3 h. ago Could a merged federal LNP save the Coalition? Crisafulli shares his view

The Queensland Premier said his party would have been perpetually in opposition if it stuck to the same structure of the federal party divisions.

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4 h. ago Bob v the builders: Former premier in home reno legal stoush

Bob Carr is fighting project managers over a $220,000 fee linked to renovation works on his $8.8 million Coogee penthouse.

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18 h. ago Shades of Postecoglou: How Liverpool’s makeover is backfiring badly

The defending Premier League champions are heading in the wrong direction. A home loss to their bitter enemies only adds to their pain.

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19 h. ago ‘Not necessarily particularly strange’: What the premier has to say about undisclosed meeting with lobbyist

Chris Minns defends an undisclosed meeting with Morris Iemma, saying “we are all well aware that he works as a lobbyist”.

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21 h. ago ‘Melbourne’s CBD is safe’: Premier rules out protest permits to protect police after weekend violence

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

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21 h. ago Screaming out for a reno, Nundah home in prized position sells for $1.5m

The three-bedroom house went under the hammer with no reserve at a packed in-room auction that the selling agent said had “such a good vibe”.

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28 h. ago Premier’s private staff ‘totally unaccountable’, former ombudsman warns

Deborah Glass says Victoria’s parliamentary integrity reforms failed to address the most critical problem identified by her and IBAC’s investigations.

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54 h. ago Gone in 39 days: Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest in record time

The Australian became the club’s first manager to lose their first eight games while in charge, leaving it exposed to relegation in the Premier League.

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2 d. ago Crisafulli walks back comments making light of Melbourne stabbing

The premier had said interstate businesses should invest in Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympics because their workers “won’t get stabbed”.

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3 d. ago Victorian Premier under fire for comments on Melbourne’s safety

Jacinta Allan is under fire for stating that Melbourne’s CBD is safe, despite multiple violent incidents.

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3 d. ago Australian court ruling in shaken baby case was ‘ignorant and embarrassing’

A precedent-setting legal judgment in Australia was based on scientific evidence that was “very weak”, says an international expert who gave evidence.

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3 d. ago Call to sack chair shows the drama is not over for Rebel Sport owner

Super Retail Group’s humiliating settlement of a legal battle with its former top lawyers, after sacking its CEO, will not prevent a backlash from investors.

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3 d. ago Metal detectors might have prevented shocking CBD stabbing: Battin

The Victorian opposition leader says victims of violent knife crime are “sick” of hearing words of support from Premier Jacinta Allan – and instead want to see legislative change.

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5 d. ago McGowan rails against Trump, rates locking Eddie McGuire out of WA as a political highlight

“I got the trifecta,” former WA Premier Mark McGowan quipped, referring to keeping McGuire, David Koch and Scott Morrison out of the state during the pandemic. 

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6 d. ago Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising barrier ‘ideal’, why world’s top jockey chose Joliestar

James McDonald, the world’s premier jockey, will ride Joliestar in the Chris Waller Racing slot in Saturday’s $20 million The Everest at Randwick.

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6 d. ago NSW cricketer claims lewd wicket celebration was ‘imitating NBA star’

NSW Blues cricketer Joel Davies has been reported over a gesture during a premier cricket match on the weekend.

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7 d. ago From ICAC witness to courtroom stoush over north shore sewer main

The Land and Environment Court heard a development planned by senior bureaucrat Erik Maranik could cause a “pollution event in Middle Harbour”.

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8 d. ago Buried bombshells, vanishing votes and hidden hearings: The downfall of a Sydney mayor

Inside the twists and turns that led to the end of the line for former Bayside mayor Bill Saravinovski, and the political machinations from the premier’s office down.

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8 d. ago Perth the Crown Jewel of WWE as franchise’s biggest stars fly west

While fans flocked the CBD to catch a glimpse of one of the biggest names in wrestling, it was WA’s premier who scored a selfie.

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1 week ago Brian Cook was saying goodbye to footy. Politicians and powerbrokers hung on his every word

The Deputy PM, an ex-Premier and former league bosses united to honour Cook, who gave his thoughts on the three powerhouse clubs he helmed – the Blues, Cats and Eagles.

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