NT commits $9 million to AFL and major events, strengthening Territory lifestyle

The Northern Territory Government has reaffirmed its commitment to major events, grassroots sport and the Territory lifestyle, announcing a $9 million investment over three years to support Australian Football League matches in the Northern Territory from 2027.

Scientists work to protect Australia's most endangered wallaby

Scientists work to protect Australia’s most endangered wallaby

'Disasterclass' as Socceroos fail to show ambition against United States

Australia's match against the United States was always going to be the toughest of the Socceroos' three fixtures in their World Cup group, and that proved to be the case. The US has backed up its emphatic opening win against Paraguay with a 2-0 victory that assures the host nation's passage into the tournament's knockout phase.

Albanese government gives ground on tax, but how much on NDIS?

Only a little more than a year into its second term and with Pauline Hanson turning politics upside down, the Albanese government finds itself in policy quicksand on three core issues: its budget tax reforms, its wrestle to curb the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and the electorally sensitive area of migration.

 

Vance meets top Iranian officials as US looks to prod Iran to 'turn over a new leaf'

OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.

Australia flogs the Netherlands for a third straight Women's T20 World Cup win

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) – Australia earned a third convincing win at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup when it beat the Netherlands by 98 runs Saturday. Australia reached 200 in the World Cup for the first time and equaled the highest-ever tournament total, 219-6. The Netherlands was kept to 121-3 at the Rose Bowl.

Australia's Iconic Surfers Paradise Comes Alive for SeaFire International Fireworks Competition

The Gold Coast’s iconic beachfront will once again become a stage for one of Australia’s most spectacular fireworks events, with SeaFire 2026 returning to Surfers Paradise this Saturday, June 20. Now celebrating its 13th year, the internationally acclaimed fireworks competition is expected to attract around 40,000 spectators.

Australian farmers are desperate to escape the latest mouse plague

For months, a flood of mice has engulfed Western Australia's agricultural regions. For people living through it, this latest mouse plague is all-consuming. Houses, sheds, paddocks and roads are blanketed with mice. And the smell of mice, both dead and alive, is impossible to escape.

 

Hanson gets quite a bit off her chest when she enters the media den

Pauline Hanson's first-ever - and perhaps only-ever - appearance at the National Press Club was always destined to be one of those political "moments". As theatre, the 90-minute performance (including the question-and-answer session) didn't disappoint, although it will have shocked, indeed appalled, many.