3 h. ago Police investigating after cluster of people hospitalised by rat poison

Police are working with health authorities to trace the source of a potential rat poison contamination in Queensland's south-east.

Events

4 h. ago Inside Diwali’s explosion across the suburbs – and what it tells us about a changing Sydney

It’s the festival of light – and Sydneysiders are taking it very literally.

Events

4 h. ago I went to school near Millers Point. It breaks my heart to see what it’s become

When I was at school in The Rocks, there were girls who walked to class. Now, the area is at risk of becoming a neighbourhood with no grandchildren. It’s been a long time coming.

Politics

5 h. ago Albanese’s success in America exposes Coalition’s lack of ideas

The opposition’s predictably negative response to Australia’s progress in Washington does it no favours.

Politics

5 h. ago New mother’s death leads to criminal charges against Victorian health giant

WorkSafe have charged the operators of Mitcham Private Hospital over Sarah Skillington’s death just weeks after giving birth.

Events

5 h. ago ‘A bit messy’: The HSC exam which crams 100 years into three hours

Modern history has maintained its popularity while other humanities electives have plummeted in popularity.

Politics

5 h. ago Queensland police now involved in rat poisoning investigation

Health authorities have enlisted police to help locate the source of a poisoning incident that saw five Logan residents from separate families hospitalised.

Events

6 h. ago ‘Bitch flog’: Qld public servant’s foul tirade at boss in work chats revealed

The former principal inspector who had worked for the government for more than four decades also compared a bureaucrat to “Jabba the Hutt”.

Politics

7 h. ago Sovereign citizens, preppers and gangsters arrested in police firearms blitz

Hundreds of weapons were seized during the week-long crackdown that came after a spate of gun violence in Sydney.

Events

8 h. ago Record heat, thunderstorms and extreme fire danger coming for Sydney

This month could become the hottest October on record – and may also beat the record for November – with a scorcher forecast for the city on Wednesday.

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9 h. ago Designs released for the new Murdoch Women and Babies hospital

The hospital, being built by Italian builder WeBuild, will be 12 storeys high and contain 274 beds,

Events

10 h. ago How a bungle over train seats forced NSW to buy more expensive carriages

The screw-up is one of a list of failings identified in a report scathing of Transport for NSW’s purchase of two new multibillion-dollar train fleets.

Politics

10 h. ago WA news LIVE: Artist impressions for new Perth maternity hospital revealed

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Politics

11 h. ago NSW Government to spend $190 million to take over troubled hospital

Northern Beaches Hospital came under fire after the death of two-year-old Joe Massa last year.

Economics

11 h. ago Cash was ‘temporarily’ banned on Brisbane buses and trains. It never came back

The Australian government plans to force businesses to accept cash for essential services. Should public transport be included?

Events

13 h. ago Former Australian team physio sues Cricket Australia for unfair dismissal

Alex Kountouris worked closely with players from Shane Warne to Pat Cummins before being let go during cutbacks by the sport’s governing body this year.

Events

13 h. ago Chief vet’s bullying claim against Racing Vic overshadows Cox Plate

Five horses were scratched in the eight days before last year’s Melbourne Cup, leaving owners and trainers angered and confused, and now the chief vet has launched a legal action against racing’s governing body over how she alleges she was treated.

Politics

14 h. ago Hospitals United for Sick Kids (HUSK) outline their services for sick and injured kids

Hospitals United for Sick Kids (HUSK) announce their new fundraising goal to help sick and injured kids across the country.

Events

14 h. ago Hundreds of guns seized, dozens of arrests in police firearms blitz

The arrests were part of a weeklong crackdown on illicit weapons and come after a spate of gun violence in Sydney.

Events

15 h. ago China hits back at Australia over ‘provocative’ air incident

A Chinese military spokesman says the latest South China Sea aircraft near-miss “seriously infringed upon China’s sovereignty”.

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