Two statues of former Australian prime ministers have been beheaded and more than a dozen others vandalised.
Clareese Packer
Aussie travellers have been warned to expect flight delays and disruptions as more than 1000 airport workers are set to strike.
Two teenage boys have been seriously injured in a shooting in inner-city Melbourne, with police still searching for the gunman.
Powerful university vice-chancellors are expected to be hauled in front of a proposed probe into staff wage theft, governance issues and pay rates.
Jessica Wang
Plumbers, sparkies, brickies and carpenters could be paid $10,000 for finishing their apprenticeship in a new promise to woo votes and build more homes.
After last year’s polarising hot cross buns, Coles has released its second collaboration with Arnott’s - bringing an “Aussie classic” to supermarket shelves for Easter.
Alexandra Feiam
A major health alert has been issued for two major Aussie cities after a highly-infectious and deadly disease was detected in returned travellers.
The star of an iconic Aussie film has revealed he “totally” agreed with calls for the nation’s censor to review the movie nearly 40 years on.
Clareese Packer, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Shocking footage has captured the moment a woman was dragged along the road after a man allegedly stole her car - with a child still inside.
The Brisbane Lions have plenty of incentive to win back-to-back AFL premierships.
Marco Monteverde
A surfer has spoken out about the terrifying moment he escaped a brutal shark attack at a popular surfing spot in Western Australia, where other shark attacks have occurred.
A car fire inside one of Sydney’s busiest tunnels has sparked a traffic nightmare, with emergency services scrambling to extinguish the blaze.
Emma Kirk
A huge number of Aussie households have said they are desperately needing a rate cut when the Reserve Bank next meets.
Cameron Micallef
The Aussie sharemarket has snapped a three-day winning streak as consumer-facing stocks and an “unloved” mining sector drag the index lower.
After a young star called his cross-town rivals scared the facts thrown back at him could make for a spiteful Big Bash final on Friday.
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Police are investigating after a man reported being stabbed by an unknown assailant as he slept in a tent in Sydney’s west.
Steve Zemek
A second-year Essendon rising star is talking up his pre-season campaign as the Bombers eye a new look up forward in 2025.
Ed Bourke
The ultra-stinky Putricia the Corpse flower has finally bloomed at Sydney’s Botanic Gardens, treating visitors to its repugnant smell for the first time in 15 years.
Authorities are warning residents to stay alert of changing dangerous weather conditions across the long weekend.
Aisling Brennan
A new push is underway to scrap “unfair” rules forcing renters to fork out up to $250 just to park near the beach in an affluent Aussie area.
Nathan Schmidt
The man was arrested at a hotel in Pyrmont in relation to an attack on a Sydney synagogue.
Rhiannon Lewin
A naked man who allegedly tried to carjack an Uber and was twice tasered by police has fronted court over his outrageous antics.
More specialist doctors have walked out from one state’s troubled public health sector in an industrial relations war. And more look set to quit.
Duncan Evans
An iconic Aussie clothing brand is closing its stores after a buyer was unable to be found for the chain, with hundreds to lose their jobs.
