Regional communities look for banking solutions as major banks leave town

Since Bendigo Bank announced it will be closing 28 agency services across the country, residents in the small town of Cunderdin, 160 kilometres east of Perth, face the prospect of a 120km... Read more »

NSW real estate agents threaten renters with fees if they are not home for tradespeople – but legally they don’t have to be | Renting

New South Wales real estate agents are threatening renters with fees as high as $330 if they are not at home to let maintenance workers in, despite there being no legal requirement... Read more »

High Court appoints administrators to oversee $240m repairs at St Lukes Gardens, NZ’s biggest leaky building

And while there appears to be significant support for the move, one unit owner told the Herald the appointment would lump extra costs on homeowners already facing financial ruin. “We’ve been through... Read more »

Sam Altman says AI threatens voiceprint security

Artificial intelligence has “fully defeated” voice authentication as a form of identity check, claims OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as Australian institutions stand by the technology they say is safe and secure. Voiceprint... Read more »

Ukraine holding firm against Russia’s summer push

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy insists Ukrainian forces are holding back Russia’s concerted summer push to break through defences along parts of the front line, as Moscow intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities.... Read more »

Albanese says Israel’s denial of aid, killing of civilians ‘cannot be defended or ignored’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Israel to “comply immediately with its obligations under international law”, saying its denial of aid and the killing of civilians seeking water and food “cannot... Read more »

Trump and Powell’s feud just exploded into the public. And then Trump backed off

The look on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s face said it all. In a press briefing Thursday afternoon, midway through a tour of the Fed’s ongoing renovation project, President Donald Trump claimed... Read more »

NSW MP Gareth Ward found guilty of sexual assaults

Loading NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said he respected the verdict and the “robust process” which delivered it. Speakman also called on Ward to resign, and supported taking action in parliament if... Read more »

Inside Australia’s biggest war games, Exercise Talisman Sabre

It’s a sweltering morning in the top end of Australia, where thousands of military personnel have swarmed Darwin’s coastline for the nation’s largest war games. Members of the US Coast Guard bring... Read more »

Which countries recognise the state of Palestine. What would statehood look like?

As of 2025, there are about 147 countries that officially recognise the state of Palestine. France is set to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, bringing... Read more »