydney**
Man taken into custody in western Sydney after police operation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-arrest-man-after-stand-off-in-western-sydney-20230530-p5dcb7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T20:09:02Z **PM makes his strongest pitch for a "Yes" vote at referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parli**
Prime Minister urges Australians to back Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Adelaide speech. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-makes-his-strongest-pitch-for-a-yes-vote-at-referendum-on-indigenous-voice-to-parli-20230530-p5dcbb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T19:59:37Z **Cadaver dogs to search fire-gutted Sydney building for bodies**
Specialist search dogs to scour burnt-out Sydney building for bodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cadaver-dogs-to-search-fire-gutted-sydney-building-for-bodies-20230530-p5dcb9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T20:14:06Z **Convicted killer Chris Dawson faces trial over alleged student relationship**
Trial of convicted wife-killer and former teacher Chris Dawson to examine his alleged relationship with one of his students. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/convicted-killer-chris-dawson-faces-trial-over-alleged-student-relationship-20230530-p5dcbd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T20:51:24Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T21:20:18Z **PM makes his strongest pitch for a "Yes" vote at referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parli**
Prime Minister urges Australians to back Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Adelaide speech. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-makes-his-strongest-pitch-for-a-yes-vote-at-referendum-on-indigenous-voice-to-parli-20230530-p5dcbb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T21:19:53Z **Cadaver dogs to search fire-gutted Sydney building for bodies**
Specialist search dogs to scour burnt-out Sydney building for bodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cadaver-dogs-to-search-fire-gutted-sydney-building-for-bodies-20230530-p5dcb9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:00:19Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:00:00Z **‘Poor swots who have to beg’: The great divide for casual university staff**
Staff at Victorian universities are fighting to overhaul what they say is a two-tiered employment model in which some are stuck on insecure contracts for years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/poor-swots-who-have-to-beg-the-great-divide-for-casual-university-staff-20230522-p5da5v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:39:39Z **PM makes pitch for a "Yes" vote at referendum on Indigenous Voice to Parliament**
Prime Minister urges Australians to back Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Adelaide speech. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-makes-pitch-for-a-yes-vote-at-referendum-on-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-20230530-p5dcbb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:44:10Z **Cadaver dogs to search fire-gutted Sydney building for bodies**
Specialist search dogs to scour burnt-out Sydney building for bodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cadaver-dogs-to-search-fire-gutted-sydney-building-for-bodies-20230530-p5dcb9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:42:40Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:54:01Z **Police arrest man after stand-off in western Sydney**
Man taken into custody in western Sydney after police operation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-arrest-man-after-stand-off-in-western-sydney-20230530-p5dcb7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T22:59:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T23:12:41Z **Demolition of burnt-out Surry Hills building set to begin**
A 60-tonne long reach excavator has arrived in Sydney’s CBD to demolish the burnt Surry Hills building which was destroyed by an inferno last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/demolition-of-burnt-out-surry-hills-building-set-to-begin-20230530-p5dcc0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-29T23:09:16Z **Search for man after Mustang stolen from Melbourne home**
Police are searching for a man after a Mustang was stolen from a Melbourne home during an aggravated burglary. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/search-for-man-after-mustang-stolen-from-melbourne-home-20230530-p5dccq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T00:29:08Z **Blind man competes in jiu-jitsu competition**
Melbourne man Kadek Artayana faces off with an opponent at a International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/blind-man-competes-in-jiu-jitsu-competition-20230530-p5dcdy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T00:31:18Z **Blind man competes in jiu-jitsu competition**
Melbourne man Kadek Artayana faces off with an opponent at an International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/blind-man-competes-in-jiu-jitsu-competition-20230530-p5dcdy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T00:44:29Z **From rock bottom to world championships: How jiu-jitsu brought light back to blind warrior’s life**
Kadek Artayana’s opponents at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championships will have a distinct advantage. The Melbourne man is completely blind, and will be fighting sighted people at the Florida competition. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-rock-bottom-to-world-championships-how-jiu-jitsu-brought-light-back-to-blind-warrior-s-life-20230530-p5dcdv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T01:30:36Z **‘Not enough information’: Elder sounds warning on Voice ahead of Pope meeting**
Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann said the public shouldn’t assume the Voice had the support of all Indigenous Australians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/not-enough-information-elder-sounds-warning-on-voice-ahead-of-pope-meeting-20230530-p5dcaz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T01:37:34Z **‘We need more people’: Healthcare watchdog survey reveals under-staffing, bullying**
A culture review at the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency identified some positive progress, but staff still reported unsustainable workloads and plummeting faith in leadership to drive change. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/healthcare/we-need-more-people-healthcare-watchdog-survey-reveals-under-staffing-bullying-20230527-p5dbql.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T01:48:58Z **Former Malka Leifer student settles abuse claim with ultra-Orthodox school**
The woman, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Adass community, filed a suit against Leifer and the Adass Israel School over fresh allegations of abuse. She settled the case hours before the trial was due to begin. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-malka-leifer-student-settles-abuse-claim-with-ultra-orthodox-school-20230524-p5darc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T01:56:42Z **Cadaver dogs to search fire-gutted Sydney building for bodies**
Specialist search dogs to scour burnt-out Sydney building for bodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cadaver-dogs-to-search-fire-gutted-sydney-building-for-bodies-20230530-p5dcb9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T01:54:52Z **Woman dead, child injured and man under guard after suburban stabbing**
A woman was fatally stabbed after an alleged altercation with a man in Endeavour Hills, with a child also hurt during the incident on Tuesday morning. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woman-dead-child-injured-and-man-under-guard-after-suburban-stabbing-20230530-p5dcbg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T02:00:20Z **Former Deakin University lecturer sentenced for murder of wife**
Adam Brown, a former lecturer from Melbourne’s Deakin University, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for the murder of his wife. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/former-deakin-university-lecturer-sentenced-for-murder-of-wife-20230530-p5dcfl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T02:05:36Z **Woman found stabbed to death, man under police guard in hospital**
A man is under police guard in hospital after a woman was found stabbed to death at a home in Melbourne's south-east. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/woman-found-stabbed-to-death-man-under-police-guard-in-hospital-20230530-p5dcfq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T02:34:05Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T02:43:21Z **Boss of trouble-plagued Perth Mint flies the coop**
Perth Mint boss Jason Waters has exited the job just 12 months after taking it on, leaving the trouble-plagued state-owned enterprise to helm Perth Airport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/boss-of-trouble-plagued-mint-flies-the-coop-20230530-p5dcf7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T02:55:33Z **Chris Dawson does not deny student relationship but denies timing, court told**
The girl had been experiencing difficulties at home and approached Dawson to talk about it because he had been ‘paying particular attention to her’ in his class, the court heard. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/chris-dawson-does-not-deny-student-relationship-but-denies-timing-court-told-20230529-p5dc6v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:03:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:22:29Z **Major home builder avoids liquidation, but another collapses**
Most Mahercorp customers will have to pay 6.5 per cent extra to get their home finished. However, it’s not yet known when builders will return to finish building more than 700 homes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/major-home-builder-avoids-liquidation-but-another-collapses-20230529-p5dc8e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:18:50Z **Demolition of burnt-out Surry Hills building begins**
A 60-tonne long reach excavator has arrived in Sydney’s CBD to demolish the burnt Surry Hills building which was destroyed by an inferno last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/demolition-of-burnt-out-surry-hills-building-set-to-begin-20230530-p5dcc0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:16:44Z **Accused Perth school shooter ‘actively endangered lives’, court told**
Prosecutors told Perth Children’s Court on Tuesday the state would likely seek for the boy to face two counts of committing an act which endangered the life of others. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/accused-perth-school-shooter-actively-endangered-lives-court-told-20230530-p5dcgj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:38:24Z **Woman dead, child in hospital and man under guard after suburban stabbing**
A woman was fatally stabbed after an alleged altercation with a man in Endeavour Hills, with a child taken to hospital after the incident on Tuesday morning. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woman-dead-child-injured-and-man-under-guard-after-suburban-stabbing-20230530-p5dcbg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T03:43:02Z **Bruce Lehrmann settles defamation case against News Corp, Samantha Maiden**
The former federal political staffer dropped the proceedings on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bruce-lehrmann-settles-defamation-case-against-news-corp-samantha-maiden-20230530-p5dch6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:02:42Z **‘You had an opportunity to stop’: Deakin University lecturer jailed for sustained, savage attack on wife**
Adam Brown sat unmoving and struggling to hold back tears as the Supreme Court heard that an argument over childcare arrangements turned fatal when the 41-year-old stabbed his wife to death. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/you-had-an-opportunity-to-stop-deakin-university-lecturer-jailed-for-sustained-savage-attack-on-wife-20230530-p5dcbu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:10:22Z **Demolition begins on building damaged in Sydney blaze**
The demolition of an inner-Sydney building that was gutted by fire last week has begun after authorities searched the rubble. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/demolition-begins-on-building-damaged-in-sydney-blaze-20230530-p5dci2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:23:20Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:49:43Z **Crash scene in NSW**
A crash scene outside Orange, NSW, where a 23-year-old man died following a terminated police pursuit on 30 May 2023. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/crash-scene-in-nsw-20230530-p5dcis.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:55:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:01:50Z **Charges laid over Horizontal Falls high-speed crash**
The eco-tour boat crashed into rocks in May 2022. The owner of the vessel and its master have now been charged. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/charges-laid-over-horizontal-falls-high-speed-crash-20230530-p5dcik.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T04:58:06Z **Suspected stolen car in fatal crash after NSW Police pursuit**
A 23-year-old man is dead after a suspected stolen car crashed outside Orange, NSW. Social media video shows the huge emergency services response. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/suspected-stolen-car-fatally-crashes-after-nsw-police-pursuit-20230530-p5dcid.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:18:13Z **Fare fighter, pub crawler and feminist: Zelda D’Aprano immortalised in bronze**
Equal pay campaigner Zelda D’Aprano began her protests in the 1960s, but as a statue of her was unveiled in Melbourne on Tuesday, supporters said the battle goes on. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fare-fighter-pub-crawler-and-feminist-zelda-d-aprano-immortalised-in-bronze-20230530-p5dcc5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:28:19Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:33:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:43:47Z **Perth stripper on trial for ‘causing fear’ in armed SWAT costume**
Chad Satchell was ordered to put his hands where police could see them before he was handcuffed while waiting for a party bus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-stripper-on-trial-for-causing-fear-in-armed-swat-costume-20230530-p5dcje.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:51:37Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:44:56Z **‘C u in 15 – be there’: Lawyer accused of professional misconduct over threatening messages**
Lawyer Pat Lennon is on bail over drug charges, allegedly sustained a broken jaw in an attack and has been stuck in Malaysia for months after his passport expired. Now, he faces ‘disciplinary prosecution’ over text messages sent to another lawyer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/c-u-in-15-be-there-lawyer-accused-of-professional-misconduct-over-threatening-messages-20230530-p5dcdc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T05:58:01Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:07:10Z **NSW Police Strikeforce Artal fraud arrest**
A man has been charged by NSW Police Strikeforce Artal over his alleged role in a $1.2 million money laundering and fraud syndicate allegedly trying to board a plane out of Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-police-strikeforce-artal-fraud-arrest-20230530-p5dck6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:12:54Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:10:41Z **NSW Police Strikeforce Artal fraud arrest**
A man has been charged by NSW Police Strikeforce Artal over his alleged role in a $1.2 million money laundering and fraud syndicate allegedly trying to board a plane out of Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-police-strikeforce-artal-fraud-arrest-20230530-p5dck6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:19:55Z **‘Pleasure to teach’: Secret message in Dawson’s report card comment, court hears**
Convicted wife killer Chris Dawson allegedly alluded to a secret sexual relationship with a teenage girl in a comment on her school report card. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/chris-dawson-does-not-deny-student-relationship-but-denies-timing-court-told-20230529-p5dc6v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:19:32Z **Demolition begins on building damaged in Sydney blaze**
The demolition of an inner-Sydney building that was gutted by fire last week has begun after authorities searched the rubble. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/demolition-begins-on-building-damaged-in-sydney-blaze-20230530-p5dci2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:19:30Z **Remains of three new Pompeii victims unearthed**
Archeologists have found the remains of new Pompeii victims, believed to be two women and a child. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/remains-of-three-new-pompeii-victims-unearthed-20230530-p5dckc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:29:42Z **Woman dead, man and child in hospital, after stabbing in Melbourne**
A woman is dead and a man and child have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Melbourne's south-east. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/woman-dead-man-and-child-in-hospital-after-stabbing-in-melbourne-20230530-p5dckh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:39:49Z **Crown agrees to pay $450 million penalty over breaches**
Crown Resorts have agreed to pay a $450 million fine over breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/crown-agrees-to-pay-450-million-penalty-over-breaches-20230530-p5dckl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:39:40Z **Melbourne university lecturer jailed for 'savage' murder of wife**
A Melbourne university lecturer who stabbed his wife to death will spend up to 24 years behind bars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-university-lecturer-jailed-for-savage-murder-of-wife-20230530-p5dckm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:51:57Z **Bullet fired into Sydney primary school**
A bullet has been shot through a Sydney school window. There are no reports of injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/bullet-fired-into-sydney-primary-school-20230530-p5dckj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T06:49:38Z **Could this type of garlic help fight against COVID-19?**
A tiny farming town near Mildura has uncovered a type of garlic so potent scientists have used it to stop COVID-19 in its tracks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/could-this-type-of-garlic-help-fight-against-covid-19-20230530-p5dckq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:04:52Z **Bullet fired through window of Sydney school**
A shot has been fired into the window of a classroom at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bullet-fired-through-window-of-sydney-school-20230530-p5dckv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:09:54Z **Police investigate possible shooting and car fire link**
Police are investigating a possible link between a shooting at an Auburn home and a car set alight at Granville. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-possible-shooting-and-car-fire-link-20230530-p5dckz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:09:45Z **Lehrmann settles defamation case with News Corp over rape allegation coverage**
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has settled his defamation case with News Corp over its coverage of rape allegations against him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lehrmann-settles-defamation-case-with-news-corp-over-rape-allegation-coverage-20230530-p5dcl0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:20:05Z **Man charged following alleged armed robbery of jewellery store**
A 20-year-old man has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store, which saw over $200,000 in stock taken. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-following-alleged-armed-robbery-of-jewellery-store-20230530-p5dcl5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:15:10Z **Chris Dawson faces court on carnal knowledge charge**
Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson is facing a trial over whether his alleged sexual activity with a student occurred while he was her teacher. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/chris-dawson-faces-court-on-carnal-knowledge-charge-20230530-p5dcl2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:32:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:31:53Z **Australian astronomer wins prestigious Shaw Prize**
An Australian astronomer has been honoured for his role in the discovery of fast radio bursts, mysterious pulses of energy from beyond the Milky Way. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australian-astronomer-wins-prestigious-shaw-prize-20230530-p5dckd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:40:35Z **‘The most beautiful person’: Mother dead, child in hospital and man under guard after suburban stabbing**
Passionate bodybuilder Monique Lezsak has been remembered as a great parent of nine-year-old twins after she was found stabbed to death in a quiet Endeavour Hills street. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woman-dead-child-injured-and-man-under-guard-after-suburban-stabbing-20230530-p5dcbg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T07:57:41Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:00:00Z **‘I sought forgiveness’: Melbourne underworld figure finds God**
Former Notorious Crime Family figure Jimmey Barkho says his newly found Christian faith has made him reconsider his “bad actions”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-sought-forgiveness-melbourne-underworld-figure-finds-god-20230530-p5dcie.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:13:02Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:19:41Z **Chris Dawson faces court on carnal knowledge charge**
Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson is facing a trial over whether his alleged sexual activity with a student occurred while he was her teacher. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/chris-dawson-faces-court-on-carnal-knowledge-charge-20230530-p5dcl2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:19:35Z **Demolition begins on building damaged in Sydney blaze**
The demolition of an inner-Sydney building that was gutted by fire last week has begun after authorities searched the rubble. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/demolition-begins-on-building-damaged-in-sydney-blaze-20230530-p5dci2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:19:27Z **Bullet fired through window of Sydney school**
A shot has been fired into the window of a classroom at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bullet-fired-through-window-of-sydney-school-20230530-p5dckv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:24:29Z **Taxi drivers to be fined for not turning on meter**
Taxi drivers who refuse to turn on their meter will get a $1000 fine in NSW. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/taxi-drivers-to-be-fined-for-not-turning-on-meter-20230530-p5dclk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:33:24Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:29:54Z **Bullet fired through window of Sydney school**
A shot has been fired into the window of a classroom at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bullet-fired-through-window-of-sydney-school-20230530-p5dckv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:29:54Z **Accounting firms investigated by AFP**
The Australian Federal Police is investigating the amount taxpayers are handing over to accounting firms for consulting. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/accounting-firms-investigated-by-afp-20230530-p5dcll.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:34:11Z **Australia news LIVE: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:48:10Z **As it happened: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:44:46Z **NSW drone capability gets boost**
NSW drone capability is about to get a major boost as the government prepares to launch a trial of four new high-tech, long-range aircraft. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-drone-capability-gets-boost-20230530-p5dclo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:42:44Z **Bullet fired into Sydney primary school in ‘totally reckless’ shooting**
The classroom was full of Year 1 and 2 students when a bullet smashed the window. There were no reports of injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/bullet-fired-into-sydney-primary-school-20230530-p5dckj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:50:41Z **Melbourne university lecturer jailed for 'savage' murder of wife**
A Melbourne university lecturer who stabbed his wife to death will spend up to 24 years behind bars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-university-lecturer-jailed-for-savage-murder-of-wife-20230530-p5dckm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:50:13Z **Woman dead, man and child in hospital, after stabbing in Melbourne**
A woman is dead and a man and child have been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Melbourne's south-east. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/woman-dead-man-and-child-in-hospital-after-stabbing-in-melbourne-20230530-p5dckh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:49:30Z **As it happened: Bruce Lehrmann settles News Corp defamation case; PwC tax scandal fallout continues as nine staff members stood down**
The Greens accused the government of a sweetheart deal on its gas tax change, the PwC tax scandal fallout continues and WA’s premier quit politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-greens-fear-sweetheart-deal-on-gas-tax-change-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-as-nine-staff-members-stood-down-20230529-p5dc7x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:55:01Z **Could this type of garlic help fight against COVID-19?**
A tiny farming town near Mildura has uncovered a type of garlic so potent scientists have used it to stop COVID-19 in its tracks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/could-this-type-of-garlic-help-fight-against-covid-19-20230530-p5dckq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:54:58Z **Crown agrees to pay $450 million penalty over breaches**
Crown Resorts have agreed to pay a $450 million fine over breaches of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/crown-agrees-to-pay-450-million-penalty-over-breaches-20230530-p5dckl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:00:06Z **Family of teen killed in crash urge youths to speak out**
The family of a teen killed in the Bochara crash have urge youngsters to think twice before getting into a friend's car. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/family-of-teen-killed-in-crash-urge-youths-to-speak-out-20230530-p5dclr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T08:58:59Z **Man charged following alleged armed robbery of jewellery store**
A 20-year-old man has been charged following the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store, which saw over $200,000 in stock taken. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-following-alleged-armed-robbery-of-jewellery-store-20230530-p5dcl5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:07:30Z **Police investigate possible shooting and car fire link**
Police are investigating a possible link between a shooting at an Auburn home and a car set alight at Granville. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-possible-shooting-and-car-fire-link-20230530-p5dckz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:05:53Z **Increase in prisoners costing taxpayers**
A surge in Queensland's prison population is costing taxpayers more than ever before, prompting concerns about the state's justice system. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/increase-in-prisoners-costing-taxpayers-20230530-p5dclt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:15:45Z **Train track near misses shared as warning**
Footage of recent near misses on Adelaide's train network has been released as the government urges people to stop taking risks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/train-track-near-misses-shared-as-warning-20230530-p5dclx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:30:00Z **The Hillsong experiment is over. Christianity was never meant to be cool**
When I was a teenager, I joined Christian City Church. We were young, affluent and #blessed. Every girl (and maybe a few guys) wanted to marry Joel Houston, Hillsong founder Brian Houston’s son. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-hillsong-experiment-is-over-christianity-was-never-meant-to-be-cool-20230526-p5dbot.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:30:00Z **A geological car crash: Five images that explain Melbourne’s earthquake**
Australia is actually quite earthquake prone thanks to a unique, warped stress field that lies across our continent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-geological-car-crash-five-images-that-explain-melbourne-s-earthquake-20230530-p5dccl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:38:19Z **The suburbs being asked to rise to the challenge of population growth**
As the South Brisbane community considers the likely impact of taller towers, Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner has named other suburbs set for higher density. Is yours among them? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/the-suburbs-being-asked-to-rise-to-the-challenge-of-population-growth-20230530-p5dcey.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:39:42Z **Roger Cook to become new WA premier**
Roger Cook looks certain to become the next premier of Western Australia following Mark McGowan's resignation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/roger-cook-to-become-new-wa-premier-20230530-p5dcm1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T09:39:18Z **Police officer fails to win job back after strip club run-in**
Tanvir Brar has lost his appeal for reinstatement after he was ejected from a nightclub then accessed police records that included the manager’s address. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/police-officer-fails-to-win-job-back-after-strip-club-run-in-20230530-p5dcg7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T10:00:56Z **Melbourne council cuts ties with Russian sister city over Ukraine war**
The council unanimously moved to terminate the 34-year relationship with St Petersburg following calls from the Ukrainian community. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-council-cuts-ties-with-russian-sister-city-over-ukraine-war-20230530-p5dcm2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T10:00:00Z **Be well-informed on the referendum**
Age readers react to the referendum on the Voice, public versus private schools, and Sydney versus Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/be-well-informed-on-the-referendum-20230530-p5dcim.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T10:15:03Z **Roger Cook to become new WA premier**
Roger Cook looks certain to become the next premier of Western Australia following Mark McGowan's resignation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/roger-cook-to-become-new-wa-premier-20230530-p5dcm1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T10:39:36Z **‘I sought forgiveness’: Melbourne underworld figure finds God**
Former Notorious Crime Family figure Jimmey Barkho says his newly found Christian faith has made him reconsider his “bad actions”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/i-sought-forgiveness-melbourne-underworld-figure-finds-god-20230530-p5dcie.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T10:54:55Z **Charges for alleged school shooter could be upgraded**
The 15-year-old boy accused of shooting a gun in a school parking lot could have his charges upgraded. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/charges-for-alleged-school-shooter-could-be-upgraded-20230530-p5dcm9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T11:00:00Z **A themculean task**
But it’s good to know our number’s not up. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/a-themculean-task-20230530-p5dccy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T11:05:05Z **Plea to keep penguin discovery centre open**
The birds who call Penguin Island home will be left without a habitat if the discovery centre closes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/plea-to-keep-penguin-discovery-centre-open-20230530-p5dcma.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T11:09:59Z **Melbourne's east rattled by 2.3-magnitude earthquake**
Another earthquake has been detected in Melbourne, two days after people were shaken awake by another rumble. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbournes-east-rattled-by-2-3-magnitude-earthquake-20230530-p5dcmb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T14:00:00Z **In the Herald: May 31, 1954**
Challenge to Labour leaders, conductor wants X-rays of singers’ head, and prayer-wheels turn for Hillary. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/in-the-herald-may-31-1954-20230526-p5dbnd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Wednesday, May 31**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-wednesday-may-31-20230530-p5dci6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **‘It’s the uncertainty’: Anxious wait for flight paths for Sydney’s new airport**
The flight paths for the curfew-free Western Sydney Airport will determine whether the peace is shattered for people who live nearby. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/it-s-the-uncertainty-anxious-wait-for-flight-paths-for-sydney-s-new-airport-20230523-p5dajb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Half-million dollar price for Indigenous painting that hung in a suburban house**
Sold for under $800 in 1971, an Indigenous painting that helped found an art movement is up for sale again, for $500,000. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/half-million-dollar-price-for-indigenous-painting-that-hung-in-a-suburban-house-20230524-p5dazy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Alcoa’s junior partner backs environmental record in WA forests**
The Melbourne-based company that owns 40 per cent of Alcoa’s WA operation has defended its mining against claims it threatens Perth’s water supply and the jarrah forest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/alcoa-s-junior-partner-backs-environmental-record-in-wa-forests-20230529-p5dc2n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **If you buy a house near a pub, don’t complain about the noise**
Dear NIMBYs, if you really want peace and quiet, please don’t live near pubs and then try to ruin the fun for the rest of us. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/if-you-buy-a-house-near-a-pub-don-t-complain-about-the-noise-20230529-p5dc9h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Greens elders slam transphobia inquiry**
Greens state leader Samantha Ratnam is under pressure to explain her role in establishing a secret inquiry that some think was aimed at two party members. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/greens-elders-slam-transphobia-inquiry-20230530-p5dces.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Sprawling Perth needs ‘Barcelona’ suburbs – but Metronet’s not the answer**
An influential industry body has identified five Perth suburbs as prime locations for transformative development near public transport, defying government logic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/sprawling-perth-needs-barcelona-suburbs-but-metronet-s-not-the-answer-20230530-p5dcgw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Alleged chief fraudster arrested at airport trying to flee country**
The alleged $1.2m fraud kingpin was arrested trying to board a plane at Sydney airport as investigators closed in, NSW Police say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/alleged-chief-fraudster-arrested-at-airport-trying-to-flee-country-20230530-p5dck3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Succession: Who is WA’s next premier, Roger Cook?**
After spending almost 15 years as second-in-command, Deputy Premier Roger Cook is set to become leader of the WA Labor Party and Western Australia’s 31st premier. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/succession-who-is-wa-s-next-premier-roger-cook-20230530-p5dckk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:00:00Z **Victorian Greens declare war on leakers**
The party continues to grapple with the fallout from a bitter internal debate over transphobia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/cbd/victorian-greens-declare-war-on-leakers-20230530-p5dcl9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:49:30Z **Health workers at NSW hospitals to walk off job for one hour**
New South Wales health workers to hold one-hour strike at hospitals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/health-workers-at-nsw-hospitals-to-walk-off-job-for-one-hour-20230531-p5dcmw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T19:54:38Z **Coalition to back $40 a fortnight increase in JobSeeker payment**
More than one million Australians to receive $40 a fortnight increase in JobSeeker payments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/coalition-to-back-40-a-fortnight-increase-in-jobseeker-payment-20230531-p5dcn1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T20:18:51Z **More CCTV footage released by police over Melbourne double killing**
Police release more CCTV footage over investigation into Melbourne double murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/more-cctv-footage-released-by-police-over-melbourne-double-killing-20230531-p5dcn7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T20:24:00Z **Blaze rips through house in Sydney's south-west**
Fire crews are currently on the scene of a house fire at Ambarvale in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/blaze-rips-through-house-in-sydneys-south-west-20230531-p5dcn9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T20:53:39Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T21:00:38Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T21:55:43Z **Coalition to back $40 a fortnight increase in JobSeeker payment**
More than one million Australians to receive $40 a fortnight increase in JobSeeker payments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/coalition-to-back-40-a-fortnight-increase-in-jobseeker-payment-20230531-p5dcn1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T22:29:45Z **Acclaimed indigenous painting found in an Adelaide house is up for sale**
Art historian Dr John Kean speaks about the 1971 painting Mikantji and Tywerl by artist Kaapa Tjampitjinpa, a founder of the Papunya Tula indigenous art movement. Video credit: D'Lan Contemporary art gallery. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/acclaimed-indigenous-painting-found-in-an-adelaide-house-is-up-for-sale-20230530-p5dcfw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T22:40:15Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T22:49:15Z **Two women inappropriately touched at Sydney train station, police search for man**
