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National

A former Perth lawyer, 32, was sentenced by the District Court of Western Australia today (17 July, 2026) to four

The ground support and refuelling mission is already under way at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, before the first

A Clyde North man has been charged over his alleged role in manufacturing firearms and drugs following a Victorian

Airservices Australia has released its Australian Aviation Network Overview report for June 2026. Highlights include

Local

A teenage boy has been charged in relation to a wounding incident at Redbank yesterday afternoon, 17 July. Emergency

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from the Central Coast. Adrian Drew, aged 63, was

Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an incident in Footscray this afternoon. It

Three men will face Court after being charged in relation to a break and enter and child abduction offences which is

Politics

Many Pauline Hanson supporters judge her by standards very different from those they apply to other politicians. For

On Friday 17 July 2026, Community Services Ministers (CSM) from the Commonwealth, states and territories (except

A meeting between the Community Services Ministers (CSM) occurred on Friday 17 July 2026 on the lands of the Gadigal

The State Executive of the Victorian Liberal Party has resolved that Moira Deeming will no longer represent the Party

Business

Zoetis Holdings LLC’s (Zoetis) proposed acquisition of Neogen Corporation’s global animal genomic testing business

ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Prime Value Asset Management Limited (Prime

The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) has made an order to cancel the registration of financial adviser

“New data shows that work-related training in Australia remains strong, but we need to remove the handbrakes to

Life

A teenage boy has been charged in relation to a wounding incident at Redbank yesterday afternoon, 17 July. Emergency

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Tom Andrews, will conduct an

GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed concern over the arrest and detention of five Indigenous human rights defenders

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from the Central Coast. Adrian Drew, aged 63, was

World

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is deeply frustrated at the proposed extension of the

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is deeply frustrated at the proposed extension of the

Work on the ground will step up after confirmation today a single Kāhu, swamp harrier hawk, which was found in the

Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Manila next week to further strengthen the NZ-Philippines relationship

Science

The ASHS Esmaeil and Bahar Fallahi Award for Integrity and Professionalism This award recognizes professional

Rachel Sandwell, assistant professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the Joel Gregory Book

After more than ten years of playing hide-and-seek, researchers have discovered one of the lightest planets ever

The University of Manchester has awarded honorary degrees to seven distinguished individuals in recognition of their

Technology

Even a few seconds of scrolling will tire your brain and make you more open to bold advertising claims. Money Knack

Concerns surrounding young people’s screen time are widespread. Australia became the first country to ban social

A surprisingly large number and diversity of bee species – 74 out of 96 tested – have magnetic properties , according

Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of