Returning to the centre may be the only way the walking dead Liberals can rise again
After the weekend defections to One Nation, and with more possibly to come, the task for remaining party loyalists is to regroup and reorient
· Tom Mcilroy
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Newest first · UTC+11:00NT laws to allow police to hold young people for 48 hours will be ‘funnelling Aboriginal children into prisons’, advocates warn
Police will be able to question children without an adult present and hold them after being charged under draft laws introduced by the CLP
· Douglas Smith
The minister and Minns: Anoulack Chanthivong’s rise under a powerful premier and the fight over NSW prisons
Corrections minister ‘didn’t have time to get into student politics’ when young because he was busy working in his parents’ grocery store
· Penry Buckley
Patrick Radden Keefe on power and greed in London – podcast
In Sydney ahead of his Australian book tour, investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe speaks to Reged Ahmad about his Australian roots and his new book London Falling, which examines the mysterious death of a teenager who posed as a Russian billionaire and his family’s search for truth about the end of their so…
Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking
Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service provider
· Josh Taylor
Ecca Vandal, the genre-defying punk-rap star on getting offline and having tea with Flea: ‘It constantly spins me out’
The Australian singer’s new album, Looking For People to Unfollow, is a punchy rejection of ‘faux-sincerity’ and music being reduced to TikTok-able snippets
· Jack Tregoning
Australia’s social media ban preventing teens from accessing the news, research finds
Half of the teens who have been blocked say they are seeing less news than before – but they are not necessarily going back to traditional sources
· Josh Taylor
Sydney Sweeney is wrapped in a python — and little else — in bizarre ‘Euphoria’ scene
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· Eric Todisco
Man arrested after woman and two children found dead inside Sydney home
NSW police called to home in Campbelltown where they arrested a man, aged 47
· Guardian staff
Brisbane nightclub Fridays Riverside to close doors after 40 years
Longstanding Brisbane nightclub Fridays has announced it will close its doors this Sunday after 40 years of trading in the CBD’s popular Eagle Street precinct.
· Alex Condon
Breaking: Three people found dead in a home in Sydney’s south-west
Mon 18 May 2026 at 9:10pm
How Sydney Sweeney’s boyfriend Scooter Braun feels about her ‘provocative’ scenes in ‘Euphoria’
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· Sarah Jones
Australia orders Chinese investors to divest from rare earths company Northern Minerals
The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
· Ralph Jennings
Australia orders Chinese investors to divest from rare earths company Northern Minerals
The company will force divestment from two individuals and four companies due to Chinese affiliation
· Ralph Jennings
Three dead in alleged domestic violence attack in Sydney
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· Jorge Branco
Ex-deputy premier and chief spinner reunite around regional water cooler
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus. This week: a former deputy premier and chief spinner reunite, a council U-turn on e-bikes, arts funding funny business, and QPAC board curiosities.
· Matt Dennien, Felicity Caldwell
Plans to fix dangerous ‘weak link’ on cycling route revealed
Two possible options for a planned upgrade of the “weak link” in Brisbane’s cycling network have been revealed.
· William Davis
The WA towns where rentals are rare – unless you’re on holiday
A surge in short-term accommodation such as Airbnbs has left some West Australian towns and suburbs without a rental in sight.
· Jenny Schon
‘Time starts to run out’: Ponga plots to surpass his Dally M heroics
Queensland Maroons fullback Kalyn Ponga says he does not feel any pressure to justify his selection ahead of Broncos rival Reece Walsh, as he declared he was in a better position than ever before to make an impression in the State of Origin furnace.
· Nick Wright
Meet Off Campus star Josh Heuston, who plays Justin Kohl in the Prime Video drama
The Australian actor has walked the runways for Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, got his Hollywood break in Thor: Love and Thunder, and hasn’t looked back
· Sarah Keenlyside
Meet Off Campus star Josh Heuston, who plays Justin Kohl in the Prime Video drama
The Australian actor has walked the runways for Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, got his Hollywood break in Thor: Love and Thunder, and hasn’t looked back
· Sarah Keenlyside
No stoves, no cooking: Company fined $1.5m over ‘unconscionable’ breaches affecting aged tenants
Authorities have taken action against a company that failed to install cooktops at some of its Victorian rentals and prohibited elderly residents from cooking at home.
· Alexander Darling
Wealthy voters fear damage to hip pockets
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Cake dust urgently recalled across Australia as young boy returns home after coma
The metallic cake decorating powder that left a Queensland child with potentially lifelong injuries has been urgently recalled, as the young boy is discharged from hospital.
