Blues stars to break camp for Jai Arrow’s special night
Payne Haas and Cameron Murray will break from NSW Origin camp and make the three-hour round trip to Sydney to support good mate Jai Arrow.
· Christian Nicolussi
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Topic:Community Organisations
· Katie Spain
Barbeques Galore to close; up to 500 jobs to go
A deal to rescue iconic retailer Barbeques Galore from administration has collapsed, with up to 500 jobs to go as the group synonymous with Australia’s barbecue culture prepares to shut its remaining company stores in the coming weeks.
· Colin Kruger, Jessica Yun
Aboriginal woman pepper-sprayed by prison guards during self-harm incident
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 4:43pm
· Lois Maskiell
Minns won't face legal action over donations but two face prosecution
Topic:State and Territory Government
· Nick Dole
Kuniko locks in rig for multi-target NSW gold-silver drill blitz
Kuniko is charging back into the field at its high-grade Commonwealth gold-silver-copper project 80 kilometres north of Orange in New South Wales after securing top-tier contractor Titeline Drilling for a significant diamond drilling campaign starting in early July.
· Murray Ward
Two Labor figures face charges over alleged illegal donations to premier
Two of the central figures from a years-old probe into a Labor Party straw donor scheme are facing prosecution over allegations they circumvented donor laws in Premier Chris Minns’ electorate of Kogarah a decade ago.
· Michael McGowan, Max Maddison
How Walsh plans to be the ‘point of difference’ in must-win Origin
Reece Walsh says he’ll be the “point of difference” Queensland needs to keep the State of Origin series alive, while dismissing suggestions the Broncos’ fall from grace would derail his influence.
· Nick Wright
From a leg brace to grand final MVP in eight days: Maddison Levi’s miracle return
She is already regarded as one of Australia’s most dynamic female athletes, and is without peer in all the footballing codes as far as try-scoring ability.
· Iain Payten
One of Australia’s biggest bank says interest rate pain is over – for now
One of the nation’s biggest lenders believes the Reserve Bank has finished inflicting more pain on borrowers, predicting rate cuts are coming to prop up an economy struggling to deal with high inflation, the war against Iran and the fallout from the federal government’s budget tax changes.
· Shane Wright
‘I’m happy he’s out of jail’: Haas opens up on father’s detention ordeal
When Blues prop Payne Haas runs out for NSW next Wednesday, he’ll do so in the knowledge that his father will finally be able to watch him play as a free man.
· Adrian Proszenko
Apple credits Australia’s teen social media ban for its new controls
Tech giant Apple has credited Australia’s world-first social media ban for under-16s as an inspiration for a new suite of child-safety controls on its devices, in an endorsement the Albanese government is using to defend a policy its own regulator has openly questioned.
· David Swan
Tony Abbott and Angus Taylor eye One Nation preference deals
Liberals and Nationals grappling with surging support for Pauline Hanson’s party, which threatens to replace them as Australia’s main conservative party
· Dan Jervis Bardy
Un caos de 3 toques hunde a los Rojos y abre el camino a victoria de los Padres por 6-2
Freddy Fermin, derecha, de los Padres de San Diego, celebra con Jackson Merrill después de batear un cuadrangular durante la tercera entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas contra los Rojos de Cincinnati el lunes 8 de junio de 2026, en San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
· Greg Beacham
Dozens caught cheating at Mazenod College using AI in key exam
Almost a quarter of year 12 students at a boys’ school in Melbourne’s outer east have been caught using AI to cheat on a key English exam.
· Caroline Schelle
I face sexist abuse every day as a female MP – misogyny is unacceptable whatever side of the aisle we’re on | Georgie Purcell
I am one of Jacinta Allan’s most vocal critics. But calling a woman a witch is not political criticism, and must be called out
· Georgie Purcell
Australia elects to field in first ODI against Bangladesh
Australia’s Josh Inglis, right, with teammates walk off the field on the end of the third one-day international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Brisbane woman who gave lethal medication to terminally ill husband released on bail after murder charge
David Ronald Mobbs, who had motor neurone disease, had said he didn’t want to live if his illness became intolerable, court hears
· Australian Associated Press
Hunting women: policeman who preyed on DV victims jailed
When professional standards police first called Amanda* to ask her how she knew policeman Andrew Craig Adams, she professed he was the nicest policeman she’d ever met.
· Erin Pearson
The average wedding now costs $40k. Here’s how to do it cheaper
In Australia, an estimated 124,000 weddings are on the horizon for 2026. Their average cost? Now $38,252, which is up 8 per cent from last year. (This is a mean average, based on an average guest count of 85.)
