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Jetstar to charge new fees for overhead carry-on baggage
Jetstar has announced it will charge passengers to stow carry-on luggage in overhead lockers from next year, allowing only a small under-seat bag at no ex...
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'Today or tomorrow': US hopeful a Hormuz Strait deal imminent amid ongoing Qatar-led talks
As Qatar continues to mediate negotiations between the US and Iran, officials in Washington DC are still expressing optimism. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Australia news live: Jetstar to charge passengers for overhead baggage; Labor drops so-called ‘widow tax’
Airline removes carry-on weight limit but will charge for bags that don’t fit under seat. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and...
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Motorcycle rider critical after garbage truck crash
A motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision with a garbage truck in Townsville. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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Calls to permanently open historic tunnel in Sydney's Blue Mountains
The 134-year-old Lapstone Hill Tunnel was used to store munitions in World War II and later became a mushroom farm. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Boy's sore throat leads to leukaemia diagnosis
A 10-year-old boy presented to a Queensland hospital for a persistent "sore throat" as a precautionary measure, but was undergoing chemotherapy 24 hours l...
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Prisoners paid compensation for sleeping on floor amid overcrowding
Prisoners are receiving financial compensation for sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding across Western Australian jails, the ABC can reveal. Newsilin...
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Live: Bridget McKenzie says 'widow tax' fix amounts to 'backflip'
The National Party politician says the release of draft legislation to address unintended consequences of Labor's budget measures amounts to a "backflip"....
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Fears bird flu could have 'devastating' effect on Phillip Island penguins
Conservationists say they fear the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia could have a devastating impact on Phillip Island's penguin population. Newsiline s...
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Embattled FIFA boss faces 'blackmail' allegations from ex-staffer
Former FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin Al Hussein claims the footballing body withheld prize money from Jordan over an endorsement of Gianni Infantino....
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Cream puffs 'deflating for now' as Sydney Chinatown institution shuts
The popular Haymarket restaurant and bakery known best for its cream puffs has been shuttered with signage noting the premises "has been lawfully re-enter...
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Anti-weapons vandalism ‘far-left terrorism’; Aboriginal community police officers sue NT; Naplan scores a worrying read
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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How online doom scroll of 'toxic fitspo content' led to eating disorder
An avalanche of "toxic fitspo content" online was the catalyst for Isabella Charon's eating disorder, but what kickstarted it had been her time within the...
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Hundreds of tiny birds killed from flying into shopfront windows, wires
More than 1,700 tree martins have been killed or injured in Adelaide CBD's shopping strip, largely from flying into glass windows and overhead wires, a ne...
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Alternative school founding family banned from senior roles
The founder and two other senior staff members of an alternative Melbourne school are found unfit to hold a position of authority in the Victorian educati...
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'Angry' grandmother torched home after being left out of will, court hears
A grandmother, who torched the home she'd lived in for decades after being left out of her late-husband's will, has been handed a suspended jail sentence....
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'Scary' uptake of unregulated peptide usage in macho gym environments
Eating disorder dietician Alex Rodrigues said unregulated peptides being sold or shared in gym communities is a concerning trend in Australia. Newsiline s...
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Qld students lag behind national average on NAPLAN literacy and numeracy testing
About 1.2 million students sat for NAPLAN testing in March, which assesses Australian year 3, 5, 7 and 9 students' proficiencies across numeracy, reading,...
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Nurses and midwives' union calls out 'gendered violence' after survey
Annalise has been kicked, punched and even bitten on the face while working as a nurse. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links...
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Tasmanian child detained for 55 hours in adult watch house cell
Children have been detained in adult watch houses for up to 55 hours at a time, figures show, a year on since the Tasmanian government was urged to comple...
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'National tragedy': Experts warn of concerning NAPLAN knowledge gaps
NAPLAN test scores have revealed one-third of Australian students are not meeting "challenging but reasonable" expectations in literacy and numeracy. News...
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These 10 wildflowers all have superpowers. Only one can win your vote
Move over waratahs and banksias! Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy
The new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and...
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My Brilliant Career gets a reboot and a modern take
Netflix's six-episode adaptation of Miles Franklin's beloved novel features former Neighbours star Philippa Northeast as the firey protagonist. Newsiline...
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What is parentification and how can you heal from it?
Eve was an adult when she realised she grew up in a home where the child-adult relationships were reversed. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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Mass funeral held in Gaza for 112 people killed in Israeli strike
The group being laid to rest were members of two extended families in Gaza, with some gathered for the event describing it as the largest funeral in the w...
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More than 150 migrants saved from burning boat in English Channel
French coastguard officials have rescued migrants stranded on a burning boat in the English Channel. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Austra...
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The ‘extremely effective’ campaigns undermining support for renewables – podcast
Despite most Australians supporting clean technology, the campaign against wind and solar infrastructure has proven to be effective, striking a chord with...
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Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were heartening Follow our Australia news live blog for lates...
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‘Did you send that report?’ The Icac bombshell that came late for Damien Tudehope
The former Liberal finance minister was questioned by Icac counsel assisting, Peggy Dwyer, on Tuesday Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news...
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Australian town defends its ‘long-valued and admired’ statue of an enslaved African American child
Maitland city council condemned an art exhibit challenging the 150-year-old statue, which the artist says ‘does not represent Black skin with any dignity’...
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Pauline Hanson has knocked another brick out of our creaky political system. It’s not good for anybody | Peter Greste
By deciding who gets to ask questions and who is barred, the One Nation leader is upending the democratic role that journalists are supposed to occupy Get...
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Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gender pay gap Get our breaking news em...
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Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonment Get our breaking news email, free app...
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Five dead in Moscow region as Kyiv targets more Wildberries sites
Ukraine also targets another warehouse belonging to Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries as both sides trade strikes. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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Aboriginal police officers in the NT underpaid and racially abused, a new class action alleges
Aboriginal community police officers in the NT Police Force allege they were subject to racial discrimination while serving. Newsiline summarises this rep...