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  1. Husband speaks of 'fighter' Helen Haines and her long recovery

    Independent MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition in the Alfred Hospital, and her husband says she has had both legs amputated after the alleged attack. The man accused of the attack, Brendan Nugent, has appeared in the Wangaratta

  2. Helen Haines' alleged attacker Brendan Nugent faces court

    The man accused of repeatedly ramming independent MP Helen Haines has faced court in Wangaratta. Brendan Nugent did not speak or enter a plea, and court documents show police have also charged him over cannabis cultivation and possession. H

  3. Is AI behind job cuts at NAB and the big banks?

    National Australia Bank has become the latest Australian bank to announce job cuts, saying it will shed about 2,500 people. The bank blames challenging economic conditions and a sharp drop in home lending, while more than 7,000 banking jobs

  4. What have Russel Brand's accusers told the jury in his rape trial?

    The jury in Russell Brand's criminal trial in London has now heard evidence from all six accusers. Mr Brand, who's 51, is on trial for three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one count of indecent assault relating to six w

  5. What we know about the attack on Helen Haines

    Shock waves are still reverberating through the community of Independent MP Helen Haines after a horror attack on Monday. The 65-year-old has lost a leg after being rammed by a car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta in north east V

  6. Is online abuse fuelling real-world violence against politicians?

    Threats and harassment against Australian politicians have been rising for years, and the alleged attack against Independent MP Helen Haines has brought that danger into sharp focus. Senior figures including ministers, MPs, and security chi

  7. What we know about the attack on Helen Haines

    Indi MP Helen Haines is in a critical condition in a Melbourne hospital after being "attacked" near her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is leading cross-party condemnation of the inciden

  8. Why protests are igniting across Europe

    A wave of protests is sweeping parts of Europe, with people voicing their discontent about a range of social issues linked to the rising cost of living. It's leading to violence in the streets and some regions are imposing curfews as author

  9. Will Australia ever have universal mobile coverage?

    Australia has just passed laws requiring mobile coverage almost anywhere in the country, including remote areas currently outside the mobile map. The new rules would rely on low-Earth-orbit satellite technology to deliver basic calls and te

  10. Are we measuring Australia's productivity the wrong way?

    Australia's productivity problem is a familiar story, but there's a growing argument that the way we measure it is flawed. As the economy shifts away from manufacturing toward health, education, and care work, researchers say the official f

  11. What is Jordon Steele-John saying about allegations against him?

    The Greens have been in crisis management for days over reports of allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women by WA Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John. The Senator's denied the allegations, and has now blamed the public fallout on

  12. What we know about Sally Contarino's disappearance in Las Vegas

    The family of a young Melbourne woman who's been missing in Las Vegas for four months have criticised US police efforts to find her.

  13. Trump's new press secretary ousted... what went wrong?

    US President Donald Trump has reportedly sacked Katie Zacharia, less than a week after she took on the role of White House press secretary.

  14. Who's in the wrong amid the Kelly Clarkson bird dispute?

    Kelly Clarkson has gone viral after claiming staff at a Brooklyn toy store refused to sell her a mechanical bird. The store's co-owner has a very different version of events, and what followed was a messy back-and-forth involving review bom

  15. What will Victoria's new auction reserve laws change?

    Auctions in Victoria will look different from this weekend. New laws requiring vendors to advertise the reserve price one week in advance of an auction, will be fully in effect. The change will make the buying process more transparent, but

  16. What are the allegations against Jordon Steele-John?

    "Multiple allegations" of inappropriate behaviour in the presence of women have been made against Greens senator Jordon Steele-John. The WA senator says he "utterly rejects this characterisation" and is prepared to address the allegations.

  17. Military police probe hidden camera on HMAS Leeuwin in Cairns

    Military police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera inside a female-only cabin on a navy ship. The incident has prompted Senator Jacqui Lambie to raise the alarm in the Senate, and she says it's far from an isolated case. It'

  18. Does higher unemployment mean interest rate rises are now over?

    The unemployment rate has crept up to its highest level in five years, and it's a result some policymakers have actually been hoping for. So why would anyone want to see more Australians out of work, and what could it mean for your mortgage

  19. Is the US abandoning Ukraine on the battlefield against Russia?

    The relationship between the US and Ukraine appears to be fracturing. Kyiv's accusing Washington of withholding critical intelligence about Russian missile strikes and restricting Starlink services at a moment when Russia's attacks on civil

  20. No restaurant in Australia had a Michelin star. How did SA change that?

    South Australia has made culinary history this week, with 11 eateries becoming the first in the nation to receive world-renowned Michelin stars. The red carpet was rolled out for the Michelin Man in Adelaide, dishing out 10 one-star ratings

  21. Russell Brand's rape trial begins

    The rape trial for British comedian and actor Russell Brand has begun in the UK. Brand has been has charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault He's pleaded not guilty. So what do we k

  22. Is the high price of fuel here to stay?

    Australians are once again getting smashed at the bowser. Petrol's bad enough at about 240 cents a litre across the country. But diesel is much worse, over 280 cents, which is a blow for the likes of farmers and people in construction who n

  23. Were Russian propaganda bots taken offline by Ukrainian attacks?

    Ukraine has launched attacks on Russian data centres, knocking out services tied to Yandex, Russia's biggest search engine, and causing disruption across dozens of cities. President Zelensky's claimed the strikes took Russian propaganda bot

  24. Is a shaky start fatal for Trump's new press secretary?

    The new White House press secretary Katie Zaharia has made her debut at the podium, and by most accounts it didn't go well. With the midterm elections just weeks away, there's a lot riding on how effectively the Trump administration can get

  25. How serious is Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis?

    Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung at a Rome hospital. There are questions now about what this means for the 71-year-old pope's future, and how the Catholic Church handle

  26. What's behind the rise in violence against children?

    New research has found recorded rates of sexual and family violence-related assault involving Australian children rose over the last decade with the sharpest increase in recent years. The study from the University of Sydney used data from n

  27. How hackers are targeting French supermarket fridges

    Hundreds of French supermarket refrigerators have been targeted in a cyber attack that's caused fires and food losses.Paris prosecutors are investigating after hackers remotely raised fridge temperatures to as high as 50 degrees Celsius.

  28. Why women are more at risk as dementia cases look to soar

    A new international dementia study predicts cases will skyrocket in coming decades, and women will be disproportionately affected. The new study from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing at the University of NSW predicts women and people fro

  29. How our ageng population is straining the health system

    There are fresh warnings about the pressure Australia's aging population is putting on our health system, with doctors bracing for a huge spike in older patients in the next few decades. A new report from the Australasian College for Emerge

  30. Would publicly owned supermarkets make groceries cheaper?

    The Australian Greens' official research body is proposing a federal government-owned supermarket chain called Fair Go Grocers, which it claims could cut the average grocery bill by 22%. The plan would involve nationalising hundreds of Cole

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