Tough personal issues cut short Greens senator's career
PerthNowby Jacob Shteyman25 Aug 2026
Tough personal issues cut short Greens senator's career Greens senator Barbara Pocock will not re-contest the next election, citing personal reasons.
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top 21%Australian shares lift as banks rebound and Coles jumps
PerthNowby Adrian Black25 Aug 2026
Australian shares lift as banks rebound and Coles jumps A rebound in banking stocks has reawakened Australia's share market from its recent slumber, putting the beaten-down financials sector on...
Restaurant owner unleashes on birthday patron over cake fee
PerthNowby Chloe Maher25 Aug 2026
Tutti by Chillis: Australian restaurant’s online post lashing diner sparks firey debate over cakeage charge A birthday celebration has erupted into a fiery debate after a restaurant owner publicly...
Woodside profit surges as it cuts new energy plans
PerthNowby Adrian Black25 Aug 2026
Woodside profit surges as it cuts new energy plans Australia's biggest oil and gas company has lifted interim earnings after oil prices soared due to the US-Iran conflict, as it winds back...
‘Repercussions’ for alleged Scots gang rapists
PerthNowby Clareese Packer25 Aug 2026
Three Scots College students face court charged with aggravated sexual assault A group of teenage boys from one of Sydney’s most prestigious schools have suffered “repercussions” following...
Elite school teens face court on sexual assault charges
PerthNowby Tom Wark25 Aug 2026
Elite school teens face court on sexual assault charges Three teenage students from an elite private school have attended court for the first time charged with gang-raping a young teen.
Shock new details after alleged gang rape
PerthNowby Jack Nivison25 Aug 2026
Police investigate underage drinking at Macarthur pub after alleged gang rape Underage drinking in Sydney’s Macarthur region has come into the spotlight after three teenage rugby league players...
Search renews for Wagin man missing for 72 hours
PerthNowby Jacki Elezovich25 Aug 2026
James Ballantyne: Search for missing 87-year-old enters fourth day, tracker dogs searching with police and SES Trackers dogs have been deployed throughout the Wagin area to assist in the fourth day...
Childcare group in the red due to cost, low birth rates
PerthNowby Kaaren Morrissey25 Aug 2026
Childcare group in the red due to cost, low birth rates Australia's biggest for-profit childcare group has fallen into the red after taking a multi-million-dollar hit from the closure of...
Asia shares fall on tech nerves as oil prices slip
PerthNowby Rae Wee25 Aug 2026
Asia shares fall on tech nerves as oil prices slip Asia shares slipped on Tuesday while oil prices extended losses, after threats from the US for an "economic D-Day" of sanctions on Iran turned out...
Manhunt in Bali after Aussie caught having sex on street
PerthNowby Tegwen Bescoby25 Aug 2026
Bali police launch manhunt for Aussie tourist over public sex act on North Kuta street A manhunt is underway in Bali after an Australian tourist was filmed engaging in a lewd outdoor sex act.
New evidence delays Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial
PerthNowby Michael Kunzekman25 Aug 2026
New evidence delays Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial A US federal judge has postponed a trial for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the...
3yo rescued from global pedophile ring
PerthNowby Clareese Packer24 Aug 2026
Three-year-old child rescued as NSW Police investigation smashes global pedophile ring WARNING: Distressing content A three-year-old child has been rescued and people from five countries arrested...
Reform calls as big business dodges lobbying register
PerthNowby Ben McKay24 Aug 2026
Reform calls as big business dodges lobbying register A majority of Australia's biggest companies are missing from the federal government's lobbyist register, sparking calls for better oversight of...
China sends ‘Asia enforcer’ to Canberra
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer24 Aug 2026
China appoints ‘Asia enforcer’ as ambassador to Australia China has sent an American-educated “Asia enforcer” to be its new ambassador to Australia, in what diplomatic sources said could signal an...
Minister criticises GST report despite deal staying put
PerthNowby Andrew Brown24 Aug 2026
Minister criticises GST report despite deal staying put A federal minister from WA has questioned how the Productivity Commission reached its recommendation to overhaul the state's costly GST deal...
Watchdog condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen
PerthNowby Melissa Meehan24 Aug 2026
Watchdog condemns wrongful arrest of Indigenous teen The treatment of an innocent Indigenous teenager removed from a bus at gunpoint during a police investigation has been condemned by a government...
Woman dead, one critical in horror crashes
PerthNowby Alexandra Feiam24 Aug 2026
Woman dead, another woman fights for life after two crashes at Westfield Knox A woman has died and another has been critically injured after two crashes at a popular shopping centre in Melbourne’s...
US to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum
PerthNowby Kanishka Singh24 Aug 2026
US to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum President Donald Trump's administration plans to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum...
'David Farley's right': migration concern for regions
PerthNowby Andrew Brown24 Aug 2026
'David Farley's right': migration concern for regions Regional workers should be prioritised as part of migration targets, a Labor MP says, as fresh polling indicates the issue has prompted a surge...