Despite a review finding one in three parliamentary staffers have been sexually harassed, behaviour inside the building shows no sign of improvementAllegations of abuse and accusations of widespread sexism. Bullying and harassment particularly of women…
Australia faces wave of native extinctions without urgent action on invasive species, CSIRO reports
Research shows introduced pest plants and animals are costing the country $25bn a yearGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingAustralia could face a wave of plant and animal extinctions by 2050 unless it takes urgent action to address the…
Covid news live: Austria enters nationwide lockdown; Australia eases international border restrictions
Austria reimposes nationwide lockdown as daily deaths triple; Australia will allow international students and skilled workers into the countryViolent protests erupt in Netherlands and Belgium, dozens arrestedBooster jabs could be extended to all UK adu…
Four children, aged one to 10, die in Melbourne house fire
Firefighters describe feeling ‘helpless’ after battling blaze that left two girls and two boys dead in Melbourne suburb of WerribeeFollow our live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingFour children have died i…
Fremantle shark attack: search for missing man off Port Beach
WA police say actions of witnesses were ‘heroic’ after incident reportedly involving tiger shark and great white sharkGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingEmergency services are searching for a man who is believed to have been attacked …
‘Not going to cop sledging’: Scott Morrison hits back at Macron in row over submarine deal
Prime minister gives details of contract talks after French president accuses him of lying about plans to cancel $90bn deal Scott Morrison has hit back against an extraordinary accusation from the French president that Australia’s prime minister lied t…
Coronavirus live news: global Covid death toll hits 5m; US, Brazil, India, Mexico and UK account for over half of deaths
Johns Hopkins University tally hits milestone less than two years into pandemic; 5 million figure is still almost certainly an undercountAustralians opens borders without quarantine for first time in 583 daysNHS exec says staff vaccine mandate is ‘risk…
Bert Newton, an instant hit who became Australia’s most enduring TV personality, dies aged 83
Obituary: Television host whose mild manner and mellifluous voice entertained the country’s audiences for 60 years is dead Once the youngest radio announcer in Melbourne, Bert Newton evolved to become the most enduring media personality in the country….
With queues at the pubs and beauty salons, Sydney reopens after more than 100 days in lockdown
Thousands defied grey skies to flock to newly-reopened cafes, barbers and gyms to kick off what some have described as ‘freedom day’‘It feels unreal’: elation and trepidation as Sydney businesses reopen after NSW lockdownFull coronavirus coverage hereT…
Liberty Steel owner GFG to restart Rotherham and Stocksbridge plants
‘Substantial majority’ of 1,000 jobs will be saved, with £50m pumped into the businessThe owner of Liberty Steel has pledged to restart its plants in Rotherham and Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire this month, saving the “substantial majority” of 1,000 j…