Australia’s gas companies are poised to cash in on a huge revenue surge in the fallout from the Iran war, intensifying calls for higher taxes.

A year 7 student is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being hit by a train and becoming trapped for up to an hour.

Parts of Victoria and SA could expect highs of 46 or 47C, with winds bringing bushfire danger later in week

The project in Corio Bay has won conditional approval from the Allan government despite concerns it is too close to residential areas and will entrench the state’s use of fossil fuels.

Energy giant Woodside has acknowledged accidentally releasing almost 200kg of hard plastic waste into the ocean off Port Campbell in Victoria.

New data reveals child protection, incarceration and suicide rates getting worse