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Four development areas in Brisbane and Logan, including controversial skyscrapers on the river in South Brisbane, will be fast-tracked by the state government in a move they say will deliver 5000 new homes in the next three years.
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Olympian and long-suffering Saints supporter Chris Shinners has one thing on his mind as he catches a glimpse of the MCG on a crisp autumn afternoon.
Two days of the infamous 1988 Karachi Test match were still to be played when Australia’s team manager Colin Egar rang the Pakistan Board secretary to demand “seats on the next plane to Bangkok” to take Allan Border’s furious team home.
Two years ago, Scots College student Harry Kyle emailed the Sydney Swans academy, speculatively requesting a try-out.
Fri 29 May 2026 at 3:28pm
A baby died after a disastrous home birth attended by two private midwives who provided “deficient” care and the boy likely would have survived if the labour had taken place in hospital, a coroner has found.
A backlash against the state and federal governments’ “evidence-based” teaching reforms is growing among teachers and academics, despite early claims they are raising test scores.
A social media stunt that treats churches like video games has gone from TikTok to the dock, landing an alleged teenage “speedrunner” in court.
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Fri 29 May 2026 at 1:55pm
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Was the resignation of Justin Stevens leaked to the press? Plus: 7.30 is safe despite speculation it faces axe
Yates says ‘we have let ourselves down’ when dealing with allegations of client information being misused
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Arts Centre Melbourne, Rising festivalExploring medical science, nature and humanity, the Austrian artist’s show is chaotic and not always coherent – and a thrilling vision of what theatre can be
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Aureka Limited has officially got the drill rods spinning at its historic St Arnaud Comstock gold project in Victoria, wheeling a diamond rig into the old Walkers pit to unlock near-term production potential.
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In his new role as director of the Greens’ think-tank, Max Chandler-Mather argues that the major political parties and parts of the media often limit policy debate – which, on issues such as housing and wealth inequality, shuts down real alternatives to the status quo.
The largest data centre ever publicly proposed in Australia is being quietly mapped out for Melbourne’s outer west, with the 350-hectare mega-hub so big it will need its own gas turbines to avoid tripping the power grid.
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Police and Brisbane City Council officers have moved in on First Nations protesters who are camping in Victoria Park in opposition to the planned Olympic stadium, with at least two arrests so far.
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Fri 29 May 2026 at 10:59am
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A messy legal battle between oil and gas giants over the clean-up bill for a decrepit floating oil production facility off Australia’s northern coast has spilled over into WA’s Supreme Court – again.
Fri 29 May 2026 at 10:08am
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A dramatic police raid on a former real estate agent’s inner-north home forced the evacuation of nearby Abbotsford residents after detectives uncovered a suspected bomb hidden on the property.
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An accused serial fraudster alleged to have conned vulnerable people out of more than $10 million has been arrested over a new alleged real estate scam.
Juan Manuel Cerúndolo, de Argentina, celebra su victoria contra Jannik Sinner, de Italia, tras su partido de segunda ronda de individuales masculinos en el torneo de tenis de Roland Garros en París, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Thibault Camus)
El lanzador de los Medias Blancas de Chicago, Davis Martin, lanza durante la primera entrada de un partido de béisbol contra los Mellizos de Minnesota, el jueves 28 de mayo de 2026, en Chicago. (Foto AP/Matt Marton)
Paige Cockburn is a multiplatform producer for the ABC's Specialist Reporting Team. She was previously ABC Science's health reporter. Prior to that, she was a digital reporter for the NSW news team in Sydney, where she covered politics and courts for some time. She started with the ABC in Brisbane on the national ne…