Police are seeking information about a man they believe knows more after two women were inappropriately touched when walking home near West Ryde train station. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/two-women-inappropriately-touched-at-sydney-train-station-police-search-for-man-20230531-p5dcny.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T22:51:36Z **Schoolboy charged with murder after fatal Sunshine stabbing**
A 17-year-old boy will front court on a murder charge over the death of Pasawm Lyhym, 16, who was fatally stabbed in broad daylight outside Sunshine train station almost a fortnight ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/schoolboy-charged-with-murder-after-fatal-sunshine-stabbing-20230531-p5dcnz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T23:00:34Z **Police charge 17-year-old over fatal bus stop stabbing in Melbourne**
Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder over the alleged stabbing of a 16-year-old at a Melbourne bus stop earlier this month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-charge-17-year-old-over-fatal-bus-stop-stabbing-in-melbourne-20230531-p5dcor.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T23:37:26Z **‘Very poor’ air quality: Winds push smoke into Brisbane CBD**
The weather bureau is forecasting the winds will push the smoke from the hazard reduction burn into the southern suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/very-poor-air-quality-winds-push-smoke-into-brisbane-cbd-20230531-p5dcot.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T23:49:20Z **IGA dropping prices on winter items to help with cost-of-living**
IGA is dropping the prices on winter items to help families cope with the cost-of-living. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/iga-dropping-prices-on-winter-items-to-help-with-cost-of-living-20230531-p5dcps.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T23:57:00Z **‘Night-mayor start’: Anghie’s mayoral campaign hits first hurdle**
High-profile architect Sandy Anghie’s Perth lord mayoral campaign has hit its first hurdle, with city officers and councillors pouring cold water on her bid to help the city shed its sleepy reputation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/night-mayor-start-anghie-s-mayoral-campaign-hits-first-hurdle-20230529-p5dc51.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-30T23:56:12Z **Underworld figure Jimmey Barkho's wedding**
Barkho, one of the most high-profile members of convicted killer George Marrogi's Notorious Crime Family gang, married long-term partner Mia Coory in a lavish ceremony last year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/underworld-figure-jimmey-barkhos-wedding-20230531-p5dcpx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T00:25:58Z **Schoolboy charged with murder after teen’s Sunshine stabbing death**
A 17-year-old boy will front court on a murder charge over the death of Pasawm Lyhym, 16, who was fatally stabbed in broad daylight outside Sunshine train station almost a fortnight ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/schoolboy-charged-with-murder-after-fatal-sunshine-stabbing-20230531-p5dcnz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T01:30:09Z **Melbourne CBD protest calls for council to end relationship with Russia**
A Melbourne CBD protest has been held to call for Melbourne City Council to end its relationship with Russia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-cbd-protest-calls-for-council-to-end-relationship-with-russia-20230531-p5dcry.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T01:30:00Z **Secret Sydney tunnel halts construction of boutique hotel**
Construction of the Oxford Street development has stalled over damage to a heritage-listed water bore. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/secret-sydney-tunnel-halts-construction-of-boutique-hotel-20230530-p5dcdw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T01:56:41Z **‘Coming for you’: Man faces court for allegedly abusing ABC broadcaster Stan Grant**
Michael Steven Davis, who says he identifies “as a man from 1990 where your pronouns don’t exist”, has faced a Sydney court. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/coming-for-you-man-faces-court-for-allegedly-abusing-abc-broadcaster-stan-grant-20230531-p5dcrg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:04:33Z **Australia's inflation rises to 6.8 per cent annually**
The rate of inflation in Australia has surprised expectations by rising to an annual level of 6.8 per cent in April 2023. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australias-inflation-rises-to-6-8-per-cent-annually-20230531-p5dcsk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:09:53Z **Police investigate whether ‘deodorant bomb’ caused building fire in Surry Hills**
A ‘deodorant bomb’ is being considered as the cause of a building fire in Surry Hills. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-whether-deodorant-bomb-caused-building-fire-in-surry-hills-20230531-p5dcsm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:08:08Z **Man in court over threats to Brittany Higgins, fiance**
A man accused of making death threats on social media against former political staffer Brittany Higgins and her fiance has fronted court. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-in-court-over-threats-to-brittany-higgins-fiance-20230531-p5dcsl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:20:09Z **RBA boss refuses to declare inflation 'victory' during Senate estimates hearing**
RBA Governor Philip Lowe faced a grilling at a Senates estimate hearing this morning, refusing to declare victory over inflation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-boss-refuses-to-declare-inflation-victory-during-senate-estimates-hearing-20230531-p5dcss.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:15:13Z **Inquest begins into deaths of mother and four kids**
Charmaine McLeod and her four young children died in a head-on smash with a truck on the Bunya Highway west of Brisbane in 2019. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/inquest-begins-into-deaths-of-mother-and-four-kids-20230531-p5dcnr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:14:45Z **Elderly couple assaulted during home invasion in Sydney’s south**
Three men have assaulted an elderly couple before ransacking their property in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-assaulted-during-home-invasion-in-sydney-s-south-20230531-p5dcsp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:39:38Z **‘He’s back’: Former Liberal MP Tim Smith considering return to Spring Street**
Driven by his desire to “remove the Andrews government”, former Liberal MP Tim Smith is considering a return to Spring Street. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/he-s-back-former-liberal-mp-tim-smith-considering-return-to-spring-street-20230531-p5dcrv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:48:50Z **‘He’s back’: Former Liberal MP Tim Smith considering return to Spring Street**
Driven by his desire to “remove the Andrews government”, former Liberal MP Tim Smith is considering a return to Spring Street. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/he-s-back-former-liberal-mp-tim-smith-considering-return-to-spring-street-20230531-p5dcrv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:51:42Z **Body search delayed by demolition of Surry Hills fire building**
Homeless advocate Cat Delaney said the building was known to regularly house rough sleepers, and she would not be surprised if a body was found later. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/body-search-delayed-by-demolition-of-surry-hills-fire-building-20230531-p5dcrs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:50:48Z **Family desperate for answers as police hunt for Perth prospector missing since Saturday**
Brian Brady, 72, was prospecting with friends in the state’s Mid West on the weekend when he went for a walk and didn’t return. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/family-desperate-for-answers-as-police-hunt-for-perth-prospector-missing-since-saturday-20230531-p5dct3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:04:32Z **Police investigating alleged assault outside of restaurant in Queensland**
Police are investigating an alleged assault outside of a restaurant in Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigating-alleged-assault-outside-of-restaurant-in-queensland-20230531-p5dctd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T02:59:13Z **Elderly couple assaulted during home invasion in Sydney’s south**
Three men have assaulted an elderly couple before ransacking their property in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-assaulted-during-home-invasion-in-sydney-s-south-20230531-p5dcsp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:15:26Z **Health Minister Mark Butler provides update to proposed tobacco control legislation**
Health Minister Mark Butler has provided an update to proposed tobacco control laws, vowing to introduce legislation to parliament later this year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/health-minister-mark-butler-provides-update-to-proposed-tobacco-control-legislation-20230531-p5dctj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:21:12Z **Teen murder accused faces court over fatal Sunshine stabbing**
The court was told it was the boy’s first time in custody and his defence lawyer said police advised the accused’s mother to move house after threats were made against her. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/schoolboy-charged-with-murder-after-fatal-sunshine-stabbing-20230531-p5dcnz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:27:39Z **Served people with severe communication impairments**
Rosemary Crossley’s teaching, researching and advocating for people with little or no functional speech improved the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable people in many countries and over five decades. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/served-people-with-severe-communication-impairments-20230531-p5dctg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:54:46Z **Parents concerned after bullet shot through window**
Parents have vented their concerns and frustrations after a bullet was shot through a classroom window at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-concerned-after-bullet-shot-through-window-20230531-p5dcue.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:50:39Z **Building regulator warns consumers to stay away from Modco Residential**
WA’s building industry regulator has issued a stark warning over Modco Residential, owned by Perth glamour couple Yusuf Khan and Cynthia Lu. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/building-regulator-warns-consumers-to-stay-away-from-modco-residential-20230531-p5dcse.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T03:50:22Z **Shocking photos show horror of WA puppy farming**
RSPCA flooded with cruelty reports by the hundreds, despite law changes that were meant to stamp out backyard breeders. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/shocking-photos-show-horror-of-wa-puppy-farming-20230531-p5dcu1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:01:24Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:19:43Z **CCTV released as investigation into Zachery Davies-Scott's shooting murder continues**
NSW Police release CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to, as investigations continue into the shooting death of a 25-year-old man near Newcastle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cctv-released-as-investigation-into-zachery-davies-scotts-shooting-murder-continues-20230531-p5dcum.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:26:53Z **No backroom deals needed to secure Roger Cook’s path to Premier: Johnston**
Bill Johnston, flanked by fellow right faction MPs, said Cook received their endorsement because he was the best person to lead the entire state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/no-backroom-deals-needed-to-secure-roger-cook-s-path-to-premier-johnston-20230531-p5dcuh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:46:29Z **Miraculous survival of prospector missing for four days in Mid West WA**
Brian Brady, 72, was prospecting with friends in the state’s Mid West on the weekend when he went for a walk and didn’t return. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/miraculous-survival-of-prospector-missing-for-four-days-in-mid-west-wa-20230531-p5dct3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:46:10Z **Perth Modern leaders officially dismissed after workplace bullying probe drags out over a year**
Former Perth Modern principal Lois Joll and associate principal Val Furphy have been officially sacked following a lengthy investigation into their conduct. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-modern-leaders-officially-dismissed-after-workplace-bullying-probe-drags-out-over-a-year-20230531-p5dcs3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T04:53:33Z **‘No backroom deals needed’ to secure Roger Cook’s path to premier**
Bill Johnston, flanked by fellow right faction MPs, said Roger Cook received their endorsement because he was the best person to lead the state. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/no-backroom-deals-needed-to-secure-roger-cook-s-path-to-premier-johnston-20230531-p5dcuh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:10:05Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:09:48Z **‘Coming for you’: Man faces court for allegedly abusing ABC broadcaster Stan Grant**
Michael Steven Davis, who says he identifies “as a man from 1990 where your pronouns don’t exist”, has faced a Sydney court. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/coming-for-you-man-faces-court-for-allegedly-abusing-abc-broadcaster-stan-grant-20230531-p5dcrg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:04:56Z **Two popular NSW McDonald's stores set to close**
Two McDonald's restaurants at the Wyong twin service stations will close permanently in mid-July and early 2024 respectively as the company's lease expires. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-popular-nsw-mcdonalds-stores-set-to-close-20230531-p5dcw4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:16:17Z **Ferries set for Dockside return after years without service**
Brisbane City Council will begin its upgrade of the Kangaroo Point terminal in days, and this will keep Dockside off Brisbane ferry routes for another six months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/ferries-set-for-dockside-return-after-years-without-service-20230531-p5dcqi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:15:23Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:20:16Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:31:44Z **Man arrested after three hour siege**
A man has been arrested following a three-hour stand-off with police after he allegedly threw roof tiles at officers ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-arrested-after-three-hour-siege-20230531-p5dcwm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:30:36Z **‘I’m ready’: Cook to follow McGowan’s lead as he takes mantle of WA premier**
Newly anointed West Australian premier Roger Cook has vowed to continue his predecessor’s legacy of unity and stability. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/no-backroom-deals-needed-to-secure-roger-cook-s-path-to-premier-johnston-20230531-p5dcuh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:52:30Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:45:00Z **Students were kept back at lunch. Parents said it was akin to a prison camp**
School leaders are grappling with a new landscape in which parents vent their frustration on social media and staff feel personally attacked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/students-were-kept-back-at-lunch-parents-said-it-was-akin-to-a-prison-camp-20230529-p5dc69.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T05:57:17Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:06:59Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:14:20Z **Elderly couple assaulted during home invasion in Sydney’s south**
Three men have assaulted an elderly couple before ransacking their property in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-assaulted-during-home-invasion-in-sydney-s-south-20230531-p5dcsp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:14:14Z **Parents concerned after bullet shot through window**
Parents have vented their concerns and frustrations after a bullet was shot through a classroom window at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-concerned-after-bullet-shot-through-window-20230531-p5dcue.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:25:39Z **Victorian Liberal MP Ryan Smith resigns, triggering by-election**
Victorian Liberal MP Ryan Smith has announced he is resigning from politics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victorian-liberal-mp-ryan-smith-resigns-triggering-by-election-20230531-p5dcxc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:34:20Z **Man guilty of Melbourne mum's wheelie bin murder**
Joon Seong Tan has been found guilty for the murder of Ju 'Kelly' Zhang. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-guilty-of-melbourne-mums-wheelie-bin-murder-20230531-p5dcxh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:46:12Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:52:45Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:52:39Z **Bureau issues warning over severe Perth thunderstorm**
The system is tracking acoss much of the Perth metropolitan area. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/bureau-issues-warning-over-severe-perth-thunderstorm-20230531-p5dcxa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T06:59:30Z **Health workers strike in Sydney**
Healthcare workers have walked off the job at three major Sydney hospitals, accusing the premier of lying to them about a pay rise. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/health-workers-strike-in-sydney-20230531-p5dcxo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:17:57Z **Melissa Caddick’s fake taxes of $1 million to be repaid by ATO**
The ATO will have to return the taxes Melissa Caddick paid on the $23.5 million she stole from investors to create the appearance she was operating a legitimate business. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melissa-caddick-s-fake-taxes-of-1-million-to-be-repaid-by-ato-20230531-p5dcxf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:16:23Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:15:37Z **Child dead, man clings to life after police called to Sydney unit**
Emergency services were called to a unit complex in Riverwood on Wednesday afternoon following a “concern for welfare” call. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/child-dead-man-clings-to-life-after-police-called-to-sydney-unit-20230531-p5dcxn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:29:15Z **Chris Dawson seen with student sitting on his lap at school, court told**
The 74-year-old former teacher is on trial in the NSW District Court after pleading not guilty to carnal knowledge of a student under the age of 17. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/chris-dawson-seen-with-student-sitting-on-his-lap-at-school-court-told-20230531-p5dcs0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:54:04Z **‘How many years for killing a person’: Rubbish tip killer found guilty after online searches**
A man who claimed his girlfriend simply vanished from home in a pink nightgown has been convicted of her murder by a jury. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-many-years-for-killing-a-person-rubbish-tip-killer-found-guilty-after-online-searches-20230531-p5dcvd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:49:42Z **Residential street in Melbourne's Bayside targeted by thieves**
Residents of a street in Melbourne's Bayside are on high alert after a spate of crime. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/residential-street-in-melbournes-bayside-targeted-by-thieves-20230531-p5dcy4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T07:55:26Z **Water laws have more loopholes than a monopoly board: regulator**
Forecasters are predicting an even chance of El Nino in 2023, but already concerns are being raised about water theft and illegal water trading. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/water-laws-have-more-loopholes-than-a-monopoly-board-regulator-20230530-p5dck5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:09:51Z **Police investigate toddler's death in Sydney unit**
A three-year-old child was found dead and a man, 45, was found with critical injuries at a unit in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-toddlers-death-in-sydney-unit-20230531-p5dcy9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:08:22Z **‘The biggest defamation case we’ve had’: Judgment day in Roberts-Smith case**
Justice Anthony Besanko will deliver his decision at 2.15pm in Sydney on Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-biggest-defamation-case-we-ve-had-judgment-day-in-roberts-smith-case-20230525-p5dbaa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:01:24Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:15:58Z **Ben Roberts-Smith in Bali ahead of defamation decision**
Ben Roberts-Smith has been seen in Bali ahead of tomorrow's decision in the defamation trial. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-in-bali-ahead-of-defamation-decision-20230531-p5dcya.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:15:09Z **Slain woman’s nine-year-old daughter ‘a hero’ for trying to save her**
A friend of a woman who was stabbed in Melbourne’s south-east on Tuesday has hailed the victim’s nine-year-old daughter “a hero” for trying to save her mum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/slain-woman-s-nine-year-old-daughter-a-hero-for-trying-to-save-her-20230531-p5dcty.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:30:43Z **MPs invoke Lindy Chamberlain in calling for Kathleen Folbigg’s release**
Attorney-General Michael Daley is resisting calls to free Folbigg from prison after an inquiry heard her four children may have died of natural causes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/mps-invoke-lindy-chamberlain-in-calling-for-kathleen-folbigg-s-release-20230531-p5dcpi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:30:16Z **Parents concerned after bullet shot through window**
Parents have vented their concerns and frustrations after a bullet was shot through a classroom window at a school in Sydney's south-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-concerned-after-bullet-shot-through-window-20230531-p5dcue.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:26:34Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:25:10Z **Elderly couple assaulted during home invasion in Sydney’s south**
Three men have assaulted an elderly couple before ransacking their property in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-assaulted-during-home-invasion-in-sydney-s-south-20230531-p5dcsp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:25:10Z **RBA boss refuses to declare inflation 'victory' during Senate estimates hearing**
RBA Governor Philip Lowe faced a grilling at a Senates estimate hearing this morning, refusing to declare victory over inflation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-boss-refuses-to-declare-inflation-victory-during-senate-estimates-hearing-20230531-p5dcss.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:35:27Z **Man guilty of Melbourne mum's wheelie bin murder**
Joon Seong Tan has been found guilty for the murder of Ju 'Kelly' Zhang. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-guilty-of-melbourne-mums-wheelie-bin-murder-20230531-p5dcxh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:48:04Z **Alleged Perth school shooter ‘researched US school killings’, court told**
More details of the days and moments leading up to shots being fired at a Two Rocks school have been revealed in court as the accused shooter was released on bail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/alleged-perth-school-shooter-researched-us-school-killings-court-told-20230531-p5dcx4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:45:28Z **Police investigate after man found dead inside home**
Homicide squad detectives are investigating after a man was found dead inside a home in Melbourne's west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-after-man-found-dead-inside-home-20230531-p5dcye.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:54:02Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:49:34Z **Melbourne's controversial floating nightclub given lifeline**
Melbourne's controversial floating nightclub, ATET, has been given one last chance to remain open. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbournes-controversial-floating-nightclub-given-lifeline-20230531-p5dcyh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T08:56:09Z **Australia news LIVE: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:00:38Z **Residential street in Melbourne's Bayside targeted by thieves**
Residents of a street in Melbourne's Bayside are on high alert after a spate of crime. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/residential-street-in-melbournes-bayside-targeted-by-thieves-20230531-p5dcy4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:00:00Z **Outsourcing the public service is not the answer**
Age readers respond to the PwC controversy. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/outsourcing-the-public-service-is-not-the-answer-20230531-p5dcu6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:05:40Z **The Catholic schools set to be ‘punished’ to balance the state budget**
Independent schools are stepping up their campaign against the state government’s new payroll tax, recruiting families into the fight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-catholic-schools-set-to-be-punished-to-balance-the-state-budget-20230531-p5dcwd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:05:34Z **You can stop the music: Floating nightclub ordered to keep the volume down**
The City of Melbourne says it received “record” noise complaints from Docklands residents about Atet nightclub. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/you-can-stop-the-music-floating-nightclub-ordered-to-keep-the-volume-down-20230531-p5dcre.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:15:44Z **As it happened: PwC tax scandal fallout continues; Crown Resorts set to pay $450m fine over counter-terrorism, anti-money laundering failings**
Consulting firm PwC stonewalled the tax office attempts to investigate leak, Crown Resorts to pay $450 million fine over breach and the trade deal with the UK comes into force. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-crown-resorts-set-to-pay-450m-fine-over-counter-terrorism-anti-money-laundering-failings-20230530-p5dck7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:15:07Z **Daughter hailed hero for trying to save mum during fatal stabbing**
A young girl has been hailed a hero after she attempted to save her mum from being fatally stabbed in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/daughter-hailed-hero-for-trying-to-save-mum-during-fatal-stabbing-20230531-p5dcyj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:10:58Z **Residential street in Melbourne's Bayside targeted by thieves**
Residents of a street in Melbourne's Bayside are on high alert after a spate of crime. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/residential-street-in-melbournes-bayside-targeted-by-thieves-20230531-p5dcy4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:24:00Z **Inquest into police shooting death continues**
A coroner will decide if the shooting death of 20-year-old Kobee Huddy was preventable. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/inquest-into-police-shooting-death-continues-20230531-p5dcyl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:21:08Z **Man arrested after three hour siege**
A man has been arrested following a three-hour stand-off with police after he allegedly threw roof tiles at officers ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-arrested-after-three-hour-siege-20230531-p5dcwm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:18:47Z **Man tasered by police after wielding knife charged**
A man who was tasered by police after he allegedly threatened them with a knife has been charged ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-tasered-by-police-after-wielding-knife-charged-20230531-p5dcyk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:30:00Z **We lost our baby. I wasn’t sure how a man should deal with it**
We had reached the “12-week milestone”. We had heard the heartbeat and had seen the ultrasound pictures of Baby Romania. Then our world was shattered in an instant. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/we-lost-our-baby-i-wasn-t-sure-how-a-man-should-deal-with-it-20230526-p5dboo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:38:19Z **All but one of the states universities are losing money as student numbers shrink**
Full-time student enrolments dropped by 12,000, the biggest fall in almost 20 years, as public universities fall $400 million into the red. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/all-but-one-of-the-states-universities-are-losing-money-as-student-numbers-shrink-20230531-p5dcto.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:34:21Z **New renter laws forcing residents out of homes**
A loophole in a new renter law means landlords can make money by forcing renters out of their property, 9News can reveal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-renter-laws-forcing-residents-out-of-homes-20230531-p5dcyn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:44:21Z **Police investigating alleged assault outside of restaurant in Queensland**
Police are investigating an alleged assault outside of a restaurant in Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigating-alleged-assault-outside-of-restaurant-in-queensland-20230531-p5dctd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:54:27Z **Lyon's special relationship with rising star**
Nathan Lyon reveals his first impression of Todd Murphy after watching him in the nets. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lyons-special-relationship-with-rising-star-20230531-p5dcyq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T09:49:14Z **Hazlewood's fitness battle as WTC final looms**
Josh Hazlewood is bowling at close to full pace in his bid to recover from his latest side injury ahead of the World Test Championship final. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/hazlewoods-fitness-battle-as-wtc-final-looms-20230531-p5dcyp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T10:56:21Z **Child dead, man in hospital after stabbing in Sydney unit**
Emergency services were called to a unit complex in Riverwood on Wednesday. Police are investigating the “horrific” incident as possible domestic violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/child-dead-man-clings-to-life-after-police-called-to-sydney-unit-20230531-p5dcxn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T11:00:00Z **Fractured fare tale**
Scratch the chopstick debate. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/fractured-fare-tale-20230531-p5dcox.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T11:24:35Z **Roger Cook confirms himself as new premier**
Roger Cook has confirmed that he will be Western Australia’s new premier. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/roger-cook-confirms-himself-as-new-premier-20230531-p5dcz4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T11:29:28Z **Alleged Perth school shooter released on bail**
The 15-year-old boy accused of shooting a gun in a school parking lot has been released on bail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/alleged-perth-school-shooter-released-on-bail-20230531-p5dcz7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T13:59:00Z **Target Time and Superquiz, Thursday, June 1**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/target-time-and-superquiz-thursday-june-1-20230531-p5dcra.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T14:01:00Z **Kicking and screaming: Suncorp Stadium designer reflects on 20 years**
Two decades after Suncorp Stadium’s reopening, we take a tour with the man who designed the reimagined Cauldron. And he says it’s missing a vital puzzle piece. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/kicking-and-screaming-suncorp-stadium-designer-reflects-on-20-years-20230522-p5dac7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **110 days, 41 witnesses and 15 key questions to answer: What the Ben Roberts-Smith case was about**
The verdict of the defamation trial of the century is about to be delivered. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/110-days-41-witnesses-and-15-key-questions-to-answer-what-the-ben-roberts-smith-case-was-about-20230209-p5cjdp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Students kicked out of Perth’s top public schools over ‘catchment fraud’**
Students have had their enrolments at some of Perth’s top public schools cancelled after it was found their families falsely told the schools they lived within the correct catchment area. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/students-kicked-out-of-perth-s-top-public-schools-over-catchment-fraud-20230523-p5daig.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Dean is playing his 500th game of footy. His mum’s been there for all but three**
Parental support is everything, says 37-year-old Dean Formosa, who will set a new club record for the Albanvale Cobras on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/dean-is-playing-his-500th-game-of-footy-his-mum-s-been-there-for-all-but-three-20230529-p5dc7e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **PwC scandal sparks calls for Andrews to tighten rules on big consultancies**
Integrity experts say the big four consulting firms with access to top levels of government should play by the same disclosure rules as lobbyists to remove conflict-of-interest risks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/pwc-scandal-sparks-calls-for-andrews-to-tighten-rules-on-big-consultancies-20230530-p5dcby.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Perrottet could tap out by Christmas. There must be something in the water**
The Liberals were on board with the Sydney Water anti-privatisation push, but once it became clear the all-powerful crossbench was not playing along, they voted with Labor. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/perrottet-could-tap-out-by-christmas-there-must-be-something-in-the-water-20230530-p5dcft.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Sour note: Why are East Coast acts headlining the WA Day concert?**
The WA Day concert has been a showcase for local musical talent. But this year it’s being headlined by Eastern States performers, causing shock and anger. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/sour-note-why-are-east-coast-acts-headlining-the-wa-day-concert-20230530-p5dcm0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Endometriosis affects one in nine women. World-first research at a Sydney hospital is giving them hope**
A breakthrough paves the way for research into effective treatments, potentially limiting the need for invasive and painful surgeries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/endometriosis-affects-one-in-nine-women-world-first-research-at-a-sydney-hospital-is-giving-them-hope-20230531-p5dcq2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **Crocodile Bob is in a league of his own**
The nation’s longest-serving MP has teamed up with uber-bookies Ladbrokes for the State of Origin rugby league series. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/crocodile-bob-is-in-a-league-of-his-own-20230531-p5dcst.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **From co-founders to court: Mineral Resources boss gets his hands on rival’s records**
Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder Chris Ellison has been given the green light to rifle through the files of his business partner-turned-rival Steve Wyatt. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/from-co-founders-to-court-mineral-resources-boss-gets-his-hands-on-rival-s-records-20230531-p5dctz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:00:00Z **FOMO creeping into market as Perth house prices hit new high**
Homebuyers are being hit with FOMO as property prices continue to climb and listings collapse. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/fomo-creeping-into-market-as-perth-house-prices-hit-new-high-20230531-p5dcu3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T19:10:00Z **China doesn’t want a war – it has better ways to achieve its goals**
Australia’s portrayal of China in hawkish terms goes beyond the language used by other regional countries, whose proximity would lead them to feel more threatened than us. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/china-doesn-t-want-a-war-it-has-better-ways-to-achieve-its-goals-20230530-p5dcfb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T20:26:00Z **Reserve Bank chief urges renters battling high payment to get a flatmate**
Reserve Bank boss, Philip Lowe, says renters struggling with their payments should consider getting a flatmate. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/reserve-bank-chief-urges-renters-battling-high-payment-to-get-a-flatmate-20230601-p5dd0d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T20:55:02Z **Australia news live: SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith defamation verdict due; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T21:34:24Z **Alleged attempted abduction in Victoria playground**
Police are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to kidnap a child playing in a park in Yinnar, Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/alleged-attempted-abduction-in-victoria-playground-20230601-p5dd0r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T21:57:38Z **Australia news live: SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith defamation verdict due; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T22:14:58Z **Student loan debts increased from today**
Millions of Australians with student loans will see their debt increased today with the annual indexation being applied. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/student-loan-debts-increased-from-today-20230601-p5dd0y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T22:14:50Z **Major crash in Sydney's west sparks chaos**
Motorists are being urged to prepare for delays after three cars collided on the M4 at Prospect in Sydney's west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-crash-in-sydneys-west-sparks-chaos-20230601-p5dd0z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T22:43:53Z **Australia news live: SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment due; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T23:08:11Z **12 deaths in one week: Pedestrian killed as Victoria’s road toll continues to climb**
