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Vaping on decline as young Australians shift to other nicotine products
Vaping and smoking rates are on the decline, but a shift to other nicotine products could represent an increase in average use. Newsiline summarises this...
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Taylor has two major problems — and that's leaving aside One Nation
The mismatch between where the public resides and what the Liberals are expounding is a deeper challenge — a gulf perhaps unable to be bridged, at least i...
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AI jobs fight looms over Labor conference
Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years....
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The tankers that triggered the latest Gulf escalation were 'highly, highly targeted'
The commercial tankers struck as they transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks were not random, but part of a "highly, highly targeted" campaign run...
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Dad granted full custody after four years in court returns children to mum
The family court granted John full custody of his kids, but he returned them to their mother saying the judge got it wrong. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Mike Connor visited the same park for 40 years. His notebooks are invaluable
Mike Connor visited the same park for 40 years and wrote down what he saw. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to t...
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'Best place to look for life': Atmosphere discovered on Earth-like planet
The search for life beyond Earth has marked a new discovery — evidence of an atmosphere on an Earth-like planet beyond our Solar System with modelling sug...
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Two women and two girls dead in four days. Australian experts yet again call for action
‘We already have more than 1,000 recommendations. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher...
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‘We are waiting with bated breath’: Super El Niño forecast could make 2027 hottest year on record, BoM says
Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm G...
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Charges expected to be laid over Laos methanol poisoning deaths
A Melbourne father whose daughter died from methanol poisoning in Laos has said he is "disgusted" over the charges expected to be laid. Newsiline summaris...
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MS patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute
Health Minister Mark Butler has accepted independent advice for a rapid review of MS drugs to ensure they remain available on the PBS. Newsiline summarise...
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Life-changing MS drugs to stay on the PBS. So why are others under threat – and how is Trump involved?
Health minister Mark Butler confirms Ocrevus, Kesimpta and Lemtrada will stay subsidised amid questions about the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Get our b...
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Breaking: Major disturbance unfolds at Perth's maximum security prison
A prison officer has been injured in a major disturbance that caused significant damage at Perth’s maximum-security prison. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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Breaking: Tsunami warning issued for NZ's South Island after magnitude-6.3 quake
The earthquake struck 40 kilometres north of Te Anau, with the west coast of the South Island from Milford Sound to Puysegur Point, likely to be affected....
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Alleged 'fight club' organiser arrested, SA Police say
SA Police have arrested the alleged organiser of a 'fight club' and reported seven other teenagers they allege were linked to videos of amateur bouts that...
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Woodside demands activists reveal names of stink-bomb stunt planners
Energy giant Woodside has taken climate activists to court in a bid to unmask the conspirators behind a stink-bomb protest that forced the evacuation of i...
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New monkey species with orange lips discovered after years of searching
The monkey — colobus congoensis — is only the fifth new species of African monkey to be discovered in the past 75 years. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Live: Cats try to stop the slide against Saints in Geelong
Geelong hosts St Kilda at Kardinia Park to kick off round 19 of the AFL, with the under-strength Cats desperate to stop a recent slide. Newsiline summaris...
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Federal MP and staffer injured in 'man overboard' incident
Tasmanian police say a man fell from an oyster barge when it hit a sandbar and was briefly trapped. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austral...
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Live: Broncos premiership defence on the line against NRL-leading Panthers
The Penrith Panthers and Brisbane Broncos have won the past five NRL premierships between them, but their 2026 campaigns could not be any different. Newsi...
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Spain v Argentina: Who will win at the World Cup's biggest stage?
Argentina are chasing back-to-back World Cup titles, while Spain are seeking to lift the trophy for the first time since 2010. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Ambulances arriving late to lower-priority patients, SA opposition says
Data obtained by the South Australian opposition shows fewer ambulances are arriving on time to priority 3 and 4 patients. Newsiline summarises this repor...
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Delay in revealing theft of medical data labelled 'unacceptable'
Cybersecurity experts have questioned why Partnered Health took more than three weeks to reveal it had been the victim of a data breach. Newsiline summari...
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Aboriginal death in custody confirmed at privately-run NSW prison
A 21-year-old Aboriginal man has died at the privately-run Clarence Correctional Centre in northern NSW. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Au...
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Report finds Brisbane has country's best nightlife — if it's Thursday
The Queensland capital outranks every other city for Thursday nightlife trade, a report finds. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia an...
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Public art lightning rod 'blue blob' turns one
The blue sculpture that's been the subject of love, loathing, debate and international headlines for googly eyed-vandalism has made it to its first birthd...
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Police investigate drone footage after suspected underworld hit
Drone footage that reportedly captured a suspected underworld hit in Sydney is under investigation and "concerning", a senior NSW Police officer says. New...
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Drone footage captured suspected underworld hit in Sydney, police say
The use of a drone to capture footage of a suspected underworld hit in Sydney is under investigation and "concerning", a senior NSW Police officer says. N...
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BHP staff down tools for historic strike in Western Australia
Workers at the mining giant's operations in Port Hedland have walked off the job in one of the most significant industrial disputes to hit the resources s...
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Terrorist use of AI 'major national security concern', report finds
A report finds AI systems can be tricked into coaching extremists how to make bombs and plan attacks. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austr...
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Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike wheel
Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most ven...
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Afternoon Update: Sam Neill’s cause of death announced; first case of bird flu in NZ; and Andy Burnham’s winding path to power
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Transgender woman's 'humiliating' experience with major corporations
What should have been a quick process of updating personal details left Laura Mitchell "insulted" and "humiliated" by the country's largest institutions....
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Financial backer of embattled MP Moira Deeming requests loan repayment
Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming is embroiled in further court action, this time over funds she is owed from her successful defamation action so that sh...
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Smelter closure devastates Tasmanian community
Australia's only manganese smelter is ceasing operations, leaving more than 200 employees without work in northern Tasmania. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Police release images of clothes to help identify victims of alleged Sydney childcare paedophile
AFP release images of children’s clothes found on electronic devices seized as part of investigation into Hamish Tait Get our breaking news email, free ap...