‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
Lidia Thorpe joins critics of ‘outrageous’ expansion of police search powers in Melbourne as premier defends move
Jacinta Allan says warrantless pat-down powers that last until May 2026 are consistent with Victoria police plan to be more visible
Nominate your favourite Australian children’s picture book of all time
A good picture book is pure magic – and Australia has produced some of the best. Nominate your favourite here
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue
Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields
Woman killed in shark attack on NSW beach and man rushed to hospital in critical condition
Pair aged in their 20s bitten near Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning with woman dying at the scene
Two national guard members in critical condition after being shot in Washington DC
Suspect in custody after two West Virginia guard members were shot in ‘targeted’ incident, Mayor Bowser says
Goodbye Chinese Noodle House, hello ... Chinese Noodle Houses? Sydney favourite to become two identically named – and competing – diners
The Haymarket stalwart has attracted huge queues after announcing its impending closure – but it’s just one of a dozen Chinese Noodle Restaurant spinoffs across the city
Severe asthma can be controlled by a monthly injection, trial finds
Tezepelumab treatment may mean asthmatics for whom inhalers are ineffective can reduce or stop taking steroids
Labor strikes deal with Greens to pass long-awaited overhaul of nature protection laws
The deal to re-write the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act marks an end to a five-year struggle to fix the broken system
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank
Israeli military and security service say ‘broad counter-terrorism operation’ in Tubas to continue for several days
TV tonight: the harrowing story of Britain’s biggest mass poisoning
Poison Water is a damning documentary that puts 1988 water contamination in Cornwall in the spotlight. Plus: Grand Designs: House of the Year – the shortlist. Here’s what to watch this evening