A man is dead after being hit by a car in Melbourne’s inner-north, with the latest fatality pushing the state’s skyrocketing road toll to new heights. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/12-deaths-in-one-week-pedestrian-killed-as-victoria-s-road-toll-continues-to-climb-20230531-p5dcq5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T23:47:18Z **12 deaths in one week: Pedestrian killed as Victoria’s road toll continues to climb**
A man is dead after being hit by a car in Melbourne’s inner north, with the latest fatality pushing the state’s skyrocketing road toll to new heights. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/12-deaths-in-one-week-pedestrian-killed-as-victoria-s-road-toll-continues-to-climb-20230531-p5dcq5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-05-31T23:55:00Z **Australia news live: SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment due; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T01:30:00Z **Stale, male or beyond the pale: The suburbs named after dubious leaders**
Canberra should rename some of its suburbs if it wants to uphold its image as a city of progressive values. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/act/stale-male-or-beyond-the-pale-the-suburbs-named-after-dubious-leaders-20230530-p5dcfr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T01:48:25Z **Father who allegedly killed boy in Sydney unit identified**
The man who allegedly stabbed the 3-year-old to death can be identified as Nathan Vikatos. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/father-who-allegedly-killed-boy-in-sydney-unit-identified-20230601-p5dd2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T01:54:39Z **Major crash in Sydney's west sparks chaos**
Motorists are being urged to prepare for delays after three cars collided on the M4 at Prospect in Sydney's west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-crash-in-sydneys-west-sparks-chaos-20230601-p5dd0z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T01:54:37Z **Alleged attempted abduction in Victoria playground**
Police are investigating after a man allegedly attempted to kidnap a child playing in a park in Yinnar, Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/alleged-attempted-abduction-in-victoria-playground-20230601-p5dd0r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:04:39Z **Three men armed with machetes are on the run after a home invasion**
Three armed men are on the run following a home invasion in Melbourne’s west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/three-men-armed-with-machetes-are-on-the-run-after-a-home-invasion-20230601-p5dd4q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:09:50Z **BHP reveals it underpaid almost 30,000 workers**
Mining giant, BHP, has revealed it underpaid almost 30 thousand workers more than $430 million since 2010. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bhp-reveals-it-underpaid-almost-30-000-workers-20230601-p5dd4y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:09:46Z **Man fleeced of almost $2000 following con**
Two fraudsters are on the run after conning a man out of almost $2000 by pretending to be magicians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-fleeced-of-almost-2000-following-con-20230601-p5dd4x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:25:43Z **Flowers laid after toddler found dead at Sydney apartment**
Flowers have been laid at the unit where a toddler died and a man was fighting for his life at an apartment in Sydney's south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/flowers-laid-after-toddler-found-dead-at-sydney-apartment-20230601-p5dd5d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:23:32Z **Prominent solicitor to face trial for alleged sexual assault outside kebab shop**
Glenn Thexton will stand trial after allegedly sexually assaulting a female during an alcohol-fuelled night out with friends in Melbourne’s CBD. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/prominent-solicitor-to-face-trial-for-alleged-sexual-assault-outside-kebab-shop-20230531-p5dcux.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T02:46:18Z **She worried about crashing: Witness tells of mum’s fears before family tragedy**
Charmaine McLeod heard voices and hallucinated. When she went to police with allegations her daughter had been sexually assaulted, she left upset they didn’t take her seriously, an inquest reveals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/she-worried-about-crashing-witness-tells-of-mum-s-fears-before-family-tragedy-20230601-p5dd11.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:00:19Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:05:09Z **Gold Coast residents given freight of their life after balcony find**
A Gold Coast resident has filmed the terrifying moment a huge python slithered onto their front door. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/gold-coast-residents-given-freight-of-their-life-after-balcony-find-20230601-p5dd5w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:12:47Z **Country musician wrote hits for husband Slim Dusty**
The McKean-Dusty musical axis over 50 years produced more than 100 albums, sold eight million records in Australia alone and earned 45 Golden Guitars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/joy-mckean-country-musician-wrote-hits-for-husband-slim-dusty-20230601-p5dd40.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:10:01Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:09:22Z **Man charged after two dead from allegedly being run over**
A man has been charged with several offences after two men were killed when he allegedly ran them over on the New South Wales Central Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-after-two-dead-from-allegedly-being-run-over-20230601-p5dd5y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:23:47Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:39:06Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:37:39Z **Woodside’s Perth headquarters evacuated after activists fake gas leak**
Hundreds of Woodside employees have been evacuated from the company’s headquarters in Perth after a faux gas leak organised by those campaigning against the $50 billion Burrup Hub project. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woodside-s-perth-headquarters-evacuated-after-activists-fake-gas-leak-20230601-p5dd5v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:54:13Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T03:53:40Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:16:30Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:15:41Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment may be delayed; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:20:02Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:35:13Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Commonwealth application seeks to delay historic defamation judgment involving former Australian SAS soldier**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:34:43Z **Police search NSW home after baby's supicious death in 2018**
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a baby back in 2018. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-search-nsw-home-after-babys-supicious-death-in-2018-20230601-p5dd78.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:40:03Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:43:15Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T04:42:59Z **‘She was not okay’: ACT victims advocate feared Higgins would collapse during speech**
Heidi Yates says she would have reconsidered standing next to Brittany Higgins during a televised speech if she’d known what she was going to say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/she-was-not-okay-act-victims-advocate-feared-higgins-would-collapse-during-speech-20230531-p5dcs7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:06:39Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case: Former SAS soldier committed war crimes**
A Federal Court judge has found that the decorated war veteran murdered unarmed prisoners and bullied his colleagues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-former-sas-soldier-committed-war-crimes-20230314-p5crv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:04:18Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:12:11Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:23:03Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:49:59Z **Jail for potato throwers who caused Perth man to lose an eye in ‘dangerous prank’**
One of the men had been convicted for similar offences on the day he teamed up with friends to throw more potatoes from a moving car at pedestrians along West Coast Drive. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/jail-for-potato-throwers-who-caused-perth-man-to-lose-an-eye-in-dangerous-prank-20230601-p5dd7q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:47:16Z **Police search NSW home after baby's suspicious death in 2018**
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a baby back in 2018. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-search-nsw-home-after-babys-suspicious-death-in-2018-20230601-p5dd78.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:44:53Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:01:52Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case: Former SAS soldier committed war crimes**
A Federal Court judge has found that the decorated war veteran murdered unarmed prisoners and bullied his colleagues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-former-sas-soldier-committed-war-crimes-20230314-p5crv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:00:42Z **Investigative journalists make statement after Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case dismissed**
Investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters make statement after Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case dismissed ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/investigative-journalists-make-statement-after-ben-roberts-smiths-defamation-case-dismissed-20230601-p5dd87.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T05:59:24Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:05:17Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:04:25Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:13:56Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:11:07Z **‘Difficult to capture the horror’: Judge’s mercy for poison biscuit killer**
Rebecca Payne couldn’t shower alone, was forced to redo housework and subjected to a decade of depravity at the hands of her husband. Eventually, she had enough. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/difficult-to-capture-the-horror-judge-s-mercy-for-poison-biscuit-killer-20230531-p5dcy6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:17:45Z **Former Cricket Australia executive guilty of sexually assaulting two men**
Timothy Whittaker had been spokesperson during some of Cricket Australia’s biggest public relations crises, now he faces jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-cricket-australia-executive-guilty-of-sexually-assaulting-two-men-20230531-p5dcqs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:17:07Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:20:41Z **Federal Court dismisses Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case**
Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case against publications The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times has been dismissed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-court-dismisses-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-case-20230601-p5dd8g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:32:06Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:29:10Z **110 days, 41 witnesses and 15 key questions to answer: Why the Ben Roberts-Smith case matters**
Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry winner Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a landmark defamation case. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/110-days-41-witnesses-and-15-key-questions-to-answer-what-the-ben-roberts-smith-case-was-about-20230209-p5cjdp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:34:54Z **Man spoke with officers before fatally stabbing boy, police allege**
Nathan Vitakos allegedly attacked the 3-year-old in a Riverwood unit on Wednesday afternoon. Officers had been seeking him over allegations of domestic violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/father-who-allegedly-killed-boy-in-sydney-unit-identified-20230601-p5dd2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:39:15Z **Flowers laid after toddler found dead at Sydney apartment**
Flowers have been laid at the unit where a toddler died and a man was fighting for his life at an apartment in Sydney's south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/flowers-laid-after-toddler-found-dead-at-sydney-apartment-20230601-p5dd5d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:39:07Z **Man charged after two dead from allegedly being run over**
A man has been charged with several offences after two men were killed when he allegedly ran them over on the New South Wales Central Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-after-two-dead-from-allegedly-being-run-over-20230601-p5dd5y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:44:24Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:42:07Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:49:17Z **Remains found in bushland confirmed to be missing man Corey O’Connell**
Corey O’Connell’s sister said the news left her with “profound and complex sadness”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/remains-found-in-bushland-confirmed-to-be-missing-man-corey-o-connell-20230601-p5dd8d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:02:34Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T06:59:04Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:16:56Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:31:58Z **Australia news live: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:34:39Z **Mother recalls moment man snatched toddler in alleged attempted abduction**
A mother has recalled the terrifying moment a man snatched her toddler from a playground in an alleged attempted abduction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-recalls-moment-man-snatched-toddler-in-alleged-attempted-abduction-20230601-p5dd9n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:42:34Z **‘We got a tip-off that Ben Roberts-Smith was not what he seemed to be’: Nick McKenzie opens up about the case**
Ben Roberts-Smith, the decorated soldier, has been found to have murdered unarmed prisoners while deployed in Afghanistan. Investigative reporter Nick McKenzie explains how we got to this point. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/we-got-a-tip-off-that-ben-roberts-smith-was-not-what-he-seemed-to-be-nick-mckenzie-opens-up-about-the-case-20230601-p5dd95.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:39:51Z **Man fleeced of almost $2000 following con**
Two fraudsters are on the run after conning a man out of almost $2000 by pretending to be magicians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-fleeced-of-almost-2000-following-con-20230601-p5dd4x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:39:48Z **Push to make daytime headlights mandatory in Victoria**
Victorian drivers could soon be driving with their headlights on during the day, under a fresh push from a Liberal MP. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/push-to-make-daytime-headlights-mandatory-in-victoria-20230601-p5dd9p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:39:48Z **Building company A1A Homes and its subsidiary A1A Commercial Builders enter administration**
Building company A1A Homes and its subsidiary A1A Commercial Builders has entered administration. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/building-company-a1a-homes-and-its-subsidiary-a1a-commercial-builders-enter-administration-20230601-p5dd9q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:39:38Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:39:35Z **Wife jailed for up to 16 years for murdering abusive husband with drugged biscuits**
A woman who murdered her husband by drugging homemade biscuits after suffering more than a decade of insidious abuse at his hands will spend at least 10 years in prison. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wife-jailed-for-up-to-16-years-for-murdering-abusive-husband-with-drugged-biscuits-20230601-p5dd9r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:47:58Z **As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine in historic win for newspapers; PwC tax scandal fallout continues**
The judgment in SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case will be delivered, FBI restarts probe into Julian Assange, and the PwC tax scandal fallout continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sas-veteran-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-verdict-due-pwc-tax-scandal-fallout-continues-20230601-p5dd0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T07:50:01Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:06:19Z **Ben Roberts-Smith took the fight to Nine - it was a disastrous miscalculation**
Nine has won the libel case of the century. These were always stories that deserved to be told. It should not have required one of the most expensive trials in the nation’s history to establish that. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-took-the-fight-to-nine-it-was-a-disastrous-miscalculation-20230601-p5dd7y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:24:37Z **Ben Roberts-Smith has landmark defamation case dismissed**
Ben Roberts-Smith’s reputation is in tatters after a landmark defamation case was dismissed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-has-landmark-defamation-case-dismissed-20230601-p5dda1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:20:43Z **Federal Court dismisses Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case**
Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case against publications The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times has been dismissed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-court-dismisses-ben-roberts-smith-defamation-case-20230601-p5dd8g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:29:18Z **Questions over Ben Roberts-Smith’s war medals**
Questions are being raised over whether Ben Roberts-Smith will keep his war medals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/questions-over-ben-roberts-smith-s-war-medals-20230601-p5dda7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:25:13Z **Special forces under scrutiny after Roberts-Smith’s defamation case**
Australia's special forces are under greater scrutiny than ever after Roberts-Smith’s defamation case was dismissed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/special-forces-under-scrutiny-after-roberts-smith-s-defamation-case-20230601-p5dda2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:34:41Z **Man charged after two dead from allegedly being run over**
A man has been charged with several offences after two men were killed when he allegedly ran them over on the New South Wales Central Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-after-two-dead-from-allegedly-being-run-over-20230601-p5dd5y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:44:24Z **Flowers laid after toddler found dead**
Flowers have been laid at the unit where a three-year-old boy was allegedly fatally stabbed in Sydney’s south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/flowers-laid-after-toddler-found-dead-20230601-p5ddaa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:44:24Z **AI has 'limitless potential to help and harm'**
The government is regulating the explosion in AI technology, which they say has limitless potential to help and harm. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ai-has-limitless-potential-to-help-and-harm-20230601-p5ddab.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:41:15Z **Why The Age will always stick to its code**
One of the most significant defamation cases in Australian history has vindicated the reporting and perseverance of The Age’s reporters. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/why-the-age-will-always-stick-to-its-code-20230522-p5daao.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:50:17Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:49:43Z **Millions of Aussies hit with extra debt after HECS indexation**
Australian former students will pay an average of $1700 more on their HECS-HELP loan debt after a hefty annual indexation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/millions-of-aussies-hit-with-extra-debt-after-hecs-indexation-20230601-p5ddac.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:48:18Z **‘The toughest fight of our careers’: Journalists speak after defamation win**
Ben Roberts-Smith has been found to have murdered unarmed prisoners while deployed in Afghanistan, in a historic win for investigative journalists Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-toughest-fight-of-our-careers-journalists-speak-after-defamation-win-20230601-p5dd94.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:58:44Z **Endometriosis treatment 'breakthrough'**
A breakthrough in how to treat endometriosis has been made by scientists at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/endometriosis-treatment-breakthrough-20230601-p5ddag.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T08:58:42Z **Workers at risk from cancer-causing welding fumes**
Welding fumes are known to cause cancer but tens of thousands of workers are still exposed to the dangerous and potentially deadly smoke. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/workers-at-risk-from-cancer-causing-welding-fumes-20230601-p5ddae.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:09:42Z **Five things you need to know about the Ben Roberts-Smith decision**
Who won? Who pays? And what about an appeal? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-ben-roberts-smith-decision-20230601-p5dd5u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:09:34Z **Building company A1A Homes and its subsidiary A1A Commercial Builders enter administration**
Building company A1A Homes and its subsidiary A1A Commercial Builders has entered administration. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/building-company-a1a-homes-and-its-subsidiary-a1a-commercial-builders-enter-administration-20230601-p5dd9q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:09:25Z **Mother recalls moment man snatched toddler in alleged attempted abduction**
A mother has recalled the terrifying moment a man snatched her toddler from a playground in an alleged attempted abduction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-recalls-moment-man-snatched-toddler-in-alleged-attempted-abduction-20230601-p5dd9n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:09:19Z **Wife jailed for up to 16 years for murdering abusive husband with drugged biscuits**
A woman who murdered her husband by drugging homemade biscuits after suffering more than a decade of insidious abuse at his hands will spend at least 10 years in prison. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wife-jailed-for-up-to-16-years-for-murdering-abusive-husband-with-drugged-biscuits-20230601-p5dd9r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:09:14Z **Man fleeced of almost $2000 following con**
Two fraudsters are on the run after conning a man out of almost $2000 by pretending to be magicians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-fleeced-of-almost-2000-following-con-20230601-p5dd4x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:08:31Z **Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes**
A Federal Court judge has found the decorated war veteran murdered four unarmed Afghan prisoners and bullied a colleague. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-former-sas-soldier-committed-war-crimes-20230314-p5crv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:16:11Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case in pictures**
After 110 days the biggest defamation case in Australian history is reaching its conclusion. Here's the story in pictures. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-robertssmith-case-in-pictures-20230601-h2caa1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:14:26Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:24:01Z **Minister to call ‘urgent roundtable’ for renter law loophole**
Queensland's housing minister says she'll convene an urgent roundtable and review the government's new rental laws after 9News exposed dangers to renters. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/minister-to-call-urgent-roundtable-for-renter-law-loophole-20230601-p5ddaj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:23:43Z **Man dies after alleged assault outside Queensland restaurant**
A man has died in hospital after he was allegedly punched by another man on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-dies-after-alleged-assault-outside-queensland-restaurant-20230601-p5ddak.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:18:49Z **Man charged with illegal street racing**
A 19-year-old man has been charged after allegedly hitting a pedestrian while street racing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-with-illegal-street-racing-20230601-p5ddah.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:34:09Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:34:03Z **Two teachers charged with indecent assault**
Two teachers from separate schools have been arrested and charged with aggravated indecent assault. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-teachers-charged-with-indecent-assault-20230601-p5ddal.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:48:40Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:47:50Z **The billionaire, the TV station and Ben Roberts-Smith: Kerry Stokes mulls his next move**
The disgraced soldier remains an employee of the publicly listed media company, Seven West Media, which says it will soon decide his future. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-billionaire-the-tv-station-and-ben-roberts-smith-kerry-stokes-mulls-his-next-move-20230529-p5dc7i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:55:00Z **System shouldn’t be this difficult for survivors, says Cricket Australia sex assault victim**
Sports podcaster Reuben Williams tells of being sexually assaulted by former Cricket Australia executive Timothy Whittaker. “What happened to me is absolutely terrible, but it doesn’t define me,” he says. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/system-shouldn-t-be-this-difficult-for-survivors-says-cricket-australia-sex-assault-victim-20230529-p5dc2c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:00:00Z **How can we still justify this class divide?**
Readers react to new taxes on wealthy private schools; Liberal Tim Smith’s attempted return; and the dangers of AI. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/how-can-we-still-justify-this-class-divide-20230601-p5dd1d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T09:57:43Z **Ben Roberts-Smith case LIVE updates: Major victory delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:03:35Z **As it happened: Major victory in Ben Roberts-Smith case delivered to newspapers as former SAS soldier’s defamation case dismissed; some war crime, bullying allegations proven**
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Syd ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-live-updates-commonwealth-application-seeks-to-delay-historic-defamation-judgment-involving-former-australian-sas-soldier-20230601-p5dd37.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:10:10Z **Battlers need not apply for luxury riverside tower**
You do the maths ... the 15-storey, $100m Kangaroo Point tower will have just 14 full-floor units, and the developers are hoping to set price records. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/battlers-need-not-apply-for-luxury-riverside-tower-20230531-p5dcug.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:25:44Z **Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes**
A Federal Court judge has found the decorated war veteran murdered four unarmed Afghan prisoners and bullied a colleague. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-case-former-sas-soldier-committed-war-crimes-20230314-p5crv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:24:18Z **Two charged over 900kg cocaine haul**
Two men have been charged after police uncovered 900kg of cocaine inside a shipping container docked off Kwinana. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-charged-over-900kg-cocaine-haul-20230601-p5ddat.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:22:09Z **Teenage boy and man found dead with gunshot wounds**
The bodies of the man and 15-year-old boy were inside a home on the North Coast of NSW. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/teenage-boy-and-man-found-dead-with-gunshot-wounds-20230601-p5dd9e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:29:19Z **Two jailed after potato gun causes man to lose eye**
Two 20-year-olds have been jailed after launching potatoes at innocent strangers, causing one to lose an eye. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-jailed-after-potato-gun-causes-man-to-lose-eye-20230601-p5ddau.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T10:34:22Z **BHP admits to underpaying thousands of staff**
Mining giant BHP has admitted it underpaid thousands of current and former staff after it uncovered annual leave had been incorrectly deducted for years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bhp-admits-to-underpaying-thousands-of-staff-20230601-p5ddav.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T11:00:00Z **Deckies on board**
Forks in Kashgar. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/deckies-on-board-20230601-p5dd2b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T11:03:56Z **Three charged over 900kg cocaine haul**
Three men have been charged after police uncovered 900kg of cocaine inside a ship docked off Kwinana. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/three-charged-over-900kg-cocaine-haul-20230601-p5ddat.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T11:19:41Z **The death of Josh Warneke to get a coronial inquest 13 years**
Josh Warneke’s mother has spent years campaigning for an inquest into her son’s death. More than a decade later she has her wish. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/the-death-of-josh-warneke-to-get-a-coronial-inquest-13-years-20230601-p5ddao.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T11:43:58Z **Three charged over 800kg cocaine haul**
Three men have been charged after police uncovered 800kg of cocaine inside a ship docked off Kwinana. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/three-charged-over-800kg-cocaine-haul-20230601-p5ddat.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T11:42:10Z **Mother recalls moment man snatched toddler in alleged attempted abduction**
A mother has recalled the terrifying moment a man snatched her toddler from a playground in an alleged attempted abduction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-recalls-moment-man-snatched-toddler-in-alleged-attempted-abduction-20230601-p5dd9n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T14:00:00Z **In the Herald: June 2, 1962**
Equal pay coming, women are told; Self-made man who gave £700,000 away, and Eichmann hanged in Israel Gaol ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/in-the-herald-june-2-1962-20230601-p5dd4v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Friday, June 2**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-friday-june-2-20230601-p5dd43.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T19:00:00Z **‘You machine-gunned that guy’: A witness tells his truth of day he will never forget**
Dean Tilley thought he would die in the mud during a firefight in Afghanistan. Instead, he saw another man murdered. Telling his story would bring its own dangers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/you-machine-gunned-that-guy-a-witness-tells-his-truth-of-day-he-will-never-forget-20230220-p5cm08.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T19:00:00Z **WA’s biggest university announces new ‘climate emergency’ degree**
Students at Curtin University will be able to take the new course from June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-s-biggest-university-announces-new-climate-emergency-degree-20230531-p5dct0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T19:00:00Z **Philosophers cry freedom in gender wars**
A group of leading Australian academics says universities must do more to create conditions for rigorous, informed discussion of unorthodox ideas. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/philosophers-cry-freedom-in-gender-wars-20230601-p5dd47.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T19:00:00Z **Integrity experts back Coalition calls for Andrews to rein in spending on consultants**
Opposition Leader John Pesutto wants the Victorian government to stop sending so much work to outside consultants, and has promised tougher anti-corruption measures under a Coalition government. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/integrity-experts-back-coalition-calls-for-andrews-to-rein-in-spending-on-consultants-20230601-p5dd8e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T19:00:00Z **New Sydney ferry hits wharf at Barangaroo**
The Cheryl Salisbury has been pulled from service and an investigation is under way after its bow was damaged in the collision. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/new-sydney-ferry-hits-wharf-at-barangaroo-20230601-p5dd8x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T20:36:58Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T20:36:17Z **Australia's lowest-paid workers could be in line for a pay rise**
Millions of Australians to learn how much their pay will rise with a decision on the minimum wage ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australias-lowest-paid-workers-could-be-in-line-for-a-pay-rise-20230602-p5ddbp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T20:35:42Z **NAB boss demands urgent action to tackle housing crisis**
Major increase in property stock needed to fix housing crisis, NAB boss warns ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nab-boss-demands-urgent-action-to-tackle-housing-crisis-20230602-p5ddbn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T21:09:04Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T21:06:35Z **Men to face court for allegedly setting Inner West restaurant on fire**
A 40-year-old and a 23-year-old have been charged after a restaurant fire as police investigate links to an earlier assault involving a baseball bat. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/men-to-face-court-for-allegedly-setting-inner-west-restaurant-on-fire-20230602-p5ddbg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T21:19:26Z **Major roads closed after building fire in Melbourne's south east**
Major roads have been closed in Melbourne after a building fire in the city's south east suburb of Dandenong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-roads-closed-after-building-fire-in-melbournes-south-east-20230602-p5ddc0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T21:49:23Z **Australia's lowest-paid workers could be in line for a pay rise**
Millions of Australians to learn how much their pay will rise with a decision on the minimum wage ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australias-lowest-paid-workers-could-be-in-line-for-a-pay-rise-20230602-p5ddbp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T22:13:48Z **Major roads closed after building fire in Melbourne's south east**
Major roads have been closed in Melbourne after a building fire in the city's south east suburb of Dandenong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-roads-closed-after-building-fire-in-melbournes-south-east-20230602-p5ddc0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T22:13:37Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T23:35:30Z **NSW MP calls to extend school hours**
NSW MP Jordan Lane has used his maiden parliamentary speech to call for school hours to be extended to 6pm. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-mp-calls-to-extend-school-hours-20230602-p5ddde.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T23:49:46Z **Truck crashes into home at Geelong**
No injuries have been reported after a flat bed truck has crashed into the front of a home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/truck-crashes-into-home-at-geelong-20230602-p5dddi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-01T23:54:03Z **Charges laid after ‘fake gas leak’ forces evacuation of Woodside’s Perth headquarters**
Two thousand Woodside employees were evacuated from its headquarters in Perth after a faux gas leak organised by campaigners against its $50 billion Burrup Hub gas growth plans. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woodside-s-perth-headquarters-evacuated-after-activists-fake-gas-leak-20230601-p5dd5v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:14:59Z **Airspace near Sea World on the Gold Coast will be reviewed by safety regulator after fatal crash**
Safety authority to review airspace near Sea World on Gold Coast after fatal crash ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/airspace-near-sea-world-on-the-gold-coast-will-be-reviewed-by-safety-regulator-after-fatal-crash-20230602-p5dddx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:17:37Z **Sydney’s Downing Centre courts evacuated after suspected bomb threat**
Sydney’s busiest courthouse has been urgently evacuated over a suspected bomb threat. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-downing-centre-courts-evacuated-after-suspected-bomb-threat-20230602-p5dddu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:22:50Z **New Sydney ferry hits wharf at Barangaroo**
The Cheryl Salisbury has been pulled from service and an investigation is under way after its bow was damaged in the collision. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/new-sydney-ferry-hits-wharf-at-barangaroo-20230601-p5dd8x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:27:42Z **Sydney’s Downing Centre courts evacuated after suspected bomb threat**
Sydney’s busiest courthouse has been urgently evacuated over a suspected bomb threat. Police have warned the public to avoid the area. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-downing-centre-courts-evacuated-after-suspected-bomb-threat-20230602-p5dddu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:34:13Z **Tradie 'jumps through roof' after finding venomous snake curled in work boot**
A construction worker had the surprise of his life after finding a 1.3-metre venomous snake curled in his work boot. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/tradie-jumps-through-roof-after-finding-venomous-snake-curled-in-work-boot-20230602-p5ddee.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T00:53:39Z **Manhunt begins after bomb threat called off at Downing Centre courts**
