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A year since the varroa mite entered Qld, honey bee colonies have collapsed
In March 2025, the 'varroa destructor' first appeared in Queensland beehives.
· Will Murray
An ABC comedy about Tasmania’s new AFL team should have worked. Instead, it’s an own goal
Screenwriters usually have to wait for real-world events to play out before they can apply their blowtorches, so kudos to Gary McCaffrie, the creator and writer of Ground Up, for being first to the punch. This scripted six-part ABC comedy is based on the impending arrival of the AFL’s 19th team, the Tasmania Devils,…
· Paul Kalina
Sydney Writers’ Festival director steps down as leadership shake-up continues
The Sydney Writers’ Festival is searching for a new artistic director after Ann Mossop announced she would step down, the latest move in a period of upheaval for Australia’s cultural institutions.
· Melanie Kembrey
Promised hospital scanners $25m over budget and four years late
A Labor election pledge to give eight Victorian hospitals new specialist scanners is $25.7 million over budget and running four years late.
· Kieran Rooney
Legal THC driving limit set for NSW a win for medicinal cannabis users
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 5:22am
· Alexander Lewis
Australia's economic slowdown is just beginning, the experts warn
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 5:16am
· David Taylor
Cara Delevingne says walking Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show ‘felt like dress-up’: ‘I’m not an Angel. I’m a devil’
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· Hilary George
When she went to jail, Alisha’s baby was a newborn. Nothing prepared her for the struggle
For decades, TV shows such as Prisoner, Wentworth and Orange Is the New Black have perpetuated a stereotype of incarcerated women, portraying them as violent, dangerous and corrupt. Yet for many of the thousands of women in custody across Australia, the reality is far different.
· Shona Hendley
Tear it down or go to jail: Council escalates fight with owner of unlawful Sydney mansion
On a crisp winter’s morning, the concrete-faced mansion in Sydney’s inner west looks impeccably well maintained – and that’s the problem. It should be a pile of rubble.
· Carrie Fellner
The Costco of Chinese dining lands in Melbourne’s east
Melbourne’s Chinese dining landscape has been defined in the past decade by restaurants mastering distinct culinary lanes, from fiery Sichuan hot pots to cumin-scented north-eastern skewers. But a new arrival in Hawthorn East, Dayali, is revealing how modern metropolitan China actually eats today – and the local dia…
· Harvard Wang
The plan to transform this quiet suburban street with almost 200 units
A quiet suburban strip lined with timber cottages and red brick buildings could become unrecognisable, with plans to demolish existing homes and build a 15-storey tower made up of almost 200 units.
· William Davis
A-League clubs slammed over taxpayer-funded $14.5m Football in Schools scheme
An external audit of the state government’s controversial $14.5 million Football in Schools program has found the Macarthur Bulls A-League franchise overstated staff office costs by $87,000 and charged taxpayers for IT, printing and insurance without clear justification.
· Max Maddison
This $210 steak and beetroot sanga might be Sydney’s most expensive sandwich
Italian steakhouse Manzo Bisteccheria has just opened with an eye-popping $210 steak sandwich on its menu and a central location in the Sydney CBD precinct fast becoming a searing hot destination for meat lovers.
· Scott Bolles
More cars stolen in Melbourne than in all other capital cities combined
Victoria is the car-theft capital of Australia, with more insurance claims for stolen cars lodged in Melbourne than all other capital cities combined last year.
· Angus Delaney
When there’s this much money involved, you can guarantee it will end up in court
Next Friday night in Moonee Ponds, Pauline Hanson, Barnaby Joyce and supporters of One Nation will gather for a fundraiser at a newly opened Sicilian-themed restaurant.
· Chip Le Grand
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Experts fear WA’s nature is ‘unravelling before our eyes’. A new report sets out to turn the tide
A new report demands urgent action as it sets out to turn the tide on Western Australia’s “biodiversity crisis”.
