3 h. ago Brisbane news live: South Bank Streets Beach reopens after multiple rounds of repairs

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

Politics

20 h. ago Man embraces family as he is acquitted of rape charge against Sydney Uni student

The 22-year-old cried and hugged his family after he was found not guilty of raping the then-18-year-old student following a party at St Paul’s College campus.

Society

22 h. ago ‘We’ll take everything you have’: Top cop’s warning as drugs, Ferrari and guns seized from Perth bikies

Nine people were arrested after WA Police conducted multiple raids across Perth last month.

Events

39 h. ago ‘Censorship is never the answer’: Writers festival organisers call for braver spaces after Bendigo boycott

Writers festival organisers around the country are expressing dismay over the fallout from Bendigo Writers Festival, saying such codes of conduct “stifle freedom of expression”.

Technology

43 h. ago Almost an ounce of gold per tonne in Star’s latest WA drill program

Star Minerals has intercepted impressive gold hits, including 5m at 30.91g/t gold, from its latest drilling program at the company’s Tumblegum South project in WA.

Politics

46 h. ago Son of Norway’s crown princess indicted on multiple counts including rape

The 28-year-old step-son of the heir to the throne, half-brother to the royal studying at the University of Sydney, is facing up to 10 years in prison.

Politics

46 h. ago Europeans hail Ukraine talks with Trump but divisions remain over ceasefire

The US president and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, held a much more conciliatory encounter in the Oval Office than their infamous February meeting.

Politics

47 h. ago NSW bail fail: Locking up more children costs millions and doesn’t cut crime

NSW should be leading the country in youth justice innovation – not following states like Queensland down a failed path of locking up vulnerable youths.

Economics

53 h. ago ASX slides lower; CSL to cut jobs, spin off vaccines business

The Australian sharemarket dipped as investors digested a flurry of results this morning, including from index heavyweights BHP, Woodside and CSL.

Politics

54 h. ago Developer who illegally cleared land to build $3 million mansion forced to replant native bush

After illegally clearing the site, landowners proposed to build a mansion which included a tenpin bowling alley and a man cave.

Economics

54 h. ago Former NSW prison guard convicted of raping colleague, facing trial for sexually assaulting another

Details about Scott Barry Hawken’s crimes, charges and multiple alleged victims can finally be revealed after the lifting of non-publication orders.

Events

63 h. ago Rankine called Pie to apologise after alleged homophobic insult, Crows await fate

The AFL is expected to hand down its finding in the coming days, with the Crows bracing themselves to be without Rankine for multiple matches if the allegation is proven as they push for their first premiership since 1998.

Politics

3 d. ago NAB flags $130m hit from ‘payroll issues’, including wage underpayments

The banking giant apologised to staff and said it had launched a broader review into payroll-related benefits.

Economics

3 d. ago Two pedestrians, including a young boy, die in crash south of Brisbane

A driver has been charged with manslaughter after a man and boy, reported to be father and son, were hit and killed.

Events

3 d. ago Three dead, nine injured in New York City club mass shooting

The shooting occurred at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights just before 3.30am local time (5.30pm AEST).

Events

3 d. ago What your barista can teach you about team work (and the value of choreography)

In those moments while you wait for your morning coffee, resist the urge to doomscroll. Instead, observe the team behind the counter. They’re a model of efficiency and grace under pressure.

Society

3 d. ago Three dead, eight injured in New York City restaurant mass shooting

The shooting occurred at Taste of the City Lounge in the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Crown Heights just before 3.30am local time (5.30pm AEST).

Events

3 d. ago Childcare boss accused of using bogus prescriptions to get opioids

Hayley Challita has been accused of fraudulently obtaining painkiller prescriptions in her colleagues’ names to get drugs from multiple doctors.

Politics

3 d. ago Two pedestrians, including a young boy, killed in crash south of Brisbane

Emergency services were called to the scene in Logan after a man and boy were struck by a vehicle on Sunday morning.

Events

4 d. ago ‘Treated like a hysterical mother’: Assaulted by her son, Alison’s pain was ignored until she collapsed

Alison Beatty was sent away from Katoomba Hospital’s emergency department but, as it turned out, her lungs were filling with blood.

Events