Sydney’s busiest courthouse has been reopened after a hoax bomb threat. Police are now searching for the culprit. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-downing-centre-courts-evacuated-after-suspected-bomb-threat-20230602-p5dddu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:40:00Z **A letter from Dennis Lillee was my husband’s most treasured possession – then he lost it**
By a certain age, we’ve all had losses. People, pets, places, health, youth. Friendships. Reputation. Big things and annoying niggly ones. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-letter-from-dennis-lillee-was-my-husband-s-most-treasured-possession-then-he-lost-it-20230601-p5dda4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:45:09Z **Pay rise on the way for three million Australians**
A pay rise is on the way for three million Australians after a decision to raise the minimum wage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pay-rise-on-the-way-for-three-million-australians-20230602-p5ddfb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:49:31Z **Truck crashes into home at Geelong**
No injuries have been reported after a flat bed truck has crashed into the front of a home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/truck-crashes-into-home-at-geelong-20230602-p5dddi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:55:56Z **Reputation over rank: Where was the command over this culture?**
The Ben Roberts-Smith trial could not explore the full role of officers but it did provide important insights. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/reputation-over-rank-where-was-the-command-over-this-culture-20230327-p5cvkc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:55:05Z **Major roads closed after building fire in Melbourne's south east**
Major roads have been closed in Melbourne after a building fire in the city's south east suburb of Dandenong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-roads-closed-after-building-fire-in-melbournes-south-east-20230602-p5ddc0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T01:59:40Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T02:05:09Z **Missing teacher and student rescued after night lost in Grampians bushland**
A 13-year-old boy and male teacher went missing during a school camp near Dunkeld and were eventually rescued in the still of night by the police air wing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/missing-teacher-and-student-rescued-after-night-lost-in-grampians-bushland-20230602-p5dddp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T02:33:39Z **Teen boy fighting for life as police probe Geraldton house fire**
A teenage boy is fighting for life as police probe a major house fire on Western Australia’s Mid West coast, which left him and three others with burns. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/teen-boy-fighting-for-life-as-police-probe-geraldton-house-fire-20230602-p5ddg2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T02:42:03Z **What mother’s eight-page letter found at tragic family crash says**
The contents of the handwritten note were revealed as part of a two-week inquest into the deaths of Charmaine McLeod and her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/what-mother-s-eight-page-letter-found-at-tragic-family-crash-says-20230602-p5ddcz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T03:04:40Z **Probe into ‘unusual circumstances’ of Woodside platform’s missed safety inspection**
The offshore safety regulator is investigating whether Woodside breached the law by obstructing a safety inspection of its Pluto gas platform. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/probe-into-unusual-circumstances-of-woodside-platform-s-missed-safety-inspection-20230602-p5dddr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T03:14:37Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine newspapers in historic win; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T03:23:18Z **Yamba community grieving after father and son found dead in home**
The bodies of father Wayne Smith and son Noah Smith were found in a Yamba home on Thursday afternoon with both suffering gunshot wounds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/yamba-community-grieving-after-father-and-son-found-dead-in-home-20230602-p5ddf2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T03:33:47Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine newspapers in historic win; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T03:45:42Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine newspapers in historic win; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:00:09Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case against Nine newspapers in historic win; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:08:49Z **Sir John Kirwan introducing Digital JK**
Kiwi rugby star Sir John Kirwan has created a mental health app in which he appears as a digital version of himself. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/sir-john-kirwan-introducing-digital-jk-20230602-p5ddhb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:04:52Z **Cash boat purchase tips cops to 800 kilos of cocaine headed for Australia**
A cabin cruiser in distress near Rottnest Island has led police to intercept one of Australia’s largest ever drug importations. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/cash-boat-purchase-tips-cops-to-800-kilos-of-cocaine-headed-for-australia-20230602-p5ddgi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:32:23Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:36:58Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:56:00Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:55:57Z **The Age photos of the week, June 3, 2023**
The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-3-2023-20230531-h2c9y9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T04:55:27Z **Police in Victoria hunting missing sex offender**
Police are looking for a serial rapist who hasn't been seen in several weeks. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-in-victoria-hunting-missing-sex-offender-20230602-p5ddj9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:16:56Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:24:45Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:30:10Z **MacGill cries as charges of intimidation, offensive language dismissed**
The former cricketer was cleared of charges relating to publican Samantha Ford by a magistrate who had “grave reservations” about the woman’s credibility. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/macgill-cries-as-charges-of-intimidation-offensive-language-dismissed-20230601-p5dd8r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:37:37Z **Electronic tracking for accused cold case killer as missing man’s family appeal for help to find remains**
Steve Johnson will be released on bail with an ankle tracking device after concerns were raised he could return to a forest where homicide detectives believe a body is buried. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/electronic-tracking-for-accused-cold-case-killer-as-missing-man-s-family-appeal-for-help-to-find-remains-20230602-p5ddg9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:49:27Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T05:58:46Z **Probe into ‘unusual circumstances’ of Woodside platform’s missed safety inspection**
The offshore safety regulator is investigating whether Woodside breached the law by obstructing a safety inspection of its Pluto gas platform. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/probe-into-unusual-circumstances-of-woodside-platform-s-missed-safety-inspection-20230602-p5dddr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:09:35Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:08:39Z **Cranes across Perth at a standstill after operator dies falling off ladder**
A 62-year-old man fell on Friday morning while climbing up a crane ladder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/cranes-across-perth-at-a-standstill-after-operator-dies-falling-off-ladder-20230602-p5ddju.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:04:53Z **Trial considers release of terrorist before deportation**
As Abdul Nacer Benbrika fights to regain his Australian citizenship, another legal fight is underway preparing for his deportation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/trial-considers-release-of-terrorist-before-deportation-20230602-p5ddjw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:21:54Z **Thousands of drivers already sprung by new smart roadside cameras**
In their first month of operation, the covert cameras have caught more than 1800 people without their seatbelt on and 1160 drivers using their phone. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/thousands-of-drivers-already-sprung-by-new-smart-roadside-cameras-20230602-p5ddgs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:20:03Z **Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage**
The country's lowest-paid workers will receive a 5.75 per cent pay rise after the Fair Work Commission's annual minimum wage review. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fair-work-commission-increases-minimum-wage-20230602-p5ddk9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:39:08Z **NSW first-home buyers to save on stamp duty**
First-home buyers in NSW will be granted increased stamp duty exemptions and concessions from the start of July. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-first-home-buyers-to-save-on-stamp-duty-20230602-p5ddkg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:36:42Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:34:11Z **Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven**
Ben Roberts-Smith has resigned from his role at Channel Seven, the day after his defamation case was thrown out of court in a landmark ruling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-resigns-from-channel-seven-20230602-p5ddkf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:58:21Z **Woodside HQ faux gas leak protester on house arrest as probe continues**
The protester accused of forcing the evacuation of Woodside’s headquarters on Thursday after orchestrating a faux gas leak has been placed on house arrest as police mull further charges amid claims workers have fallen ill. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woodside-hq-faux-gas-leak-protester-on-house-arrest-as-probe-continues-20230602-p5ddjt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T06:56:51Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T07:05:48Z **Firefighters praised for Sydney inferno response**
The 120 firefighters who saved anyone from being injured in the massive Sydney building inferno last week have had their efforts recognised. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/firefighters-praised-for-sydney-inferno-response-20230602-p5ddkn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T07:13:37Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T07:22:49Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T07:49:21Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T07:46:55Z **Thousands of drivers already sprung by new smart roadside cameras**
In their first month of operation, covert cameras across Victoria have caught more than 1800 people not wearing a seatbelt and 1160 drivers using their phone. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/thousands-of-drivers-already-sprung-by-new-smart-roadside-cameras-20230602-p5ddgs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:20:18Z **Fair Work Commission increases minimum wage**
The country's lowest-paid workers will receive a 5.75 per cent pay rise after the Fair Work Commission's annual minimum wage review. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fair-work-commission-increases-minimum-wage-20230602-p5ddk9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:14:36Z **Hawthorn racism allegations scandal taken to Human Rights Commission**
A group of former Hawthorn players who claim they experienced racism during their time at the club say they are taking the matter to a Human Rights Commission conciliation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/hawthorn-racism-allegations-scandal-taken-to-human-rights-commission-20230602-p5ddl1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:34:20Z **Identities revealed as Hawthorn racism scandal taken to human rights commission**
The Hawthorn racism allegations saga has been taken to the human rights commission and the identities of the families have been revealed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/identities-revealed-as-hawthorn-racism-scandal-taken-to-human-rights-commission-20230602-p5ddl1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:30:02Z **Friend 'terrified' by family of dead woman's partner**
A friend of a woman found dead in a Sydney apartment block has said she was "terrified" after the alleged abuser’s family lashed out in court. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/friend-terrified-by-family-of-dead-womans-partner-20230602-p5ddl3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:27:19Z **Father charged with murder over son’s death**
A 45-year-old father has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of his son in a Riverwood apartment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/father-charged-with-murder-over-son-s-death-20230602-p5ddl2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:24:21Z **Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven**
Ben Roberts-Smith has resigned from his role at Channel Seven, the day after his defamation case was thrown out of court in a landmark ruling. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-resigns-from-channel-seven-20230602-p5ddkf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:24:16Z **Teenager and man found dead in NSW home with gunshot wounds**
Bodies 58-year-old man and boy, 15, found with gunshot wounds at NSW home ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-and-man-found-dead-in-nsw-home-with-gunshot-wounds-20230602-p5ddbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:39:18Z **Ex-Test cricketer cleared of intimidating woman**
Former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill has claimed a win in court after intimidation charges against him were dismissed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ex-test-cricketer-cleared-of-intimidating-woman-20230602-p5ddl4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:38:27Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:44:29Z **NSW government's truck height blitz**
The state government is conducting a blitz on trucks driving through tunnels over the height limit across Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-governments-truck-height-blitz-20230602-p5ddl5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:00:25Z **As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith resigns from Channel Seven after losing historic defamation case against Nine newspapers; PM heads to Singapore**
Former SAS solider Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heads to Singapore and fallout from the PwC scandal continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-loses-defamation-case-against-nine-newspapers-in-historic-win-pm-heads-to-singapore-20230601-p5dd8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T08:58:54Z **Almost 3000 Victorians caught driving without seat belts, on phones**
Almost 3000 Victorians have been caught not wearing seatbelts or on their mobile phones while driving by Victoria’s new AI mobile cameras. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/almost-3000-victorians-caught-driving-without-seat-belts-on-phones-20230602-p5ddl7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:03:49Z **Truck crashes into home at Geelong**
No injuries have been reported after a flat bed truck has crashed into the front of a home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/truck-crashes-into-home-at-geelong-20230602-p5dddi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:11:03Z **Two teens charged, three on the run**
Two teenagers have been charged following a car crash that involved an allegedly stolen car, while three others are on the run. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-teens-charged-three-on-the-run-20230602-p5ddl9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:20:10Z **Man arrested after Adelaide police pursuit**
A man has been arrested after a police pursuit in Adelaide's CBD. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-arrested-after-adelaide-police-pursuit-20230602-p5ddlb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:30:00Z **Catholic Church fails to overturn $1.9m payout to victim of paedophile priest**
The Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne sought leave to appeal the damages payout to a victim of Desmond Gannon, but the challenge was denied by the Court of Appeal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/catholic-church-fails-to-overturn-1-9m-payout-to-victim-of-paedophile-priest-20230602-p5ddc8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:30:00Z **Roberts-Smith belongs in the War Memorial, but as a villain not a hero**
Our memorials should be unafraid to tell Australians the unvarnished truth: that one of our greatest war heroes is also one of our greatest war criminals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/roberts-smith-belongs-in-the-war-memorial-but-as-a-villain-not-a-hero-20230602-p5dde9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:31:56Z **Teen stabbed on bus in Melbourne’s north**
A teenage boy has been taken to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds after an altercation on a bus in Preston. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/teen-stabbed-on-bus-in-melbourne-s-north-20230602-p5ddld.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T09:55:00Z **Inside the secret world of the ‘Sons of God’**
It is only when you move into the training area that you understand the scale. It’s the size of a football ground, with a roof as high as a city building. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/inside-the-secret-world-of-the-sons-of-god-20230531-p5dcwl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:00:00Z **Will war record of other soldiers now be tarnished?**
Readers discuss Ben Roberts-Smith. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/will-war-record-of-other-soldiers-now-be-tarnished-20230602-p5ddky.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:30:44Z **McGowan has ‘no regrets’ on his last day as premier**
Mark McGowan has declared he has no regrets about stepping down on his last day in the state's top job. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mcgowan-has-no-regrets-on-his-last-day-as-premier-20230602-p5ddlg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:25:21Z **Three teens seriously injured in house fire**
Three teenagers have been injured during a house fire in Geraldton, Western Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/three-teens-seriously-injured-in-house-fire-20230602-p5ddlf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:32:58Z **Man charged over alleged fatal stabbing of three-year-old boy**
Nathan Vitakos, who police say allegedly attacked a three-year-old in a Riverwood unit on Wednesday afternoon, has been charged with murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/father-who-allegedly-killed-boy-in-sydney-unit-identified-20230601-p5dd2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:44:01Z **High society? Brisbane’s ‘going up, not out’ debate keeps building**
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner this week reiterated Brisbane’s need for more high-rise apartments – but community groups say their voice must be heard on other aspects such as green space and walkways. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/high-society-brisbane-s-going-up-not-out-debate-keeps-building-20230601-p5dd32.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:50:51Z **Third charged, extradited over 800kg cocaine bust**
A third man has been charged and will be extradited to WA following the discovery of 800kg of cocaine on a cargo ship. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/third-charged-extradited-over-800kg-cocaine-bust-20230602-p5ddlj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T10:55:30Z **Identities revealed as Hawthorn racism scandal taken to Human Rights Commission**
The Hawthorn racism allegations saga has been taken to the Human Rights Commission and the identities of the families have been revealed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/identities-revealed-as-hawthorn-racism-scandal-taken-to-human-rights-commission-20230602-p5ddl1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T11:06:36Z **Teen stabbed on bus in Melbourne’s north**
A teenage boy has been taken to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds after an altercation on a bus in Preston. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/teen-stabbed-on-bus-in-melbourne-s-north-20230602-p5ddld.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T13:59:00Z **Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, June 3**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/good-weekend-superquiz-and-saturday-target-time-june-3-20230601-p5dd4d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T14:01:00Z **‘Underground cathedrals’: A peek at the Melbourne Metro architecture set to soar**
Underneath Melbourne’s streets the Melbourne Metro is getting closer to completion with escalators installed, light fittings in place and paving stones being laid. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/underground-cathedrals-a-peek-at-the-melbourne-metro-architecture-set-to-soar-20230601-p5dd1y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **The rich and influential cheer squad who backed a war criminal**
In early November 2017, one of the most influential men in Australia’s military was passed a sensitive document by a billionaire media mogul. It was the start of a campaign. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-rich-and-influential-cheer-squad-who-backed-a-war-criminal-20230502-p5d4ww.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **‘Young people don’t feel safe’: Assaults at schools and education locations spike**
Crime data shows the number of children allegedly committing serious assaults at schools and education locations has jumped 45 per cent in the past five years, and youth workers say the issue needs to be tackled. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/young-people-don-t-feel-safe-assaults-at-schools-and-education-locations-spike-20230525-p5db4u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **The 52 Dream Destinations edition**
International Travel Issue 2023: Swimming with whale sharks \| Rome’s foodie hub \| Albania’s surprising jewels \| The ‘alternative Galapagos’ – and much more ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-52-dream-destinations-edition-20230525-p5dbcc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **To scare Vincent out of his house, someone threw a brick at him**
But he’s finally found somewhere to call home - and this residence in Sydney is not like any other. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/to-scare-vincent-out-of-his-house-someone-threw-a-brick-at-him-20230529-p5dc6b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **Crumbling and combustible: the long-abandoned ghost buildings of Sydney’s CBD**
The inferno that destroyed a former hat factory in Surry Hills has put a spotlight on the abandoned and derelict buildings that dot Sydney’s CBD and surrounds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/crumbling-and-combustible-the-long-abandoned-ghost-buildings-of-sydney-s-cbd-20230530-p5dcec.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **Why my friend Stan Grant got under Australia’s skin**
More than half the Australian population is born overseas or the child of a migrant, yet we still have a blind spot on race: how we value First Australians. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/why-my-friend-stan-grant-got-under-australia-s-skin-20230602-p5ddch.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **Western Australia’s arts and sports must embrace fossil fuel-free future**
We all cherish these organisations. It’s time for them to embrace a brighter future by cutting ties with such companies. And here’s how we’ll help them do it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/western-australia-s-arts-and-sports-must-embrace-fossil-fuel-free-future-20230602-p5ddge.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T19:00:00Z **Agencies need support to tackle violence in schools**
The state government must play a greater role co-ordinating the institutions that have the expertise to address the causes of this growing violence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/agencies-need-support-to-tackle-violence-in-schools-20230602-p5ddhj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T20:00:00Z **Voice public debate impacting mental health of Indigenous youth**
Young Aboriginal people combatting even a slight rise in racial vitriol in their daily life can experience a disproportionate amount of emotional distress, experts have warned. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/voice-public-debate-impacting-mental-health-of-indigenous-youth-20230530-p5dchn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T21:24:13Z **Hawthorn star leads racism allegations**
Four-time Hawthorn premiership star Cyril Rioli is leading the Hawthorn Football Club racism allegations before the Human Rights Commision. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/hawthorn-star-leads-racism-allegations-20230603-p5ddm3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T21:39:10Z **Sydney wakes under fog blanket**
Sydney has woken up to a thick blanket of fog, which covered the city overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/sydney-wakes-under-fog-blanket-20230603-p5ddm6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T21:34:10Z **Passenger trains derails killing at least 50 in India**
Two passenger trains derailed in India, killing at least 50 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/passenger-trains-derails-killing-at-least-50-in-india-20230603-p5ddm5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T21:39:26Z **PM stresses need for diplomacy guardrails with China**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told top defence officials open channels of communication are critical for preserving peace with China. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-stresses-need-for-diplomacy-guardrails-with-china-20230603-p5ddm7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-02T23:15:25Z **Teen smoking increasing for first time in decades**
The rate of smoking among teenagers is increasing for the first time in more than two decades, a new study has confirmed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teen-smoking-increasing-for-first-time-in-decades-20230603-p5ddmm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T00:13:33Z **Alleged bikie fails in bid to prevent police search of mobile phone**
Police will be able to freely access an accused bikie’s phone, seized after an alleged Gold Coast assault, after his court bid to limit their search failed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/alleged-bikie-fails-in-bid-to-prevent-police-search-of-mobile-phone-20230603-p5ddmi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T00:35:03Z **Mother dies, father and children survive house fire**
A mother has died but a father and two children have survived a house fire in the NSW central west overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-dies-father-and-children-survive-house-fire-20230603-p5ddmv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T01:06:01Z **Woodside employee killed in workplace incident**
A gas rig employee has died in a workplace incident off Western Australia’s northwest coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woodside-employee-killed-in-workplace-incident-20230603-p5ddn1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T02:12:29Z **One woman dead, trio in hospital following house fire**
After extinguishing the fire, authorities located the body of the woman inside the home, in NSW’s Central Tablelands. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/one-woman-dead-trio-in-hospital-following-house-fire-20230603-p5ddn5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T02:53:56Z **Police reopen probe into school board that allegedly helped Malka Leifer flee to Israel**
Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu says police have confirmed to him that they are investigating the Adass Israel School board, despite police previously ruling out charges. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-reopen-probe-into-school-board-that-allegedly-helped-malka-leifer-flee-to-israel-20230602-p5ddbh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T03:01:10Z **Eagles at risk of setting new club-record losing run**
West Coast have posted three nine-match losing runs over the past two years - highlighting the injury curse the club has endured over that period. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/eagles-at-risk-of-setting-new-club-record-losing-run-20230603-p5ddno.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T03:10:44Z **Distinguished CSIRO career as a metallurgist**
Dr William (Bill) Thomas Denholm, who died in late May aged 98, had a long and distinguished career as a metallurgist in the CSIRO. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/distinguished-csiro-career-as-a-metallurgist-20230603-p5ddni.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T03:06:26Z **Mining magnate accepts Western Australian of the Year award hours after skin cancer removal**
Fresh out of hospital after having a melanoma removed, the billionaire head of Hancock Prospecting Gina Rinehart used her acceptance speech to look back at how far her family businesses had come and applaud the outgoing premier. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/mining-magnate-accepts-western-australian-of-the-year-award-hours-after-skin-cancer-removal-20230603-p5ddnf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T03:29:49Z **Major backburning operation across NSW**
Fire crews will begin hazard reduction burns in NSW over the next few day, following a ballooning backlog of work. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-backburning-operation-across-nsw-20230603-p5ddnv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T03:50:38Z **Man charged with murder after woman killed, child injured in Endeavour Hills stabbing**
A 51-year-old Endeavour Hills man has been charged with murder after professional bodybuilder Monique Lezsak died in a stabbing at a suburban home in Melbourne’s south-east on Tuesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-charged-with-murder-after-woman-killed-child-injured-in-endeavour-hills-stabbing-20230603-p5ddnq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T04:04:49Z **Push to underground ‘aerial spaghetti’ power lines in town of wind turbines**
Power lines cross over each other in the western Victorian town of Mortlake. Now the council wants new power cables to go underground. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/push-to-underground-aerial-spaghetti-power-lines-in-town-of-wind-turbines-20230601-p5dd3v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T04:22:53Z **Queensland to legislate 80 per cent renewable power by 2035**
Queensland will enshrine a target of 70 per cent renewable energy by 2032 into law, rising to 80 per cent in 2035, if draft legislation released on Saturday passes state parliament. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-to-legislate-80-per-cent-renewable-power-by-2035-20230603-p5ddna.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T04:22:44Z **Authorities trying to free whale entangled off Port Kembla**
It comes as more than 40,000 humpback whales are expected to travel along Australia’s east coast this migration season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/authorities-trying-to-free-whale-entangled-off-port-kembla-20230603-p5ddny.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T04:34:58Z **Man charged with son’s death remains in hospital**
A man accused of stabbing his three-year-old son to death in a Sydney unit will remain in custody as he recovers in hospital from serious injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/man-charged-with-sons-death-remains-in-hospital-20230603-p5ddo2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T04:46:20Z **A third of public school students drop out before finishing year 12**
Pupils in the public system are opting out of school in favour of paid employment, even though the NSW government has been pushing to increase the number of year 12 graduates. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/a-third-of-public-school-students-drop-out-before-finishing-year-12-20230602-p5ddgb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T05:29:33Z **Man charged with boy’s death remains in hospital**
A man accused of stabbing a three-year-old boy to death in a Sydney unit will remain in custody as he recovers in hospital from serious injuries. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/man-charged-with-boy-s-death-remains-in-hospital-20230603-p5ddo2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T05:38:00Z **How much less homebuyers can borrow after the 7.1% HECS increase**
Millions of graduates have made voluntary HECS debt repayments to avoid the indexation hike. But experts say it is still better to pay off HECS debts slowly. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-much-less-homebuyers-can-borrow-after-the-7-1-percent-hecs-increase-20230601-p5dd9d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T05:57:32Z **‘I’ve changed my mind’: McGowan ribs Roger Cook in final speech**
Mark McGowan used his final event as premier of Western Australia to ‘settle some scores’ and quipped that he was expecting something to be named after him now that his time in office was over. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/i-ve-changed-my-mind-mcgowan-ribs-roger-cook-in-final-speech-20230603-p5ddo7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T06:30:13Z **Gallery: The best photos from around the world**
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gallery-the-best-photos-from-around-the-world-20230603-h2ccdb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T06:39:40Z **Lemon cars, faulty furniture and childcare top Victoria’s list for consumer pain**
More than 40 per cent of Victorians were given misleading information about their consumer rights in the last year, as the state’s motorists reported an explosion in issues with faulty cars during the pandemic. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/lemon-cars-faulty-furniture-and-childcare-top-victoria-s-list-for-consumer-pain-20230531-p5dcqm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T07:33:44Z **Authorities free whale entangled off Port Kembla**
It comes as more than 40,000 humpback whales are expected to travel along Australia’s east coast this migration season. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/authorities-trying-to-free-whale-entangled-off-port-kembla-20230603-p5ddny.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:08:32Z **Fatal car crash closes Epping Road**
An 84-year-old man has died in a car crash, forcing police to close all but one lane of Epping Road in Marsfield. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/fatal-car-crash-closes-epping-road-20230603-p5ddoi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:18:58Z **Mother dies, dad and kids survive house fire**
A mother has died but a father and two children have survived a house fire in the New South Wales Central West. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-dies-dad-and-kids-survive-house-fire-20230603-p5ddoq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:24:54Z **Woman in hospital with ‘life-changing injuries’, husband in custody, after Perth hills car fire**
A 32-year-old woman is being treated for severe burns to 38 per cent of her body while her husband is assisting police with their enquiries after they were called to a vehicle fire in Mount Helena on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-in-hospital-with-life-changing-injuries-husband-in-custody-after-perth-hills-car-fire-20230603-p5ddoj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:39:20Z **Sydney blanketed by thick morning fog**
Heavy fog shut down Sydney's ferry services as the harbour city woke to a thick blanket covering the skyline. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/sydney-blanketed-by-thick-morning-fog-20230603-p5ddos.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:46:53Z **‘A strange experience’: New dads want to be more involved, but aren’t being taken seriously**
Struggling during her pregnancy with twins, Reana wanted her partner to advocate for her at antenatal appointments, but he was struggling too – with being ignored. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-strange-experience-new-dads-want-to-be-more-involved-but-aren-t-being-taken-seriously-20230601-p5dd80.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:44:18Z **NSW firies launch major hazard reduction operation**
The Rural Fire Service will burn up to 7000 hectares ahead of a hot and dry winter. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-firies-launch-major-hazard-reduction-operation-20230603-p5ddow.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:44:13Z **Albanese says diplomacy key for peace with China**
Anthony Albanese has stressed the importance of diplomacy to top defence officials as tensions sizzle between the US and China. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/albanese-says-diplomacy-key-for-peace-with-china-20230603-p5ddou.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:59:35Z **Cyril Rioli leads charge in open letter following Hawthorn decision**
Premiership hero Cyril Rioli is leading the charge against his old club as players reveal plans to take racism allegations to the Human Rights Commission. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cyril-rioli-leads-charge-in-open-letter-following-hawthorn-decision-20230603-p5ddoz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:59:19Z **Victoria shaken by third quake in one week**
Melbourne was shaken by a 2.4-magnitude earthquake, the third in a week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria-shaken-by-third-quake-in-one-week-20230603-p5ddoy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T08:56:34Z **Man charged with Endeavour Hills murder**
A man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Endeavour Hills, Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-with-endeavour-hills-murder-20230603-p5ddox.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:04:27Z **Prisoner escapes from Queensland hospital**
A prisoner has escaped from a hospital in Queensland despite being handcuffed and wearing a leg iron. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/prisoner-escapes-from-queensland-hospital-20230603-p5ddp0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:08:55Z **Intruder breaks into house to watch baby sleep**
