13 h. ago Chinese aircraft makes 'unsafe' flare drop in front of Australian plane

A Chinese plane deployed flares near a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft in an "unsafe" incident in the South China Sea, the government says.

Transport

38 h. ago Rat poison mystery: Queensland Health scrambles after five hospitalised

Queensland Health is scrambling to identify how at least five people were poisoned in Brisbane’s south, with tests confirming they were hospitalised after ingesting rat poison.

Politics

44 h. ago ‘I want him in the ground’: Why family will name ‘Cheryl’s killer’

Five decades after a toddler vanished from a beach south of Sydney, her family vows to unmask the man who once allegedly confessed to her murder.

Events

48 h. ago The key card Albanese can play to keep Trump on side in Oval Office

Avoiding a “Zelensky moment” or the humiliation of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will be a top priority for the prime minister as he walks into the White House this week.

Politics

58 h. ago Multiple takeaway orders feared to be contaminated with rat poison

Multiple takeaway orders in south-east Queensland are feared to be contaminated with rat poison.

Politics

59 h. ago Destructive SEQ storms, 5cm hail leave thousands without power

Thousands of homes are without power across south-east Queensland after thunderstorms including five-centimetre hail wreaked havoc across parts of the region on Saturday.

Events

60 h. ago How soon is Nowra: Smith’s pair primed to grab winning double

Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith reckons Cool Rupert and Can’t Touch This are ready to salute in Sunday’s meeting on the South Coast.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘South Bank 2.0’ was called a white elephant. The new plan has its critics too

The once-popular proposal to transform the former glass manufacturing site into South Bank 2.0 appears to be dead in the water.

Events

3 d. ago ‘I’ll catch you then’: Breakfast radio host won’t be back after ratings dip

Peter Fegan signed off from his final show telling listeners he would be back on Monday as usual.

Politics

3 d. ago The 10 finalists announced for Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year

There’s a stylish ode to regional Indian cooking and a hard-to-book bistro with fire-licked Armenian food and a soundtrack of South Caucasian funk to match.

Politics

3 d. ago Wild footage shows the moment crocodile goes for fisher's catch

Isla was reeling in a barramundi in the Kimberley when a waiting crocodile made a beeline for her catch.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘The time had come’: Charlie Curnow explains why he left the Blues

The Sydney recruit and two-time Coleman medallist has opened up on his difficult final year at Carlton, why he needed a change, and his relationship with Michael Voss.

Politics

4 d. ago Two overnight shootings connected in Sydney's west and south

Police confirmed that a pair of shootings and a car bombing in Sydney’s west and south-west are connected.

Events

4 d. ago South Brisbane set for more apartments as skyscraper rules renewed

Plans to rapidly develop the area have frustrated some residents, who believe it is being overcrowded while infrastructure lags behind.

Politics

4 d. ago AFL trade news LIVE: Bombers boss whacks Hawks over bungled Merrett bid; Curnow opens up on Voss

The trade period is over and football is coming to terms with its new order after the turmoil of a dramatic final day. The big question now is: what next for Zach Merrett?

Events

4 d. ago AFL trade news LIVE: Candid Curnow opens up on Voss, Blues exit; Dons won’t commit to Merrett as skipper

The trade period is over and football is coming to terms with its new order after the turmoil of a dramatic final day. The big question now is: what next for Zach Merrett?

Politics

4 d. ago Madagascar’s military coup leader says he is ‘taking the position of president’

Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who led the rebellion that ousted President Andry Rajoelina, says the armed forces will be in charge of the African island nation for up to two years.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump says he is considering strikes on Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro

After a series of US strikes on alleged drug consignments at sea, there are reports the CIA has been authorised to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela.

Politics

5 d. ago I dislike dressing up. But doing it in Korea was a revelation

Everything I think I know and dislike about fancy dress goes out the window the moment I join in South Korea’s version of Thanksgiving.

Politics

5 d. ago Expo ’88 landmark set to be boxed in by new South Brisbane towers

At least four new towers – including the tallest outside the CBD – could surround the landmark, which was once itself one of the southside’s tallest structures.

Politics