· Caterina Hrysomallis
Twenty governments oppose new Israeli rules for aid groups
The governments of 18 European countries, along with Australia and Japan, have expressed concern over new Israeli registration requirements for humanitarian organisations operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, warning that the measures could significantly hamper aid efforts.
· Middleeasteye
Bureaucrat breaks down at Queensland CFMEU misconduct inquiry
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 1:35pm
· Ciara Jones
Mihocek 'up and walking' after surgery on neck fracture
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 1:23pm
Rugby league international Kane Evans comes out as gay in a TV interview
Kane Evans of the Parramatta Eels, top, is tackled by Bayley Sironen of the South Sydney Rabbitohs during their National Rugby League match between in Sydney, on Aug. 27, 2020. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image via AP)
· John Pye
Premier backs plan to transform waterfront with towers and hundreds of venues
An ambitious plan to transform a large area of the South Brisbane waterfront has won the support of the premier, despite concerns from residents the area is being developed too quickly.
· William Davis
PLC Resources flies geophysics for gold as WA assays draw near
PLC Resources is looking to keep the exploration momentum rolling at the company’s Abbotts North gold project in Western Australia’s Murchison region, launching a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey while market watchers wait for results from the first drilling campaign at its project.
· Rowena Duckworth
Boom rookie set to make Opals debut against China
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 12:50pm
ABC began international search to replace Justin Stevens as news director without his knowledge
Hugh Marks confirms ABC secretly engaged recruitment firm and signals sweeping changes at national broadcaster
· Amanda Meade
Jacinta Allan says Pauline Hanson ‘chooses to barrack for bullies’ over ‘ditch the witch’ billboard
Victorian premier says she will always call out ‘misogynist’ views after One Nation leader says ‘if the shoe fits’
· Benita Kolovos
High-powered gangland weapons leave cops on edge after funeral shooting
There’s a black joke doing the rounds in law enforcement agencies. Q: How do you get a gun into Sydney? A: Hide it in the cocaine importation.
· Perry Duffin
BLACKPINK's Jennie rebounds to No. 10 on Billboard Hot 100 with 'Dracula'
SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) -- A remix of "Dracula" by Australian artist Tame Impala featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie has climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, re-entering the chart's top 10.
· Shim Sun-ah
'I'm all in': Jacinta Allan brushes off leadership rumblings
Topic:State and Territory Elections
· Richard Willingham
Blues drop Olakau'atu, Lucas to debut in Origin II
Topic:State of Origin
Seeking sanctuary: Why Chapel Street is a hovel for Melbourne’s most vulnerable
Elene* wraps her arms around a reusable shopping bag, holding it protectively to her chest over her layers of clothing: a windbreaker, midnight blue hijab and knitted jumper.
· Cassandra Morgan
The CCTV images that helped sink a Sydney hostel’s rooftop visions
A plan to turn the rooftop of a CBD backpackers hostel into an outdoor recreational space for its guests has sparked community backlash and exposed fresh tensions between Sydney’s nighttime economy and the expectations of inner-city residents.
· David Barwell
Was Australia's teen social media ban effective?
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Barnaby Joyce claims people who ‘look like’ recent arrivals dominate auctions. Who is he talking about?
Statistics show fewer than 1% of homes are bought by foreigners, as race discrimination commissioner warns against blaming migrants for housing woes
· Josh Butler
CFMEU ‘captured’ former head of Queensland building commission: inquiry
Queensland’s powerful inquiry into the CFMEU will this week hear its first evidence of the union’s capture of the state building and construction commission, senior staff say.
· Matt Dennien
Allan dismisses leadership rumblings as ‘navel-gazing’ amid One Nation surge
Premier Jacinta Allan has stared down anonymous detractors raising speculations about her leadership, dismissing them as “navel gazers” and declaring herself “all in” as Victoria heads towards an uncertain state election stalked by the rise of One Nation.
· Chip Le Grand
Controversial new Trump tariffs 'not linked' to Australia's slavery laws, trade minister says
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· Sbsaustralia
Where Australia ranks as global conflict hits levels unseen since WWII
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· Sbsaustralia
Australian fugitive to fight extradition as he breaks silence outside Greek court
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· Sbsaustralia
WA news LIVE: Albany residents divided on shark cull proposal after fatal attack
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Aussies dominate England in Women's T20 World Cup warm-up
Tue 9 Jun 2026 at 8:19am
Man charged with murder after alleged fight at pub in Melbourne’s west
A man will face court today charged with murder after allegedly stabbing another man to death behind a pub in Melbourne’s west.
· Isabel McMillan
Richard Gere reveals whether he’s seen son Homer’s raunchy ‘Euphoria’ sex scene with Sydney Sweeney
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· Vanessa Serna