The Latest Breaking News from The Guardian - AU

Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight

The A350 landed in Toulouse 24 hours and 24 minutes after leaving Melbourne as airline plans direct London service

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds

Australian banks ‘not getting the basics right’, regulator says after review of more than 200,000 home loans

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

After 48 hours of acrimony, Ben Carroll’s U-turn for the ages needs to set Victoria on a new course

The newly minted premier must convince voters that he doesn’t represent more of the same

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told

Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

‘Shake down Angus’: Taylor named as potential donor to NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ being investigated by Icac

Federal opposition leader, who is not accused of wrongdoing, says he won’t provide ‘running commentary on matters before commission’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

It’s the vibe: Australian comedy classic The Castle set to become a stage play

Working Dog team behind the 1997 film reuniting to write ‘new, fully updated’ version for the stage, which will premiere in Melbourne in 2027

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Ukraine war briefing: Disastrous drone expo’s organiser appears in Kyiv court

Russian attack killed 11 at publicly promoted event attended by military and state officials; Zelenskyy heads for Washington. What we know on day 1,616

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Asia ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ as Red Sea oil blockade worsens energy crisis

The Houthi threat to Saudi oil exports comes as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are still reeling from the closure of the strait of Hormuz

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Well-connected Melbourne man found guilty of raping former staffer

Jury finds that the man, who cannot be named, assaulted the woman at his home in March 2023

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28

Rose Davies storms home to win Australia’s first 2026 Commonwealth Games athletics gold

Middle-distance runner Rose Davies kicked away from Kenya’s Diana Wanza in the women’s 10,000m to secure gold on the first day of track and field

The Guardian - AU · Jul 28