7 h. ago Middle East oil giant abandons $30 billion bid for Australia’s Santos

Consortium led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s foreign investment arm, XRG, has walked away from a deal, just days before the deadline for a binding deal.

Economics

10 h. ago A $100m fund to improve West Melbourne streets has paid for tram stops and streetscapes kilometres away

Residents say money intended to improve liveability when the new West Gate Tunnel opens has instead been spent on dangerous traffic changes and upgrades in other areas.

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15 h. ago Conman allegedly posing as police officer in Porepunkah shooting scam

Police are investigating after receiving a report of a scam targeting residents and businesses in the Alpine and Wangaratta regions.

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17 h. ago Missing Attadale man ‘likely dead’ as homicide squad take over investigation

Jayden Selfe, 33, has not been seen since May, with police receiving a ‘vague’ tip last month that he may have met with foul play.

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17 h. ago It began with a dead mum gag. Now, this Aussie podcast is a global hit

Homegrown podcasters Toni and Ryan have commercial radio knocking at their door – but there’s one reason they keep turning them down.

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18 h. ago WA news LIVE: WA’s top cop reveals missing Attadale man likely dead

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24 h. ago It’s OK to speak ill of the dead. In fact, sometimes we must

Charlie Kirk’s murder is a tragedy. But I cannot speak kindly of a person who, when living, was filled to the brim with hate.

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29 h. ago More apartments to be built around major shopping and transports hubs

Taller residential buildings will be permitted in Indooroopilly and Carindale, while Nundah will also get more apartments under a council plan.

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35 h. ago Hidden talent: Doyle to put promising colt to test at Canterbury

Trainer Nathan Doyle will give talented three-year-old Hidden Motive a ‘soft launch’ at today’s meeting to gauge his ability to step up to stakes class.

Politics

40 h. ago ‘Extremely brave’: Police rush into Sydney restaurant to save man from gas leak

Five officers were hospitalised after putting their lives at risk in an unsuccessful attempt to resuscitate a man poisoned by a carbon monoxide leak.

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41 h. ago The price of hope: How to land a grand final ticket – and how much it really costs

The preliminary finals haven’t been played yet, but fans are already queuing up for grand final tickets (metaphorically, at least). We explain the process involved for most people and the hidden costs along the way.

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48 h. ago ‘Thinks he’s teflon’: Al Muderis goes to war with peak body, colleagues

Unethical surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis is suing the Australian Orthopaedic Association, as leaked board minutes reveal concerns were raised about him threatening surgeons into silence.

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66 h. ago So you think trucks are taking over Sydney street parking? You’re not alone

A sharp rise in trucks clogging residential streets is leading to simmering tensions across the city, but bold solutions are being considered.

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3 d. ago After three weeks, travel warning lifted as police continue search for suspected cop killer

Facing a fraught balance between public safety and local needs, Victoria Police have lifted a travel warning for a remote town, even as a massive manhunt for Dezi Freeman continues in the surrounding bushland.

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3 d. ago After three weeks, travel warning lifted as police continue search for suspected police killer

Facing a fraught balance between public safety and local needs, Victoria Police have lifted a travel warning for a remote town, even as a massive manhunt for Dezi Freeman continues in the surrounding bushland.

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5 d. ago Inside Australia’s most dangerous lab: The fortress built to fight the world’s deadliest viruses

A sprawling complex of ultra-high-security labs, the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness sits right at the border between humans and the masses of animal viruses that would love to infect us. The labs have never been busier.

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5 d. ago Joh’s cops arrested their drummer ‘because he was black’. Forty years on, these punk icons are back

The Dead Kennedys’ 1983 visit to Brisbane is the stuff of legend. Now, fans are abuzz once more as the punk pioneers return.

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6 d. ago Grant funding to be tied to social cohesion as multicultural body replaced

The Multicultural Commission is considered no longer fit for purpose with social harmony being challenged by COVID, rising cost of living and overseas conflicts.

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6 d. ago ‘Charlie Kirk is dead’: Prominent MAGA activist assassinated in university shooting

A “person of interest” is in custody following a manhunt after the conservative political activist and fundraiser for the US president was shot dead while speaking at a university in Utah.

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6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at college campus; Sussan Ley dismisses Jacinta Price from Coalition frontbench

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