Sydney Morning Herald National News
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 21:00:00 +1100Chamber-made
But there’s room for doubt.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:57:00 +1100Young person dies of meningococcal in Adelaide
A young person with meningococcal has died after being on life support for more than a week.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:57:10 +1100Pizza chef breaks silence after being fired for refusing to add pineapple
A passionate pizza chef has broken his silence after losing his job for refusing to put pineapple on a customer’s pizza.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:55:32 +1100Former department head given contempt warning, as probe calls for new building code
A former top bureaucrat has continued his second day of tense evidence at Queensland’s CFMEU inquiry, which released its first interim report.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:41:16 +1100VCAA confirms website hacked, says no evidence VCE exam papers accessed
A message appeared on VCAA’s homepage at about 6pm, from an alias claiming to have sold VCE exams to “hundreds of students”.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100We were beset by bogongs. Is a beetle invasion next?
Every spring, people ask where the Christmas beetles have gone. We’re on the precipice of an answer.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100Serial scammer caring for vulnerable kids on suspended Blue Card
The woman is under investigation by the NDIS for continuing to care for disabled minors and adults after losing her Blue Card last year.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100How a religious request at Newtown High upended the timetable
Parents are annoyed at how a Christian organisation upended the timetable at Newtown High, with students losing 80 minutes of class time a fortnight.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:19:00 +1100Severe supercell storm smashes Queensland’s south-east
A destructive supercell has smashed parts of south-east Queensland, bringing intense lightning and heavy rain to Marsden, Carindale, and Yarrabilba.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +1100At 4, a diagnosis threatened my son’s tennis dream. 10 years later, he made the US Open final
Tennis-mad Sonny Rennison was told he wouldn’t be able to walk any more – but he just made tennis history in New York.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:46:55 +1100Trail camera clue emerges in search for missing Victorian teen
The search for missing teenager William in Victoria’s east is entering its sixth night, with police investigating a potential trail camera clue.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:36:21 +1100Grandmother bludgeoned, set alight after refusing to bake cake for alleged killer, court told
The court heard her alleged killer Brian Barnes, 68, developed a desire to kill following a dispute over plumbing works at a volunteer-run public swimming pool at Quambatook, about 300 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:34:49 +1100Woman dies in hospital days after triple stabbing in Melbourne
A woman has died in hospital five days after being found with stab wounds alongside two injured men in Melbourne’s south-east.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:33:35 +1100Beloved plumber and motorcyclist killed in Narre Warren crash
A popular Cranbourne plumber has died after his car was struck by a speeding motorcycle and flipped in Narre Warren.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:32:14 +1100Million-dollar reward offered for information into 2003 suspected murder
Police have offered a $1 million reward for information that leads to a breakthrough in the suspected 23-year-old murder of Mahmoud Sleiman.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +1100Qantas customers can ‘outsource’ too, to another carrier
Another company off-shoring jobs that Australian workers can do, after making a huge profit. Perhaps it is time for Australians to stop flying Qantas?
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:29:45 +1100Australia marks Remembrance Day
Services across Australia commemorate Remembrance Day, honouring the service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:27:08 +1100John Setka expelled from CFMEU over alleged stolen millions
Former union leader John Setka has been booted from the CFMEU over allegations he stole millions from members.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:22:59 +1100Anthony Albanese arrives in Turkiye for climate change conference
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Turkiye for the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:22:23 +1100Loan approvals drop to their lowest levels on record
Loan approvals have dipped even faster in the September quarter, reaching their lowest levels on record.