‘Overstretched’: Surgeons stood down amid staffing ‘crisis’ at major Perth hospital
Internal documents have shone light on a raft of issues in the cardiothoracic surgery department of one of Perth’s major public hospitals.
· Holly Thompson
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Free parking at some of Sydney’s busiest beaches will be a thing of the past under a council proposal to increase revenue – and it’s one rule for residents and another for visitors.
· Jessica McSweeney
Melbourne’s iconic Florentino enters a new era, but it has never been of this era
“The Florentino remains crowded day after day, year after year, because of its particular style,” wrote Rita Erlich in a 1985 review for this masthead. “People do not come here for exciting or innovative food; they come here because they know exactly what the food will taste like, and can rely on the same dishes tas…
· Besha Rodell
Discover a tucked-away 12-seater jewel that goes beyond its Japanese roots
The prawn is placed on a sheet of washi. The asymmetrical fold in the paper briefly catches the eye, before it drifts back to the crustacean, its tail jutting out from a lacy batter with crunch like fresh snow. For the first bite, says Kensuke Yada, dip it into the curry salt held in a curve in the brass-coloured pl…
· David Matthews
Air NZ’s revamped business class makes me proud to be half Kiwi
I fly into Auckland from Sydney (3 hours, 5 minutes), landing just past 5pm and proceed straight to the lounge – perfect timing for cheese and biscuits with a Villa Maria Merlot from Hawkes Bay. My luggage is checked through to San Francisco, so it couldn’t be easier. There’s time to browse Kiwi label Icebreaker’s l…
· Fiona Carruthers
The curious case of the AI bot that went rogue and started mining crypto
Cryptocurrency is a little like the household cockroach. It’s resilient to disasters that would kill other projects and it pops up where it’s least expected. A non-exhaustive survey yields reports of people being investigated – and sometimes fired – for “mining” (the process of generating new crypto tokens by using …
· Nick Bonyhady
They embarrassed Rupert Murdoch and learnt nothing. Why Melbourne remain on the nose
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· Neil Breen
Lachlan and Sarah join Rupert for media mogul’s 95th birthday bash
Rupert Murdoch may be getting on. But that hasn’t stopped the media mogul from hosting friends and family to celebrate his 95th birthday.
· Fiona Byrne, John Buckley
Trump says Australia has ‘taken care of’ some Iranian women footballers
United States President Donald Trump says that Australia has “taken care of” five visiting members of Iran’s women’s football team who potentially faced punishment upon their return home for not singing their national anthem.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Police offer $250k reward to catch accused triple murderer
Warning: This story contains the names and images of Indigenous people who have died.
· Riley Walter
Trump says Australia PM ‘doing a very good job’ with Iran women’s soccer team after several players claim asylum
President Trump said Monday that Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is “doing a very good job” handling the potential international incident involving the Iranian national women’s soccer team.
· Ryan King
'God bless Australia!' Trump's praise after late-night call with Albanese
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a middle-of-the-night call with Donald Trump after the US president called on Australia to help the Iranian footballers who had escaped their handlers on the Gold Coast.In an unusual moment of foreign diplomacy, Albanese had the call with Trump sometime between 1am and 3am tod…
· Kieran Campbell
Verdict on the start of F1’s new era: five talking points from the Australian GP
Mercedes’ flying start lives up to promise, but new regulations receive scathing reviews
· Gilesrichards
Iranian women’s soccer players flash ‘help’ signal after being branded traitors
Members of the Iranian women’s soccer team appeared to flash a “help” hand signal following their Women’s Asian Cup loss in Australia over the weekend — as several players scrambled to seek asylum amid fears they’ll be persecuted if they returned home.
· Emily Crane
Trump says Australia must act after Iranian footballers escape handlers
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Kieran Campbell
Westralia: an inevitable independence for WA or an ‘idiotic’ idea in a time of war?
Authors of a new book argue secession could be a blueprint for eastern states but the government says it would leave WA with a weaker economy and no defence force
· Daisy Dumas
Corea del Sur avanza a cuartos del Clásico Mundial con victoria 7-2 sobre Australia
Los jugadores de Corea del Sur se sacan selfies al festajar la victoria ante Australia en el Clásico Mundial de béisbol, el lunes 9 de marzo de 2026, en Tokio. (AP Foto/Eugene Hoshiko)
· The Associated Press
Today in Sports - Eddie Sutton becomes the first coach to lead four schools into the NCAA tournament
1913 — The Quebec Bulldogs win the Stanley Cup in two games over Sydney.
· The Associated Press
La F1 se traslada a China tras un fin de semana de emoción y dudas en Australia
Isack Hadjar (izquierda) de Red Bull y Lewis Hamilton de Ferrari en la segunda curva tras la largada del Gran Premio de Australia, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026, en Melbourne. (AP Foto/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
· James Ellingworth
South Korea advances to WBC quarterfinals
South Korea players take a selfie as they celebrate after defeating Australia in their World Baseball Classic game on Monday, March 9, 2026 in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
· The Associated Press
Pauline Hanson secured taxpayer-funded solar rebate despite calling for subsidies to large-scale renewables to end
Exclusive: Spokesperson for One Nation leader says it supports roof-top solar, as Matt Canavan also defends using scheme
· Sarah Martin
After-hours work emails should mean Australians get a four-day work week, union tells government
Australian Services Union, which represents more than 135,000 workers, also calls for ‘roster justice’ rules
· Tom Mcilroy
Pay per view: Victoria wants to charge visitors to see the Twelve Apostles – will it become like Stonehenge?
