Some 5000 New Zealanders are heading off to start new lives in Australia every month. Many are young adults. Mine are two of them, writes Gill Higgins.
New Zealand
8:04am
Dezi Freeman evaded authorities for more than 200 days before he was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday morning.
Crime and Justice
Tuesday 3:30pm
A second person has been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man who consumed frog poison and psychedelics at a retreat in New South Wales.
Tuesday 8:51am
1:33
It's been revealed a gun pulled by Freeman in his final moments belonged to one of the officers the self-proclaimed sovereign citizen executed last year.
Tuesday 6:48am
A stunt designed to test possible anti-Semitism among takeaway shop staff has ended with a major newspaper apologising for the much-ridiculed set-up.
World
Mon, Mar 30
The seven-month manhunt ended at a rural property at Thologolong, near Walwa, more than two hours' drive from Porepunkah on the Victorian-NSW border.
Despite that, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said "we are continuing to prepare for a move to phase 2 if we need to".
Politics
The Fiji-born 31-year-old had a medical episode on Monday and was rushed to hospital, with the club confirming the shock diagnosis.
Health
Concerning footage released with a warning to Easter holidaymakers to stay alert to get to the gate – and their destinations – safely.
Dezi Freeman, wanted over the fatal shooting of two officers, was killed by police during an operation in northeast Victoria, ending a seven-month manhunt.
Marie Browitt's husband and youngest daughter were killed in the December 2019 eruption, while her eldest daughter suffered severe burns to more than 70% of her body.
Tristan Xerri had complained to an umpire about a blood nose before kicking a goal and clashing physically with McGrath.
Sport
Sun, Mar 29
Australians in two states will be able to travel on public transport for free to take pressure off household budgets as fuel costs surge.
The NSW Supreme Court heard the victim begged for his life before being shot multiple times and burned, leaving his family unable to bury him.
Fri, Mar 27
The failed import was uncovered during a joint Australian–Canadian investigation, with arrests in Australia and Canada.
As the Sandilands saga develops, Radio host Jackie-O could be drawn into a legal battle by her estranged co-host.
Rugby league and union star Wendell Sailor's sobriety progress was given as the reason for the court's leniency.
Workers paid "by the clock" are expecting to be shortchanged by the clock's annual windback.
The man, in his 50s, survived multiple injuries and exposure after his vehicle plunged down an embankment northwest of Sydney, going undiscovered until a farmer was checking a fence three days later.
Thu, Mar 26
With a victory on Friday, the Warriors' current start to the season would pip 2018 on points differential and become their best opening month.
League
Thomas Sewell, 33, charged with leading a group that stormed Melbourne's Camp Sovereignty site after an anti-immigration protest.
Chris Baghsarian, an 85-year-old widower, died after being abducted from his Sydney home on February 13 in a case of mistaken identity.
Wed, Mar 25
Johnson Kokozian, 23, was more concerned about his uninsured luxury car, proclaiming flipping the car meant $359,730 was gone.
Latest rumours have the veteran wing heading to the English Super League with Wakefield Trinity.
Rimoni Muliaga attacked his wife Lise in the backyard of their Melbourne home in September 2023, months after the couple and their five children relocated from New Zealand.
