56 m. ago Ban lifted: Gay and bisexual men among over 600,000 Australians newly eligible to donate blood

Rules that have effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma will be lifted, in a world-first move that would expand Australia’s donor pool and redress a major source of stigma for LGBTQIA+ people.

Events

1 hour ago Phone in hand, weapons at the ready, Trump must act on his instinct for drama

Donald Trump faces a real-world crisis with real-world, high-stakes consequences, one in which he must be closely involved.

Politics

11 h. ago Childcare centres for children with autism to close within weeks

Critical Queensland child care centres that have provided specialist support to kids living with severe autism for two decades will close within weeks.

Politics

11 h. ago How a ‘little scratch’ derailed a star amid Dolphins’ carnage

As the Dolphins’ casualty ward fills up, Jeremy Marshall-King opens up about the nasty injury that kept him out for five weeks.

Politics

12 h. ago Pheobe Bishop’s family confirms remains found in national park are hers

Police and family have confirmed remains found in Good Night Scrub National Park are those of Bundaberg teenager Pheobe Bishop.

Society

12 h. ago Man released after 'mistaken identity' arrest for 2003 wheelie bin murder

Police in India arrested a man they thought was on the NSW police's most wanted list.

Events

13 h. ago Two arrested after Melbourne man killed and another injured at shooting inside Bali villa

One man was arrested in Jakarta and another was caught making his way there, local police confirmed today.

Events

13 h. ago Australian arrested in Bali over fatal shooting ambush at villa

Indonesian police say they have detained two men over the shooting that left Zivan Radmanovic dead and underworld-linked Sanar Ghanim seriously injured.

Events

14 h. ago Trump loves to talk big and do little, but this time he has to act – and the world is watching

As the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations spend the night holed up on a mountainside in Alberta, their fate rests with a man heading back to Washington, phone in hand, instinct for drama undiminished.

Politics

15 h. ago Trump must decide whether to join the kind of war he’s always sworn he’d avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

Politics

16 h. ago Trump must decide if he will join the exact kind of war he always swore to avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

Politics

16 h. ago Father of girl killed in South West crash charged over threats to alleged driver, police

A Perth court was told Greg Bragger was struggling with grief when he said he would kill the teenager allegedly behind the wheel of a car his daughter was a passenger in when it crashed, claiming her life.

Events

19 h. ago Political attack suspect planned to ‘inflict fear’ with wider killing spree, prosecutors say

The man accused of assassinating a Minnesota politician and shooting another could face the federal death penalty. He tried to attack two other officials, prosecutors say, and had many more on a hit list.

Events

19 h. ago Political attack suspect planned wider killing spree, prosecutors say

The man accused of assassinating a Minnesota politician and shooting another could face the federal death penalty. He tried to attack two other officials, prosecutors say, and had many more on a hit list.

Events

21 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused set up ‘dummy phone’ to throw police; isn’t a ‘credible witness’, prosecutor tells jury

As accused killer Erin Patterson takes notes in the dock, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is continuing her closing arguments to a Supreme Court jury sitting in Morwell.

Events

21 h. ago Brisbane news live: Lanes reopen after fatal Gateway Motorway crash | Premier dodges questions on Centenary Pool | Off

For today’s news updates in Brisbane and beyond as they happen, follow us here.

Events

23 h. ago Disruption to morning train commutes easing after police incident at Southern Cross Station

An incident requiring emergency services at Victoria’s largest train station has caused train cancellations.

Events

24 h. ago Brisbane news live: One person dead and long delays on Gateway Motorway after crash | Off

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Events

24 h. ago Disruption to morning train commutes after police incident at Southern Cross Station

An incident requiring emergency services at Victoria’s largest train station has caused mass train cancellations.

Events

25 h. ago Man charged after body of Leanne Akrap found in Sydney bushland

The body of the 47-year-old mother had been in a nearby nature reserve for several days before being discovered.

Politics