A terrifying break-in has been caught on CCTV, capturing the intruder standing over a six-month-old baby and watching her sleep. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/intruder-breaks-into-house-to-watch-baby-sleep-20230603-p5ddp1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:08:55Z **Parents urged to vaccinate kids in flu campaign**
The Victorian government is urging parents to vaccinate their children against the flu as case numbers keep rising. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-urged-to-vaccinate-kids-in-flu-campaign-20230603-p5ddp2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:19:10Z **Intruder breaks into house to watch baby sleep**
A terrifying break-in has been caught on CCTV, capturing the intruder standing over a six-month-old baby and watching her sleep. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/intruder-breaks-into-house-to-watch-baby-sleep-20230603-p5ddp1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:18:52Z **Man charged with Endeavour Hills murder**
A man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Endeavour Hills, Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-with-endeavour-hills-murder-20230603-p5ddox.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:24:05Z **Parents urged to vaccinate kids in flu campaign**
The Victorian government is urging parents to vaccinate their children against the flu as case numbers keep rising. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-urged-to-vaccinate-kids-in-flu-campaign-20230603-p5ddp2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:29:11Z **NSW firies launch major hazard reduction operation**
The Rural Fire Service will burn up to 7000 hectares ahead of a hot and dry winter. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-firies-launch-major-hazard-reduction-operation-20230603-p5ddow.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:35:05Z **‘Thought bubble’ or the new bulk billing? Controversy rages over pharmacy prescribing**
Come October, pharmacists in Victoria are set to be given new powers to prescribe medicines usually the purview of doctors. But is the pilot being rushed? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/thought-bubble-or-the-new-bulk-billing-controversy-rages-over-pharmacy-prescribing-20230602-p5ddjm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T09:30:00Z **Billions of dollars in grants are decided by politicians, not scientists**
The taxpayer-funded medical research grant process is being reviewed after years of complaints about a lack of transparency and political interference. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/billions-of-dollars-in-grants-are-decided-by-politicians-not-scientists-20230601-p5dd81.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T10:00:00Z **The rogue elements within**
Age readers react to the verdict in the Ben Roberts-Smith case. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-rogue-elements-within-20230603-p5ddoa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T10:29:39Z **Woman screams for help as car explodes**
A mother-of-three is fighting for her life after her car exploded into flames, severely burning nearly 40 per cent of her body. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/woman-screams-for-help-as-car-explodes-20230603-p5ddpe.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T10:29:37Z **Teen undergoes emergency surgery after house fire**
Three teens remains in the ICU, with one undergoing surgery after a house fire in Geraldton left them seriously injured. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teen-undergoes-emergency-surgery-after-house-fire-20230603-p5ddpf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T11:04:19Z **Albanese says diplomacy key for peace with China**
Anthony Albanese has stressed the importance of diplomacy to top defence officials as tensions sizzle between the US and China. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/albanese-says-diplomacy-key-for-peace-with-china-20230603-p5ddou.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T11:11:49Z **Inside Victoria’s elite search and rescue squad**
9News was given a front row seat to Victoria’s search and rescue squad’s vigorous training regime. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/inside-victoria-s-elite-search-and-rescue-squad-20230603-p5ddpk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T12:32:38Z **Man found dead with stab wounds in South Yarra**
A man has become the third person to die from a suspected stabbing in Melbourne this week after the discovery of his body in South Yarra. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-found-dead-with-stab-wounds-in-south-yarra-20230603-p5ddpl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Sunday, June 4**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-sunday-june-4-20230602-p5ddf8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:01:00Z **Could a robot do your job? Industries facing AI revolution still not prepared**
Industries expected to be most impacted by AI disruption are struggling to define how they would see it regulated, and time is running out. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/could-a-robot-do-your-job-industries-facing-ai-revolution-still-not-prepared-20230602-p5dded.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **‘Stick to the code’: New tapes reveal Ben Roberts-Smith’s campaign to silence soldiers**
Police have made fresh allegations against the now-disgraced war hero as a number of those closest to him have now provided evidence of his attempts to cover up his murders in Afghanistan. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/stick-to-the-code-new-tapes-reveal-ben-roberts-smith-s-campaign-to-silence-soldiers-20230411-p5czj2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **Millions of people are battling superbugs. What happens when the drugs don’t work?**
They could wipe 20 years off average life expectancy and rock the foundations of modern medicine. What are superbugs? What can we do about them? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/millions-of-people-are-battling-superbugs-what-happens-when-the-drugs-don-t-work-20230430-p5d4d2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **Driving them towards the Taliban: How Australian war crimes cruelled our Afghan mission**
‘Every day they were on our shoulders. They destroyed the dignity of all Pashtuns,’ says the father of Dad Mohammad, who was killed by an Australian soldier, allegedly illegally. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/driving-them-towards-the-taliban-how-australian-war-crimes-cruelled-our-afghan-mission-20230502-p5d4v2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **‘Feels like cheating’: Most Australian distilleries do not make their own alcohol**
The majority of Australian gin and vodka is made with industrial alcohol, prompting calls for better labelling of alcohol. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/feels-like-cheating-most-australian-distilleries-do-not-make-their-own-alcohol-20230524-p5db1a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **Pass Go and collect $200: Bondi gets its own Monopoly board**
Monopoly players will be able to build houses and hotels on Bondi Beach in a new version of the game featuring Sydney’s most famous stretch of sand. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/pass-go-and-collect-200-bondi-gets-its-own-monopoly-board-20230526-p5dbhd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **At the end of life, no one wishes they worked longer hours**
A hospital chaplain shares five lessons she learned from patients and their loved ones about living well until we die. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/at-the-end-of-life-no-one-wishes-they-worked-longer-hours-20230530-p5dcfj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **The loophole that lets ‘no added sugar’ baby food be high in sugar**
A review of 276 squeeze pouches from 15 manufacturers found just two of the products had an adequate level of nutrients according to infant feeding guidelines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-loophole-that-lets-no-added-sugar-baby-food-be-high-in-sugar-20230601-p5dd1n.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **We’re already congested: Mayors of rich suburbs resist calls for new homes**
The debate over where to build new homes threatens to deepen the divide between Sydney’s affluent enclaves and the western suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/we-re-already-congested-mayors-of-rich-suburbs-resist-calls-for-new-homes-20230601-p5dd38.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **‘The Liberals’ future is in doubt’: Kerry O’Brien on politics, racism and (not) going grey**
While Kerry O’Brien has lost faith in the state of politics, he strongly believes the Australian people will seize the nation-building opportunity of The Voice referendum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-liberals-future-is-in-doubt-kerry-o-brien-on-politics-racism-and-not-going-grey-20230601-p5dd4c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **A third of public school students drop out before finishing year 12**
Pupils in the public system are opting out of school in favour of paid employment, even though the NSW government has been pushing to increase the number of year 12 graduates. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/a-third-of-public-school-students-drop-out-before-finishing-year-12-20230602-p5ddgb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T19:00:00Z **‘Barangaroo of the West’: Parramatta wants you to embrace its river after centuries of neglect**
Western Sydney leaders want to transform the Parramatta River into a destination to rival New York’s Central Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/barangaroo-of-the-west-parramatta-wants-you-to-embrace-its-river-after-centuries-of-neglect-20230603-p5ddn0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T20:29:51Z **Teen arrested after man found dead with stab wounds in South Yarra**
A man has become the third person to die from a suspected stabbing in Melbourne this week after the discovery of his body in South Yarra. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-found-dead-with-stab-wounds-in-south-yarra-20230603-p5ddpl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T21:20:24Z **PM Anthony Albanese to hold high-level talks in Vietnam**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will hold high-level talks in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-anthony-albanese-to-hold-high-level-talks-in-vietnam-20230604-p5ddpt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T21:30:55Z **Man killed in two-car crash in Sydney**
A man has been killed in a two-car crash in Sydney's north-west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-sydney-20230604-p5ddpv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T21:44:08Z **Teen arrested after man found dead with stab wounds in Melbourne**
Police have arrested a teenager after an alleged stabbing left a man dead in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teen-arrested-after-man-found-dead-with-stab-wounds-in-melbourne-20230604-p5ddpy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T21:55:23Z **Teen arrested after man dies following alleged stabbing in Melbourne**
Police have arrested a teenager after an alleged stabbing left a man dead in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teen-arrested-after-man-dies-following-alleged-stabbing-in-melbourne-20230604-p5ddpy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-03T23:19:35Z **Grim warning for train commuters in Sydney**
Sydney commuters are in for a major headache, as the state government begins works on all of the city's train lines. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/grim-warning-for-train-commuters-in-sydney-20230604-p5ddqo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T03:09:13Z **Brisbane council cuts permit fees to ignite an explosion of events**
It will soon be cheaper and easier to hold community events after the council announced it would reduce or scrap permit fees in its upcoming budget. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-council-cuts-permit-fees-to-ignite-an-explosion-of-events-20230604-p5ddr7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T03:30:00Z **From the Archives, 1993: Curtain at half-mask to farewell Phantom**
In 1993, after more than 284 bottles of champagne, dozens of plates of “Asian-inspired” finger food, streamers, flowers and tears, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ wound up its record-breaking, 30-month run at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/from-the-archives-1993-curtain-at-half-mask-to-farewell-phantom-20230601-p5dd6r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T04:05:07Z **Black Swan soars: Kate Champion raises the bar in first show for WA company**
Black Swan’s new artistic director makes a dazzling debut with her elegant moving production of Andrew Bovell’s 2016 family drama Things I Know To Be True. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/black-swan-soars-kate-champion-raises-the-bar-with-wa-company-s-first-production-20230602-p5ddla.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T04:53:56Z **Extent of disruption during Sydney rail line upgrade hinges on ‘trade-offs’**
Under a worst-case scenario, a 13-kilometre stretch of the Bankstown line will be closed for up to 15 months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/extent-of-disruption-during-sydney-rail-line-upgrade-hinges-on-trade-offs-20230531-p5dcud.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T06:07:55Z **Mayor slams ‘overdevelopment’ as state approves housing on former Boronia school site**
The Andrews government has approved construction of almost 150 homes including social housing on a site in the Dandenong foothills, but Knox Council says residents will suffer from a lack of services. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mayor-slams-overdevelopment-as-state-approves-housing-on-former-boronia-school-site-20230530-p5dcjh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T07:57:06Z **Fair Work Ombudsman lambasts university sector for underpayment ‘trends’**
The Fair Work Ombudsman has blamed “entrenched non-compliance” for underpayment and called for widespread changes to fix the university sector. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fair-work-ombudsman-lambasts-university-sector-for-underpayment-trends-20230604-p5ddr3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:11:28Z **‘Ridiculous’: Court banned Qld boy from any car without a youth worker**
Advocates say the bail condition, since overturned, highlights the issues facing kids accused of crimes – and the need for a police rethink. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/ridiculous-court-banned-qld-boy-from-any-car-without-a-youth-worker-20230531-p5dcrz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:30:00Z **The principal on a mission to transform a Sydney high school**
At a Mascot high school there is space for hundreds more students. But improved NAPLAN scores and a new P&C show there’s a plan to turn its fortunes around. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/the-principal-on-a-mission-to-transform-a-sydney-high-school-20230522-p5dab7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:40:23Z **Warning for Sydney commuters using public transport**
Sydney passengers have been warned a massive backlog of repairs will see rail service cancellations for more than a year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/warning-for-sydney-commuters-using-public-transport-20230604-p5ddud.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:35:12Z **One dead, two sick as government issues meningococcal warning**
A 50-year-old Sydneysider died from the disease, while a teenager living in Sydney and a person in their sixties from the Central Coast are both recovering. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/one-dead-two-sick-as-government-issues-meningococcal-warning-20230604-p5ddu6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:45:23Z **PM discusses trade with key leaders in Vietnam**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with key leaders in Vietnam today to discuss trade and expanding economic ties. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-discusses-trade-with-key-leaders-in-vietnam-20230604-p5ddug.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:50:33Z **Teenager in custody after alleged stabbing in Melbourne**
A teenager is in custody tonight after a young father was allegedly stabbed to death in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-in-custody-after-alleged-stabbing-in-melbourne-20230604-p5dduh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T08:55:22Z **Used car complaints prompt calls for new ombudsman**
Consumer groups are calling for a new ombudsman to resolve the growing number of disputes involving used cars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/used-car-complaints-prompt-calls-for-new-ombudsman-20230604-p5ddui.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:10:31Z **NRL star Dylan Brown charged with sexual touching**
Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown has been charged with sexual touching offences after an alleged incident at a hotel in Sydney's eastern suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nrl-star-dylan-brown-charged-with-sexual-touching-20230604-p5ddul.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:16:10Z **Man charged over attack in South Australia**
A man has been charged after three people were allegedly assaulted and a home burnt to the ground in South Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-over-attack-in-south-australia-20230604-p5ddun.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:20:55Z **Nightclub apologises for controversial promotion**
An Adelaide nightclub had apologised for a controversial promotion that offered free drinks based on bra sizes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nightclub-apologises-for-controversial-promotion-20230604-p5dduq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:17:50Z **Police investigating carjackings in Brisbane and Gold Coast**
Police are on the hunt for two armed carjackers on the run in Brisbane and investigating a separate violent carjacking involving a gang of five teenagers dragging a mother from her car on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigating-carjackings-in-brisbane-and-gold-coast-20230604-p5ddum.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:16:48Z **Fisherman captures encounter with great white shark**
A fisherman has captured his unnerving, shock encounter with a great white shark. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fisherman-captures-encounter-with-great-white-shark-20230604-p5ddup.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:27:26Z **Teenager charged after man found dead with stab wounds in South Yarra**
Police have charged a Frankston teenager with murder after a man died from stab wounds in South Yarra on Saturday night. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-found-dead-with-stab-wounds-in-south-yarra-20230603-p5ddpl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:30:00Z **Being an international student is not all bad. Some of it is terrible**
Australian university brochures promise foreign students a utopia. Instead, just weeks after arrival I had nearly run out of money, was slaving in a commercial kitchen and couldn’t find accommodation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/being-an-international-student-is-not-all-bad-some-of-it-is-terrible-20230530-p5dcfx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:30:00Z **Newport heritage train volunteers fear for site’s future**
Volunteers maintaining some of Victoria’s most prized vintage trains have called on the government to extend heritage protection on hundreds of historic train parts that could be lost. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/newport-heritage-train-volunteers-fear-for-site-s-future-20230602-p5ddh0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T10:00:24Z **Brazen restaurant robbery turns into comedy of errors**
A brazen robbery at a Sydney restaurant institution has turned into a comedy of errors — but the owner isn't laughing. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brazen-restaurant-robbery-turns-into-comedy-of-errors-20230604-p5dduy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T10:00:00Z **The war memorial must honour our true heroes**
Readers continue to discuss Ben Roberts-Smith. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-war-memorial-must-honour-our-true-heroes-20230604-p5ddu2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T09:59:57Z **Sydney mother remembered at candlelight vigil**
Sydney mother Tatiana Dokhotaru has been remembered at a candlelight vigil after her death last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/sydney-mother-remembered-at-candlelight-vigil-20230604-p5ddux.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T10:30:43Z **Teenage girl's 'miracle' recovery after being hit by car**
The family of a 13-year-old girl who spent five weeks in hospital with catastrophic head injuries after being hit by a car says her recovery is a "miracle". ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenage-girls-miracle-recovery-after-being-hit-by-car-20230604-p5ddv4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T10:30:00Z **SAS veterans lash Ben Roberts-Smith’s courtroom tactics**
Witnesses who took the stand in the defamation trial were badly rattled by the cross-examination that questioned their stories. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/sas-veterans-lash-ben-roberts-smith-s-courtroom-tactics-20230411-p5czjk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T10:29:50Z **Monks forced to evacuate WA town after chemical truck catches fire**
Residents of New Norcia in Western Australia have been forced to evacuate after a truck carrying dangerous chemicals caught fire. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/monks-forced-to-evacuate-wa-town-after-chemical-truck-catches-fire-20230604-p5ddv5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T11:00:00Z **Pick your Skarsgard**
Right first, heads in, heads up. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/pick-your-skarsgard-20230602-p5ddcd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Monday, June 5**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-monday-june-5-20230602-p5ddf9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **Why your ‘badly behaved’ dog may need medication not more obedience training**
Our wild, loud, disobedient dog turned out to be a terrified dog. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/why-your-badly-behaved-dog-may-need-medication-not-more-obedience-training-20230404-p5cy3b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **‘In limbo’: Home owners fear Beaches Link will eventually be resurrected**
The state government’s decision to put the motorway tunnel project on hold has not vanquished home owners’ fears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/in-limbo-home-owners-fear-beaches-link-will-eventually-be-resurrected-20230529-p5dc78.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **Money does grow on trees for Royal Botanic Garden**
The battle over paying money for public spaces rages on as the Royal Botanic Gardens quietly boosts its coffers with commercial deals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/money-does-grow-on-trees-for-royal-botanic-garden-20230530-p5dcex.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **All roads lead to Newport for suburban olive harvest**
Backyard harvesters submitted six tonnes of olives on Sunday to be made into olive oil. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/all-roads-lead-to-newport-for-suburban-olive-harvest-20230601-p5dd7d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **Single mother pursued in court over COVID fine, despite friends’ penalties being dropped**
About 80% of all COVID fines handed out in NSW were in a three-month period, after the former NSW Police commissioner urged officers to ‘start writing tickets’. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/single-mother-pursued-in-court-over-covid-fine-despite-friends-penalties-being-dropped-20230602-p5ddgk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T19:00:00Z **Amnesty at last: Ex-Labor MP elected to human rights group’s board on fifth try**
After four unsuccessful attempts, colourful former Labor MP Belinda “Iguanagate” Neal has finally landed a spot on the Amnesty International Australia board. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/amnesty-at-last-ex-labor-mp-elected-to-human-rights-group-s-board-on-fifth-try-20230604-p5ddtd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T20:00:02Z **Australia's financial misery index rises ahead of RBA decision on interest rates**
Australia's financial misery index is at its highest level since the Global Financial Crisis, new data shows. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australias-financial-misery-index-rises-ahead-of-rba-decision-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5ddvz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T20:10:05Z **Anthony Albanese expresses concern over China's buzzing of US warship**
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticises the unsafe manoeuvre between Chinese naval ship and US destroyer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/anthony-albanese-expresses-concern-over-chinas-buzzing-of-us-warship-20230605-p5ddw0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T20:19:05Z **Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum poll reveals flagging support**
Less than half of Australians plan to back Indigenous Voice to Parliament, poll shows. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-poll-reveals-flagging-support-20230605-p5ddw4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T20:58:06Z **Australia news LIVE: Lehrmann breaks silence, considers suing Higgins over rape claim; RBA interest rates decision tomorrow**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T21:24:31Z **Five teens in custody after alleged carjacking on the Gold Coast**
Police have taken five teenagers into custody after they were accused of carjacking a 50-year-old woman at Ashmore. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/five-teens-in-custody-after-alleged-carjacking-on-the-gold-coast-20230605-p5ddw9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T21:31:15Z **Australia's financial misery index rises ahead of RBA decision on interest rates**
Australia's financial misery index is at its highest level since the Global Financial Crisis, new data shows. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australias-financial-misery-index-rises-ahead-of-rba-decision-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5ddvz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T21:32:17Z **Five teens in custody after alleged carjacking on the Gold Coast**
Police have taken five teenagers into custody after they were accused of carjacking a 50-year-old woman at Ashmore. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/five-teens-in-custody-after-alleged-carjacking-on-the-gold-coast-20230605-p5ddw9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T22:54:59Z **Bruce Lehrmann hasn't 'ruled out' suing Brittany Higgins**
In an interview with Seven's Spotlight, Bruce Lehrmann says he hasn't ruled out suing accuser Brittany Higgins. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bruce-lehrmann-hasnt-ruled-out-suing-brittany-higgins-20230605-p5ddx2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-04T23:55:54Z **Perth mother fighting for life after being ‘set on fire by estranged husband’**
Neighbours said they heard horrific screaming before discovering a woman on fire, running to a nearby creek in the Perth hills on Friday night. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-in-hospital-with-life-changing-injuries-husband-in-custody-after-perth-hills-car-fire-20230603-p5ddoj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T00:04:32Z **Eight teens in custody after alleged carjacking on Gold Coast**
Eight teens have been arrested after an alleged carjacking on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eight-teens-in-custody-after-alleged-carjacking-on-gold-coast-20230605-p5ddw9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T00:16:26Z **Australia news LIVE: Detail in Ben Roberts-Smith judgment to be handed down today; Bruce Lehrmann considers suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will de ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T00:35:56Z **Footage of an alleged brawl between rugby league teams Berala Bears and Lalor Park**
Police are investigating an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill on Sunday afternoon. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/footage-of-an-alleged-brawl-between-rugby-league-teams-berala-bears-and-lalor-park-20230605-p5ddyy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T01:03:48Z **Brawl breaks out a football game**
Police are investigating footage of an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill in Sydney's southwest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brawl-breaks-out-a-football-game-20230605-p5ddzo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T01:45:42Z **Kathleen Folbigg pardoned after 20 years in prison**
NSW Attorney General Michael Daley has recommended to pardon Kathleen Folbigg after she spent 20 years in prison following the death of her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-pardoned-after-20-years-in-prison-20230605-p5de0e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T01:55:45Z **Kathleen Folbigg pardoned, freed from prison**
Folbigg has been freed from prison after a landmark inquiry concluded there was reasonable doubt about her convictions over the deaths of her children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/kathleen-folbigg-pardoned-and-to-be-freed-from-prison-without-delay-20230605-p5ddy9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:12:52Z **Eight teens in custody after alleged carjacking on Gold Coast**
Eight teens have been arrested after an alleged carjacking on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eight-teens-in-custody-after-alleged-carjacking-on-gold-coast-20230605-p5ddw9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:09:40Z **Brawl breaks out a football game**
Police are investigating footage of an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill in Sydney's southwest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brawl-breaks-out-a-football-game-20230605-p5ddzo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:04:39Z **Kathleen Folbigg released from prison in wake of pardon**
Kathleen Folbigg has been released from Grafton prison after she was pardoned over the deaths of her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-released-from-prison-in-wake-of-pardon-20230605-p5de10.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:15:29Z **‘Any of us would want a Tracy’: The friends who fought for Folbigg**
For the best part of 20 years, Tracy Chapman has been proclaiming her friend’s innocence after Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in jail convicted of killing her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/any-of-us-would-want-a-tracy-the-friends-who-fought-for-folbigg-20230511-p5d7no.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:14:38Z **Two people fighting for life after truck crash**
A truck driver and his passenger are fighting for life after colliding with a car in Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-people-fighting-for-life-after-truck-crash-20230605-p5de1a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:17:15Z **‘Outrageous’ footage of Sydney rugby league brawl sparks police investigation**
Shocking video shows players from the Berala Bears and Lalor Park Kookas fighting in the carpark of the Terry Lamb Complex in Chester Hill after their game on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/outrageous-footage-of-sydney-rugby-league-brawl-sparks-police-investigation-20230605-p5ddy5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:23:58Z **Two people fighting for life after truck crash**
A truck driver and his passenger are fighting for life after colliding with a car in Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-people-fighting-for-life-after-truck-crash-20230605-p5de1a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T02:47:27Z **Perth cops a drenching – and there’s more wild weather on the way**
Winter has arrived in Perth with a third of the month’s average rain falling in a three-hour window on Sunday night, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-cops-a-drenching-and-there-s-more-wild-weather-on-the-way-20230605-p5de13.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T03:19:47Z **Gunman guilty of murder after opening fire on Melbourne boxing crowd**
Ali El Nasher opened fire on a crowd outside a boxing match at the Melbourne Pavilion, fatally shooting forklift driver Ben Togiai in the chest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gunman-guilty-of-murder-after-opening-fire-on-melbourne-boxing-crowd-20230531-p5dcyf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T03:35:24Z **Popular schools slapped with restrictions to control runaway demand**
Enrolment restrictions have been imposed on more than 100 of Melbourne’s most sought-after state schools, as the Andrews government looks to discourage “school shopping”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/popular-schools-slapped-with-restrictions-to-control-runaway-demand-20230531-p5dcoi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:00:25Z **Australia news LIVE: Detail in Ben Roberts-Smith judgment to be handed down today; Bruce Lehrmann considers suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will de ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:05:38Z **Driver dies as school bus crashes into escaped camels**
The driver was on his way to start the school bus run before sunrise when the accident happened. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/driver-dies-as-school-bus-crashes-into-escaped-camels-20230605-p5de2y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:28:36Z **Australia news LIVE: Detail in Ben Roberts-Smith judgment to be handed down today; Bruce Lehrmann considers suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will de ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:35:39Z **Senator and peace campaigner was gentle warrior of political left**
Childs mentored many younger people within the party, most notably Tanya Plibersek, who got her first political job on his staff. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/senator-and-peace-campaigner-was-gentle-warrior-of-political-left-20230605-p5ddyb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:34:11Z **Problem dingo believed responsible for child attacks at Karijini**
In the latest attack, a four-year-old boy was bitten on the leg on Saturday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/problem-dingo-believed-responsible-for-child-attacks-at-karijini-20230605-p5de3j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:48:40Z **‘Outrageous’: Man charged after rugby league brawl**
Shocking video shows players from the Berala Bears and Lalor Park Kookas fighting in a carpark after their game on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/outrageous-rugby-league-brawl-sparks-police-investigation-20230605-p5ddy5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:46:36Z **Australia news LIVE: Detail in Ben Roberts-Smith judgment to be handed down today; Bruce Lehrmann considers suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will de ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:55:50Z **‘Outrageous’: Man charged after rugby league brawl**
Shocking video shows players from the Berala Bears and Lalor Park Kookas fighting in a carpark after their game on Sunday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/outrageous-rugby-league-brawl-sparks-police-investigation-20230605-p5ddy5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T04:52:57Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:03:02Z **‘Not an honest and reliable witness’: Judge’s scathing assessment of Roberts-Smith**
The judge who presided over Ben Roberts-Smith’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit said the former soldier had a motive to lie and had threatened a soldier who ultimately gave evidence against him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-judge-s-scathing-assessment-of-roberts-smith-20230605-p5ddz5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:10:35Z **Gunman guilty of murder after opening fire on Melbourne boxing crowd**
Abdullah El Nasher opened fire on a crowd outside a boxing match at the Melbourne Pavilion, fatally shooting forklift driver Ben Togiai in the chest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/gunman-guilty-of-murder-after-opening-fire-on-melbourne-boxing-crowd-20230531-p5dcyf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:11:47Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:20:22Z **NSW Police address media about search for human remains in Surry Hills fire**
Specialist forensic officers and a cadaver detection dog will enter the building to further investigate how the fire started, and if anyone was killed in the fire. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-police-address-media-about-search-for-human-remains-in-surry-hills-fire-20230605-p5de41.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:28:40Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T05:23:53Z **Branching out: Readers reveal their favourite Melbourne trees**
A recent feature on Melbourne’s favourite trees included a call-out for tips on trees The Age might have overlooked on our first sweep. Here’s what readers had to say. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/branching-out-readers-reveal-their-favourite-melbourne-trees-20230602-p5ddhh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:11:14Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:09:58Z **Police wait to press charges over Surry Hills blaze as cadaver dog begins search**
Police have confirmed an accelerant was used in last month’s building fire, but are yet to determine what charges – if any – would be laid against four boys. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/police-wait-to-press-charges-over-surry-hills-blaze-as-cadaver-dog-begins-search-20230605-p5de30.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:20:35Z **Margaret Gardner appointed as next governor of Victoria**
Academic Professor Margaret Gardner will become the 30th Governor of Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/margaret-gardner-appointed-as-next-governor-of-victoria-20230605-p5de4q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:20:35Z **Debate continues over safe injecting rooms in Melbourne CBD**
Moveable injecting buses have been proposed as alternative to permanent safe injecting room in Melbourne CBD. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/debate-continues-over-safe-injecting-rooms-in-melbourne-cbd-20230605-p5de4r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:32:44Z **Melissa Caddick’s parents to move out of $2.5m Sydney penthouse**
