Body of 16-year-old boy discovered with injuries ‘consistent with a crocodile attack’ as wildlife officers search for animal A teenager has died after a suspected crocodile attack off an island in the Torres Strait, police have confirmed. Thursday Island water police launched a search and rescue operation near Saibai Island after receiving reports at about 4am on Thursday that a 16-year-old boy was missing ..read more

Police have charged 16-year-old boy with terrorism offence over stabbing of bishop at church in Sydney suburb of Wakeley Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A teenage boy facing a possible life term in prison for terrorism over the stabbing of a bishop has shown behaviour consistent with mental illness or intellectual disability, his lawyer has said. The 16-year-old is accused of travelling 90 minutes from his home to attack Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel during a livestreamed sermon at Christ the Good She ..read more

While 12P/Pons-Brooks may not be as famous as Halley’s, its appearance close to Jupiter is causing great excitement for stargazers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The green, horned “Devil comet” is now visible in Australian skies, offering a once-in-lifetime chance to see a unique celestial body. The comet – real name 12P/Pons-Brooks – was nicknamed the Devil comet because eruptions from its nucleus can make it look like it has two horns. More recently, Star Wars fans have nicknamed it the Millennium Falcon ..read more

The arbitrary nature of Anthony Albanese’s act of good will threatens to reinforce the myth of deserving and undeserving migrants Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has granted Bondi’s “bollard man” permanent residency. There are many of us, like myself and my Tamil family who know what it feels like to receive the promise of a permanent home in this country. Stability. Security. Equal opportunity. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletter ..read more

My lifestyle is so attuned to that of my pets I sometimes feel our identities are fused One of my dogs, Olive, turned five years old this week and, while every minute for her holds unfettered joy, love and promise, the birthday was burnished with a little melancholy for me. Five! Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads ..read more

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. Our top story today is an exclusive investigation revealing that some high-ranking Queensland police officers are under review by the ethical standards command after appearing to share lewd posts on social media. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a “terrorist act” for the alleged stabbing of a Sydney bishop; the search for an unbiased jury to try Donald Trump proved difficult but was ultimately successful; plus, find out about how Rap ..read more

As Australia reels from attacks at Westfield Bondi Junction and a Wakeley church, security experts give advice on how people can best respond Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians are in shock after two separate stabbing attacks in Sydney that occurred within days of each other. A stabbing at a western Sydney church on Monday night has been deemed a terror attack. In a separate attack on Saturday at Westfield Bondi Junction, Joel Cauchi allegedly fatally stabbed six people before he was sho ..read more

Two parrots have formed a unique relationship after arriving at a Tasmanian wildlife sanctuary Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast After struggling to bond with members of their own flock, a matte black cockatoo and bright green lorikeet have become unexpected friends. Greg Iron, director of Bonorong wildlife sanctuary in Tasmania, described their relationship as being “love at first sight” for Raphael, a musk lorikeet who was previously kept without a permit ..read more

Administration fees for debit system should be covered by business but renters – including a disability pensioner – have still been made to pay Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Landlords are wrongly making vulnerable tenants cover the costs of administering the government-run Centrepay debit system, in one case passing it on to a blind disability pensioner. A Guardian Australia investigation has revealed multiple failings with Centrepay, a system allowing businesses early access to welfare payment ..read more

This week, the devastating killings at Bondi junction, the attack at Wakeley and the long-awaited judgment in the Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial dominated the headlines. Sensitive, traumatic and often violent images flooded people’s feeds. Bridie Jabour speaks to editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher about getting breaking news right, and what happens when we get it wrong Read more ..read more