Robert Ashlin says he advised Hill’s wife Robyn to go to the police because ‘something’s not right’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA longtime friend of Russell Hill “almost fell on the floor” when he found out about Hill’s two-decade affair with Carol Clay,...

Days of unrest in the French Pacific territory –sparked by a plan to change voting rules – have left five deadTensions remained high in Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French government’s representative said areas of the Pacific territory have “escaped” state control.Louis Le Franc, high commissioner of the...

Magistrate finds the former chief of staff to federal MP Craig Kelly ‘deliberately manipulated’ young women and took advantage of their vulnerabilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFrank Zumbo, the former chief of staff to federal MP Craig Kelly, has avoided...

NSW police allege a senior player for the A-League men’s team was arranging ‘for yellow cards to occur during certain games’ in late 2023Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMacarthur FC has said it is “shocked” after three of its players were arrested and charged...

Though the end of 3G has been flagged for years, latest industry figures suggest there are up to 530,000 Australians with devices incompatible with the 4G network. Follow live updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastShorten and Dutton clash over reduced migrationEarlier this morning the NDIS minister, Bill Shorten,...

Woman told to buy MacBooks after being threatened with knife at the Stud Park shopping centre on 10 May, police sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA mother and her baby were abducted from a Melbourne shopping centre by a knife-wielding man who then forced...