1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (230+ words) The discovery sent shockwaves through TasRail's safety team. In a social media post, the operator posed a hypothetical: what if a freight or passenger train had rounded that bend instead of the track inspector's vehicle? "Any way you look at…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (307+ words) FOOTSCRAY, Australia — For state Labor MP Katie Hall, the walk from her electorate office to Nicholson Street Mall runs through memory and menace. The precinct once drew families for a day out; now it sits near posters calling for revenge,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (351+ words) Melbourne talent manager and former AFL figure Ralph Carr has been sentenced to six years in prison after a Victorian court found him guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a former employee in 2023. He will have to serve a minimum…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (358+ words) Australian police raided the Victorian headquarters of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union on Monday and took five men into custody as part of a widening probe into alleged fraud, secret commissions and drug trafficking in the construction sector....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) Australian prosecutors have told a court that the evidence against Erin Patterson pointed to a deliberate poisoning, as the high-profile case over three deaths and one attempted murder moved into a two-day appeal hearing on Wednesday. Patterson is serving a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (354+ words) The AFL has broken its silence over allegations involving Sydney Swans players, with league boss Andrew Dillon describing the reports as “deeply concerning” as the club weighs sanctions that could include bans from the finals. The Swans are due to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) A Queensland woman accused of being murdered by her former partner had contacted police about domestic violence only days before she died. The case has jolted Logan, south of Brisbane, and renewed attention on how quickly abuse can turn deadly....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (407+ words) City Council is planning one-way traffic and a 40 km/h speed limit on Sylvan Road in Toowong, one of the city’s most hazardous roads. Brisbane — full details… Brisbane City Council is planning one-way traffic and a 40 km/h speed limit…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (300+ words) A Melbourne grocery shop owner who rushed to help a retail worker during an alleged theft outside a Sunshine strip has died from his injuries days later. Police say the death is likely to deepen the case against the teenagers…...