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Newest first · UTC+11:00Labor on track to win by-election in Brisbane seat of Stafford
Sat 16 May 2026 at 11:07pm
· Casey Briggs
Child star-turned-OnlyFans creator says Sydney Sweeney scene crossed a line
Former Disney star Maitland Ward is not happy with Sydney Sweeney’s portrayal of an OnlyFans model in season three of “Euphoria.”
· Fox News
Labor faces knife-edge result in Stafford byelection amid swing to LNP
Queensland’s Labor opposition appears likely to have suffered a swing against it in the party’s northern Brisbane heartland, delivering a knife-edge byelection night result in Stafford.
· Matt Dennien
Labor claims knife-edge victory in Stafford byelection despite swing to LNP
Queensland’s Labor opposition has suffered a significant swing against it in the party’s northern Brisbane heartland, delivering a knife-edge result in the Stafford byelection.
· Matt Dennien
Premier, rocker, billionaires assemble for Murdoch institute gala
Australia’s business and political elite assembled in force on Saturday evening to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute at Melbourne’s State Library.
· Calum Jaspan
Claim Queensland bus hit guardrail a day before fatal crash
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· 9News Staff
Matildas’s heroics deliver Melbourne City A-League glory
Melbourne City 3-1 Wellington Phoenix
· Anna Harrington
Truck rollover on South Australian freeway
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Man charged after allegedly taking axe to Sydney supermarket
A man has been charged after he allegedly threatened a Woolworths supermarket worker with an axe in Sydney's north-west.Police claim 59-year-old Peter Ashby approached the 27-year-old man at the store on Victoria Road in Ermington at 5.15pm yesterday and allegedly attempted to assault him.The supermarket staff membe…
· Emily Bennett
Don’t penalise those who need the NDIS
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Diver fatally mauled by a shark off Australia's Rottnest Island
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A shark fatally mauled a diver off an Australian tourist island on Saturday, police said.
‘The game isn’t played in super slo-mo’: Sin-binning stuns players and NRL experts
North Queensland had two players sent to the sin-bin, including a controversial professional foul ruling against Reuben Cotter, but showed tremendous fight to spring a good old-fashioned Magic Round upset against the Sydney Roosters.
· Christian Nicolussi
James Orman and Chris So combine with three solid chances at Sha Tin, headlined by Perfectday
Mabubu and Always Fluke complete the trio of runners for Australian jockey and local trainer
· Olivia O'Sullivan
James Orman and Chris So combine with three solid chances at Sha Tin, headlined by Perfectday
Mabubu and Always Fluke complete the trio of runners for Australian jockey and local trainer
· Olivia O'Sullivan
Australian nurse busted for faking grandfather’s death to avoid airline fee
An Australian nurse faked the death of his grandfather, even going as far as to forge a death certificate to avoid paying an airline charge.
· Nicholas McEntyre
The local legends helping isolated students feel at home
Until a year ago, Arie Judanto had never set foot in Melbourne.
· Rachael Ward
Two girls charged after Woolies store put into lockdown
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· 9News Staff
New allegations in deadly Queensland bus crash
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Melbourne City cement A-League Women dynasty with grand final win over Wellington
City seal domestic double with 3-1 victory at AAMI Park
· Samantha Lewis
Investigation after couple found dead in Melbourne
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ABy Alex Brewster
Alex Brewster is the state political reporter for ABC News in Brisbane. He files across television, digital, social, and radio news platforms. Alex joined the ABC in 2021 and has worked as a video journalist in Ipswich, and covered court, crime, housing, and outer suburban issues.
Boy killed, two other teenagers fighting for life after ute hits tree
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Sarah Swain
‘Just be calm’: Dezi Freeman’s landlord breaks silence on police shooting
In the moments before her husband shot and killed two police officers, Dezi Freeman’s wife frantically called their landlord for help.
· Isabel McMillan
Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
A man attacked by a shark off Western Australia’s coast on Saturday died of his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year.
· Reuters
Man killed in great white shark attack in western Australia
A man has died from his injuries after being attacked by a great white shark in western Australia, authorities say.
· Al Jazeera
Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 13ft (4m) great white shark in Western Australia.
