Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot dead an Aboriginal man, hated Alice Springs but enjoyed the “wild west” nature of his specialist work.

Victorian hospitals are seeing a surge in patients with life-threatening knife wounds as the state grapples with an emerging knife culture among teenagers and young adults.

The teenager appeared in Perth Children’s Court on Friday to be sentenced over a string of offences culminating in a sudden and sickening attack on a stranger.

Rescuers are scouring the rubble of a bombed theatre in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, United States President Joe Biden will discuss Russia’s invasion with his Chinese counterpart tomorrow and federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is talking up ...

Historic photos of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as Australia celebrates the 90th anniversary of its opening on March 19, 1932.

Fireworks planned for this weekend’s AFL matches are likely to be cancelled with concerns remaining about the fire safety of cladding used on the stadium. 

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

A woman allegedly sexually assaulted by her gynaecologist says he told her she was attractive, and she would have no trouble finding someone to love her, a court has heard.

At a hearing on Friday, Mr Barilaro’s barrister said a judgment should be entered in his favour before the defamation trial commences on Monday.

After only two days of evidence at the inquiry into allegations of money laundering at casino operator Star Entertainment, it is already clear that the scandal could equal or even surpass the embarrassment that hit its great rival Crown Resorts.

The founder of the Queensland-based national white goods dealer pleaded guilty to fraud and insolvent trading charges.

Gareth Leo Dodunski, 21, was killed in 2013 in remote central Queensland. Later this year, his death will be examined by a coroner.

The federal seat of Fowler will be hotly contested.

Cruise ships will drop anchor in Brisbane from June 2, allowing tourists to see Queensland by sea.

Seizing Kyiv is now probably beyond the Russian forces. Putin may have to shift the goal posts in Ukraine.

Five years after a devastating fire and riven by internal dysfunction, Ivanhoe RSL is yet to rebuild its headquarters.

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A 36-year-old woman has died after she received severe injuries in an Albanvale house fire on Monday, which was allegedly lit by her husband.

McMahon led fundraising for families of victims of Hilton bombing.

Sophie Aubrey and Jewel Topsfield are hosts of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald’s latest podcast, Enough. Here they talk about how the podcast came about, introduce some of the young people who opened up about their experiences of mental illne...

As branch closures accelerate, a generation of bank customers is left behind and forgotten. Here is one member of the quiet generation who won’t stay silent.

A young man on an e-scooter zooms past. He is wearing a non-compulsory mask while his compulsory helmet is strapped to the handlebars.

The state government will also ramp up its free rapid antigen tests program from Saturday, with 500,000 tests to be given out at train stations, shopping centres, major events and more.

Lumby, a feminist, she set out to change the gendered status of the nursing profession.

Justin Stein plans to plead not guilty to murdering the nine-year-old schoolgirl, his lawyer said on Friday.

Officers were told the 63-year-old woman was asleep when the 14-year-old broke into her home and entered her bedroom.

Despite the questions focusing on his relationship with Mr Stokes, and not the defamatory comments at the centre of the trial, Mr McGowan has refused to answer.

The state is recording a much lower death rate at this point in its outbreak than any of the three other jurisdictions that were also COVID-free before reopening.

The child suffered lacerations to her face, back, arms and the side of her head following the encounter in Armidale.

Our free COVID-19 data centre provides all the key information needed to gauge how the pandemic is tracking in 2022.

Melissa Caddick’s husband Anthony Koletti maintains that his missing wife did not misappropriate any money from investors.

He is expected to tender his notice of resignation to the Governor on Tuesday.

Casino giant The Star Entertainment Group appears to be rapidly heading for the same devastating fall as Crown.

English teachers will have to teach grammar and punctuation under a draft syllabus, but some are not happy.

With each year I put behind me, the worse my handwriting becomes.

Until it saw sense on Thursday, the Morrison government thought voters in the Nationals seat of Page were more deserving of flood relief than those in my Labor-held seat of Richmond. I was among Richmond’s Liberal voters but this episode could chan...

South Australia’s election will give campaign strategists the first clues on whether the advantage of incumbency may be dead.

We can slow the virus by taking extra measures to protect ourselves, with or without rules.

Sydney’s drivers are spending about $15 a week more on petrol than a year ago – but drivers in some parts of the city have it even worse.

So much has changed for Victoria since the 2018 election. The state may be bouncing back, but the climb ahead looks long and steep.

The program is designed to reveal the extent of undetected coronavirus infections across Australia’s population.

We are told countries cannot cope with large numbers of asylum seekers. The Ukraine crisis exposes this excuse as a myth.

Scott Morrison’s claim that he’s not pretending to be anyone but himself, is laughable in light of his constant stream of staged dress-up photos ops.

Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida has been awarded the Golden Globe Award as “the world’s favourite actress”.

On this day 50 years ago, an expat British/Polish engineer floated the idea of turning Sydney’s William Street into a fast-flowing river.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Tight suppression of the Supreme Court matter, similar to action being taken by former Public Trustee Peter Carne, was lifted on Thursday after an earlier row under parliamentary privilege.

Fighting is intensifying in Kyiv’s suburbs, the United States has unveiled a $1.1 billion support package for Ukraine and NSW and Victorian health authorities are urging people to get their booster shots to avoid the possibility of some coronavirus...

Merry pranksters stage a disruption.

A fortnight after the mandate was lifted case numbers and hospitalisations are climbing, but experts say it’s too soon to consider reinstating the rules.