The impending sale of an eastern suburbs property will bring to a close the complicated unravelling of fraudster Melissa Caddick’s affairs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melissa-caddick-s-parents-to-move-out-of-2-5m-sydney-penthouse-20230605-p5de2t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:40:24Z **Kathleen Folbigg seen for the first time since leaving prison**
Kathleen Folbigg has been seen for the first time since leaving prison, at her friend’s farm in Northern NSW. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-seen-for-the-first-time-since-leaving-prison-20230605-p5de54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:49:32Z **Brawl breaks out a football game**
Police are investigating footage of an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill in Sydney's southwest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brawl-breaks-out-a-football-game-20230605-p5ddzo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:45:49Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:55:29Z **Family relief after man found guilty of shooting murder**
A shooter who fired a gun outside a Melbourne boxing match, killing a man and injuring another, has been found guilty of murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/family-relief-after-man-found-guilty-of-shooting-murder-20230605-p5de58.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:55:16Z **Bureau of Meteorology to issue flood warnings under overhaul of response system**
The Bureau of Meteorology is set to take greater responsibility for forecasts and warnings. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bureau-of-meteorology-to-issue-flood-warnings-under-overhaul-of-response-system-20230605-p5de57.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:50:10Z **They proved Ben-Roberts Smith was a war criminal. They didn’t expect to become part of the story**
Two journalists - Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters - helped shed light on the dark past of the ‘Bambi’ of the SAS. They tell executive editor Tory Maguire how they helped turn an unfathomable rumour into a known truth: that Ben Roberts-Smith is a murderer, a war criminal, and a ... ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/they-proved-ben-roberts-smith-was-a-war-criminal-they-didn-t-expect-to-become-part-of-the-story-20230605-p5de52.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T06:57:26Z **WA Day fireworks cancelled as Perth cops a drenching**
Winter has arrived in Perth with a third of the month’s average rain falling in a three-hour window on Sunday night, causing flash flooding and traffic chaos. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-cops-a-drenching-and-there-s-more-wild-weather-on-the-way-20230605-p5de13.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:14:28Z **Two people fighting for life after truck crash**
A truck driver and his passenger are fighting for life after colliding with a car in Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-people-fighting-for-life-after-truck-crash-20230605-p5de1a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:12:13Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:09:19Z **NSW Police address media about search for human remains in Surry Hills fire**
Specialist forensic officers and a cadaver detection dog will enter the building to further investigate how the fire started, and if anyone was killed in the fire. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw-police-address-media-about-search-for-human-remains-in-surry-hills-fire-20230605-p5de41.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:20:50Z **Melbourne facility helping foster bonds between elderly and children**
A new Melbourne care facility is helping foster special bonds between elderly residents and children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-facility-helping-foster-bonds-between-elderly-and-children-20230605-p5de5k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:45:18Z **How breakthroughs in science tipped the scales in Folbigg’s favour**
Professor Carola Vinuesa took saliva swabs from Kathleen Folbigg and in 2018 began work to sequence her DNA. The genetic map discovered eventually led to her release. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-breakthroughs-in-science-tipped-the-scales-in-folbigg-s-favour-20230605-p5de1b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:45:00Z **Jetstar pilot stood down after traces of drugs allegedly found on luggage**
A Jetstar pilot has been suspended after border authorities allegedly detected traces of drugs on his luggage and found drug-related content on his phone after a flight from Bali to Melbourne last week. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/jetstar-pilot-stood-down-after-traces-of-drugs-allegedly-found-on-luggage-20230605-p5de3t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T07:54:43Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:10:31Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:15:15Z **Kathleen Folbigg seen for the first time since leaving prison**
Kathleen Folbigg has been seen for the first time since leaving prison, at her friend’s farm in Northern NSW. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-seen-for-the-first-time-since-leaving-prison-20230605-p5de54.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:15:08Z **The history of Kathleen Folbigg's case**
The history of the Kathleen Folbigg case stretches back to 2001. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-history-of-kathleen-folbiggs-case-20230605-p5de60.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:19:59Z **Jetstar pilot stood down after traces of illicit drug allegedly found on luggage**
A Jetstar pilot has been stood down after traces of an illicit drug were allegedly detected on his luggage at Melbourne Airport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/jetstar-pilot-stood-down-after-traces-of-illicit-drug-allegedly-found-on-luggage-20230605-p5de63.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:26:24Z **Roberts-Smith’s ‘threatening and controlling’ acts towards ex-lover laid bare**
A Federal Court judge was not satisfied the former SAS soldier had assaulted a former lover but said he had engaged in other disturbing behaviour against her. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/roberts-smith-s-threatening-and-controlling-acts-towards-ex-lover-laid-bare-20230605-p5ddzc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:23:51Z **Lies, misdeeds, collusion and intimidation: Ben Roberts-Smith’s dishonesty exposed**
A federal court judge has found the former solider and his allies lied repeatedly during his high-profile defamation fight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lies-misdeeds-collusion-and-intimidation-ben-roberts-smith-s-dishonesty-exposed-20230605-p5de40.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:40:19Z **Ben Roberts-Smith an unreliable witness, judge says**
The judge presiding over the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case described him as an unreliable witness in his full findings. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ben-roberts-smith-an-unreliable-witness-judge-says-20230605-p5de69.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:37:51Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:47:26Z **Melbourne facility helping foster bonds between elderly and children**
A new Melbourne care facility is helping foster special bonds between elderly residents and children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-facility-helping-foster-bonds-between-elderly-and-children-20230605-p5de5k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:47:23Z **Brawl breaks out a football game**
Police are investigating footage of an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill in Sydney's southwest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brawl-breaks-out-a-football-game-20230605-p5ddzo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:47:23Z **Debate continues over safe injecting rooms in Melbourne CBD**
Moveable injecting buses have been proposed as alternative to permanent safe injecting room in Melbourne CBD. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/debate-continues-over-safe-injecting-rooms-in-melbourne-cbd-20230605-p5de4r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:47:23Z **Family relief after man found guilty of shooting murder**
A shooter who fired a gun outside a Melbourne boxing match, killing a man and injuring another, has been found guilty of murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/family-relief-after-man-found-guilty-of-shooting-murder-20230605-p5de58.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:45:18Z **Showdown looms for thousands of workers' pay**
A showdown is looming over the government's "same job same pay" plan, with business groups ready to fight the laws. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/showdown-looms-for-thousands-of-workers-pay-20230605-p5de6a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:45:11Z **Vigil for woman found dead in Sydney apartment**
A vigil has been held in Vancouver for Tatiana Dokhotaru after she was found dead in her Liverpool apartment. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/vigil-for-woman-found-dead-in-sydney-apartment-20230605-p5de6b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:51:49Z **Terror leader wrongly in jail on ‘pseudoscience’ risk tool, lawyer claims**
Abdul Nacer Benbrika wants to be released from jail after finishing his sentence three years ago. His lawyer says a risk assessment used to keep Benbrika in custody is a tool “no better than chance”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/terror-leader-wrongly-in-jail-on-pseudoscience-risk-tool-lawyer-claims-20230605-p5ddyp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:51:06Z **A bath and a steak: Kathleen Folbigg’s first night free after 20 years**
The woman convicted over the deaths of her four children has finally been pardoned, but her supporters want a post-conviction review commission to stop others waiting so long for justice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/kathleen-folbigg-pardoned-and-to-be-freed-from-prison-without-delay-20230605-p5ddy9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:55:51Z **South Australians drivers dispute freeway speeding fines**
An investigation is underway after a growing number of drivers fined on a South Australian freeway claim they weren't speeding. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/south-australians-drivers-dispute-freeway-speeding-fines-20230605-p5de6h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:55:30Z **Driver dies after bus crashes into camels**
A bus driver has died after hitting two camels that had escaped from a nearby farm in central Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/driver-dies-after-bus-crashes-into-camels-20230605-p5de6g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T08:55:28Z **Man 'threatened with machete' on Brisbane street**
Police are hunting up to five young people who allegedly threatened a man with a machete on a suburban Brisbane street. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-threatened-with-machete-on-brisbane-street-20230605-p5de6f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T09:09:47Z **As it happened: Ben Roberts-Smith judgment detail handed down; RBA mulls further interest rate rise**
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lehrmann is considering suing Brittany Higgins over rape claim, Australians’ financial misery is at its highest level since the global financial crisis and the RBA will decide on rates tomorrow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-lehrmann-breaks-silence-considers-suing-higgins-over-rape-claim-rba-interest-rates-decision-tomorrow-20230605-p5ddw3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T09:09:46Z **Brawl breaks out at football game**
Police are investigating footage of an alleged brawl at a stadium in Chester Hill in Sydney's southwest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brawl-breaks-out-at-football-game-20230605-p5ddzo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T09:25:58Z **Family mourns toddler allegedly killed by father in Sydney unit**
Three-year-old Alexi Vikatos has been remembered as a beautiful child by his family who have been “broken” by his death in Riverwood. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/family-mourns-toddler-allegedly-killed-by-father-in-sydney-unit-20230605-p5de5s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T09:30:00Z **Living in St Kilda is like living in New York’s East Village - or as close as it gets**
Aged 16, I moved into a flat in Barkly Street, St Kilda. Thirty years later I returned to buy an art deco apartment in the same street. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/living-in-st-kilda-is-like-living-in-new-york-s-east-village-or-as-close-as-it-gets-20230519-p5d9uc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T09:49:09Z **‘Not an honest and reliable witness’: Judge’s scathing assessment of Roberts-Smith**
The judge who presided over Ben Roberts-Smith’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit said the former soldier had a motive to lie and had threatened a soldier who ultimately gave evidence against him. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-judge-s-scathing-assessment-of-roberts-smith-20230605-p5ddz5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T10:00:00Z **Critical eye needed on Canberra’s war powers**
Readers discuss war and the Ben Roberts-Smith trial. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/critical-eye-needed-on-canberra-s-war-powers-20230605-p5de5h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T10:10:53Z **Power play: Brisbane firm says it can provide renewable energy ‘missing link’**
A Brisbane firm believes it can offer hydrogen power banks at one-third the price of conventional industrial batteries and reduce reliance on diesel. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/power-play-brisbane-firm-says-it-can-provide-renewable-energy-missing-link-20230605-p5ddzv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T10:10:37Z **‘We are disappointed’: Another setback for Queen’s Wharf project**
Only months after declaring the doors would open for Christmas, the proponents behind Brisbane’s casino and resort complex have recalculated the odds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/we-are-disappointed-another-setback-for-queen-s-wharf-project-20230605-p5de5z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T10:20:16Z **Perth experiences record drenching**
Perth has had its wettest June day in 37 years, with the record drenching flooding roads, homes and businesses. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/perth-experiences-record-drenching-20230605-p5de6t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T11:00:00Z **When broken bones start to knit**
And couples decide which side they’re on. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/when-broken-bones-start-to-knit-20230605-p5ddxp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T11:29:12Z **Eight teens arrested over alleged violent carjacking on the Gold Coast**
Eight teens have been arrested over an alleged violent carjacking on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eight-teens-arrested-over-alleged-violent-carjacking-on-the-gold-coast-20230605-p5de71.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T12:37:16Z **More teens charged following fatal Sunshine stabbing**
Two more teenagers have been charged following the stabbing death of Pasawm Lyhym, 16, in Sunshine last month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/more-teens-charged-following-fatal-sunshine-stabbing-20230605-p5de73.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Tuesday, June 6**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-tuesday-june-6-20230605-p5de27.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:00:00Z **Brutal father, tragic children: Folbigg was doomed to trauma**
Wondering whether she was “her father’s daughter”, Kathleen Folbigg captured years of guilt, revulsion and pain in one sentence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/brutal-father-tragic-children-folbigg-was-doomed-to-trauma-20230502-p5d4yn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:00:00Z **No heroes any more? Yes there are, you just need to know where to look**
Those with a moral centre are the ones we should hail as heroic, and they are all around us, hiding in plain sight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/no-heroes-any-more-yes-there-are-you-just-need-to-know-where-to-look-20230605-p5ddxv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:00:00Z **It’s careful, forensic and devastating, but is the Ben Roberts-Smith judgment appeal-proof?**
After tipping tens of millions of dollars and a portion of his own credibility into this case, Kerry Stokes might still find that gambling a million or so more on an appeal is a bet he’s willing to take. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/it-s-careful-forensic-and-devastating-but-is-the-ben-roberts-smith-judgment-appeal-proof-20230605-p5de07.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:00:00Z **Perth’s ugly duckling suburbs that could become real estate swans**
They are old, downmarket suburbs that have endured years of neglect, but with new housing stock and a younger generation moving in, change is in the air. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-s-ugly-duckling-suburbs-that-could-become-real-estate-swans-20230605-p5de1w.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:00:00Z **Former Shorten staffer turned Bachelor star to tell all**
Alisha Aitken-Radburn is soon to release a memoir, and some political and TV types are getting nervous. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/former-shorten-staffer-turned-bachelor-star-to-tell-all-20230605-p5de31.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T20:00:00Z **George Kailis takes over one of Cottesloe’s iconic beachside restaurants**
The new restaurant will employ a dedicated nutritionist to work with the chef when creating menus. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/george-kailis-takes-over-one-of-cottesloe-s-iconic-beachside-restaurants-20230605-p5de6l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T19:59:49Z **Reserve Bank to decide on interest rise as new data shows rising mortgage arrears rising**
Some economists tip another interest rise is expected as more Aussies fall behind on mortgage repayments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/reserve-bank-to-decide-on-interest-rise-as-new-data-shows-rising-mortgage-arrears-rising-20230606-p5de7u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T20:20:01Z **Parents of conwoman Melissa Caddick move out of Sydney penthouse**
Parents of conwoman Melissa Caddick leave their Sydney penthouse after legal battle. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parents-of-conwoman-melissa-caddick-move-out-of-sydney-penthouse-20230606-p5de87.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T20:44:15Z **Whale stuck in nets at Mermaid Beach**
Authorities are working to free a humpback whale caught in nets at Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/whale-stuck-in-nets-at-mermaid-beach-20230606-p5de8d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T20:56:51Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’; RBA to decide on interest rates**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T21:04:19Z **Two Hells Angels gang members charged over alleged drive-by shooting**
Two members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang have been charged over a drive-by shooting in Sydney's east last month. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-hells-angels-gang-members-charged-over-alleged-drive-by-shooting-20230606-p5de8f.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T21:10:42Z **Seven shots fired into South Coogee unit, two men charged**
The men charged over the May 27 public place shooting are members of the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/seven-shots-fired-into-south-coogee-unit-two-men-charged-20230606-p5de86.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T21:30:14Z **Reserve Bank to decide on interest rise as new data shows rising mortgage arrears rising**
Some economists tip another interest rise is expected as more Aussies fall behind on mortgage repayments. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/reserve-bank-to-decide-on-interest-rise-as-new-data-shows-rising-mortgage-arrears-rising-20230606-p5de7u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T22:05:00Z **Humpback whale freed after caught in shark nets**
A humpback whale has been freed on the Gold Coast after getting caught in shark nets overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/humpback-whale-freed-after-caught-in-shark-nets-20230606-p5de8d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T22:21:06Z **Drug cartels increasingly ‘dropping’ narcotics into the WA sea, but it’s not all going to plan**
It has become a familiar story: men rescued in the ocean miles from anywhere with millions, sometimes billions of dollars of drugs found on a nearby ship or boat. It’s seen the amount of drugs being sent to WA balloon, but is the method working? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/drug-cartels-increasingly-dropping-narcotics-into-the-wa-sea-but-it-s-not-all-going-to-plan-20230605-p5de39.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T22:35:27Z **'It was surreal': Kathleen Folbigg's supporters reveal details of first night free from prison**
Kathleen Folbigg's friend and supporter Tracy Chapman has revealed how she spent her first night of freedom after spending 20 years behind bars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/it-was-surreal-kathleen-folbiggs-supporters-reveal-details-of-first-night-free-from-prison-20230606-p5de90.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T23:00:12Z **Over-height truck blocks Sydney tunnel**
An over-height truck is causing delays for commuters after it blocked the Sydney Harbour tunnel southbound. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/over-height-truck-blocks-sydney-tunnel-20230606-p5de9e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T23:20:00Z **Three of Sydney’s four large Manly ferries to be kept in operation**
A fourth Freshwater-class ferry in the fleet will be removed from the Manly-Circular Quay route in September and is likely to be retired. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/three-of-sydney-s-four-large-manly-ferries-to-be-kept-in-operation-20230604-p5ddt9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T23:34:46Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’; RBA to decide on interest rates**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T23:34:22Z **Whales frolicking off Bondi Beach**
A pod of whales has been seen frolicking off Bondi Beach, Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/whales-frolicking-off-bondi-beach-20230606-p5deah.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-05T23:44:25Z **Police investigate wild brawl at New South Wales supermarket**
A wild brawl in a New South Wales supermarket is being investigated by police. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-wild-brawl-at-new-south-wales-supermarket-20230606-p5deal.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T00:00:00Z **Power play: Brisbane firm says it can provide renewable energy ‘missing link’**
A Brisbane firm believes it can offer hydrogen power banks at one-third the price of conventional industrial batteries and reduce reliance on diesel. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/power-play-brisbane-firm-says-it-can-provide-renewable-energy-missing-link-20230605-p5de6z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T01:02:18Z **Rope access technician killed in Woodside incident identified**
An investigation is currently underway after a gas rig employee died in a workplace incident off Western Australia’s northwest coast on Friday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woodside-employee-killed-in-workplace-incident-20230603-p5ddn1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T01:11:12Z **TV horticulturist famed for Burke’s Backyard appearances dead at 94**
After a rather risqué segment about peeling bananas helped get the show on the air, Peter Valder appeared on Burke’s Backyard for 17 years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/tv-horticulturist-famed-for-burke-s-backyard-appearances-dead-at-94-20230606-p5deae.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T01:49:37Z **The Holocaust survivor who saved the life of a rock star**
Steven Kalowski became a decorated Sydney doctor after surviving the Holocaust, which killed his father. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-holocaust-survivor-who-saved-the-life-of-a-rock-star-20230523-p5dahz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T01:54:28Z **Humpback whale freed after caught in shark nets**
A humpback whale has been freed on the Gold Coast after getting caught in shark nets overnight. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/humpback-whale-freed-after-caught-in-shark-nets-20230606-p5de8d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T01:53:28Z **‘Terrifying’ Merri Creek rapist jailed for 20 years**
Joel Russo abducted and repeatedly raped a woman in Melbourne’s inner north in 2019, just months after being released from jail for another violent sexual attack. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/terrifying-merri-creek-rapist-jailed-for-20-years-20230606-p5decy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:05:30Z **Kathleen Folbigg spends her first night in 20 years out of prison**
After an inquiry into her conviction found her children could have died of natural causes, Kathleen Folbigg has spent her first night out of prison in 20 years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-spends-her-first-night-in-20-years-out-of-prison-20230606-p5dedi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:09:58Z **Notorious Russian double agent Robert Hanssen dead aged 79**
Russian spy Robert Hanssen has died in a US prison aged 79. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/notorious-russian-double-agent-robert-hanssen-dead-aged-79-20230606-p5dedm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:08:45Z **‘Serious concerns’: Losing myki bidder raises questions about tender process**
Cubic Transportation Systems missed out on the public transport ticketing contract and has sent a letter sent to Premier Daniel Andrews raising its “serious concerns about possible errors in the tender process”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/serious-concerns-losing-myki-bidder-raises-questions-about-tender-process-20230606-p5debf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:10:11Z **Two Australians facing the death penalty in Vietnam have been pardoned**
Following Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recent peace talks, two Australians facing the death penalty in Vietnam have been pardoned. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-australians-facing-the-death-penalty-in-vietnam-have-been-pardoned-20230606-p5dedl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:14:58Z **Buble bursts onto Australian stages with standout Perth performance**
He’s lauded for helping revive our love for the Great American Songbook, but Michael “Mr Christmas” Buble has proven he is every bit the showman in his own right. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/buble-bursts-onto-australian-stages-with-standout-perth-performance-20230606-p5decx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:14:32Z **Melbourne rapist jailed for 20 years after 'terrifying' attack at Merri Creek**
A rapist who dragged a woman into a creek and tried to drown her before subjecting her to horrific sexual abuse has been jailed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-rapist-jailed-for-20-years-after-terrifying-attack-at-merri-creek-20230606-p5dedq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:24:53Z **Historic negotiations opens door for pay rises for early childhood education**
Thousands of early childhood educators could be on track for a pay rise, with the launch of historic negotiations. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/historic-negotiations-opens-door-for-pay-rises-for-early-childhood-education-20230606-p5dee2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:19:37Z **Smith's awkward take on Warner retirement plan**
Steve Smith doesn't appear entirely on board with David Warner's Test retirement plan. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/smiths-awkward-take-on-warner-retirement-plan-20230606-p5dedv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T02:29:09Z **Australia news LIVE: Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’; RBA to decide on interest rates**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T03:30:00Z **From the Archives, 1995: A historic moment, signed, sealed and delivered**
The public gallery in parliament rose to give the Prime Minister, Paul Keating, a standing ovation at the end of his landmark speech outlining his vision for a republic in Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-the-archives-1995-a-historic-moment-signed-sealed-and-delivered-20230602-p5dddz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T03:28:55Z **‘Serious concerns’: Losing myki bidder raises questions about tender process**
Cubic Transportation Systems missed out on the public transport ticketing contract and has sent a letter sent to Premier Daniel Andrews raising its “serious concerns about possible errors in the tender process”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/serious-concerns-losing-myki-bidder-raises-questions-about-tender-process-20230606-p5debf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T03:20:55Z **Kathleen Folbigg speaks for the first time after release**
Kathleen Folbigg says she is ‘humbled’ while speaking for the first time since being released from prison. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-speaks-for-the-first-time-after-release-20230606-p5deem.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T03:18:35Z **Perth pelted with hail, braces for more wet weather**
Residents across the suburbs are collecting fistfuls of hail, there’s potential for snow on Bluff Knoll and multiple suburbs have beat June’s average rainfall totals in 48 hours. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-pelted-with-hail-braces-for-more-wet-weather-20230606-p5dee9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:17:22Z **Family’s ‘tortured path’ to justice, 35 years after killing at Manly**
Scott Johnson’s family feel Thursday “might finally be the day” they get justice, as his killer Scott White is sentenced for his death in December 1988. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/family-s-tortured-path-to-justice-35-years-after-killing-at-manly-20230606-p5deao.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:33:19Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:38:05Z **Perth man accused of setting ex-wife on fire appears in court with burn marks**
Peter Moiler, 42, appeared via video link at Midland Magistrates Court on Tuesday indicating he would be applying for bail as his ex-wife remains in an induced coma. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-in-hospital-with-life-changing-injuries-husband-in-custody-after-perth-hills-car-fire-20230603-p5ddoj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:35:26Z **‘Eternal gratitude’: Kathleen Folbigg gives thanks in first statement**
In a video message, Kathleen Folbigg said it was a victory for science and truth that she was freed from prison and granted an unconditional pardon. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eternal-gratitude-kathleen-folbigg-gives-thanks-in-first-statement-20230606-p5deet.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:40:39Z **RBA increases cash rate to 4.1 per cent**
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates to 4.1 per cent in June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-increases-cash-rate-to-4-1-per-cent-20230606-p5defn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:40:24Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T04:47:23Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:00:02Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:06:22Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:09:57Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:26:13Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:35:59Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:30:00Z **Private schools are crying poor - but trust me, they can afford a new tax**
Private schools may have once been legitimate charities but these days cater for the most privileged in our society. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/private-schools-are-crying-poor-but-trust-me-they-can-afford-a-new-tax-20230605-p5ddxn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T05:44:52Z **Critical Ukrainian dam near Kherson destroyed sparking region-wide evacuations**
A major dam in Russian-occupied Ukraine has been destroyed, prompting evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/critical-ukrainian-dam-near-kherson-destroyed-sparking-region-wide-evacuations-20230606-p5dega.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:10:16Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:27:11Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:35:02Z **Kathleen Folbigg releases video thanking supporters**
Kathleen Folbigg has released a video thanking her supporters, family and friends a day after being pardoned over the deaths of her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-releases-video-thanking-supporters-20230606-p5dehu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:34:36Z **RBA increases cash rate to 4.1 per cent**
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates to 4.1 per cent in June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-increases-cash-rate-to-4-1-per-cent-20230606-p5defn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:29:19Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T06:40:46Z **Whale entangled in nets off NSW coast**
Rescue crews are working to free a humpback whale that is entangled in ropes off the NSW Central Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/whale-entangled-in-nets-off-nsw-coast-20230606-p5dei2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:10:37Z **'Bizarre' murder of loving wife defies explanation**
Heinz and Maria Ratke had a successful marriage, which makes his stabbing murder of his wife in NSW Blue Mountains so bizarre, a judge has said. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bizarre-murder-of-loving-wife-defies-explanation-20230606-p5deij.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:16:08Z **Melbourne rapist jailed for 20 years after 'terrifying' attack at Merri Creek**
A rapist who dragged a woman into a creek and tried to drown her before subjecting her to horrific sexual abuse has been jailed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-rapist-jailed-for-20-years-after-terrifying-attack-at-merri-creek-20230606-p5dedq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:16:06Z **Dog alerts residents after machete-wielding men break into Brighton home**
A family have been left shaken after two machete-wielding men broke into their home in Melbourne's inner suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/dog-alerts-residents-after-machete-wielding-men-break-into-brighton-home-20230606-p5deil.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:15:13Z **Serious doubts raised over future of Victoria's myki ticket system**
Serious doubts have been raised about the future of Victoria's myki ticket system. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/serious-doubts-raised-over-future-of-victorias-myki-ticket-system-20230606-p5deik.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:11:50Z **Ex-Olympian pleads guilty to harassing former partner**
An ex-Olympian has pleaded guilty to harassing a former partner in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ex-olympian-pleads-guilty-to-harassing-former-partner-20230606-p5deii.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:20:27Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:42:10Z **‘Grief consumes me’: Children of fruiterer murdered in case of mistaken identity face killers**
Croydon fruiterer Paul Virgona was weeks away from winding down work to spend more time with his family. Instead, his loved ones were plunged into a nightmare when he was executed by bikies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/grief-consumes-me-children-of-fruiterer-murdered-in-case-of-mistaken-identity-face-killers-20230605-p5ddyl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T07:54:17Z **“Nightmarish scenario”: Judge sentences Merri Creek rapist to 20 years for horrendous attack**
Joel Russo brutally raped a woman in Melbourne’s inner north in 2019, just months after being released from jail for another violent sexual attack. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/terrifying-merri-creek-rapist-jailed-for-20-years-20230606-p5decy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:05:40Z **Kathleen Folbigg set for multimillion compensation payout after pardon**
Her solicitor said the next step would be to have the conviction quashed. “But in due course, we’ll be certainly thinking about all options that are relevant to her.” ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eternal-gratitude-kathleen-folbigg-gives-thanks-in-first-statement-20230606-p5deet.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:05:18Z **Rising number of students quitting school before Year 12**
A rising number of Victorian students are leaving school before finishing Year 12. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rising-number-of-students-quitting-school-before-year-12-20230606-p5deiy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:21:34Z **Truck blocks harbour tunnel for the second time in one day**
The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is closed southbound while traffic controllers attempt to back the truck out of the entrance, causing major delays. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/truck-blocks-harbour-tunnel-for-the-second-time-in-one-day-20230606-p5deix.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:20:26Z **RBA increases cash rate to 4.1 per cent**
The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased interest rates to 4.1 per cent in June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-increases-cash-rate-to-4-1-per-cent-20230606-p5defn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:14:57Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:33:25Z **Kathleen Folbigg set for multimillion-dollar compensation payout after pardon**
Her solicitor said the next step would be to have the conviction quashed. “But in due course, we’ll be certainly thinking about all options that are relevant to her.” ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eternal-gratitude-kathleen-folbigg-gives-thanks-in-first-statement-20230606-p5deet.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:30:04Z **Over-height truck blocks tunnel**
