‘Ghoulish reminder’: Bondi footbridge may be demolished
The future of a heritage-listed footbridge where gunmen opened fire is uncertain as the council decides whether to replace it or transform it into a memorial.
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Hooded youths stole more than $1500 worth of alcohol from a bottle shop in Chisholm last month.
Draft laws to ban extremist groups are already working after a neo-Nazi group announced it would disband, but skepticism about their announcement remains.
Former Labor ministers are emerging as the frontrunners to replace Kevin Rudd as Australia's ambassador to the US after he chose to retire a year early.
Education
High school costs forcing indebted parents to work more
The significant cost of educating children in Australia is forcing parents to work more hours and families to cut back on holidays.
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Hybrid and electric vehicles rev up secondhand market
Australians are buying more used hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars, although sales across all states and territories are slowing down.
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‘Worst ever seen’: towns cut off amid massive flooding
Stock losses are mounting and some communities are looking at months of isolation in the wake of a former cyclone after widespread flooding.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will focus on the America-China relationship in his new role, after announcing he's quitting as ambassador to the US.
Police are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage following a single-vehicle collision in Phillip on Saturday night.
Australians will commemorate the 15 innocent people killed at Bondi's terrorist attack as the prime minister unveils details of laws criminalising hate speech.
A study analysing Aussie teens has found kids using social media in a particular way had better wellbeing than peers who had no online interaction at all.
A 31-year-old man has been charged with multiple driving offences following an overnight pursuit through Tuggeranong’s southern suburbs.
A 36-year-old Coombs man is facing court after allegedly stealing two vehicles and driving on the wrong side of the road, causing a head-on collision.
A 25-year-old Googong man was allegedly caught drug driving twice on Sunday.
Police seized 19 vehicles and detected 22 impaired drivers during enforcement operations in the lead-up to and throughout this year’s Summernats.
Residents are without power and drinking water as the clean-up from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji gets under way, with the system slowly tracking inland.
Australia's politicians will be called back to Parliament House early to implement sweeping changes in the wake of the Bondi terrorist attack, reports TESS IKONOMOU.
Writer Randa Abdel-Fattah says attempts to police speech "will be met with a strong response", as dozens of writers withdrew from a festival after she was axed.
Donations and praise have poured in for the heroic police officer who brought a stabbing rampage to an end as she battles a rare form of cancer.
