Neale Daniher, former Australian of the Year and motor neurone disease campaigner, dies at 65

In brief Neale Daniher, former AFL player and motor neurone disease campaigner, has died at 65.A former Australian of the Year, Daniher established the FightNMD charity to fund research into the disease.... Read more »

Bondi terror attack: Synagogue killings sparked warning before Bondi attack

Australia’s spy boss identified Jewish holy events as attractive targets for terrorists months before the Bondi Beach massacre. But a royal commission has been told there was no evidence any intelligence agency... Read more »

Weather: Major rain event to drench Australia, heaviest falls in months

A major rain event is building across Australia this week, with forecasters warning of some of the heaviest falls in months in some regions as a slow-moving system drenches large parts of... Read more »

Tennis Australia CEO: NRL chief Andrew Abdo to be Craig Tiley’s successor

Updated May 25, 2026 — 4:42pm,first published 12:29pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Tennis Australia has unveiled... Read more »

Australian government ‘deeply alarmed’ over flotilla activists’ claims of abuse in Israeli custody

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed public calls for a meeting from... Read more »

The major sticking points holding up a US-Iran peace deal

The outline of a potential US-Iran agreement is beginning to emerge, but major questions remain, from how the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to the future of Iran’s nuclear program. US President... Read more »

Australian airport security under the spotlight after Avalon false alarm

Police and bomb squad detectives swarmed Avalon Airport near Geelong last Thursday, concerned a traveller had concealed military-grade explosives in his luggage. A Bomb Response Unit robot investigated the items for four... Read more »

Gippsland farmers push back against Samsung, ZEBRE battery storage on agricultural land

James Faithful has been farming cattle in Darnum in west Gippsland for about 11 years. He loves the vast, green rolling hills, the trees swaying in his paddocks, and the eagles that... Read more »

World Surf League stars haul in the big numbers at NZ Pro in Raglan

Five-time World Surf League champion Carissa Moore of Hawaii greets her daughter after winning her semifinal at the New Zealand Pro at Raglan, May 24, 2026. Photo: World Surf League Five-time world... Read more »

Immigration detention security failures revealed; alarm over ‘prediction market’ bets; Spurs secure survival | Australia news

Good morning. This morning we reveal how a series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia’s immigration detention centres has allowed the escape of high-risk detainees, caused... Read more »