2 h. ago LNP opens door to hospital board overhauls, raising spectre of ‘cronyism’

The Crisafulli government made sweeping changes to other boards, but lacked the power to remove health service directors for no reason – until now.

Politics

15 h. ago Man guilty of breaking into aged care home and raping elderly resident

Hayden Carl Skinner attacked the 76-year-old in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, before fleeing and leaving her screaming for help in the hallway.

Politics

20 h. ago Vanishing act: The Anika Wells expenses exclusive pulled by News Corp

The media company’s free mass-market news site, news.com.au, snagged a red-hot story, so why did it spike it a few hours later?

Politics

21 h. ago Serial pest booted from Lady Gaga’s Brisbane show before it begins

Security moved quickly to intercept the Australian man, who invaded the red carpet and grabbed Ariana Grande at a premiere of Wicked: For Good last month.

Politics

22 h. ago French first lady caught on video insulting feminist protesters

Footage has emerged of Brigitte Macron using a French slur to describe the women while speaking to a comedian backstage.

Events

23 h. ago The reason Lady Gaga fans were stuck for hours outside Suncorp Stadium

Technical issues discovered during the star’s soundcheck pushed the show’s start time back by almost an hour.

Politics

27 h. ago They’re Australians whose cause was bloodthirsty and lawless. Here’s why we should bring them home

The real reason Australia won’t do the right thing and repatriate its ISIS brides is the prime minister’s increasing habit of jumping at shadows.

Events

27 h. ago Terrible coffee, unhealthy food – yet I still love American diners

The coffee’s the worst, the food downright predictable but there’s a reason I can’t resist sliding into the vinyl booth of a classic American diner.

Science

37 h. ago The real reason Anika Wells is bound to survive this scandal

Ministerial survival depends on a single, unwavering principle: the prime minister refuses to give ground to his enemies. He’d sooner sandpaper his own shins.

Events

38 h. ago ‘Straight to the fans’: How this singer became a social media sensation, one post at a time

Sofia Isella defies expectations about femininity and beauty. And she’s only just getting started.

Politics

43 h. ago Wells left car waiting for hours at NRL grand final, costing more than $1200

Sports Minister Anika Wells hired a Comcar limousine for nearly 10 hours while she attended the 2022 NRL and NRLW grand finals, with the hourly rate more than $100.

Economics

43 h. ago Wells left car waiting for hours at NRL grand finals, costing more than $1200

Sport Minister Anika Wells hired a Comcar limousine for nearly 10 hours while she attended the 2022 NRL and NRLW grand finals, with the hourly rate more than $100.

Economics

51 h. ago This neighbourhood gem captures the seasons with its vivid pizza toppings

With a former Pizza Madre chef, 72-hour-fermented dough and smoked mozzarella, it’s easy to see why the community has embraced this tiny pizza shop.

Politics

62 h. ago Wells charged taxpayers $1000 for car to wait while she watched tennis – for seven hours

Daily revelations about Wells’ use of travel entitlements have dogged the minister since last Wednesday, eclipsing Labor’s agenda.

Economics

3 d. ago What could fix airports’ long arrival queues? A race for the Olympics

Passengers arriving after 14-hour-flights must often wait 40 minutes in queues to scan their passports in kiosks before exiting the airport.

Politics

4 d. ago Sudden wind change could worsen fires on the NSW Central Coast

Multiple fires are still burning on the NSW Central Coast as a sudden wind change is expected to fan the flames.

Events

4 d. ago Amid a propaganda extravaganza, FIFA finally gets round to a World Cup draw

Socceroos coach Tony Popovic was an hour late for his virtual media conference, thanks to Donald Trump.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump orders review of childhood vaccines, calls US an ‘outlier’

The US president said his country recommends “far more” shots to children than necessary, hours after an influential vaccine advisory panel voted to lift a long-standing recommendation for all newborns receive a vaccine for hepatitis B.

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4 d. ago Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera

After emerging atop a giant birdcage, the megastar writhes in a sandpit filled with skeletons, is brought back to life by demonic nurses and plunges the stage into smoke and emerald green.

Politics

5 d. ago How the world’s most expensive stadium will be turned into a swimming pool

SoFi was built at a cost widely reported as US$5.5 billion – without a cent of public money. That’s eight times the mooted cost of the contentious Hobart Stadium that will house the AFL’s 19th team.

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