· Olivia Ireland
Hantavirus pilots to fly home after one night of quarantine with passengers
Two pilots and their crew will leave Australia on Saturday from RAAF Base Pearce after they escorted passengers from the Hantavirus-striken cruise ship to Perth on Friday.
· Rebecca Peppiatt
Coal comfort: Taylor kicks off Climate War 3.0
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is launching his first attack in Australia’s Climate War 3.0, switching the Liberal’s focus from nuclear energy to coal power, declaring that fossil fuels are an essential element of cutting power bills.
· Mike Foley
Eleanor was brave in her final act. It gives her family strength to carry on
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· Cassandra Morgan
Free fares send passenger numbers surging back to pre-COVID levels
Free fares and high petrol prices have sent passenger numbers on Victoria’s public transport network roaring back to pre-COVID levels, with April the busiest month on the network in more than six years.
· Patrick Hatch
'Destroys trust in the system': Vigil held for Isla Bell
Sat 16 May 2026 at 4:24pm
Teenager Isla Bell’s body was found in a Melbourne tip 18 months ago. Today friends and family demanded ‘justice’
Supporters at the Victorian state library protested against prosecutors dropping a manslaughter charge against the man accused of killing her
· Catie Mcleod
‘There’s no justice’: Calls for change at Isla Bell vigil
Isla Bell met the world with an open heart. And the world responded by beating and mistreating her, until her body was found in a refrigerator at a Dandenong tip, discarded with the rubbish.
· Liam Mannix
Tasmania to close legal loophole to help child sex abuse survivors
Sat 16 May 2026 at 3:58pm
· Meg Whitfield
State opposition claims closure of regional courthouses ‘a system-wide failure’
The state opposition claims a decision to temporarily close more than 20 regional courthouses in WA due to a lack of security is a ‘system-wide failure at the heart of regional justice in Western Australia’.
· Michael Philipps
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix: A-League Women grand final – live
Updates from the women’s championship decider
· Martin Pegan
Fears for welfare of man, 96, missing for over a week
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Sarah Swain
Boy dead, two injured in car crash in north-west Victoria
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Stafford byelection tipped to swing towards LNP as danger looms for Steven Miles’ leadership of Queensland Labor
Voters in northern Brisbane electorate go to polls after sudden death of former independent MP Jimmy Sullivan
· Andrew Messenger
Man in critical condition after shark attack off WA’s Rottnest Island
The incident happened near Perth about 10am on Saturday, a St John WA ambulance service spokesperson says
· Australian Associated Press
‘Beaches should be free’: Row erupts over Sydney council’s paid parking plan
It was touted as a more equitable way to fund the upkeep of some of Sydney’s most popular stretches of sand, but furious residents say there’s nothing fair about a council plan to install paid parking meters at eastern suburbs beaches.
· Megan Gorrey, Jessica McSweeney
First home buyers battle for $612,000 South Melbourne pad
Two first home buyer parties battled it out for a well-presented South Melbourne apartment at auction on Saturday, pushing the price to $612,000.
· Elizabeth Redman
Sencillo de Yastrzemski en la 10ma entrada guía a Bravos a victoria 3-2 ante Medias Rojas
Mike Yastrzemski (izquierda), de los Bravos de Atlanta, festeja en la décima entrada del juego ante los Medias Rojas de Boston, el viernes 15 de mayo de 2026 (AP Foto/Brynn Anderson)
· Bill Trocchi
Man in a critical condition after shark attack on WA's Rottnest Island
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Emily Bennett
Mullins desata a los Rays con jonrón y 4 hits en la victoria 7-2 sobre Marlins
Cedric Mullins, de los Rays de Tampa Bay, arroja el bate después de conectar un cuadrangular frente a Janson Junk, lanzador de los Marlins de Miami, durante la sexta entrada del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas del viernes 15 de mayo de 2026, en San Petersburgo, Florida. (AP Foto/Chris O’Meara)
· Zak Gilbert
Man set to front court after alleged Sydney hit-and-run
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Joseph Sahyoun
The battle for social media supremacy on Spring Street
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The Age photos of the week, May 16, 2026
Netball Mum, Melbourne Vixens player Emily Mannix and her toddler Mabel.Credit:Justin McManus
· Danie Sprague