7 h. ago ‘Adult female human’: State government changes definition of woman

The state government has revealed changes to its definition of a woman, rolling back a “gender inclusivity approach” introduced by the former government last year.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘Adult female human’: Queensland government changes definition of woman

The Queensland government has rolled back a “gender inclusivity approach” introduced by the former Labor government last year.

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7 h. ago School’s out: Watch Gout Gout storm home in a stunning victory lap

Australia’s superstar student runner jogged to victory to win the 400 metres in 46.14 seconds. He’s not even running his pet events at this meet.

Events

7 h. ago Woman charged with murder, arson after mother and two children killed in house fire

A woman has been charged with murder and arson after a woman and two boys died in a house fire in on Queensland's central coast.

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8 h. ago ‘I’m one of the best leaders’: Sam Kerr wants the Matildas captaincy back

Speaking with Australian media for the first time in almost two years, the veteran striker also declared herself ready to play 70 minutes in her international return against either Wales or England.

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8 h. ago Australia want ‘spicy wickets’ for the Ashes. But Cummins shuts down talk of four quicks

Pat Cummins says he can’t see a world where Australia omit Nathan Lyon this summer, backing the veteran spinner to play all five Ashes Tests.

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8 h. ago ‘Get on with the job’: Morrison urges action on turning AUKUS plan into reality as sub production lags

The Pentagon’s former top AUKUS adviser has urged Anthony Albanese to appoint a special tsar to drive forward the pact after Donald Trump backed it.

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8 h. ago Extensive public housing waitlist despite 1500 empty SA homes

Despite thousands of South Australians sitting on the public housing waitlist, almost 1500 homes remain empty across the state, data shows.

Politics

8 h. ago School’s out: Gout Gout storms home in a stunning victory lap

Australia’s superstar student runner jogged to victory to win the 400 metres in 46.14 seconds. He’s not even running his pet events at this meet.

Events

8 h. ago Driver escapes after fuel tanker crushes SUV against tunnel wall

A driver has escaped after their car became crushed by a tanker truck against the barrier of a Melbourne tunnel.

Events

9 h. ago The heartbreaking moment when scientists discovered bird flu signs in Australian territory

Scientists have discovered a beach littered with dead elephant seal pups on sub-Antarctic Heard Island and collected samples for testing to confirm detection of H5N1 avian influenza.

Science

9 h. ago ‘Garbage being exported’: The creeping commercialisation of Halloween in Australia

Australians are spending more than half a billion dollars at retailers such as Bunnings, Kmart, Shein and Temu to celebrate October 31. How did we get here?

Politics

9 h. ago ‘It’s an American thing’: The creeping commercialisation of Halloween in Australia

Australians are spending more than half a billion dollars at retailers such as Bunnings, Kmart, Shein and Temu to celebrate October 31. How did we get here?

Politics

9 h. ago Housing Australia chair resigns before parliamentary grilling

Carol Austin was cleared of breaching the code of conduct at the organisation, but a review last year found “concerning organisational challenges”.

Politics

9 h. ago As it happened: Telstra details plans for Samsung phones with triple

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Technology

10 h. ago How Australia’s AI integrators are building the future, one agent at a time

With greater freedom to autonomously accomplish complex business tasks, agentic AI requires the right guardrails in place to ensure it is responsible by design.

Politics

10 h. ago Class action filed over rates of sexual violence in the Australian Defence Force

Multiple women who allege systemic sexual abuse during their employment with the ADF have taken part in a class action against the Commonwealth.

Events

10 h. ago The Australian young gun sounded out by an IPL owner to join their T20 superpower

An Australian international was sounded out by the GMR Group, an Indian multinational conglomerate that co-owns the Delhi Capitals, in February last year to play for their Twenty20 franchises.

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11 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Telstra details plans for Samsung phones with triple

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Technology

11 h. ago He was doing 260km/h, in the wet, when a kangaroo jumped onto the track

Supercars rookie Kai Allen relives the moment that caused his heart to skip a beat.

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