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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:35 +1100
Brittany Higgins says she can ‘breathe again’ after Lehrmann’s appeal bid fails
The former federal Liberal staffer had fought to overturn a finding that he raped his then-colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +1100
Only losers chuck empties
While poets keep it brief.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:50:00 +1100
‘It must have a chrome bumper’: The women who bond over classic cars
Local female auto enthusiasts feature in a 2026 calendar and a new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:52:06 +1100
Person found dead in caravan fire near Brisbane
A fire engulfed the caravan and spread to a nearby building before emergency services could contain it.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:44:14 +1100
War of the Ramchens: A mystery suspended in time
Some relationships slowly disintegrate, others explode, but few turn into the running, public battle of Vic and Jacqui Ramchen.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100
‘Everyone knows the hierarchy’: The selective school that attracts the most top-performing students
James Ruse was outperformed by two girls’ schools on a single metric, Year 7 NAPLAN results for the state’s selective schools reveal.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:24:21 +1100
Steve Smith coy on final Aussie XI for day-night Test
Steve Smith remains coy on Aussie XI for the day-night Test in Brisbane.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:19:31 +1100
Mushroom murder trial expert gives evidence in Sea World chopper crash inquest
The toxicologist who testified in Victoria's mushroom murders trial was amongst a panel of forensics experts giving evidence.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:19:23 +1100
Drugs, stress ‘likely impaired’ Sea World tragedy pilot
A helicopter pilot involved in a fatal midair collision was probably affected by cocaine withdrawal, an alcohol hangover and fatigue at the time, a coroner has heard.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:16:37 +1100
Optus customers in Queensland hit by outage
Optus customers in parts of Queensland have been hit by an outage impacting NBN services.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:15:51 +1100
Man shot dead in a south-east Queensland park
A man has been shot dead in a park south of Brisbane overnight, in what police say was a targeted shooting.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:11:18 +1100
Alleged fast food robbery leads to hours-long siege
Police spent hours outside an Adelaide home, negotiating with a man wanted over an alleged violent attack at a nearby KFC.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:11:08 +1100
Substitute teacher charged with child sex offences
A relief teacher who taught at multiple schools across Adelaide has been charged with child sex offences.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:06:14 +1100
Believe. Belong. Become: Brisbane 2032 releases its ‘Games vision’
It took input from 6000 people, 37 stakeholder groups, 40 workshops and meetings, and came out of 1300 ideas – now the Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics have finally unveiled a “Games vision” in all its alliterative glory.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:01:01 +1100
Camper killer's crimes detailed as suppression order lifts
Convicted murderer Greg Lynn's dealings with police decades before the missing campers' deaths have today been revealed.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:00:57 +1100
Quarter of Aussie kids think suntan protects them from skin cancer
Almost a quarter of Aussie kids falsely believe having a suntan will protect them from long-term damage and skin cancer.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:00:26 +1100
Further 775 charges over illegal recordings in hospital toilets
A 27-year-old man will be charged with another 775 offences today as police investigate illegal recordings made at multiple Melbourne hospitals.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:58:10 +1100
Man dies after being pulled from the water at Phillip Island beach
A man has died after being pulled from the water on Victoria's Phillip Island.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:55:56 +1100
Teacher charged after principal allegedly stabbed at Melbourne school
A teacher has been charged with multiple offences including assault after he allegedly stabbed a principal at a secondary school in Melbourne.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:53:28 +1100
‘Threat on my life’: Key union leader details CFMEU pressure campaign
Queensland’s Commission of Inquiry has heard further evidence of a violent turf war for civil construction sites – and lack of help from one major contractor.

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