58+ min ago   (1002+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am When Donald Trump announced his so-called Liberation Day tariffs on just about every country on earth, while excepting Russia, of course, I asked an eminent economist how bad the damage would be. Warwick McKibbin told me that it certainly…...

58+ min ago   (738+ words) Here are a few things it pays to remember before you visit South Georgia: first, don’t step on the penguins; second, don’t run if an Antarctic fur seal or a southern elephant seal charges at you (they’re bluffing); and third,…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (618+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:30pm Wallabies coach Les Kiss has recalled utility back Jordan Petaia after a three-year absence from Test rugby as part of a new-look squad to take on South Africa at Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. Petaia left the Queensland…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1076+ words) Here is what’s making news today. Liberal backbencher Andrew Wallace has attempted to table a stack of papers which he said contained more than 10,000 signatures from Australians opposing Labor’s plan to cut back the private health rebate for over-65s. He…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (494+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:06pm Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has delivered a blistering rebuke of Pauline Hanson, accusing the One Nation leader of “wilful ignorance” after she described Indigenous Australians as “the most primitive race on earth”. Price, a prominent Indigenous voice…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (107+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:53pm A man has been rushed to hospital after a reported shark incident at a beach in Geraldton this morning. Fisheries reported the ‘possible incident’ occurred at 9.45am at Glenfield Beach, but provided no further details. St John Ambulance said a…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (266+ words) September 14, 2026 — 11:51am An Australian man and his two young children have been found dead inside a Bali home in what authorities suspect was a double murder suicide. The bodies of Perth man Damien John Shaw, 56, and his two children, aged 4 and…...

19+ hour, 38+ min ago   (35+ words) An Australian man and two children have been found dead in Kuta in Bali, Indonesia. September 14, 2026 — 10:19am...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago   (638+ words) September 14, 2026 — 8:54am International students and the families of skilled migrants would be the target of a One Nation immigration crackdown, as the minor party vows to slash the number of temporary visa holders by 750,000 over three years. One Nation is padding…...

21+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1207+ words) September 14, 2026 — 8:30am Australia is exposed to a deepening military alliance between Russia, China and North Korea as the three partners work together in the war on Ukraine, prompting experts to warn of the risks to security in Asia. Former CIA director…...