3 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

4 h. ago Australians to be forced to provide their social media to enter the US

Applying for a visa waiver is also set to get more complicated under the new plan, with authorities seeking to collect far more detailed information including biometrics, IP addresses and metadata and family histories.

Politics

9 h. ago Want to hook gas up to your home? From next year, that will cost $2000

Households in NSW, ACT, South Australia and south-east Queensland must soon pay thousands of dollars upfront to get gas connected after regulators approved new rules.

Economics

11 h. ago Queensland’s top cop taken to industrial referee over new senior job

A police union has lodged a complaint against Steve Gollschewski, claiming it was not properly consulted over a new senior job in his office.

Politics

14 h. ago Police knew for years about risk of handing DV victims’ details to offenders

The state’s Information Commissioner found years-long issues with police policies breached privacy laws and even led perpetrators to their victims to reoffend.

Events

15 h. ago Missing toddler’s body found 11 years after disappearance, police believe

Remains have been found buried at a property in Melbourne’s north-west.

Events

16 h. ago Police knew for years of risk of handing DV victims’ details to offenders

After revelations last year, the state’s Information Commissioner has found unaddressed failures of police policies and systems breached privacy laws.

Events

16 h. ago True North sharpens copper exploration strategy in Queensland

True North Copper has identified a bevy of iron-oxide-copper-gold targets across its consolidated Chumvale province in northwest Queensland.

Politics

17 h. ago Litchfield lands 148m monster copper hit in Northern Territory

Litchfield Minerals has hit a whopping 148m of copper, including 90m at 0.6% copper and 1.8% zinc at its Oonagalabi copper-zinc project in the Northern Territory.

Events

17 h. ago ‘A Queensland Great’: Woodford’s Bill Hauritz was a visionary, and a friend of PMs

The response to the Woodford Folk Festival founder’s death has been “overwhelming”, but the show will go on, its director says.

Politics

18 h. ago More teens charged over alleged ‘north vs south’ Ellenbrook school stabbing

Three more teenagers have been charged after a feud between rival gangs from north and south of the river allegedly spilled over from social media onto the grounds of Ellenbrook Secondary College on Monday.

Politics

18 h. ago ‘What’s your name?’ Moment police found Mangione eating McDonald’s after shooting

The restaurant manager called 911, concerned the customer sitting alone in a back corner resembled the man wanted over a brazen killing days earlier.

Events

19 h. ago Police arrest second teenager after fatal Ascot Vale stabbing

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after a man was allegedly stabbed to death in Melbourne’s inner north-west on Sunday.

Events

24 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

28 h. ago Cameron Crowe’s memoir is filled with delicious anecdotes from rock’s golden age

A quarter of a century after Almost Famous presented a fictionalised account of Crowe’s early career, The Uncool reveals true stories from his time on the road with some of the biggest bands of the time.

Politics

37 h. ago Council pushes for ‘old school’ pub stays to boost Olympic accommodation

Changes to Brisbane’s planning rules will make it easier for pubs to build new hotel rooms to boost the city’s short-stay accommodation.

Politics

40 h. ago Rio2 transforms into dual producer with Peru copper mine deal

Rio2 Limited is acquiring the Condestable copper-producing mine in Peru for a total of US$217 million, instantly transforming the company into a producer of precious and base metals.

Politics

40 h. ago Fallen firefighter ‘greatly missed’ as family cope with profound shock

John Lohan has been identified as the firefighter killed by a falling tree while preparing a tactical burn on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Events

42 h. ago Former Labor ministers grilled over delayed child protection scheme

As MPs returned to state parliament on Tuesday, the government went on the attack over a damning report into the state’s worst childcare paedophile.

Politics

43 h. ago Guns and explosives seized from home where man allegedly strangled young woman

The 29-year-old is now facing approximately 30 charges.

Events