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Tue, 18 Nov 2025 21:00:00 +1100Guineas go on, and outgoing words creep in
Tales of the Vienna woulds and would nots
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:15:15 +1100Jetstar passenger claims she was fleeing domestic violence when she stabbed AFP officers with pen
Amy-Lee Botefuhr, 34, had travelled from Sydney to Perth in January when she stabbed an officer in the face with a pen while being removed from the plane.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:51:32 +1100Gold Coast council powerless to police e-bikes
The Gold Coast City Council is grappling with e-bikes and scooters flooding the city as it waits for the state government to act.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:49:46 +1100Two men shot by Queensland police in separate incidents, one dead
One man was allegedly threatening a woman with his knife when he was shot by an officer while the other was said to be walking around with a knife.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:46:23 +1100Teen killed in suspected hit-run
The teenager’s family has asked for privacy after the 17-year-old was killed in a traffic crash.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:46:17 +1100Man shot by police after threatening two people in Caboolture
The knifeman was shot by a senior constable in the early hours of the morning.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:44:43 +1100Charges laid after teen girl killed in alleged hit-and-run
Olivia’s family said their much-loved daughter and sister was taken far too soon – only a month from her 18th birthday.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:44:29 +1100Man charged with murder over double stabbing at one-year-old’s birthday party
Karl Gruber-Terrick and his father, Karl Dieter Gruber, were both fatally stabbed when a fight broke out at a home in Melbourne’s south-east.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:42:03 +1100Man now accused of murder drove officials to Watson probe, CFMEU inquiry told
The commission of inquiry’s first day has heard new revelations about the CFMEU and that the scandal-plagued union “revelled” in its outlaw notoriety.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:41:28 +1100First day of hearings in CFMEU inquiry
Geoffrey Watson SC was called as a witness in the first day of hearings in the Commission of Inquiry into the CFMEU in Queensland.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:41:18 +1100Knifeman shot by police in Cairns
The man is in a critical condition after being shot by police in Queensland’s far north.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1100Afraid an AI robot is coming for your job? It might be here to help
As an economist, I’m often asked how artificial intelligence will affect people’s work. Here’s the good news about this disruptive – and productive – technology.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:16:29 +1100Family of aspiring actress killed in hit and run face killer
Erica Hoy was killed in a horror five-car pile-up, caused by a driver on meth and on the phone.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:12:26 +1100Former reality TV star accused of murder is pregnant
Tamika Chesser, who is in custody after being charged with murder, is revealed to be pregnant.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:11:57 +1100Hundreds of SA schools feared to have asbestos sand
Two schools have closed and the number of schools impacted has doubled in South Australia as asbestos continues to be found in kinetic sand.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:06:22 +1100Inquest probes circumstances surrounding 15-year-old’s nut allergy death
An inquest is investigating the circumstances around a 15-year-old's death and the appropriateness of all medical care he received after suffering an anaphylactic reaction.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:03:51 +1100Methanol warning for Schoolies abroad after Aussie deaths
School leavers planning to celebrate overseas have been urged to take extra care after recent high-profile methanol poisonings in South-East Asia.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:03:25 +1100Top cop pays respect to slain officers at scene of Porepunkah police ambush
Victoria's top cop Mike Bush has for the first time visited the High Country property where two police officers were shot dead nearly three months ago.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:03:17 +1100Lachlan Young sentenced to 28 years jail over murder of Hannah McGuire
A man who murdered his former girlfriend in their regional Victorian home before burning her remains has been sentenced to 28 years in jail.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:02:09 +1100Jess Wilson becomes Victoria’s first female Liberal leader after Battin ousted in spill
Victoria's opposition leader Brad Battin has been ousted in a leadership spill, with Jess Wilson emerging as the first female Liberal leader in the state's history.