Aussie shares trim losses but Iran conflict weighs
Strength in energy, mining and consumer staples stocks has capped the impact of US-led attacks against Iran on the local bourse, but major uncertainty remains.
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After several unsuccessful attempts to catch a freshwater crocodile in a suburban creek, Billy Collett and colleagues grabbed torches and paddles.
A sodden state reeling from flooding is bracing for more rain as the Bureau of Meteorology waits to see if a Coral Sea low will develop into a cyclone.
A 21-year-old Moncrieff man has lost his provisional licence after he was caught speeding by more than 60km/h yesterday.
Police
Armed robbery at Higgins chemist
Police are hunting a man who allegedly threatened staff with a firearm during a robbery at a Higgins chemist on Thursday morning.
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More than 100,000 Aussies in Middle East travel limbo
Australia is considering how it can help bring tens of thousands of people home from the Middle East as airspaces remain closed, preventing any flights.
Politics
New leader stems bleeding as parliament returns
Angus Taylor is preparing for his first parliamentary sitting week as opposition leader, with polls showing some green shoots for the coalition.
Canberrans are being invited to help decide what the territory’s five federal MPs should prioritise in 2026 at a Community Assembly in Curtin on March 8.
Community consultation opens on 14 additional single-use plastic items as government looks to expand reduction laws.
The government has played down the likelihood of Australian military involvement in Iran as the US pushes for regime change.
The Canberra Liberals say internal documents reveal mounting pressure on the ACT Ambulance Service, with routine station closures and paramedics working long hours amid staffing shortages.
The Brumbies have kept their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby Pacific season intact, overcoming an almighty scare from the Blues to win 30-27.
Millions are bracing for torrential rains, severe storms and dangerous floods as a tropical low brings unpredictable weather to swathes of the country.
"A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms is a look at what life is like in this grimy, broken world for those just trying to survive and Duncan is an effortlessly likeable underdog," writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
An unprecedented, detailed image of the Milky Way’s centre has mapped a vast, turbulent web of cold gas around the galaxy’s supermassive black hole, with ANU researchers helping decode how stars form in the extreme environment.
A 58,000-hectare Australian expanse containing some of the world's oldest evidence of animal life could be included on the prestigious World Heritage list.
Denmark's Tasmanian-born Queen Mary and King Frederik will begin their state visit to Australia in the "Red Centre".
The Liberal Party will not publicly release a long-awaited review into its deplorable 2025 election campaign, which one of its authors described as horrifying.
Neil Sedaka, the million-selling singer and songwriter, has died at the age of 86.
