Australia

BEN HARVEY: They watched on as close to 40,000 tonnes of Japanese Imperial naval might blew sky-high before slinking off into the night and making a frantic return to safe waters.

A neo-nazi accused of calling on supporters to ‘rhetorically rape’ a federal politician will remain behind bars, amid a rise in threats against officials.

A former state CFMEU secretary and his son are behind bars after receiving wads of cash in an ‘egregious’ under-the-table corruption scandal.

CCTV caught the man allegedly removing the baby from the parked car and dumping him in a box.

A 71-year-old former teacher who abused students over the course of almost 30 years has been sentenced, with a judge describing him as remorseless.

The heartbroken families of two police officers killed in a horrific ambush attack have expressed their disappointment after a bombshell inquest ruling.

A childcare worker who allegedly ran a red light, killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child, has been released after almost a week in prison.

Federal police have arrested three men for ‘harassing or threatening’ officials, including an MP who criticised a neo-nazi march.

Government health officials have confirmed they are assisting the Department of Education amid reports of a cancer cluster cover-up at a Sydney high school.

Some of Australia’s biggest coffee wholesalers and restaurant operators say an inflation shock means they make no profit on $5.50 coffees and prices will need to rise again in 2026.

A mentally unwell man responsible for firebombing a synagogue has been returned to custody, just days after he was released on bail.

Former television journalist Kellie Sloane will launch a public relations campaign designed to undermine Premier Chris Minns’ nice-guy reputation, Liberals said.

A popular grocery item has been pulled off shelves over contamination concerns.

Residents are on high alert and have been ordered to seek shelter with Tropical Cyclone Fina expected to restrengthen as it tracks toward the coast.