An over-height truck has blocked the southbound entrance to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel for the second time today. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/over-height-truck-blocks-tunnel-20230606-p5dej4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:38:18Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:44:42Z **Kathleen Folbigg releases video thanking supporters**
Kathleen Folbigg has released a video thanking her supporters, family and friends a day after being pardoned over the deaths of her four children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/kathleen-folbigg-releases-video-thanking-supporters-20230606-p5dehu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:41:41Z **Harbour Tunnel blocked by truck for second time in a day**
The Sydney Harbour Tunnel has reopened in a southbound direction, but commuters are being warned to expect further delays. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/truck-blocks-harbour-tunnel-for-the-second-time-in-one-day-20230606-p5deix.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T08:48:33Z **As it happened: RBA hikes interest rates to 11-year high of 4.1 per cent; Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’**
Ben Roberts-Smith labelled ‘not an honest and reliable witness’ in judgment, the RBA will decide on interest rates and the PM says two Australians granted clemency in Vietnam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-ben-roberts-smith-labelled-not-an-honest-and-reliable-witness-rba-to-decide-on-interest-rates-20230605-p5de4p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:04:47Z **Neighbours recall woman on fire screaming for help after alleged domestic violence attack**
Neighbours said the woman was screaming in agony and peeling off burning clothes after she ran from a car fire Friday evening in Mount Helena. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-in-hospital-with-life-changing-injuries-husband-in-custody-after-perth-hills-car-fire-20230603-p5ddoj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:09:22Z **Ex-WA Labor MP convicted over restraining order breaches**
An expelled Labor MP who breached a restraining order by flooding his former partner with manipulative and belittling emails has been denied a spent conviction. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/ex-wa-labor-mp-convicted-over-restraining-order-breaches-20230606-p5dejb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:30:01Z **Manmade surfing waves coming to western Sydney**
You'll soon be able to ride the perfect wave in western Sydney with a manmade surf break being built at Olympic Park. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/manmade-surfing-waves-coming-to-western-sydney-20230606-p5dejh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:30:00Z **‘The opposite of a solution’: Eight years to decide if Anna’s home will be bulldozed**
The state government is forging ahead with plans to redevelop the Waterloo housing estate, which is home to more than 2000 vulnerable residents. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/the-opposite-of-a-solution-eight-years-to-decide-if-anna-s-home-will-be-bulldozed-20230528-p5dbvf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:30:00Z **Judge overturns Children’s Court decision to allow alleged abuser to continue living with family**
Despite reports of high levels of family violence, including rape and death threats, a Children’s Court order allowed the father to remain living at home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/judge-overturns-children-s-court-decision-to-allow-alleged-abuser-to-continue-living-with-family-20230606-p5de9j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:29:53Z **Some Sydney essential workers to get pay rise**
Some of Sydney's most essential workers are in line for a pay rise after a landmark test case for multi-employer bargaining. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/some-sydney-essential-workers-to-get-pay-rise-20230606-p5deji.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:35:12Z **Whale entangled in nets off NSW coast**
Rescue crews are working to free a humpback whale that is entangled in ropes off the NSW Central Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/whale-entangled-in-nets-off-nsw-coast-20230606-p5dei2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:41:53Z **Victoria turned down Singapore offer to overhaul myki**
Cubic Transportation Systems missed out on the public transport ticketing contract and has sent a letter sent to Premier Daniel Andrews raising its “serious concerns about possible errors in the tender process”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/serious-concerns-losing-myki-bidder-raises-questions-about-tender-process-20230606-p5debf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:49:22Z **Four-time Olympic medallist pleads guilty to harassing ex-girlfriend**
Cyclist Gary Neiwand admitted bombarding a woman with dozens of calls, emails and messages after she broke up with him, marking another conviction since his retirement from professional sport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/four-time-olympic-medallist-pleads-guilty-to-harassing-ex-girlfriend-20230601-p5dd28.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:45:00Z **Folbigg’s pardon yet another alarm bell for how science is used in the justice system**
The freeing of Kathleen Folbigg on Monday after she had spent 20 years in jail over the deaths of her four children should be a clarion call for reform. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/folbigg-s-pardon-yet-another-alarm-bell-for-how-science-is-used-in-the-justice-system-20230606-p5de9z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T09:53:49Z **Brisbane food waste mounts – as do calls for recycling scheme**
The city council is being challenged to recycle household food waste, which rose by 20,000 tonnes in just two years. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-food-waste-mounts-as-do-calls-for-recycling-scheme-20230606-p5dec2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:00:11Z **Ex-Olympian pleads guilty to harassing former partner**
An ex-Olympian has pleaded guilty to harassing a former partner in Melbourne. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/ex-olympian-pleads-guilty-to-harassing-former-partner-20230606-p5deii.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:00:11Z **Dog alerts residents after machete-wielding men break into Brighton home**
A family have been left shaken after two machete-wielding men broke into their home in Melbourne's inner suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/dog-alerts-residents-after-machete-wielding-men-break-into-brighton-home-20230606-p5deil.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:00:09Z **Melbourne rapist jailed for 20 years after 'terrifying' attack at Merri Creek**
A rapist who dragged a woman into a creek and tried to drown her before subjecting her to horrific sexual abuse has been jailed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-rapist-jailed-for-20-years-after-terrifying-attack-at-merri-creek-20230606-p5dedq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:00:00Z **The referendum and equality**
Age readers react to the referendum on the Voice. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-referendum-and-equality-20230606-p5defs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:05:13Z **Rising number of students quitting school before Year 12**
A rising number of Victorian students are leaving school before finishing Year 12. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rising-number-of-students-quitting-school-before-year-12-20230606-p5deiy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:10:34Z **New data shows ambulance ramping not improving**
New data shows ambulance ramping has not improved with some Queensland patients waiting hours to be admitted to hospital. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-data-shows-ambulance-ramping-not-improving-20230606-p5dejp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:10:17Z **Police chopper monitoring Queensland property crime**
A police helicopter is spending entire shifts monitoring property crime in the Toowoomba region. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-chopper-monitoring-queensland-property-crime-20230606-p5dejo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:15:24Z **Risby-Jones released from Bali jail**
Australian man Bodhi Risby-Jones, who was accused of going on a drunken rampage in Bali, has been released from jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-released-from-bali-jail-20230606-p5dejq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:19:20Z **Risby-Jones walks free in Bali, set to return home**
Bodhi Risby-Jones has walked free from jail in Bali and is believed to be making plans to return home to Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-walks-free-in-bali-set-to-return-home-20230606-p5dejr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:49:33Z **Adelaide man accused of wielding knife back in community**
An Adelaide man accused of wielding a knife in the city before being Tasered by police is back in the community. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/adelaide-man-accused-of-wielding-knife-back-in-community-20230606-p5deju.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:54:53Z **Crows star reveals toll of season-ending injury**
Crows star Tom Doedee has revealed the emotional toll of his crushing season-ending knee injury. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/crows-star-reveals-toll-of-season-ending-injury-20230606-p5dejv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T11:02:41Z **Our politicians need to end their silence on the damning decision over Ben Roberts-Smith**
Roberts-Smith was found to be a war criminal and murderer who threatened his partner. Do our leaders really have nothing to say about any of this? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/our-politicians-need-to-end-their-silence-on-the-damning-decision-over-ben-roberts-smith-20230606-p5de9b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T11:00:00Z **When commuters rock the boat**
And we’re not talking about Bryan Ferry. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/when-commuters-rock-the-boat-20230606-p5de95.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:59:53Z **Fresh winter blast hits Perth**
A fresh winter blast hit Perth suburbs overnight with a lightning strike causing backyard destruction for one family. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fresh-winter-blast-hits-perth-20230606-p5dejx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:59:51Z **WA man arrested in Bali accused of assault**
A man from Western Australia is under arrest in Bali accused of assaulting an Indonesian woman he met on a dating app. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wa-man-arrested-in-bali-accused-of-assault-20230606-p5dejw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T10:59:47Z **Drivers' hopes of contesting speeding fines dashed**
Drivers contesting speeding fines from a camera at Crafers in South Australia have had their hopes dashed. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/drivers-hopes-of-contesting-speeding-fines-dashed-20230606-p5dejy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T11:04:04Z **Reason for cold-blooded murder remains mystery**
The family of an innocent father gunned down by bikies on Eastlink has told of their immeasurable loss and fear. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/reason-for-cold-blooded-murder-remains-mystery-20230606-p5dek0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T11:03:55Z **Four airlines set to enter WA market**
Four major international airlines are set to return to Perth, giving more choice to travellers in Western Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/four-airlines-set-to-enter-wa-market-20230606-p5dejz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T11:29:10Z **Over-height truck blocks tunnel**
An over-height truck has blocked the southbound entrance to the Sydney Harbour Tunnel for the second time today. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/over-height-truck-blocks-tunnel-20230606-p5dej4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T12:09:45Z **Risby-Jones released from Aceh jail**
Australian man Bodhi Risby-Jones, who was accused of going on a drunken rampage in Aceh, has been released from jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-released-from-aceh-jail-20230606-p5dejq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T12:07:40Z **Risby-Jones walks free in Aceh, set to return home**
Bodhi Risby-Jones has walked free from jail in Aceh and is believed to be making plans to return home to Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-walks-free-in-aceh-set-to-return-home-20230606-p5dejr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T12:36:39Z **Risby-Jones released from Indonesian jail**
Australian man Bodhi Risby-Jones, who was accused of going on a drunken rampage in Indonesia, has been released from jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-released-from-indonesian-jail-20230606-p5dejq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T12:34:22Z **Risby-Jones walks free in Indonesia, set to return home**
Bodhi Risby-Jones has walked free from jail in Indonesia and is believed to be making plans to return home to Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/risby-jones-walks-free-in-indonesia-set-to-return-home-20230606-p5dejr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T14:01:00Z **Plugged in: Brisbane’s bright sparks chart the decade drive to EVs**
Experts in transport, business, green energy, commerce, conservation and logistics have been invited to Brisbane’s first electric vehicle-charging roundtable. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/plugged-in-brisbane-s-bright-sparks-chart-the-decade-drive-to-evs-20230606-p5dedx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T14:00:00Z **In the Herald: June 7, 1971**
Winched to safety, Kinks cut short, and first grand slam. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/in-the-herald-june-7-1971-20230511-p5d7p9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Wednesday, June 7**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-wednesday-june-7-20230606-p5deg1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:01:00Z **Children physically restrained in alarming numbers at Westmead children’s hospital**
The latest data also revealed the record numbers of patients ambulances and emergency departments have been tasked with this year. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/children-physically-restrained-in-alarming-numbers-at-westmead-children-s-hospital-20230605-p5de5d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:00:00Z **Sadaf couldn’t speak English when she started school. Now she’s studying medicine – without an ATAR**
Edith Cowan University has created a year 12 program aimed at getting students with lower educational advantage into university, without needing to take ATAR exams. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/sadaf-couldn-t-speak-english-when-she-started-school-now-she-s-studying-medicine-without-an-atar-20230531-p5dcr7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:00:00Z **To prevent a China war, we must bind ourselves to Taiwan**
The fall of Taiwan would shatter strategic lines and wreak damage across the region. Here’s how Australia should be helping to defend it. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/to-prevent-a-china-war-we-must-bind-ourselves-to-taiwan-20230605-p5de21.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:00:00Z **Breath of the wok: Where to find Perth’s top 10 Chinese restaurants**
Rob Broadfield on Perth’s best Chinese food, from the bare-bones to the utterly luxe, and why you should never go with a place advertising itself “authentic”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/breath-of-the-wok-where-to-find-perth-s-top-10-chinese-restaurants-20230606-p5deb9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:00:00Z **Slapping, spitting and a death threat: Roberts-Smith’s bullying exposed**
A Special Air Service soldier told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith’s bullying, including a death threat, cost him “years of lost sleep”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/slapping-spitting-and-a-death-threat-roberts-smith-s-bullying-exposed-20230606-p5degg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T19:00:00Z **Take it as read: Book buyers vote with their wallets on the Voice**
A pro-Voice book co-authored by broadcast legend Kerry O’Brien has outstripped the sales on an opposing tome by 100 to one. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/take-it-as-read-book-buyers-vote-with-their-wallets-on-the-voice-20230606-p5dehw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T20:19:06Z **New twist in Queensland crocodile attack that killed retiree**
Man's crocodile death in Queensland could be first case of predators hunting their victim. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-twist-in-queensland-crocodile-attack-that-killed-retiree-20230607-p5del4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T21:24:31Z **Federal government will abolish cheques by 2030**
Cheques to be phased out in overhaul of Australia's payments system. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-will-abolish-cheques-by-2030-20230607-p5delg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T22:10:04Z **Finally, women are taking the law into their own hands**
Whether as judges, witnesses or defendants, women have historically been burdened with unfair expectations in the courtrooms of Australia. But that’s changing before our eyes. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/finally-women-are-taking-the-law-into-their-own-hands-20230605-p5de6p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T22:35:24Z **Petrol prices hit their peak ahead of long weekend**
Motorists are being warned that petrol prices have hit their peak across Australia's capital cities as the long weekend inches closer. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/petrol-prices-hit-their-peak-ahead-of-long-weekend-20230607-p5dem5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T22:48:59Z **Lawyer for Kathleen Folbigg refuses to rule out seeking compensation**
Kathleen Folbigg lawyer leaves door open to seeking compensation ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lawyer-for-kathleen-folbigg-refuses-to-rule-out-seeking-compensation-20230607-p5demd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T23:31:59Z **Yamba father found dead with son previously had gun licence revoked**
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has defended the licencing system that took away Wayne Smith’s firearms only to give them back before he and his 15-year-old son, Noah, were found dead last week with gunshot wounds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/yamba-father-found-dead-with-son-previously-had-gun-licence-revoked-20230607-p5deli.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T00:02:43Z **Boxer Harry Garside has domestic violence charge withdrawn**
The 25-year-old said he had been vindicated by the decision of police to withdraw the charge of common assault alleged by a former partner. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/boxer-harry-garside-has-domestic-violence-charge-withdrawn-20230606-p5dek4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-06T23:59:25Z **The new course that guarantees a place at university - without needing to sit ATAR exams**
Edith Cowan University has created a year 12 program aimed at getting students with lower educational advantage into university, without needing to take ATAR exams. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/sadaf-couldn-t-speak-english-when-she-started-school-now-she-s-studying-medicine-without-an-atar-20230531-p5dcr7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T00:15:15Z **‘Vindicated’: Boxer Harry Garside has domestic violence charge withdrawn**
The 25-year-old said he had been vindicated by the decision of police to withdraw the charge of common assault alleged by a former partner. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/boxer-harry-garside-has-domestic-violence-charge-withdrawn-20230606-p5dek4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T00:39:38Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:22:45Z **Greens sack their own disciplinary body after censure finding against senator**
In the latest episode of the gender war raging inside the Victorian Greens, a misconduct finding has triggered an extraordinary sequence of backroom manoeuvres. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/greens-sack-their-own-disciplinary-body-after-censure-finding-against-senator-20230606-p5deei.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:18:43Z **NRL star’s lawyer says CCTV footage doesn’t support pub sexual touching allegation**
Dylan Brown’s immediate playing future is now in the hands of the NRL after his alleged incident was mentioned in court on Wednesday morning. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/nrl-star-s-lawyer-says-cctv-footage-doesn-t-support-pub-sexual-touching-allegation-20230607-p5dely.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:31:18Z **Incoming deluge brings flood threat to Melbourne, battered towns**
The prime minister has cancelled his visit to Horsham ahead of the severe rainfall and damaging winds that are expected across Victoria on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/incoming-deluge-brings-flood-threat-to-melbourne-battered-towns-20230606-p5dejc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:29:26Z **Back to paradise: K’gari name formally reclaimed for famed Fraser Island**
The change caps a lengthy campaign by the Butchulla people and the most significant moment to date in a state government program of colonial-place-name renewal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/back-to-paradise-k-gari-name-formally-reclaimed-for-famed-fraser-island-20230605-p5ddy7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:28:07Z **Over-height truck crackdown flagged after two Harbour Tunnel blockages in one day**
Premier Chris Minns said NSW would take back the power to deregister over-height trucks that block Sydney’s tunnels unless the national regulator gets tougher. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/over-height-truck-crackdown-flagged-after-two-harbour-tunnel-blockages-in-one-day-20230607-p5denf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:49:43Z **Valued contribution to Australian design**
An influential figure in furniture design and manufacture, Roger Putnam initially trained in interior design at RMIT in the early 1960s. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/valued-contribution-to-australian-design-20230607-p5depb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:47:04Z **Author’s quest for redemption in the wake of Holocaust suffering**
Mark Baker wrote the book called “the gold standard of second generation Holocaust memoirs”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/author-s-quest-for-redemption-in-the-wake-of-holocaust-suffering-20230605-p5de01.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T01:42:22Z **Are time travel and teleporting just pipe dreams? We explain**
Dive in as we sift fact from sci-fi fiction. From de-extincting mammoths to making super soldiers in a lab ... the future is closer than you might think. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/are-time-travel-and-teleporting-just-pipe-dreams-we-explain-20230607-p5dems.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T02:02:30Z **The gay Christian ‘nun’ and satirist who became a queer legend**
Satirist and activist Fabian Lo Schiavo was active at the dawn of gay rights protests in Sydney. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-gay-christian-nun-and-satirist-who-became-a-queer-legend-20230606-p5decz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T02:04:31Z **Commonwealth Bank cops $3.55 million fine for spamming customers**
The Commonwealth Bank has copped a record fine of $3.55 million for sending spam emails to customers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/commonwealth-bank-cops-3-55-million-fine-for-spamming-customers-20230607-p5depi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T02:04:31Z **NRL player barred from entering licensed premises in Sydney suburb**
NRL player Dylan Brown has been barred from entering licensed premises in a Sydney suburb after he allegedly sexually touched a woman without consent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nrl-player-barred-from-entering-licensed-premises-in-sydney-suburb-20230607-p5depj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T02:19:45Z **Elderly woman stabbed in Geelong**
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed while she was walking home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-woman-stabbed-in-geelong-20230607-p5depo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T02:15:54Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T03:22:13Z **Cold snap pushes Perth power supplies to the edge**
Some Perth households were asked to cut their power consumption on Tuesday night to avoid blackouts after a frigid afternoon pushed evening demand to a near-record high for June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/cold-snap-pushes-perth-power-supplies-to-the-edge-20230606-p5dejt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T03:46:47Z **Harbour Tunnel blocked by third truck in two days as crackdown looms**
Premier Chris Minns said NSW would take back the power to deregister over-height trucks that block tunnels unless the national regulator gets tougher. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/over-height-truck-crackdown-flagged-after-two-harbour-tunnel-blockages-in-one-day-20230607-p5denf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T03:39:44Z **Perth man accused of killing his mum to fight murder charge at trial**
Andre Rebelo allegedly forged his mother Colleen Rebelo’s will and testament, medical information and coronial records after her sudden death in 2020. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-man-accused-of-killing-his-mum-to-fight-murder-fraud-charges-at-trial-20230607-p5deqf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T04:07:02Z **Man charged over kidnap extortion plot at Perth Airbnb released on bail**
Te Putu Tonga Patara Te Tuhi Hawkings was released on home detention on Wednesday and will be allowed to return to his fly-in, fly-out job. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/man-charged-over-kidnap-extortion-plot-at-perth-airbnb-released-on-bail-20230607-p5depa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T04:25:32Z **Caught in Spider’s web: Eastern suburbs murder mystery solved**
Stanley Bruce Early roamed Alison Park assaulting men he believed were homosexual. He has now been found guilty of killing Sydney father Raymond Keam at the gay beat 36 years ago. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/caught-in-spider-s-web-eastern-suburbs-murder-mystery-solved-20230526-p5dbin.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T04:41:51Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T04:39:35Z **Character actor in roles ranging from King Lear to A Country Practice**
Baz Luhrmann described veteran stage and screen performer Ralph Cotterill as one of Australia’s finest actors. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/character-actor-in-roles-ranging-from-king-lear-to-a-country-practice-20230607-p5deok.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T04:50:58Z **Incoming deluge brings flood threat to Melbourne, battered towns**
The prime minister has cancelled his visit to Horsham as heavy rain and damaging winds move across Victoria on Wednesday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/incoming-deluge-brings-flood-threat-to-melbourne-battered-towns-20230606-p5dejc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:04:26Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:00:00Z **Man charged over alleged scheme to leave ex-wife stranded overseas**
A Victorian man faces blackmail and human trafficking-related charges. It’s alleged he tricked his former wife into travelling overseas, then told her he was divorcing her and tried to block her return to Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/man-charged-over-alleged-scheme-to-leave-ex-wife-stranded-overseas-20230606-p5de9y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:14:26Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:30:15Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:32:50Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:31:13Z **The last footage Ju 'Kelly' Zhang alive**
33-year-old Ju 'Kelly' Zhang was murdered at her home in Epping shortly after sharing dinner with her killer and son on February 2, 2021. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-last-footage-ju-kelly-zhang-alive-20230607-p5des3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:40:21Z **Man arrested over NSW cold case murder of Raymond Keam**
A 75-year-old man has been arrested for the 1987 murder of Raymond Keam after NSW Police offered a million-dollar reward for information. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-arrested-over-nsw-cold-case-murder-of-raymond-keam-20210819-p58k6x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:40:00Z **Pet project or peeve? Council approves Carlton off-leash dog park**
The City of Melbourne’s dog population may be surging, but finding a place for pooches to run free has proven problematic in the inner city. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/pet-project-or-peeve-council-approves-carlton-off-leash-dog-park-20230607-p5delp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:43:17Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T05:43:09Z **Ex-MP Milton Orkopoulos taken to hospital after being bashed in jail**
Former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos has been assaulted in jail as he awaits sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing four boys. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/ex-mp-milton-orkopoulos-taken-to-hospital-after-being-bashed-in-jail-20230607-p5deqz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:16:02Z **NSW orders review into gun licences after Yamba tragedy**
The review comes after revelations that the father found dead with his son previously had his gun licence revoked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/yamba-father-found-dead-with-son-previously-had-gun-licence-revoked-20230607-p5deli.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:22:22Z **Bodhi Risby-Jones flying home after release from Indonesian prison**
Bodhi Risby-Jones is making his way back to Australia after being released from an Indonesian prison. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/bodhi-risby-jones-flying-home-after-release-from-indonesian-prison-20230607-p5detc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:22:15Z **Ex-MP Milton Orkopoulos taken to hospital after being bashed in jail**
Former NSW Labor minister Milton Orkopoulos has been assaulted in jail as he awaits sentence after being found guilty of sexually abusing four boys. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/ex-mp-milton-orkopoulos-taken-to-hospital-after-being-bashed-in-jail-20230607-p5deqz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:20:07Z **Fraser Island officially known as K'gari**
Fraser Island will now officially be known as K'gari after years of consultation between the Butchulla people, the state government and tourism bodies. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/fraser-island-officially-known-as-kgari-20230607-p5detd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:19:16Z **Elderly woman stabbed in Geelong**
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed while she was walking home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-woman-stabbed-in-geelong-20230607-p5depo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:25:23Z **RBA's rate hike leaves Australians worried about future**
The RBA's decision has left many Australians wondering how much more financial pain they'll have to endure before interest rates peak. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rbas-rate-hike-leaves-australians-worried-about-future-20230607-p5deth.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:25:09Z **Mother confronts daughter's killer after guilty verdict**
Joon Seong Tan was found guilty by a jury of killing Ju 'Kelly' Zhang in her Epping home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-confronts-daughters-killer-after-guilty-verdict-20230607-p5detg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:30:39Z **RBA’s reason for 12th rate hike**
The Reserve Bank Governor has laid out the board's reasons for the 12th rate hike in 13 months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-s-reason-for-12th-rate-hike-20230607-p5detl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:29:17Z **Mother confronts daughter's killer after guilty verdict**
Joon Seong Tan was found guilty by a jury of killing Ju 'Kelly' Zhang in her Epping home. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/mother-confronts-daughters-killer-after-guilty-verdict-20230607-p5detg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:27:33Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:32:48Z **NRL stands down Eels star Brown over sexual touching charges**
The Parramatta Eels star will be sidelined while his case is before the courts. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/nrl-star-s-lawyer-says-cctv-footage-doesn-t-support-pub-sexual-touching-allegation-20230607-p5dely.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:42:02Z **High-profile criminal lawyer sues herself into bankruptcy**
Zali Burrows, whose clients include former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer and convicted terrorist Hamdi Alqudsi, is pursuing her own lawyers over $12,000. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/high-profile-criminal-lawyer-sues-herself-into-bankruptcy-20230607-p5deqw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T06:48:19Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:02:18Z **Son’s agony over murder: ‘I dream of my mum, but when I wake up, she’s not there’**
The mother of a murdered woman whose body was dumped in a rubbish tip collapsed in grief after telling a court her grandson stills calls out for Ju “Kelly” Zhang in his sleep. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/son-s-agony-over-murder-i-dream-of-my-mum-but-when-i-wake-up-she-s-not-there-20230605-p5ddyk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:11:49Z **Over-height truck stops harbour traffic**
An over-height truck has stopped traffic before the Sydney Harbour Tunnel for the third time in 24 hours. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/over-height-truck-stops-harbour-traffic-20230607-p5deud.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:11:33Z **Car ban in Melbourne's CBD proposed by council**
Cars could be soon banned from parts of Melbourne’s CBD under a proposal by council. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/car-ban-in-melbournes-cbd-proposed-by-council-20230607-p5deue.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:11:20Z **Electric bike rider dies after crash with P-plater**
A rider has died after he was allegedly hit by a P-plater while riding an electric bike in the wrong direction down a one-way street in Sydney's south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/electric-bike-rider-dies-after-crash-with-p-plater-20230607-p5deuc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:14:49Z **Cars stolen in wild crime spree in Melbourne**
Cars have been stolen in a wild crime spree across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cars-stolen-in-wild-crime-spree-in-melbourne-20230607-p5deuh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:29:33Z **IBAC launches internal review after former mayor’s death**
The state’s corruption watchdog will review its practices after being criticised by a coroner investigating the suicide of former City of Casey mayor Amanda Stapledon. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ibac-launches-internal-review-after-former-mayor-s-death-20230607-p5detb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:51:44Z **Heavy rain triggers flood warnings for Melbourne, large parts of Victoria**
A watch and act alert has been issued for parts of Wangaratta after the prime minister cancelled a visit to Horsham earlier in the day owing to heavy rain and damaging winds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/incoming-deluge-brings-flood-threat-to-melbourne-battered-towns-20230606-p5dejc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T07:53:24Z **NSW orders review into gun licences after Yamba tragedy**
The review comes after revelations that the father found dead with his son previously had his gun licence revoked. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/yamba-father-found-dead-with-son-previously-had-gun-licence-revoked-20230607-p5deli.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:03:39Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:10:15Z **RBA’s reason for 12th rate hike**
The Reserve Bank Governor has laid out the board's reasons for the 12th rate hike in 13 months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rba-s-reason-for-12th-rate-hike-20230607-p5detl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:10:04Z **NRL player barred from entering licensed premises in Sydney suburb**
NRL player Dylan Brown has been barred from entering licensed premises in a Sydney suburb after he allegedly sexually touched a woman without consent. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nrl-player-barred-from-entering-licensed-premises-in-sydney-suburb-20230607-p5depj.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:16:26Z **Australia news LIVE: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:20:07Z **Two men taken to hospital after suspected stabbing in Queensland**
Two men have been taken to hospital after a suspected stabbing at South Bank in Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-men-taken-to-hospital-after-suspected-stabbing-in-queensland-20230607-p5dev6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:20:03Z **Woman who stabbed cheating lover guilty of murder**
A Sydney woman who claimed she could not remember stabbing her lover after discovering he had been cheating has been found guilty of his murder. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/woman-who-stabbed-cheating-lover-guilty-of-murder-20230607-p5dev7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:25:11Z **Electric bike rider dies after crash with P-plater**
A rider has died after he was allegedly hit by a P-plater while riding an electric bike in the wrong direction down a one-way street in Sydney's south. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/electric-bike-rider-dies-after-crash-with-p-plater-20230607-p5deuc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:35:43Z **As it happened: RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year high; BOM issues warning for El Nino event this year**
