The 22-year-old also allegedly retrieved a jerry can and poured accelerant on the front of the victim's home before attempting to set it alight.
Crime and Justice
10:47am
1:30
Proportion of people planning to put One Nation first on their ballot paper has risen four points to 31% – the most popular political party in the country.
Politics
Tuesday 7:27pm
2:25
The 85-year-old faces a four-month-long hearing in August having pleaded not guilty to 26 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching.
World
Tuesday 6:30pm
Emergency services said the mission was complicated by the dog "deciding to play hide and seek".
Tuesday 4:46pm
0:19
Speaking to Australia's Today show, the former Prime Minister and Labour leader talked about her new life across the ditch.
Tuesday 4:23pm
One Nation has eclipsed Labor to become the most popular political party in the country, and leader Pauline Hanson is beating Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister, according to a new poll.
Mon, Jun 1
The Warriors fell just short against Penrith after twice threatening to topple the NRL's benchmark side in a top-of-the-table thriller.
League
The powerful weather event could bring wind gusts of up to 125km/h to Perth and communities along Western Australia's coast.
Sun, May 31
The New Zealander, alongside a group of Australian residents, will remain at the Perth facility for the full 42-day quarantine period.
Health
Fri, May 29
The former mayor of Wellington is working as campaign manager for a Green candidate in Victoria’s state election.
Gus Lamont, 4, was last seen by his grandmother playing at the Oak Park Station homestead on September 27, 2025.
Thu, May 28
Police found 390kg of methamphetamine stashed evenly across 39 large buckets, 140 cardboard boxes full of foam and packaging, and shopping bags.
The illicit $1.2 million cargo featuring drugs, syringes and a mobile phone was downed as it approached Townsville Correctional Complex.
A group of six women linked to Islamic State and their children landed in Australia on Tuesday.
Police in Apia have launched an investigation into a bizarre international case involving two Samoan men who confessed on Vietnamese television to the murder of a Sydney gang leader.
Seventy-eight-year-old pedestrian beaten to death with a metal pole during a spree of violence that also injured two other men.
The Blues came back from a 14-point deficit to win 22-20 after Queensland fullback Kalyn Ponga was sent off in the series opener.
Featuring 10 men's, eight women's and eight wheelchair teams, the three tournaments will run parallel, jointly hosted by Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.
Wed, May 27
Xiaozheng Lin, 25, was originally jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022.
Children brought vials of liquid mercury to school, triggering a hazardous materials scare that shut down large parts of a Queensland town.
Freeman triggered one of Australia's largest manhunts after he killed two officers at his home in Victoria's high country in August 2025.
Freeman led police on one of Australia's largest manhunts after he killed two officers while they were serving a warrant at his home in August 2025.
Tue, May 26
Organisers said the drone failure came down to an unplanned change in radio frequencies.
The commissioner warned that there would be a high level of scrutiny for those targeting Bondi victims online.
The women and children are due to arrive in Australia on Tuesday evening.
