A Sydney woman charged with joining the Islamic State will remain in custody after prosecutors argued the case against her was “strong and straightforward”.
Major Developments on Friday, 8 May
Two women arrested in Melbourne yesterday after their return from Syria have been charged by the Australian Federal Police.
Richard Lewer has been awarded the 2026 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Pitjantjatjara elder, traditional healer and senior artist Iluwanti Ken.
All four Australians onboard the cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak has so far been linked to the deaths of three passengers remain en route to the Canary Islands.
The former foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has resigned as the chancellor of the Australian National University, a move praised by independent ACT Senator David Pocock, the student union and the National Tertiary Education Union.
Reporters from the ABC were denied entry to One Nation’s press conference in Albury earlier this morning in an incident independent Michelle Milthorpe has criticised as being “quite rude”.
