Australia

The man accused of murdering a five-year-old girl in Alice Springs will remain behind bars after being excused from attending his first court appearance this morning.

Testimonies of online hatred, school yard bullying, and community anxiety have opened the second day of the Royal Commission on Anti-Semitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney. 

Charges have been laid after a 10-year-old girl was admitted to hospital with significant injuries.

The man accused of abducting and murdering a five-year-old girl in the outback will appear in court today from a remote location, where he was moved after riots broke out in Alice Springs.

Three people are dead and a search is underway for other passengers after a yacht sank in Ballina overnight.

Fresh arrests have been made over the riots, with more charges expected as police review CCTV footage.

The truth has always been out there for those who would listen. Not enough did before blood flowed at Bondi.

Prime Minister Albanese admitted that just 12 months in he’s already delivered all of his 2025 election promises, so underwhelming was his very short list of promises.

Sovereign citizens have long been dismissed as existing on our fringes or largely underground. Now they’ve come out of their burrows and are empowered, better organised and more dangerous than ever.

Australian sailors serving on board US submarines have been instructed to comply with all directions from their American commanders, despite concerns about operations launched by the Trump administration.

The life of legendary Australian sports broadcaster Dennis Cometti was celebrated in a state memorial in Perth on Monday.

A former NT children’s commissioner says a number of urgent questions about Kumanjayi Little Baby’s death must be answered now.

A former senior research manager with the Reserve Bank has warned home borrowers of three more rate hikes that would take mortgage rates to levels last seen in 2008.

‘This is one of those tragic stories that we would like to be able to provide more clarity to.’

The nation farewelled long-time Seven Network sport broadcaster Dennis Cometti at Optus Stadium. Watch Seven’s coverage of the State memorial service here.