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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:18:39 +1100Woman found dead in Queensland home
The body of a woman found dead in an Ipswich home may have been there “for some time”.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:14:56 +1100Premier under fire for failing to declare stolen millions from major project
Jacinta Allan has come under fire for failing to declare stolen money from the Metro Tunnel project.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:10:04 +1100Posties told to stop wearing uniforms amid sunburn reports
Australia Post has told its posties not to wear their new uniforms after reports workers are getting sunburnt through the polo shirts.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:59:08 +1100Coroner unable to prove if boy's death from allergic reaction to burrito bowl was preventable
A coroner cannot determine whether a 17-year-old boy who suffered a severe allergic reaction to a home-delivered meal would have survived if he was given adrenaline sooner.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:40:26 +1100‘Weak evil cowards’: Nick Martin’s family release statement after guilty verdict
The verdict was delivered nearly three months after a Supreme Court trial into the shooting death of the 51-year-old at Kwinana Freeway in December 2020.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:38:44 +1100‘There’s a new mayor in town’: Ed Sheeran visits Ipswich after online campaign
The pop star stopped by The ’Switch to check out a mural painted as part of a citywide campaign to bring him to town a head of three Brisbane shows.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100Sorry two years for CBUS shows it’s time super members got a say
There’s no way of knowing what members in the $100 billion fund think, as they are never asked.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:30:00 +1100The Sydney hospitals where nurses are expected to be prison guards
Alleged killings are predictable when hospitals are treated as prisons, a senior psychiatrist says, as the use of Section 19b orders has become a lightning rod.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:03:53 +1100‘Incredibly disappointed’: South32 Rottnest Channel Swim officially cancelled
It is the second time the event has been cancelled in two years.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +1100‘I’m grieving my old body’: How a young woman lost her ovary to a surgeon now under investigation
The federal health minister has requested scrutiny of clinical governance at the Epworth hospital after allegations that one of its surgeons performed unnecessary surgeries to treat endometriosis.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:59:50 +1100Perry excited to reach new milestone
Ellyse Perry reflects on her career as she approaches a new milestone with the Australian Women's Cricket team.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:55:07 +1100Former MP on trial for alleged child abuse in car park bathroom
A former politician accused of sexually abusing a young teen in a car park bathroom has said he did not know the boy was 13 years old when they met.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:30:06 +1100'Primary offenders' at large after arrests over attacks targeting Utai family
Police say that despite four teens being charged, the two primary suspects connected to a string of alleged shootings and an arson attack targeting the family of a former NRL player remain at large.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:30:00 +1100PM’s hard-line stance on ISIS brides leaves children to suffer
The prime minister’s refusal to repatriate the ISIS brides and their innocent children demonstrates a lack of compassion.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:25:00 +1100NSW to impose minimum age for e-bike riders
NSW will impose a minimum age for e-bike riders in a bid to improve the safety of riders and pedestrians.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:20:03 +1100Search for kidnapped grandfather continues as police discover breakthrough
Police are continuing their search for kidnapped 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian at a property at Dural in Sydney's north-west.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:15:53 +1100Golly, what an incredible lifetime of devoted service
The bagpipes sounded, roads were blocked and applause echoed off the buildings as one of the nation’s most senior officers walked out of police headquarters for the last time.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:08:05 +1100Sky News to become News24
Sky News Australia announced its new name on Friday after being forced to rebrand.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:00:00 +1100Tiny turtles with big dreams, laughter and a footy comeback: See the light in the darkness
Our award-winning photographers travel the state, country and globe each week to hold truth to power, and snap some sweet moments in the process.
Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:49:00 +1100Australia news as it happened: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested over links to Epstein; Trump says decision on bombing Iran to be made within 10 days
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