3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (511+ words) NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has doubled down on the state government's call for the federal government to fund the majority of the Tomago Aluminium bailout package. Negotiations between the state and federal governments and Tomago about the makeup of the…...

21+ hour, 29+ min ago  (264+ words) It may be a while before the full dimension of the military defeat of the United States and Israel by Iran can be assessed. Australia will, as usual in recent times, be hoping that most of the rest of the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1071+ words) The most electrified Porsche 911 yet has arrived. Yep, the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S breaks from tradition with the electric motor wedged into its eight-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission. And then there's the twin electric turbochargers fitted to its 3. 6-litre six-cylinder boxer…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (196+ words) Police are investigating how thieves managed to steal laptops intended for Hunter health workers from an office building at Lake Macquarie on the weekend. Unknown people entered a building on Smart Street, which connects to another building on the Pacific…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago  (406+ words) One Nation has claimed credit for the government's decision to pare back its changes to the capital gains tax concession, saying the populist party's multi-million-dollar crowdfunding effort had "rattled" Labor. The government's plans to raise taxes on investments including housing,…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (505+ words) AN idea to use billboards to subsidise sprucing up Newcastle's entry points has been shot down in flames with one councillor calling the proposal "crass". City of Newcastle staff will review existing gateway signage and develop designs for new ones…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (372+ words) Police have dropped charges against three climate activists facing trial this week over their involvement in the 2024 Rising Tide People's Blockade of the Port of Newcastle. Volunteer firefighter Evan Christen appeared in Newcastle Local Court Tuesday on a charge under…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (356+ words) Brazil's Supreme Court has convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro living "in the US, of courting interference from the Trump administration in his father's trial last year for a coup "plot. A panel of four…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (473+ words) Socceroos fans in Australia are savouring a spectacular World Cup win, with wild scenes at popular live sites. About 7000 people packed into Melbourne's Federation Square on Sunday afternoon to watch Australia down Turkey 2-0 in Vancouver to open their campaign. Security…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (970+ words) Have you heard that Sydney has a new fish market? And have you heard that it cost $836 million? I mean, fair dinkum, $836 million for selling fish. Now take a look at that fish market. Ain't it magnificent? What a dramatic…...