1 hour ago Australia news LIVE: RBA keeps interest rates at 3.6 per cent; Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation

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Events

2 h. ago Husband accused of wife’s tractor slasher death loses fresh bid for bail

The mother was found dead at a property on Undullah Road in Woodhill, south of Brisbane, in February last year after suffering 25 injuries.

Events

3 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation; Victorian premier formally apologises to First Peoples

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Events

5 h. ago TPG reveals another death might be linked to Triple Zero call problem

The telco’s chief executive, Inaki Berroeta, has told a Senate committee hearing that incompatible Samsung software is to blame for its September emergency call problem.

Events

8 h. ago Woman charged with murder over Slacks Creek shooting last week

A man has also been accused of being an accessory to murder for the shooting south of Brisbane.

Events

9 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Wells under fire for fresh travel expense revelation; Reddit expected to challenge government’s social media ban in court

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Politics

11 h. ago Hegseth touts Australia’s next $1.5 billion AUKUS cheque as ministers meet

Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised fresh “momentum” in the US-Australia alliance as he met with counterparts for the annual AUSMIN talks in Washington.

Politics

11 h. ago Council activist apologises – twice – after accusing councillor of sexual harassment

Following court action, the force behind Council Watch has had to make quite the climb down from allegations he made.

Events

18 h. ago Ghost Bat drones take flight in $1 billion bid to modernise military

The successful firing of an air-to-air missile on an aerial target in test exercises has paved the way for a major investment in the Ghost Bat program.

Economics

20 h. ago Embattled Olympic sport hit with legal action over ‘cyberattack’

Strife-torn Equestrian Australia is being sued by its former digital services provider amid a bid to boot out members of the board.

Events

21 h. ago It’s not just Sudan. The same destructive forces are coming for other countries too

The death toll in Sudan is now more than Gaza and Ukraine combined. With the new world order, civilisation is a lot more fragile than we like to think.

Politics

22 h. ago Nurse found guilty of Toyah Cordingley’s beach murder after second trial

Police believed Rajwinder Singh flew to India soon after Cordingley’s body was found, leaving his wife and children behind in the north Queensland town of Innisfail.

Events

23 h. ago The 13 defining moments that could have stopped our worst paedophile

The events and missed opportunities were outlined in a report by the Child Death Review Board and included instances former childcare worker and convicted paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith was observed kissing children.

Politics

24 h. ago Wells spent nearly $9000 of taxpayer money to bring husband to three AFL grand finals

Sports Minister Anika Wells spent close to $9000 on family reunion flights and travel entitlements so her husband could attend three AFL grand finals with her.

Economics

24 h. ago Fresh airstrikes shatter Asian ceasefire Trump claimed as a victory

Six weeks ago, a smiling US president was celebrating the ceasefire he had brokered. Now Thailand has once more deployed fighter jets against its neighbour.

Events

27 h. ago Men accused of buck’s party gang rape have sentences, convictions overturned

Two men jailed for attacking three teenagers during a buck’s party weekend will face a retrial after winning appeals, while a third has been acquitted.

Politics

28 h. ago Wells billed taxpayers to fly husband to two Boxing Day Tests, three Grand finals

Sports Minister Anika Wells spent close to $9000 on family reunion flights and travel entitlements so her husband could attend three AFL grand finals with her.

Economics

30 h. ago Blood on their doorstep: Neighbourhood devastated by stabbed man’s death

An alleged offender is on the run after a man was fatally stabbed outside shops in Ascot Vale in broad daylight on Sunday.

Events

34 h. ago Inside David Crisafulli’s ambitious bid to bring Trump and co to Queensland

A day after his request to meet with the federal government was knocked back, the Queensland premier directly lobbied two foreign PMs.

Politics

35 h. ago Developer fighting to avoid restoring native grassland he helped destroy

A council’s legal bid to compel a developer to revegetate endangered grassland on an $11 million Melbourne property has been likened to the fight to rebuild the Corkman pub.

Politics