9 h. ago Massimiliano was at work when police told him a toddler’s body was buried in his backyard

For hours, investigators scoured the yard of his suburban home using specialised ground-penetrating machines before digging up a section of the lawn near the house’s back door.

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14 h. ago Rachael braced herself when she cut off her daughter’s screen time. This is what surprised her

Worried about kids’ digital habits these school holidays? Cutting them off completely is just one way to manage it – but there are others.

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14 h. ago ‘Borderline frightening’: Pentagon outlines major challenge to AUKUS

Defence Minister Richard Marles has also confirmed the deal’s sprawling second pillar will be slimmed down in light of industry complaints.

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17 h. ago ‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again

The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is intensifying.

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18 h. ago ‘I didn’t care which one I kissed!’ The friends who married identical twins

Friends Nina Stocker and Kate Day became sisters-in-law when they fell in love with twin brothers, despite always thinking they had different tastes in men.

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37 h. ago ‘A Queensland Great’: Woodford’s Bill Hauritz was a visionary, and a friend of PMs

The response to the Woodford Folk Festival founder’s death has been “overwhelming”, but the show will go on, its director says.

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3 d. ago ‘Prepare to be stunned’: This festive gem crackles with the sweet, jolly, ridiculous things in life

Think you know what cake looks like? ‘Is It Cake? Holiday’ will have you questioning everything, literally.

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3 d. ago If hotels want to beat Airbnb, they need to be more like this

Airbnbs offer huge benefits over hotels when it comes to family travel. Can “family-friendly” Singapore hotels meet the challenge? I took my kids and found out.

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3 d. ago Marles sounds alarm after Chinese fighter ‘locks on’ to Japanese jets

Experts say the statement of support for Japan is cautious but welcome after a month-long campaign of retaliation from Beijing for a remark by Japan’s PM.

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3 d. ago Gen Zs like me have stopped dating altogether. We’re opting for friends with (other) benefits

And we’ve consecrated this as our Summer of Friendship.

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3 d. ago When the party’s over: why you ‘break’ emotionally and physically at year’s end

As the music fades and the bubbles go flat, Australia’s most relied-on people are quietly unravelling. Behind the festive cheer lies an emotional reckoning and the fleeting illusion of rest before it all begins again.

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3 d. ago ‘Dangerous and extremely regrettable’: Chinese fighter ‘locked on’ to Japanese jets

Australia and Japan have sounded the alarm after a Chinese J-15 fighter directed fire-control radar – one of the most threatening acts a military aircraft can take – at Japanese jets near Okinawa islands.

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4 d. ago Warning over ‘fake’ Black Friday discounts as Officeworks defends pricing

As Australians take pause after the annual deals before entering Christmas and Boxing Day sales, retailers have come under fire.

Events

4 d. ago Shopping make you hungry? Here are Brisbane’s top food courts

Suburban shopping malls might be much better for dining these days, but not all are equal. We rank Brisbane’s largest from one to five.

Events

5 d. ago Experts name the unofficial world capitals of (nearly) everything

Not best friends with radio host Zan Rowe or food writer Jill Dupleix? We ask the experts to name the ultimate destinations for music, food, fashion, and more.

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5 d. ago The $265 million commute: How urban sprawl is costing Melbourne

Outer-suburban residents generate 14 times more carbon emissions to get around than those in the inner city, according to research that shows better transport links between housing and jobs would cut emissions by 80 per cent.

Economics

5 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: Smith drops to second after late bogey as Scott, Lee fire late

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

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5 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: Smith sinks massive eagle to take lead as McIlroy plots final round comeback

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

Sport

5 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: McIlroy prays rain will stop, can see low score on final day as Smith, Herbert fire

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

Sport

5 d. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: The banana peel that caused a McIlroy double bogey; Aussie Lee struggling

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

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