Australia news live: Tony Abbott praises Liberal party’s new top strategist as party tries to rebuild campaign machine
Lincoln Folo has been tasked with helping rebuild after two federal election defeatsJosh Taylor (the Guardian)
Lincoln Folo has been tasked with helping rebuild after two federal election defeatsJosh Taylor (the Guardian)
Webcams showed snow blanketing the ground in some areas. In others, it was patchy or nonexistentTory Shepherd (the Guardian)
Government department says man was diving around Michaelmas Island, near Albany, when he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre sharkCatie McLeod (the Guardian)
Dr David Jackson gave ‘effectively an unlimited supply for a drug binge’ to one addict, inquest findsGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Just months out from the Victorian election, the premier’s performance has left some MPs wondering if it’s too late for Labor to change leadersBenita Kolovos (the Guardian)
Most economists believe the chronic undersupply of homes will eventually push prices higher once interest rates ease and the tax changes are priced inJonathan Barrett (the Guardian)
Hanson’s party is leading in the polls, but it has a long way to go before being recognised as a serious political outfitJosh Butler (the Guardian)
NSW seeking leave to appeal against successful class action including aggravated damages of $20,000 awarded to woman strip-searched at music festivalJordyn Beazley (the Guardian)
Interim vice-chancellor tells senate estimates of ‘very significant’ effect on donor pipeline and enrolmentsKrishani Dhanji (the Guardian)
Tech giants claim Australia’s free trade agreement with the United States will be violated, as they try to kill a proposal to force them to pay news companiesJosh Taylor (the Guardian)
Without disclosing that work has been generated using the technology, faith in existing industries will continue to be underminedJosh Taylor (the Guardian)
Sky News host Andrew Bolt says blunder shows Pauline Hanson’s party is ‘literally making up policy as it goes along’Josh Butler (the Guardian)
The invertebrates were likely destined for the pet trade, including as reptile foodLisa Cox (the Guardian)
Snow arrives in time for the start of ski season, but climate change and El Niño mean it may not stick around for long, experts sayGraham Readfearn (the Guardian)
Police allege the 44-year-old lauded for disarming one of the gunmen in December’s attack put his father in a headlockGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Foreign affairs minister says her position is to ‘always believe women’ when sexual assault allegations are madeBen Doherty (the Guardian)
Government hopes to rush NDIS and tax changes through parliament but opposition and minor party push for more scrutinyJosh Butler (the Guardian)
The state’s commissioner for children and young people raised the alarm about cycles of ineffective referrals to voluntary services and closed reports in 35 cases of children who died after interactions with the system.Stephanie Convery (the Guardian)
NSW police appeal after comprehensive class action loss in 2025 when force admitted music festival search of Raya Meredith was unlawful and unjustifiedJordyn Beazley (the Guardian)
Light from nearly 4m galaxies measured as it twisted and travelled through intergalactic spacePetra Stock (the Guardian)
High court dismisses organisation’s injunction attempt against designation as a hate groupGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Silenced, a documentary about violence against women, opened the Sydney film festival on WednesdayAmanda Meade (the Guardian)
Obstetricians and gynaecologists say anti sex-selective abortions bill ‘predicated on misinformation’ and ‘underlying aim is to restrict access to abortion’Tory Shepherd (the Guardian)
Commonwealth’s barrister tells federal court they will return diary to former political staffer but it must be declassified firstGuardian staff reporter (the Guardian)
Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis usersJordyn Beazley (the Guardian)
There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positiveDouglas Smith (the Guardian)
Trade minister says Australia has ‘robust, comprehensive and world-leading legislation addressing forced labour and modern slavery’Dan Jervis-Bardy (the Guardian)
Greens support needed to pass proposed changes but party concerned it will give government sweeping discretionary powersJosh Butler (the Guardian)
The economy was slowing even before the Middle East conflict and interest rate hikes started to bite, while the boom in datacentres was a rare bright spotPatrick Commins (the Guardian)
Senate estimates hearing told issues caused by a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations schemeCait Kelly (the Guardian)
Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates nicotine consumption rose 40%, with illicit sources accounting for 80% of all tobaccoJordyn Beazley (the Guardian)
CCTV cameras caught the carnivorous marsupial skulking around deserted grounds at 4am Tuesday morningJoe Hinchliffe (the Guardian)
BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winterDonna Lu (the Guardian)
Sydney Morning Herald removes piece by Cath Ellis, despite Western Sydney University saying her use of AI was ‘appropriate’Josh Taylor (the Guardian)
‘Completely unnecessary’ hybrid cans are not easily recycled or accepted by container refund schemes, and are already banned in WADonna Lu (the Guardian)
Sydney crowd told to put pressure on National MPs as upper house prepares to vote on a bill outlawing sex-selective terminationsLuca Ittimani (the Guardian)
Senate committee also hears Murray Watt needed personal security after sending the union into administrationCait Kelly (the Guardian)