Like Stonehenge, the Australian coastal landmark is first seen from a busy highway – and locals warn charging a fee for safe viewing could make existing congestion worse
· Stephanie Convery
Nationals push for tripling paid parental leave to 18 months and lowering Hecs debt for mothers
Exclusive: the party is trying to shape Coalition policies with attempt to widen appeal to women and young people
· Krishani Dhanji
Zac Lomax exits limbo via defection as latest NRL star lured by Wallabies jersey | Angus Fontaine
Newly signed Western Force flyer has the skills to not only crack the Australian squad but transform it, all in time for 2027 Rugby World Cup
· Angus Fontaine
Richest super balances to be taxed at higher rates after Greens agree to back Labor plan
Greens say support for superannuation tax changes is a ‘down payment’ on Labor pursuing genuine reform in 12 May federal budget
· Dan Jervis Bardy
The five-minute test that could fast-track diagnosis for thousands of women
A five-minute test developed by Queensland researchers could transform the time it takes to diagnose and treat endometriosis, potentially reducing years spent in chronic pain and improving fertility outcomes for thousands of women.
· Courtney Kruk
Five members of Iranian women’s football team reportedly seeking to remain in Australia
After being eliminated from the Asian Cup, the players reportedly escaped their regime minders and are being looked after by police in Queensland
· Martinfarrer
Going to Miami: S. Korea beats Australia to reach quarterfinals
South Korea defeated Australia 7-2 on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, getting out of the opening round for the first time in 17 years after beating steep odds to win the tiebreaker.
· Yonhap
Five Iranian women's soccer players to seek asylum in Australia, multiple sources say
The Iranian players saluting for the national anthem after being reprimanded for not singing in the prior match. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)
· Nassim Khadem
Takeaways from F1's first race of a new era with thrills and concerns ahead of Chinese Grand Prix
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar, left, of France and Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steer their cars out of turn two at the start of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
· James Ellingworth
Max Verstappen correrá las 24 Horas de Nürburgring para satisfacer su "lista de deseos"
Max Verstappen aguarda en su Red Bull durante una práctica previo al Gran Premio de Australia, el sábado 7 de marzo de 2026, en Melbourne. (AP Foto/Scott Barbour)
China beat North Korea in controversial Women’s Asian Cup clash, top Group B
North Korea refuse to play after VAR reverses disallowed goal, defeat sets up quarter-final against Australia
· Agence France-Presse
Aussie mum fighting for life after 'devastating' Bali truck crash
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Jorge Branco
China beats North Korea 2-1 to top Group B in Women’s Asian Cup
China’s Wang Shuang, left, reacts after scoring her team’s second goal during the Women’s Asian Cup soccer match between China and North Korea in Sydney, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
I built my teenagers their own tiny homes — we couldn’t be happier
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Neidhardt’s youngest daughter, then 10, asked a question that led her to trade their New York home for nomadic life.
· Realtor.com
Indonesian court sentences 3 Australian men for Bali killing
Australian nationals Paea I Middlemore Tupou, foreground center and Mevlut Coskun, rear, who are on trial for the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist last year, arrive for their sentencing hearing at the district Court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
· Firdia Lisnawati
Should WA secede from the rest of Australia?
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Concern for Iran women’s football team rises in Australia amid war
Players’ union FIFPRO said it had been unable to contact the players, who lost on Sunday in Queensland, to discuss possible asylum
· Reuters
Max Verstappen takes on 24-hour 'bucket list' race at famed Nürburgring track
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands walks down the F1 Paddock ahead of the first practice session for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Former health boss’s firm wraps up consulting gig in old digs – for now
Welcome to Brisbane Times’ Queensland public sector column, Public Circus, where we aim to deliver frank and fearless titbits – from the bowels of the state bureaucracy to the top of One William Street and beyond. This week: more on Metro North’s key consultants, (at least one) Education pay rise, question time bubb…
· Matt Dennien, James Hall, Cameron Atfield
Hong Kong woman faces 2019 protest charges after returning from Australia
Ami Chan Hui-ching, charged with possessing laser pointers and spray paint for illegal use in anti-government protests, released on HK$10,000 bail
· Brian Wong
Accused child predator, too sick for trial in NZ, found living on Sunshine Coast
An accused paedophile who escaped the justice process in New Zealand has been found living freely in one of Australia’s tourist hotspots.
· Dan Nolan
Three killed in head-on crash in southern NSW
Property News: Suburbs where house values rose most in the past 12 months.
· 9News Staff
Minister demands national fuel plan as Queensland farmers ‘on precipice’
Queensland’s energy minister has called on the Commonwealth to prioritise the state’s farmers and rural communities while the nation is gripped by diesel shortages and high fuel prices.
· Catherine Strohfeldt
We may well be about to face decision on troops
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Rescues and road closures as Queensland smashed by intense rain
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The former triple j host targeting major-party discontent in state byelection
Former triple j broadcaster Tracee Hutchison will pitch herself as a community-backed independent candidate in the upcoming state byelection in Nepean, seeking to capitalise on voter frustration with the major parties.
· Annika Smethurst
Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them
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· Daniel Ghezelbash, Mary Anne Kenny