· William Davis
PLC kicks off drilling at Murchison gold target
Freshly cashed-up with a new $1.8 million war chest, PLC Resources has wasted no time putting the drill bit to work, kicking off a maiden reverse circulation drilling program at its Rochefort gold prospect in Western Australia’s prolific Murchison region.
· Bill McConnell
Clare Wright wins top prize at NSW Literary Awards for 'powerful' history book Näku Dhäruk The Bark Petitions
Mon 18 May 2026 at 7:30pm
· Hannah Story
South-east Queensland battered by rain
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‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards
The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’
· Emma Joyce
Revealed: Top 160 NSW primary schools for maths and literacy growth
Just over a year ago, teachers at Holy Family Primary School in Granville decided to go all in on reading. For 30 minutes every day, a staff member would sit in front of four children of similar ability reading at a semicircular table.
· Christopher Harris, Nigel Gladstone
Woman hit in crash that closed major Queensland highway
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‘Slander’: The reason for the surprise Hollywood twist in Sayers court drama
The high-profile “dick pic” defamation legal tussle between Cate Sayers and her ex-husband, Luke Sayers, took a Hollywood turn on Monday when a former Academy Award nominee made a surprise appearance in the Victorian Supreme Court to clap eyes on the action.
· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
Selwood’s memory lives on in West Coast’s gutsy win over GWS
Lapping up victory on his 20th birthday and in Indigenous round, West Coast youngster Malakai Champion couldn’t help but let his mind wander in remembrance of the late Adam Selwood.
· Justin Chadwick
Victoria’s secret lotto licence extension to be probed by auditor-general
Victoria’s auditor-general will investigate whether the state’s 40-year lotto extension was good value for taxpayers amid criticism over the secretive process behind the exclusive deal.
· Kieran Rooney
‘Nowhere to go’: Residents fear the future as caravan park makes way for housing
Five Ways Caravan Park is closing and for some of its residents, their sense of sadness at leaving their friends is mixed with the growing anxiety of being yet to find new homes.
· Carolyn Webb
Labor and police clash over reporting ‘semantics’ of alleged $6m scam
The Allan government and Victoria Police are at loggerheads over whether transport department officials formally reported to police a $6 million fraud allegedly attempted by a contractor on the Metro Tunnel rail project.
· Patrick Hatch, Melissa Cunningham
PM continues to promote budget in Adelaide
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‘It took this to get the truth’: Rugby Australia misled Rebels over their future, court hears
The directors of Melbourne’s Super Rugby team thought the competition would rise from the ashes after COVID-19 with the support of Rugby Australia only to later learn they had no role in the future of the sport.
· Sarah Danckert
Man fighting for life after Sydney stabbing
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Free public transport could revive Sydney's live music scene, inquiry hears
Mon 18 May 2026 at 6:22pm
· Nandini Dhir
Afternoon Update: Chalmers blames ‘scare campaign’ for budget backlash; neo-Nazis challenge hate ban; and visually impaired bowlers
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· Tony Harper
Romaine calm: live frog found in discount supermarket lettuce bag
‘Look, if I was in a French supermarket, I probably would have got a two for one deal on that one,’ woman in WA told national TV
· Joe Hinchliffe
Pianist Jayson Gillham tells court he kept MSO in the dark before speaking out on Gaza
Pianist Jayson Gillham was concerned management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) would not allow him to play a new piece of music at an event he was headlining if they knew it was dedicated to the journalists of Gaza, the Federal Court heard on Monday.
· Kerrie O'Brien
Police running out of room to store illegal cigarettes they’ve seized amid Australia’s booming illicit trade
Inquiry into black market hears cost of destroying vapes has also soared, with some requiring manual dismantling
· Tom Mcilroy
Could the government's tax reform fail before it even begins?
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· Yashee Sharma
Former council boss exhibited ‘paranoia’ about information leaking, ICAC hears
A former Parramatta council employee said he was instructed to surveil people’s emails because the former chief executive was paranoid about information being leaked to a councillor and to the media, the corruption watchdog has heard.
· Ellie Busby
China's 'hard game' on critical minerals is pushing Australian assets to the brink
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· Angelique Donnellan
King River targets forgotten WA goldfield riches
King River Resources is breathing new life into one of Western Australia’s forgotten goldfields, lining up drilling and geophysics at its historic Mindoolah project while eyeing a sizeable inventory of potentially gold-bearing stockpiles sitting at surface.
· Rowena Duckworth
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Tom Robinson is the executive producer of the NT Country Hour. He has covered rural and regional issues across the NT and Western Australia.