Sydney’s train network has been thrown into chaos after overhead wires came down near Redfern, stranding passengers and forcing some to walk along the tracks.
Anthony Albanese is being lobbied by east coast premiers and the Productivity Commission to scrap a costly GST deal that stops Western Australia being punished for its iron ore riches.
Three teenage boys who reportedly attend a prestigious Sydney school have been charged after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in an alleyway.
House prices are now plunging in the affordable suburbs of Australia’s biggest cities, as rate rises deter first homebuyers and Budget property tax changes turn off investors.
Police in one state may soon have the power to compel those with suspected organised crime links to provide phone passwords or face up to seven years in jail.