Sydney Morning Herald National News
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:00:31 +1000Melbourne High students face portables, remote learning over ‘extreme’ safety concerns
Melbourne High School will host a crisis meeting between school delegates and department officials on Friday, after teachers threatened to walk off the job over safety concerns arising from the dilapidated buildings.
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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:54:21 +1000Council defends tree maintenance after freak accident
Brisbane City Council has defended its tree maintenance after a branch snapped and fell at a popular park, hospitalising two people.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:53:50 +1000Manhunt under way after alleged stabbing
A manhunt is under way for multiple people wanted over a potentially fatal stabbing in Brisbane.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:49:19 +1000Car launches into side of bus in freak collision
A car has launched through the air and into the side of a council bus in Brisbane.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:49:04 +1000Hit-run driver sentenced to four months behind bars
A hit-run driver who left a young food delivery rider for dead at Port Melbourne has been sentenced to four months behind bars.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:43:16 +1000Man stabbed, critically injured in suburban fight
Police were called to the disturbance involving a group of people at a Jindalee address before 4pm.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:36:43 +1000Chinese international students confronted with alleged racial abuse in Sydney CBD
The students clashed with the two women near Central Station around 3am on July 25.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:36:43 +1000Chinese international students confronted with alleged racial abuse in Sydney CBD
The students clashed with the two women near Central Station around 3am on July 25.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:33:30 +1000Suspected drug deal turned alleged kidnapping lands NRL star's cousin in court
A suspected drug deal that turned into an alleged kidnapping has left the cousin of an NRL star facing charges after a police raid uncovered millions of dollars worth of drugs.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:30:08 +1000eSafety commissioner announces legal action against Telegram
The eSafety commissioner has announced Federal Court action over messaging application Telegram's alleged failure to remove pro-terror content and violent videos.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:29:32 +1000Family of three killed in "tragic" Sydney fire
A family of three, including a 16-year-old boy, have been killed in a fire in Wiley Park.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:29:22 +1000Minns cries NIMBY at any opposition to bad development
It’s wrong to dismiss everyone who objects to an unwelcome tower block as acting purely out of self-interest.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:28:53 +1000Man on the run after Sydney car chase
A man is on the run after a pursuit through Sydney's north-west.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:21:01 +1000High-profile ministers quit Victorian parliament
Two of Jacinta Allan's highest profile ministers have quit cabinet and will exit parliament in November, rounding out a turbulent week for Labor.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:20:20 +1000Victoria detects first case of H5N1 bird flu
Victoria has detected its first case of the deadly new strain of bird flu.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:13:35 +1000Man fined as police allege cause of car smashing into side of bus
The driver of the Toyota Yaris, a Brisbane woman in her 40s, was taken to hospital and treated for shock.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:42:04 +1000Why I leaked the secret tape: Hastie defends sharing toxic soil recording
Federal Liberal MP and Member for Canning Andrew Hastie has appeared in court in a defamation case brought about by Perth property developer Greg Poland.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:01:11 +1000Jean-Claude Perrottet deserved payment for branch stacking, ICAC hears
Reformers founder Robert Assaf has told a NSW corruption hearing that many right-wing Liberals were prepared to support his group, including now federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.
Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:52:56 +1000Jury told Broome bishop hosted ‘shirts off’ barbecue
On Thursday, an Aboriginal man who cannot be named for legal reasons told the court that he went to the bishop’s Broome home with a group of other young men for a barbecue when he was a teenager.