Kallista Mutten called triple zero to report daughter missing four days before nine-year-old’s body was found, NSW supreme court hearsCharlise Mutten’s crying mother said she had not seen her daughter for two days when she called police to report her missing several days before the young girl’s body was found.Justin Laurens Stein, 33, has pleaded not...

Comes after Deakin University similarly requested that student protesters remove campsThe Australian National University has become the second to request pro-Palestine students disband their on-campus encampments, as the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) backed the protesters.On Wednesday morning, a small group of students attended a meeting...

Treasurer grilled on inflation and migration after National Press Club address. Follow today’s news and 2024 federal budget reaction liveFind our full coverage of the 2024 budget hereGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers said the government didn’t create a new system for the energy payments (so everyone...

Controversial monument of a Tasmanian premier who beheaded the body of an Indigenous man damaged and graffitiedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA controversial statue of William Crowther has been toppled in Franklin Square, Hobart, after its legs were cut through...

Jim Chalmers’ budget didn’t answer all the questions about what projects will be funded but there is a lot more clarity nowBudget 2024 live updates: reaction and fallout from the Australia federal budget – latest newsFuture Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’Explore all of our 2024 Australia federal budget...

Peter Dutton confirms he will back electricity rebate but joins chorus of criticism saying $3.5bn cost-of-living measure is not means testedFederal budget 2024 reaction – live updates$300 energy rebates, cheaper medicines and rent relief in Jim Chalmers’ cost-of-living budgetGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter...