12+ hour, 46+ min ago   (397+ words) A bizarre alleged blackmail plot against an independent mayor has been explored at a state corruption hearing. Matthew Blackmore admitted he did not always plan on honouring agreements made with Strathfield Council colleagues at an Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing…...

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (274+ words) Racism claims by Aboriginal community police officers are far from straightforward, a federal court has been told. More than 300 officers have joined a class action lawsuit filed against the Northern Territory government alleging racial discrimination, with many saying they have…...

13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (467+ words) New crisis accommodation announced by the government is just one step to fixing the housing system, but independent MPs want more to be done for essential workers languishing without homes they can afford. The Albanese government on Monday announced $300 million…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (206+ words) The death of a 71-year-old motorcyclist, who crashed after striking a pothole, has reopened debate around the state of Victoria's roads. Emergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday following reports a motorcycle had struck…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (561+ words) An ex-officer has been accused of placing tracking devices on the cars of four women, tracing their movements as police probe the possibility there are dozens of alleged victims. Timothy Wilson, 65, faced Melbourne's Bail and Remand Court on Sunday afternoon…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (454+ words) Controversial "adult crime, adult time" laws proposed by a state opposition have been criticised for wrongly targeting vulnerable young people being used as tools by organised crime gangs. The NSW coalition on Sunday pledged to make young offenders face tougher…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (445+ words) Students will be forced back to pen and paper as a state government moves to cap daily screen time to as little as 15 minutes against a backdrop of falling test scores. NSW public schools will introduce daily screen-time limits for…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (491+ words) Three years ago, a centre against sexual assault received a referral for a 65-year-old woman in a care home. "She'd been sexually assaulted and the narrative around it was 'she has dementia, therefore she won’t remember'," South East Centre Against…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (333+ words) A retired assistant principal has been acquitted of raping a primary school student. Neil Morrison, 69, had been accused of carrying out the sexual assaults while he was working as a teacher and assistant principal on the NSW south coast before…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (235+ words) A cattle farmer who murdered three members of a neighbouring family in a mass shooting has launched an appeal, days after being sentenced to 40 years behind bars. Darryl Valroy Young, 63, received what is believed to be the longest jail term…...