The RBA lifts interest rates to 11-year-high, the Bureau of Meteorology warns Australia is likely to face El Nino event and the Voice debate continues. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-11-year-high-bom-issues-warning-for-el-nino-event-this-year-20230606-p5degt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:31:21Z **Trucks stuck in tunnels face deregistration after tunnel chaos prompts crackdown**
Overheight trucks stuck in tunnels would be referred for deregistration under a proposed crackdown prompted by the Harbour Tunnel being blocked three times in two days. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/over-height-truck-crackdown-flagged-after-two-harbour-tunnel-blockages-in-one-day-20230607-p5denf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:49:54Z **Elderly woman stabbed in Geelong**
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed while she was walking home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-woman-stabbed-in-geelong-20230607-p5depo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:49:31Z **Cars stolen in wild crime spree in Melbourne**
Cars have been stolen in a wild crime spree across Melbourne's eastern suburbs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/cars-stolen-in-wild-crime-spree-in-melbourne-20230607-p5deuh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:49:25Z **RBA's rate hike leaves Australians worried about future**
The RBA's decision has left many Australians wondering how much more financial pain they'll have to endure before interest rates peak. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rbas-rate-hike-leaves-australians-worried-about-future-20230607-p5deth.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T08:55:24Z **Police bust Wollongong cocaine ring**
A police squad has smashed a cocaine ring allegedly involving prominent small business owners and Bandidos bikie associates in Wollongong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-bust-wollongong-cocaine-ring-20230607-p5devl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:09:51Z **Hospital’s handling of miscarriage under review**
An urgent review has been launched into Ipswich Hospital's handling of a woman suffering serious health concerns after a miscarriage. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/hospital-s-handling-of-miscarriage-under-review-20230607-p5devr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:05:48Z **Weather warnings as storms batter Adelaide**
Several weather warnings have been issued as thunderstorms batter Adelaide. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/weather-warnings-as-storms-batter-adelaide-20230607-p5devo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:05:41Z **Parking fine while waiting for sick wife**
A Gold Coast pensioner says he has been left shattered after being slapped with an almost $300 hospital parking ticket whilst waiting for his sick wife. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/parking-fine-while-waiting-for-sick-wife-20230607-p5devq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:20:10Z **New $180 million jail for high security SA criminals**
A new $180 million facility will house South Australia’s highest security criminals. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/new-180-million-jail-for-high-security-sa-criminals-20230607-p5devt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:19:46Z **Jellyfish wash into Sydney beaches**
An influx of small jellyfish is currently lurking off the coast of Sydney's Northern Beaches. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/jellyfish-wash-into-sydney-beaches-20230607-p5devu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:15:13Z **How to feed your family for under $10**
A Queensland chef is turning budget supermarket meat cuts into easy family meals this winter. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/how-to-feed-your-family-for-under-10-20230607-p5devs.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:34:25Z **Victoria pulls plug on $3000 electric vehicle handout**
The Andrews government will end its subsidy for Victorians who buy new electric vehicles, cutting short an incentive intended to drive faster uptake of zero-emissions cars. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-pulls-plug-on-3000-electric-vehicle-handout-20230607-p5detr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:45:16Z **Elderly woman stabbed in Geelong**
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after being stabbed while she was walking home in Geelong. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-woman-stabbed-in-geelong-20230607-p5depo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T09:50:11Z **Trial begins for man accused of murdering estranged wife**
A trial has begun for a man accused of murdering his estranged wife with a sledgehammer north of Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/trial-begins-for-man-accused-of-murdering-estranged-wife-20230607-p5devz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T10:00:00Z **Mr Lowe, will there be cake to eat if we just work harder?**
Readers react to Philip Lowe’s comments about the latest rate rises; cost of living; and private schools. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mr-lowe-will-there-be-cake-to-eat-if-we-just-work-harder-20230607-p5dep7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T10:19:03Z **Heavy rain triggers flood alerts for Melbourne, large parts of Victoria**
A watch and act alert has been issued for parts of Wangaratta after the prime minister cancelled a visit to Horsham earlier in the day owing to heavy rain and damaging winds. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/incoming-deluge-brings-flood-threat-to-melbourne-battered-towns-20230606-p5dejc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T10:24:19Z **WA’s acting premier unveils cabinet**
Western Australia Acting Premier Roger Cook has unveiled his new-look cabinet. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wa-s-acting-premier-unveils-cabinet-20230607-p5dew3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T10:39:16Z **Khawaja falls for a duck in WTC final**
Mohammed Siraj got India off to the perfect start as Usman Khawaja nicked behind. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/khawaja-falls-for-a-duck-in-wtc-final-20230607-p5dew6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T10:34:32Z **Concerns raised over new land law in WA**
There are concerns from both the farming and Aboriginal communities as Western Australia prepares for a law protecting sacred land to come into effect. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/concerns-raised-over-new-land-law-in-wa-20230607-p5dew4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T11:00:00Z **Hubby hunkers down**
And extends the doona defence. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/hubby-hunkers-down-20230607-p5demu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Thursday, June 8**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-thursday-june-8-20230607-p5deo1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T19:00:00Z **Your beach house is lovely, but it’s killing Australia**
We have plenty of housing in this country, but for the greedy few who can afford it, property has become an addiction that’s getting worse by the day. I call them MMOOYBYs – those who want to Make Money Out of Your Back Yards. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/your-beach-house-is-lovely-but-it-s-killing-australia-20230601-p5dd4m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T19:00:00Z **Australia’s reputation has been hit. We need more than Sarah Snook for success**
What is especially noteworthy about Australia’s run of bad foreign press is that it has come from across the political spectrum. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-s-reputation-has-been-hit-we-need-more-than-sarah-snook-for-success-20230606-p5degb.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T19:00:00Z **‘Unusual’ demand takes Perth house market back to Kevin 07’s days**
The number of houses available for sale in Perth has fallen to levels not seen since Kevin Rudd was prime minister. What’s happening? ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/unusual-demand-takes-perth-house-market-back-to-kevin-07-s-days-20230607-p5demw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T19:00:00Z **‘Who are they to stop me?’ Triguboff slams council over Zetland housing stoush**
The comments from the billionaire Meriton founder are likely to inflame a contentious public meeting on Thursday convened by opponents of an 800-dwelling development. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/who-are-they-to-stop-me-triguboff-slams-council-over-zetland-housing-stoush-20230607-p5des6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T19:30:00Z **Tim Smith avoids criminal record for drunken car crash**
The former Liberal member for Kew has popped up in war-torn Ukraine and reignited a feud with his old mate. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/tim-smith-avoids-criminal-record-for-drunken-car-crash-20230607-p5detz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T20:10:17Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T20:10:07Z **Warning Australian companies must live productivity amid recession fears**
Australia has recorded its largest fall in productivity on record amid recession fears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/warning-australian-companies-must-live-productivity-amid-recession-fears-20230608-p5dex7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T20:53:58Z **Australia news LIVE: Economy growing slower than expected; RBA warns over wage boosts**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, the RBA has warned over wage boosts and households using up savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T21:16:42Z **Warning Australian companies must live productivity amid recession fears**
Australia has recorded its largest fall in productivity on record amid recession fears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/warning-australian-companies-must-live-productivity-amid-recession-fears-20230608-p5dex7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T21:16:25Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T21:19:18Z **Head, Smith put Aussies in control**
Travis Head and Steve Smith put Australia in control of the World Test Championship final against India ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/head-smith-put-aussies-in-control-20230608-p5dexk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T21:39:36Z **WA police officer hit and dragged by car**
A police officer in WA is fighting for life in hospital after they were hit by a car and dragged during an arrest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wa-police-officer-hit-and-dragged-by-car-20230608-p5dexq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T22:09:09Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T22:30:00Z **Melbourne council mulls Airbnb tax as renters battle cost-of-living crisis**
Renters may soon be able to apply for emergency help directly from the council. Over time, the crisis fund could be bolstered by a tax on Airbnb properties. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-council-mulls-airbnb-tax-as-renters-battle-cost-of-living-crisis-20230607-p5demi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T22:49:23Z **Attorney-General 'absolutely' comfortable with Higgins settlement**
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has defended the Commonwealth's compensation settlement with Brittany Higgins. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/attorney-general-absolutely-comfortable-with-higgins-settlement-20230608-p5deye.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T22:55:39Z **Man charged after Brisbane station stabbing**
The man was approached by two guards near the stairs to the South Bank station on Grey Street after reports the man had allegedly stolen from a nearby supermarket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/man-charged-after-brisbane-station-stabbing-20230608-p5dey9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T23:28:22Z **‘Run down, dragged’: WA police officer fighting for life**
A WA police officer is fighting for life after being run over by an allegedly stolen vehicle in the early hours of Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/run-down-dragged-wa-police-officer-fighting-for-life-20230608-p5deyx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-07T23:49:49Z **Australia news LIVE: World Bank predicts global growth will slow; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T00:25:15Z **‘A lot of blood’: Man charged after stabbing at Brisbane train station**
Police have assured the community they are actively preventing crime and checking young offenders are complying with their bail after a spate of alleged attacks in recent days across Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/man-charged-after-brisbane-station-stabbing-20230608-p5dey9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T00:49:46Z **‘Run down, dragged’: WA police officer fighting for life**
A WA police officer is fighting for life after being run over by an allegedly stolen vehicle in the early hours of Thursday. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/run-down-dragged-wa-police-officer-fighting-for-life-20230608-p5deyx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T01:01:00Z **From the Archives, 1955: Parliament finds newspaper men guilty of contempt**
A journalist and a newspaper owner were found them guilty by the House of Representatives of a charge of serious breach of privilege against a sitting member. The following day, after a debate lasting almost five hours, the House decided to imprison the men for three months. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-the-archives-1955-parliament-finds-newspaper-men-guilty-of-contempt-20230528-p5dbx3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T01:49:48Z **Warning Australian companies must live productivity amid recession fears**
Australia has recorded its largest fall in productivity on record amid recession fears. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/warning-australian-companies-must-live-productivity-amid-recession-fears-20230608-p5dex7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T01:49:44Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T01:49:41Z **WA police officer hit and dragged by car**
A police officer in WA is fighting for life in hospital after they were hit by a car and dragged during an arrest. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/wa-police-officer-hit-and-dragged-by-car-20230608-p5dexq.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T01:58:49Z **What a difference two weeks makes: Rain washes away snow days before ski season opening**
The NSW ski fields were a picture of white at the end of May, but visitors this weekend will be looking out on more grass than snow. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/what-a-difference-two-weeks-makes-rain-washes-away-snow-days-before-ski-season-opening-20230608-p5df0y.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T02:09:00Z **Qantas, Jetstar sign up as first airlines to fly out of Western Sydney airport**
With Western Sydney International now 50 per cent complete, Qantas and Jetstar have been announced as the first airlines to sign on to operate out of the airport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/qantas-jetstar-sign-up-as-first-airlines-to-fly-out-of-western-sydney-airport-20230608-p5df2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T02:15:05Z **Elderly couple beaten during home invasion**
Police are hunting three men who broke into an elderly couple's home in Melbourne and demanded drugs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-beaten-during-home-invasion-20230608-p5df2l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T02:29:27Z **Seven Network loses trademarks fight with 7-Eleven**
The broadcaster had argued the convenience store giant’s 7NOW logo would confuse consumers about whether there was a link between the businesses. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/seven-network-loses-trademarks-fight-with-7-eleven-20230608-p5df0b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T02:27:17Z **World of Photos - June 9, 2023**
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/world-of-photos-june-9-2023-20230608-p5deyf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T02:46:08Z **Australia news LIVE: World Bank predicts global growth will slow; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T03:29:22Z **Qantas, Jetstar to be first airlines to fly domestically from Sydney’s new $5.3b airport**
The planes the airline will base in western Sydney will carry about 4 million passengers through the new airport each year on more than 25,000 flights. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/qantas-jetstar-to-be-first-airlines-to-fly-domestically-from-sydney-s-new-5-3b-airport-20230530-p5dcez.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T03:35:30Z **Two fined thousands after driving through protected areas**
Two men have been fined after posting video of themselves driving through protected areas north-west of the Gold Coast. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-fined-thousands-after-driving-through-protected-areas-20230608-p5df3i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T03:52:29Z **Former X-Factor contestant charged over murder of baby**
Mitchell Callaway is due to face court in Macksville, where police will allege he murdered the 9-month-old girl in 2018. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/former-x-factor-contestant-charged-over-murder-of-baby-20230608-p5df3g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T03:55:50Z **Rale Rasic: coach led Socceroos to 1974 World Cup finals**
Rasic took a ragtag bunch of part-timers to the greatest football event on earth. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/rale-rasic-coach-led-socceroos-to-1974-world-cup-finals-20230608-p5df2i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T04:50:18Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:09:23Z **Scott Johnson’s Manly cliff killer jailed for nine years**
Due to time already served, Scott Phillip White will be eligible for parole in 2026 for the manslaughter of the 27-year-old American mathematician in 1988. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/scott-johnson-s-manly-cliff-killer-jailed-for-nine-years-20230606-p5dejn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:20:32Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:30:00Z **Sydney’s Imperial Hotel up for sale after $6 million in renovations**
The iconic LGBTQ venue in Sydney’s inner west shot to fame after it featured in the Australian 90s movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-imperial-hotel-up-for-sale-after-6-million-in-renovations-20230607-p5derz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:37:55Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:34:41Z **The Age photos of the week, June 9, 2023**
The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-age-photos-of-the-week-june-9-2023-20230605-h2cczf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T05:59:17Z **Sydney’s maligned monorail one step closer to disappearing from city centre**
The abandoned station at Darling Harbour is being demolished to make way for the $2 billion redevelopment of the 1980s Harbourside shopping centre. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-maligned-monorail-one-step-closer-to-disappearing-from-city-centre-20230608-p5df3a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:05:06Z **Lottery winner hopes horse will scoop another jackpot**
After winning $40m on Lotto, a Queenslander has fulfilled his dream of owning a racehorse - and is now standing to win even more money. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lottery-winner-hopes-horse-will-scoop-another-jackpot-20230608-p5df5v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:10:07Z **Man jailed over Scott Johnson's Manly cliff death**
Scott White has been jailed for nine years over the death of Scott Johnson who was punched atop a cliff in Manly in 1988. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-jailed-over-scott-johnsons-manly-cliff-death-20230608-p5df60.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:08:58Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:15:21Z **Man charged with baby’s murder**
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a baby in the NSW central west. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-charged-with-baby-s-murder-20230608-p5df67.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:14:13Z **Scott Johnson's Manly cliff killer jailed for nine years**
The man responsible for the death of a gay American mathematician who had "everything to live for" has been sentenced to nine years in jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/scott-johnsons-manly-cliff-killer-jailed-for-nine-years-20230608-p5df60.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:22:05Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:16:34Z **‘A lot of blood’: Man charged over stabbing at Brisbane train station**
A spate of alleged attacks across Brisbane in recent days has spurred police to assure the community they are preventing crime and checking young offenders are complying with their bail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/man-charged-after-brisbane-station-stabbing-20230608-p5dey9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:24:29Z **Elderly couple beaten during home invasion**
Police are hunting three men who broke into an elderly couple's home in Melbourne and demanded drugs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-beaten-during-home-invasion-20230608-p5df2l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:30:19Z **Melbourne could ban e-scooter companies if footpath use not curbed**
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp says the council could ban e-scooter hire companies if they cannot stop customers riding the devices on footpaths and leaving them parked haphazardly around the inner-city. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-could-ban-e-scooter-companies-if-footpath-use-not-curbed-20230608-p5dezv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:52:19Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T06:56:14Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:09:49Z **Former X-Factor contestant charged over murder of baby**
Mitchell Callaway has faced court in Macksville, where police alleged he murdered a nine-month-old girl in 2018. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/former-x-factor-contestant-charged-over-murder-of-baby-20230608-p5df3g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:09:14Z **Explosive texts reveal police hostility to Scott Johnson family**
A senior NSW police officer said it was “not in my DNA” for her to let the Johnson family win, text messages reveal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/explosive-texts-reveal-police-hostility-to-scott-johnson-family-20230608-p5df46.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:06:11Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:16:08Z **Heart attack, stroke, vertigo, migraine: What does the science say? We explain**
World experts tackle myths and misunderstandings about common health issues in our Explainers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/heart-attack-stroke-vertigo-migraine-what-does-the-science-say-we-explain-20230608-p5df5x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:19:12Z **Former cop accused of exposing himself to colleague at Sunshine station**
A former policeman has faced court accused of sexual touching without consent after the alleged victim claimed investigators pressured her to withdraw her complaint to protect Victoria Police’s reputation. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/former-cop-accused-of-exposing-himself-to-colleague-at-sunshine-station-20230608-p5df2t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:31:51Z **Monash Uni loses bid to rewrite workplace agreement in $9m unpaid wages fight**
The National Tertiary Education Union has accused the university of trying to use the industrial umpire to dodge an alleged wage theft bill of $9 million. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/monash-uni-loses-bid-to-rewrite-workplace-agreement-in-9m-unpaid-wages-fight-20230608-p5df4j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:26:18Z **PwC’s head of reputation quits as company stalls partner intake**
Former political staffer Rory Grant vacates the hottest seat in public relations, as the boss of the embattled accounting giant delivered more bad news. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/pwc-s-head-of-reputation-quits-as-company-stalls-partner-intake-20230608-p5df42.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:24:38Z **As ants march towards border, taxpayers face ‘significant’ bill to control spread**
Authorities refused to release a damning report on Queensland’s fire ant problem, even as the federal government quietly warned of the likely financial cost. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/as-ants-march-towards-border-taxpayers-face-significant-bill-to-control-spread-20230608-p5df61.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:38:43Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:40:28Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:48:19Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:47:15Z **What is deja vu? What’s a panic attack? We explain**
Explainers aim to demystify conditions that touch thousands of Australians, and offer insights into the latest research. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/what-is-deja-vu-what-s-a-panic-attack-we-explain-20230608-p5df4v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:02:18Z **Australia news LIVE: Economists predict nation to enter ‘mild recession’ this year; Government pushes to ban Nazi symbols**
Australia’s economy is growing slower than expected, politicians have responded to warnings about wage rises and households are using savings as interest bills skyrocket. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-news-live-rba-interest-rates-australian-economy-20230607-p5deti.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T07:59:52Z **Push to outlaw 'unnecessary' surgeries on Australian intersex children**
Equality Australia is leading the push to outlaw dangerous, mostly unnecessary surgeries on intersex children. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/push-to-outlaw-unnecessary-surgeries-on-australian-intersex-children-20230509-p5d714.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:09:43Z **Scott Johnson's Manly cliff killer jailed for nine years**
The man responsible for the death of a gay American mathematician who had "everything to live for" has been sentenced to nine years in jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/scott-johnsons-manly-cliff-killer-jailed-for-nine-years-20230608-p5df60.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:09:42Z **Qantas, Jetstar sign up as first airlines to fly out of Western Sydney airport**
With Western Sydney International now 50 per cent complete, Qantas and Jetstar have been announced as the first airlines to sign on to operate out of the airport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/qantas-jetstar-sign-up-as-first-airlines-to-fly-out-of-western-sydney-airport-20230608-p5df2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:31:00Z **Lack of truck drivers increasing food costs**
The nation's food suppliers are warning a lack of staff is increasing the cost of every meal. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/lack-of-truck-drivers-increasing-food-costs-20230608-p5df7k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:29:56Z **Federal government moves to ban display and sale of Nazi symbols**
Sale and display of Nazi symbols to be banned under federal government crackdown. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/federal-government-moves-to-ban-display-and-sale-of-nazi-symbols-20230608-p5dex6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:29:56Z **Elderly couple beaten during home invasion**
Police are hunting three men who broke into an elderly couple's home in Melbourne and demanded drugs. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/elderly-couple-beaten-during-home-invasion-20230608-p5df2l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:50:32Z **Thieves meet match in shopping centre carpark**
A gang of alcohol thieves brazenly rolled a trolley full of stolen goods out past shoppers only to meet their match in the carpark. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/thieves-meet-match-in-shopping-centre-carpark-20230608-p5df7o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:00:11Z **Penalties increase for over-height trucks**
People who drive over-height trucks into tunnels will be hit with a six month licence suspension in NSW. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/penalties-increase-for-over-height-trucks-20230608-p5df7u.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:59:16Z **Scott Johnson's Manly cliff killer jailed for nine years**
The man responsible for the death of a gay American mathematician who had "everything to live for" has been sentenced to nine years in jail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/scott-johnsons-manly-cliff-killer-jailed-for-nine-years-20230608-p5df60.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:55:18Z **Thieves meet match in shopping centre carpark**
A gang of alcohol thieves brazenly rolled a trolley full of stolen goods out past shoppers only to meet their match in the carpark. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/thieves-meet-match-in-shopping-centre-carpark-20230608-p5df7o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:55:17Z **Two-month blitz to stamp out illegal vapes**
A two-month blitz is being launched to weed out illegal vapes as South Australia faces a generation of addicted teenagers. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-month-blitz-to-stamp-out-illegal-vapes-20230608-p5df7q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T08:55:16Z **Eight business hit in two hours by thieves**
Eight Queensland businesses were hit in two hours by a gang of thieves. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/eight-business-hit-in-two-hours-by-thieves-20230608-p5df7s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:02:44Z **Qantas, Jetstar sign up as first airlines to fly out of Western Sydney airport**
With Western Sydney International now 50 per cent complete, Qantas and Jetstar have been announced as the first airlines to sign on to operate out of the airport. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/qantas-jetstar-sign-up-as-first-airlines-to-fly-out-of-western-sydney-airport-20230608-p5df2e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:10:13Z **Johnson family ‘demonised’ by police in decades-long nightmare**
Sentencing Scott Phillip White for the manslaughter of Scott Johnson in 1988, a judge said how and why the 27-year-old died may never be known. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/scott-johnson-s-manly-cliff-killer-jailed-for-nine-years-20230606-p5dejn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:19:37Z **Single mum's act leads to $3.3 million dream home**
An act of gratitude has led to a life-changing prize for a single mum of two boys in Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/single-mums-act-leads-to-3-3-million-dream-home-20230608-p5df7z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:19:35Z **Man gets multiple parking fines due to delay**
A Sydney man has received multiple parking fines worth $750 due to a delay in the new digital system, which sends drivers a fine in the mail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-gets-multiple-parking-fines-due-to-delay-20230608-p5df80.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:30:00Z **Short lunch breaks, remote study: Catholic schools unveil radical timetable experiment**
Educators say the changes will push students to be more independent before they graduate – but not all parents are pleased, saying their children are being treated like “guinea pigs”. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/short-lunch-breaks-remote-study-catholic-schools-unveil-radical-timetable-experiment-20230607-p5dera.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:30:00Z **Most sports protect the head. Boxing shouldn’t be free to keep pounding it**
Like many young sportswriters, I had been seduced by boxing. This was the world of Mailer and Plimpton, Ali and Foreman. But the closer I got to boxing, the more ghastly things got. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/most-sports-protect-the-head-boxing-shouldn-t-be-free-to-keep-pounding-it-20230608-p5deyy.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:30:00Z **How a former garbage collector became the state’s new schools boss**
Murat Dizdar was once a part-time garbage collector in Sydney’s inner west. The former public school principal and teacher has now been appointed secretary of the NSW Department of Education. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/how-a-former-garbage-collector-became-the-state-s-new-schools-boss-20230608-p5df2x.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:33:54Z **Man gets multiple parking fines due to delay**
A Sydney man has received multiple parking fines worth $750 due to a delay in the new digital system, which sends drivers a fine in the mail. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-gets-multiple-parking-fines-due-to-delay-20230608-p5df80.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:33:52Z **Single mum's act leads to $3.3 million dream home**
An act of gratitude has led to a life-changing prize for a single mum of two boys in Queensland. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/single-mums-act-leads-to-3-3-million-dream-home-20230608-p5df7z.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T10:00:00Z **We can’t afford to support these home ‘collectors’**
Readers react to the housing crisis; interest rate rises; and cuts to EV rebates in Victoria. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-can-t-afford-to-support-these-home-collectors-20230608-p5df0e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T09:58:57Z **Smith brings up century Test final**
Steve Smith continued Australia's dominance on Day 2 by bringing up his 31st Test century ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/smith-brings-up-century-test-final-20230608-p5df86.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T10:14:37Z **Police officer hit and dragged by car in WA**
A police officer is fighting for his life after being hit by a car in Western Australia. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/police-officer-hit-and-dragged-by-car-in-wa-20230608-p5df89.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T10:19:29Z **Detention centre riddled with rats**
Photos from a new report into Banksia Hill Detention Centre show it is dirty, damaged and riddled with rats. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/detention-centre-riddled-with-rats-20230608-p5df8a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T10:41:54Z **Dodgy Queensland developers face government crackdown ahead of Olympics**
A government review has found rogue developers are responsible for financial and safety problems that will only get worse ahead of the 2032 Olympics. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/dodgy-queensland-developers-face-government-crackdown-ahead-of-olympics-20230608-p5df7b.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T11:00:00Z **Looking forward to failing successfully**
Archaic chest-thumping in the far corner. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/looking-forward-to-failing-successfully-20230608-p5dez1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T13:59:00Z **Superquiz and Target Time, Friday, June 9**
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/superquiz-and-target-time-friday-june-9-20230608-p5df0o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:00:00Z **Busting the myths and misconceptions of homeschooling in WA**
A dance school in Perth’s south has offered students a way to do what they love without compromising their education as part of a homeschooling program. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/busting-the-myths-and-misconceptions-of-homeschooling-in-wa-20230607-p5deqa.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:00:00Z **Banning neo-Nazis will give them exactly what they want**
In banning Nazi symbols, Australian governments seek to prevent an escalation to violence. The risk is that forcing the haters underground will only embolden them. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/banning-neo-nazis-will-give-them-exactly-what-they-want-20230607-p5deqx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:00:00Z **A loss in the Warrandyte byelection would spell the end of Pesutto’s leadership**
John Pesutto’s first six months as state opposition leader have been enough to qualify him for an annus horribilis, and it’s only June. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-loss-in-the-warrandyte-byelection-would-spell-the-end-of-pesutto-s-leadership-20230608-p5deyz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:00:00Z **Power move: Andrews government seizes control of renewable energy planning**
Electricity grid controller AEMO will hand over planning responsibility to a government agency, amid mounting anger in regional communities forced to accept the massive power lines needed for Victoria’s ambitious wind and solar agenda. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/power-move-andrews-government-seizes-control-of-renewable-energy-planning-20230608-p5df0d.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:55:09Z **Two people stabbed, teenager arrested after stabbing west of Brisbane**
Two people are in critical condition following an alleged stabbing west of Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/two-people-stabbed-teenager-arrested-after-stabbing-west-of-brisbane-20230609-p5df9a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T19:59:48Z **Teenager arrested after stabbing west of Brisbane**
Two people are in critical condition following an alleged stabbing west of Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-arrested-after-stabbing-west-of-brisbane-20230609-p5df9a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T20:09:58Z **Teenager arrested after stabbing west of Brisbane**
Two people are in critical condition following an alleged stabbing west of Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-arrested-after-stabbing-west-of-brisbane-20230609-p5df9a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national) 2023-06-08T20:40:18Z **Teenager arrested after stabbing west of Brisbane**
Two people are in critical condition following an alleged stabbing west of Brisbane. ⌘ [Read more](https://www.theage.com.au/national/teenager-arrested-after-stabbing-west-of-brisbane-20230609-p5df9a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national)