Prunella Scales obituary Versatile stage and screen actor who found TV comedy fame as Sybil Fawlty and later played Elizabeth II on stage The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
A remote spy base and a ‘criminal’ blockade raise questions about Australia’s complicity in Gaza war A protest over Pine Gap’s claimed role in genocide has refocused attention on the secretive US satellite base near Alice Springs The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2025
Governor-General thanks Anangu people for sharing Uluru The Anangu people of the Red Centre have been thanked by Australia's leaders for sharing the big red rock Uluru with the world after it was handed back to them. AAP · Oct 25, 2025
Journey Home, David Gulpilil: the ‘extraordinary’ 4,000km, 10-month effort to return the actor home After his death in 2021, Gulpilil’s family and mob used planes, boats, vans and helicopters to transport his casket, with a documentary crew in tow. As his son reflects: ‘We have to fulfil his wishes – by any means’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2025
Ancient ‘salt mountains’ in southern Australia once created refuges for early life Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals once shaped entire landscapes. They even determined where early life on Earth could thrive. The Conversation · Oct 23, 2025
Mum sedated four times by medics before overdose death A "pleasantly psychotic" woman seeking treatment for mental illness was sedated four times in a day by health staff before she died, an inquest has been told. AAP · Oct 20, 2025
Drop in territory offences put down to crime crackdown A territory's law-and-order crackdown is working, its chief minister says, with police data showing a significant drop in crime rates. AAP · Oct 17, 2025
'Kind of boring': senator sick of party navel gazing Suggestions that the coalition might benefit from a split along ideological lines are nonsense, a senator says, as a "boring" debate on its future continues. AAP · Oct 16, 2025
How voluntary assisted dying in the NT would be different to down south Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this week. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025
Principal guilty of assaulting Indigenous students A judge has found an angry headmaster guilty of four aggravated assaults after he put Indigenous students into choke holds and painfully twisted their ears. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
Fertility rate hits record low as parents' ages climb Worries about the cost of raising children and job security are being blamed for the increasing age of new parents and their falling number of children. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
'Blame game': voluntary assisted dying laws row erupts Competing bills to allow voluntary assisted dying in Australia's only jurisdiction banning it have prompted political sniping and a call for bipartisanship. AAP · Oct 14, 2025
Ownership cutback triggers cross-border firearms flow Australia's toughest firearm ownership laws have triggered a mass relocation of weapons across state borders as owners scramble to comply with the new rules. AAP · Oct 10, 2025
Crime-troubled territory names new police chief Months after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal, a crime-hit territory has named a new police commissioner with the force under the spotlight. AAP · Oct 9, 2025
AAP · Oct 8, 2025 Pennywise or Bozo: Labor pounces on Liberal turmoil Sussan Ley has sought to put internal divisions in the coalition to rest but not before comments were used against them in parliament.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2025 Death of three-year-old boy in social housing fire could have been caused by faulty electrical wiring, inquest hears Inquest is hearing evidence about the 2023 death of Mitchell Thomas at Larapinta in Alice Springs
AAP · Oct 8, 2025 Top cop sacking prompts overhaul of police appointments Appointments of senior police officials in a crime-troubled jurisdiction will be overhauled after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal.
AAP · Oct 6, 2025 Get kids to school or have income managed, parents told Parents in communities where truancy is rife are warned they will be put on income management if they don't ensure their kids go to school.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025 ‘An act of bastardry’: NT overruled Aboriginal authority to allow hotel on sacred site, advocates say Film-maker Rachel Perkins says Larrakia people ‘would have never agreed’ to the planned 11-storey building
The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025 SA Ambulance received no alerts from service meant to notify authorities during Optus triple zero outage last month Exclusive: Despite being signed up to a new alert system, the South Australian emergency service was not notified during September’s triple zero outage
AAP · Oct 2, 2025 'How nervous am I': top cop's emotional farewell After five years as AFP Commissioner, Reece Kershaw has reflected on his career and said goodbye to staff at a ceremony at the force's headquarters in Canberra.
AAP · Oct 1, 2025 Voluntary assisted dying to be legal across Australia Three decades after a territory's voluntary assisted dying laws were overturned, they are set to be reinstated and come into line with other jurisdictions.
AAP · Sep 30, 2025 Retailer defends sale of pepper spray for self-defence Pepper spray sold to the public for self-defence is a better option than oven cleaner, wasp spray and screwdrivers, a licensed seller of the eye irritant says.
AAP · Sep 30, 2025 'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture Two years on from the inception of a target to build 800,000 homes in a decade, data illustrates the "dire" housing picture continuing to confront one state.
AAP · Sep 30, 2025 Pepper spray trial slammed after use in nightclub brawl A trial of the public sale of pepper spray is under fire after the eye irritant was used in two incidents at the same nightclub.