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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:35:03 +0000
Nation's second-largest ASX float in doubt as investors get cold feet on Firmus
The company is reportedly having to lower its share price after bankers scrambled overnight to find enough demand for its planned upcoming listing on the ASX.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:03:13 +0000
Sam Wood denied bail as prosecutors say wife 'thought she was going to die'
Police allege Mr Wood became involved in a family argument in Noosa on Saturday night before he assaulted and choked his wife.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:30:17 +0000
Angus Taylor tries to find his place on the migration middle road
As the three-cornered migration battle continues, Angus Taylor is trying to position his party in the middle of the government and One Nation. 

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:20:27 +0000
Lethal injections are 'nothing like we think', expert warns
The botched execution of Christa Pike exposes the fallacy of lethal injections being the most humane method of execution.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:26:30 +0000
High Court's coalmine emissions ruling says 'the quiet part out loud'
Activists, politicians and the resources sector are fired up about a High Court ruling over a planning statute.  

Brisbane Times Headlines

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:49:55 +1000
The uni students’ project that has business groups riled – and cricket happy
Cricket Victoria’s “work from the Shield” initiative was warmly embraced by cricket-loving professionals but industry groups want stumps to be drawn on the concept.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:49:36 +1000
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
Police revealed the charges were withdrawn on Thursday after “significant consideration” following the death of Van Viet Truong in August.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:44:58 +1000
‘Love, authentic, unapologetic’: How an AFLW pioneer illustrated the power of Pride Round
Aliesha Newman is the artist behind the design for this year’s ball for Pride Round, which kicks off on Friday with Western Bulldogs and Essendon at Whitten Oval.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:42:08 +1000
Sunshine Coast families facing endless delays to build dream homes
Families are still in limbo nearly two years after purchasing land blocks, unable to start building their dream homes.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:42:04 +1000
Woman charged with attempted murder of two boys in Brisbane
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of two young boys in Brisbane's inner north.

Canberra Times

Independent Australia

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
Neo-Liberal comiconomics with Dave Hughes 2: No laughing matter
Independent Australia's hypothesis that "comedian" Dave Hughes' appearances at Liberal Party fundraisers may contravene electoral laws was correct. Managing editor Michelle Pini reports. read now...

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0000
Red Sea conflict threatens global trade and supply chains
Escalating conflict in the Red Sea threatens to disrupt global shipping, drive up costs and trigger widespread supply shortages. read now...

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
On the road to Mar-a-Lago with Tomahawk Tom and his Porkie Pies
Fourteen years, one mayor and a very expensive detour to end a political career. read now...

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000
How Australia’s economic high priests sold the neoliberal lie
For decades, Australia’s economic commentariat has dressed neoliberal ideology as objective analysis, helping entrench policies that shifted wealth upwards and left workers behind. read now...

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000
Hanson's plan will thwart Australia's potential
Multiculturalism should mean equality of all cultures in Australia — an example to be proud of. read now...

Otago Daily Times

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:48:07 +0000
Vanuatu earthquake: Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes near Luganville
The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:10:43 +0000
Mt Albert violence: Vehicle driven at group of partygoers, six injured in mass disorder
A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:36:00 +0000
Emergency incident in Auckland’s Mt Albert: Four injured; police, ambulance at scene
70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:09:14 +0000
Southern motorway crash near Ōtara injures three, lanes blocked
Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:35:44 +0000
1 dead, 2 in hospital after car crashes into Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa River
Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

Sydney Morning Herald National News

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:49:36 +1100
Charges dropped against 12-year-old boy after death of Sunshine grocer
Police revealed the charges were withdrawn on Thursday after “significant consideration” following the death of Van Viet Truong in August.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:42:08 +1100
Sunshine Coast families facing endless delays to build dream homes
Families are still in limbo nearly two years after purchasing land blocks, unable to start building their dream homes.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:42:04 +1100
Woman charged with attempted murder of two boys in Brisbane
A woman has been charged with the attempted murder of two young boys in Brisbane's inner north.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:37:44 +1100
Sam Wood refused bail on DV allegations
Sam Wood has been refused bail in a Queensland court after being accused of assaulting his reality TV star wife.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:36:40 +1100
Two more teens charged with murder over 21yo’s party death
Eleven people now face charges over the death of Jongkuch Kur Jongkuch, who suffered head injuries at a party in a Logan suburb in July, and later died in hospital.

Sydney Morning Herald World News

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:11:02 +1100
Russia plague did not escape from test tube, says dead scientist’s mother
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Siberian anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk, died on October 2 after being taken to hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:36:00 +1100
‘My Bill’: Sir William Heseltine, private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II who helped to modernise the monarchy, dies
Heseltine, born in Fremantle, helped shake up the royal family’s public image, convincing them to participate in a television documentary and devising that now-famous feature of tours, the walkabout.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:09:58 +1100
Mamdani is jeered at October 7 vigil as protesters call him traitor to Palestinian cause
Since his election, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has walked a fine line in his stance on the situation in the Middle East.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:57:44 +1100
Lawyers reveal Christa Pike’s first words after she woke from botched execution
The convicted murderer was believed to be brain-dead on Monday night and was going to have her life support switched off when she regained consciousness on Tuesday morning and began speaking.

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:57:37 +1100
While the world is watching reports of plague in Russia, deadly Ebola is breaking borders
Kenya’s first Ebola death – a man who travelled undetected through three countries – has raised questions about how to trace the virus across borders.

The Age

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Labor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Fears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT
‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

The Australian

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Shorten veers left on treaty, boats
Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Course set for vote failure
Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Labor props up budget with raids
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:00:00 GMT
Fears over Brexit wipe $30bn
Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:15:00 GMT
‘Dole destiny’ for STEM grads
Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

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