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Alexander Keating posted dozens of racist, violent and homophobic threats on X. (Tom Wark/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumReprieve for man after explicit death threat to PM

A man who went on a two-month spree of posting racist, violent and homophobic threats on social media has been told his actions have no place in Australia.

Tom Wark

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NewsPremiumMan’s bizarre excuse for PM death threats

A magistrate has slammed the behaviour of a man who made death threats to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a social media tirade.

Rhiannon Lewin

The information comes as the search for Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old kidnapped mother enters its second week.

The NightlyCommentsAussie links to American TV star’s abducted mother revealed

The information comes as the search for Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old kidnapped mother enters its second week.

Ibanez Taylor

The Trump administration is about to announce its most wide-reaching climate policy rollback. (AP PHOTO)

EnvironmentPremiumTrump set to repeal landmark climate finding

The Trump administration is poised to repeal federal greenhouse-gas regulations in "the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United ‌States".

Staff Writers

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LIVEPremium‘No difference’: Cops warning on second rally

Protesters eyeing a second night of rallying in Sydney have been told there will be ‘no difference’ in the police response, after violent scenes in the CBD on Monday.

Hannah Moore, Ria Pandey

Thomas Sewell is accused of leading an attack on the Camp Sovereignty protest site. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumNeo-Nazi claims he was provoked before alleged attack

White nationalist Thomas Sewell and 13 other men have faced court over an alleged attack on an Indigenous protest site.

Tara Cosoleto

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NewsPremiumCreator of ‘sick’ Bondi poster unmasked

A man has taken responsibility for a copycat poster in the Melbourne CBD that was labelled “abhorrent” and “sick”.

Alexandra Feiam

Bridgetown's Ben Golding.

CricketPremiumIt all comes down to the final round of the WBCA

The top three is set in the Warren-Blackwood Cricket Association, but what order will they finish in will be decided in the final round this weekend.

Jack Penniment

Brenton Tarrant is seeking to recant his guilty plea to all charges stemming from the massacre. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeNZ mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes

The lawyer who represented the Australian man who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand's deadliest shooting says he wanted to be described as a terrorist.

Charlotte Graham-McLay

The heavy traffic comes after a crash. NewsWire/ Tim Pascoe

BREAKINGPremiumTraffic chaos, man fatally struck by bus

Emergency services have shut down a major Sydney highway, with warnings of severe delays after a fatal bus crash.

Ria Pandey

Cyclone and storm damage to Carnarvon crops and in and around Carnarvon and Exmouth.

Ex-tropical cycloneGascoyne coast bruised but not battered by Mitchell

Carnarvon and Shark Bay were among the hardest hit as ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell made its way inland, with most areas not sustaining much damage. However, food crops in and near Carnarvon copped a battering.

Sally Q Davies

Rebel Wilson will have to give evidence in a case brought against her by a film production company. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumRebel Wilson to take stand in fiery film showdown

Hollywood star Rebel Wilson will swap the film set for a courtroom over allegations she made misleading statements that scuppered her own film.

Tom Wark

Wayne Bennett has had a huge impact on the South Sydney squad. Jane Dempster/The Daily Telegraph.

NRLPremium‘He’s a beast’: Where Fifita fits in at Souths

The Rabbitohs are set to make several major positional changes in 2026, but their hopes of becoming a finals force once more rest with someone off the field.

Martin Gabor

Broome residents protest the Valhalla Gas Project at Entrance Point in January.

Environment Premium‘Unprecedented’ number of appeals hit Kimberley Gas project

An “unprecedented” number of appeals have been lodged against the EPA’s recommendation to approve the Valhalla Gas Exploration Program in the Kimberley, according to the Office of the Appeals Convenor. 

Cain Andrews

The development would include dozens of homes and a hotel at pristine Smiths Beach.

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EPA backs $280m Smiths Beach development after heated debate

One of WA’s most hotly contested developments of the past decade — a $280 million proposal to develop Smiths Beach south of Yallingup — has been recommended for approval by the environmental watchdog.

Kim Macdonald

Rex Court competing at the Manjimup Country Club.

GolfPremiumResults of the 24th Annual Kristofferson Cup

The 2026 Kristofferson Cup once again proved to be a highlight on the regional golfing calendar, attracting a strong field of players for three days of spirited competition. 

Serian Lockwood-Jones

Barrister Mark Dennis has been found dead after facing court on child abuse material charges. (Adelaide Lang/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumTop silk and charity boss dead after child abuse arrest

A prominent barrister who ran a Cambodian youth charity has been found dead in his home weeks after being charged with child abuse material offences.

Miklos Bolza and Adelaide Lang

Dave McDonald.

ObituaryCommentsPremiumHow a gas explorer awakened the giants

The young Canadian geophysicist Dave McDonald arrived in Australia in June 1965 to join the other five employees of Burmah Oil, to help operate the initial exploration of the North West Shelf.

Don Poynton

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COURTPremium‘Infantilised’: Daddy’s Little Toy author guilty

An author has been found guilty of child abuse material offences over an erotic novel which depicted a man and his sexual relationship with his daughter’s friend.

Steve Zemek and Clareese Packer

G8 Education says cost of living pressures are hurting enrolments.

EconomyCommentsPremiumG8 Education absorbs mega writedown as enrolments fall

The ASX-listed company, Australia’s biggest for-profit childcare operator with 400 centres, said the $350m impairment charge against goodwill reflected “challenging” trading conditions.

Sean Smith

Perth has woken up to muggy and drizzly weather as ex-tropical cyclone Mitchell tracks inland, causing a severe weather warning for parts of WA.

WeatherCommentsSevere weather warning as ex-tropical cyclone tracks inland

Perth has woken to muggy and drizzly weather as ex-tropical cyclone Mitchell tracks inland, causing a severe weather warning for parts of WA.

Katherine Kraayvanger

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Weather132mm of rain smashes Aussie state

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell continues to weaken, but it has left its mark with lashings of rain overnight in one Aussie state.

Alexandra Feiam

2021 Australian of the Year Grace Tame led a chant of ‘globalise the intifada’. NewsWire / Monique Harmer

POLITICSPremiumCall to strip Grace Tame of AOTY after protest

One of the most famed Australians of the Year is facing severe criticism for leading a chant widely condemned as anti-Semitic at a violent protest on Monday.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Barrister Mark Dennis SC. NewsWire.

POLICEPremiumTop barrister found dead after shock charge

A Sydney barrister has been found dead inside his Sydney inner west home just weeks after being charged with child abuse material offences.

Steve Zemek