· Cameron Myles
Australia joins exclusive club granting access to advanced AI
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· Clare Armstrong
How Sean Baker went from high school AV guy to Oscar-winning director
Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 4:30am
· Stephen A Russell
US-Australia talks on AUKUS changes have been underway for 18 months
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· Tom Lowrey
Sara fears her father will be deported from Australia to Nauru – a place of ‘final and lifelong punishment’
Youssef served time in jail for a string of offences. Now, as one of 350 non-citizens who make up the NZYQ cohort, he faces deportation
· Nour Haydar
NSW motorists who use medicinal cannabis may soon be able to drive without fear of major penalty
Premier Chris Minns says changes would balance road safety and a more practical approach for medicinal cannabis users
· Jordyn Beazley
Diphtheria outbreak: residents of remote NT community say health clinic has no hand sanitiser
There’s a three-week wait on test results in Yuendumu, near Alice Springs, and locals say NT Health has dropped the ball on telling locals what to do if they test positive
· Douglas Smith
‘Part machine’: World Cup success lies in the details for Socceroos coach Tony Popovic
As a player Popovic was relentless in being his best. But behind his ruthless reputation is a focused leader deeply committed to his players
· Joey Lynch
‘Big, dense and weighty’ cauliflowers and juicy pears are Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for June
There are quality mandarins and pumpkins about – but it’s the end of the vine for grapes and their green and purple reign
· Isabella Lee
A daughter’s plea to halt her father’s deportation to Nauru – podcast
When Australia’s high court ruled indefinite immigration detention unlawful in 2023, Sara’s* father returned home to Australia’s east coast after years in onshore immigration detention. He is just one of the more than 350 people who make up what’s known as the NZYQ cohort, which includes individuals who have had the…
Labor’s planned NDIS overhaul is ‘blunt and inequitable’, thinktank says
Proposed funding cuts ‘underpinned by dubious policy logic’, Grattan Institute says in scathing critique
· Sarah Basford Canales
Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate | Greg Jericho
In the March quarter Australia’s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growth
· Greg Jericho
Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started
Obstetricians and gynaecologists say anti sex-selective abortions bill ‘predicated on misinformation’ and ‘underlying aim is to restrict access to abortion’
· Tory Shepherd
Saint Levant review – Palestinian pop star makes Australian debut to an ecstatic, sold-out crowd
Melbourne Town HallEven slight hand gestures elicit screams from his rapturous fans, at a show that brings politics to the party – and ends with a cameo from his father
· Nick Buckley
Scientists map universe’s invisible force to show sky as you’ve never seen it
Scientists have released the largest and most detailed maps ever made of the universe’s magnetic fields, using data from Australia’s strongest radio telescope to visualise the hidden force that may help govern the structure of the entire cosmos.
· Angus Dalton
‘Love Island USA’ star Kenzie Annis draws comparisons to Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Euphoria’ character in Season 8 premiere
“Love Island USA” contestant Mackenzie “Kenzie” Annis didn’t make a euphoric impression on fans during the Season 8 premiere.
· Eric Todisco
Five people, including four boys, charged with murder and kidnapping of bikie’s relative
Five people, including four 17-year-old boys, have been charged with the alleged murder and kidnapping of a relative of a bikie club president.
· Angus Delaney
Tribunal australiano prohíbe a un hombre contactar a princesa noruega que estudia en Sydney
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Las autoridades australianas el miércoles le prohibieron a un hombre de 63 años contactar durante dos años a la princesa Ingrid Alexander de Noruega o a su familia, mientras ella estudia en una universidad en Australia.
· Rod Mcguirk
Australian court bans man from contacting Norwegian princess
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 63-year-old man was banned on Wednesday from contacting Norway’s Princess Ingrid Alexander or her family for two years as she studies at a university in Australia.
· Rod Mcguirk
Brisbane’s dawn economy is leading the world. Is this our unique identity?
It’s 7am in Newstead. The inner-city, riverside suburb is already a hive of activity. Early-morning, Lycra-clad runners are pounding the boardwalk. Cyclists dart between dog walkers. Cafes are packed. Pilates studios and gyms are full.
· Marissa Calligeros
Push to include AI chatbots in Australia's under-16 social media ban
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Australia faces proposed 12.5pc US tariff over forced labour crackdown
Wed 3 Jun 2026 at 8:36pm
· Audrey Courty
Pursued beyond the grave: Damning report slams ATO misconduct
A damning independent report into the Australian Taxation Office has found evidence of maladministration, including targeting a taxpayer for five years after she had died.
· Dan Nolan
Small business should not dictate wages
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‘Measure of failure’: $20m inquiry slams Queensland child safety crisis
Queensland’s child safety inquiry has called for sweeping overhauls of what it described as a failing state system, including controversial shifts to adoption practices and state-run out-of-home care.
· Matt Dennien
‘Dog’s breakfast’: Strata overhaul splits flat owners and industry
Apartment and townhouse owner advocates have lashed a long-anticipated state government blueprint to overhaul Victoria’s strata sector, saying it “insults the intelligence of apartment owners”.
· Rachael Dexter
Trump could slap Australia with 12.5% tariff for allegedly importing goods made by slave labour
Trade minister says Australia has ‘robust, comprehensive and world-leading legislation addressing forced labour and modern slavery’
· Dan Jervis Bardy, Josh Butler
Joey admits 'real worry' with NSW team
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Storm clean-up effort continues in South Australia
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Australia’s youngest murderer handed more jail time over child abuse material
Australia’s youngest convicted murderer has been handed more time behind bars after a judge found him to have had complete disregard for his release conditions.
· Alex Mitchell, Will Nicholas
Report lays bare state of Queensland’s child safety system
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