Politics
2025 Legal Overhaul: Key Australian Law Changes Taking Effect
A wave of new Australian laws takes effect from January 1, 2025, impacting superannuation, vaping, and immigration. Discover what the changes mean for you.
Lifestyle
Your Horoscope for Thursday, January 1, 2026: A Cosmic Start to the New Year
Discover what the stars have in store for your zodiac sign on New Year's Day 2026. Get insights into love, career, and personal growth to kickstart your year with cosmic guidance.
Sports
Six Major Sporting Events Coming to Perth in 2026
Perth is set to host six world-class sporting events in 2026, including the FINA World Swimming Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Discover the full schedule.
Business
Woman forced to live in car as nesting birds infest Homes NSW apartment
A Campbelltown woman, placed in a Wollongong apartment after domestic violence, is living in a hire car due to squalid conditions and nesting birds. Homes NSW says they are working to resolve the issues.
Entertainment
Education
Police seize guns and drugs in Nollamara house raid
WA Police have seized firearms, ammunition, and drugs from a Nollamara property as part of a targeted operation to combat crime in Perth's northern suburbs. Read the full details.
Major drug and cash haul seized in Cessnock police raid
A 32-year-old man faces multiple charges after police seized $20,000 cash, methylamphetamine, heroin, GHB and stun guns during a firearms prohibition search in Cessnock. Read the full details.
Newcastle's 2025: A Year of Headlines and Heartbreak
From a fatal beach shooting to devastating floods and a major health initiative, revisit the stories that defined the Hunter region in 2025. Read the full year in review.
New forensic ID method uses proteins in single hair strands
ECU and ChemCentre scientists develop proteomic genotyping, a new forensic tool for human identification from hair when DNA is degraded or missing. Could revolutionise cold case investigations.
Hamlyn Heights homes demolished for new $12.4m childcare
A new $12.4 million childcare centre is set to replace several homes in Hamlyn Heights, Geelong. The 124-place facility promises to ease local childcare shortages. Read more about the development plans.