'It was an error': Former Coles' cookies manager grilled over Shapes pricing
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:59:50 +0000
A former Coles manager has given evidence in the federal court on day three of a bombshell case between the consumer watchdog and supermarket giant. 
Alcoa hit with record fine for clearing world's only jarrah forests
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:59:12 +0000
US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.
Planned nurse strike at major Adelaide hospital rescheduled
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:27:58 +0000
The South Australian government says plans from Lyell McEwin Hospital nurses to strike tomorrow have been postponed, amid an unresolved industrial dispute over pay and conditions.

Australian with ISIS links in Syria temporarily blocked from coming home
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:17:20 +0000
The federal government has  temporarily banned an Australian citizen linked to ISIS fighters from returning home from Syria.
'It was an error': Former Coles' cookies manager grilled over Shapes pricing
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:59:50 +0000
A former Coles manager has given evidence in the federal court on day three of a bombshell case between the consumer watchdog and supermarket giant. 
Victoria loses MotoGP after almost 30 years at Phillip Island
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:47:40 +0000
Victoria loses the rights to host the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, ending a three-decade association with the event. 
Chalmers's Lowe blow after ex-RBA governor offers rebuke of 'handouts'
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:07:17 +0000
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Philip Lowe was critical of the government over spending because it did not re-appoint him as RBA governor. 

Live: Danielle Scott leads the Aussies in aerials, before Ally Hickman's slopestyle final
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:35:01 +0000
Danielle Scott leads an Australian contingent in women's aerials, with Ally Hickman to contest the women's slopestyle final on day 12 at the Winter Olympics. Follow live.
Winter Olympics 2026 quick guide: What to watch
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:08:44 +0000
Find out what's on at the Winter Olympics in Milan.
Potential rugby development in suburban Sydney sparks stoush with protesters
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:51:34 +0000
Protesters say they will block the council from developing sporting fields for the use of an elite club rugby at a reserve in the city's north-west, as a court challenge to the project is due to be heard.
Australian rugby stalwart set to create Super Rugby history
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:43:14 +0000
James Slipper will become the first Australian player to reach the 200-game milestone in Super Rugby.