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Why more Queensland couples are tying the knot at the registry
Bianca and Ethan Sutton are part of a growing number of couples getting married at the wedding registry. (Supplied: Barefoot n Salty Photography/Tiffany Horan)
Was it a choice or was it murder? The curious case of the Nannup Four
In one of Australia's most baffling missing persons cases, those left behind have to face two really stark possibilities: was it a choice or was it murder?
· Dominique Bayens
Australia complains to China after encounter between military helicopters
Australia says the Chinese aircraft made an ‘unsafe’ manoeuvre, while China called the statement ‘distortions of facts’
· Reuters
‘I believe I can do it’: George Russell favourite for F1 title as new era begins
Rule changes will affect driver style and car performance with world champion Lando Norris already under scrutiny
· Gilesrichards
From corporate high-flyer to Australia’s culinary queen: How Nagi created a multimillion-dollar empire
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· Jane Cadzow
‘Your husband’s been arrested’: After Alan sparked a national scandal, Rebecca was left to pick up the pieces
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· Myffy Rigby
The cave-dwelling trailblazer, her puppy-sized insects and a $40m surprise
What’s not to like about cave crickets the size of a small puppy that snack on their own limbs?
· Julie Power
‘Alley cat morals’: Coles sprayed over $50m contract that exploited workers
Supermarket giant Coles displayed the “morals of an alley cat” as it supported the systemic exploitation and underpayment of supermarket security guards across Australia, turning a blind eye to glaring indicators that its major contractor was a corrupt tax dodger.
· Nick McKenzie, Cameron Houston, Garry McNab
‘Schoolboy maths’: How Australian gamblers beat the Texas lottery
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· Patrick Begley
All at sea with Pete Hegseth: Is this is what AUKUS looks like in practice?
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· Jacob Greber
Healy out cheaply in final Test as pink ball swings wildly in Perth
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· Justin Chadwick
Australia forces porn sites to block underage users
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· Agence France-Presse
A French Electronic Storm is Brewing Over Victoria Harbour: DJ Snake to Headline French May Arts Festival 2026
HONG KONG, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The iconic skyline of Victoria Harbour will serve as the backdrop for a landmark electronic music event this spring. DJ Snake Live in Hong Kong – French May Arts Festival 2026: Sino-French Electronic Music Show, presented by French May Arts Festival (French May) 2026 and orga…
· PRNEWSWIRE
Cause of death revealed for Canadian teen found surrounded by dingoes on Australian beach
Drowning after a dingo attack has been ruled the official cause of death of a 19-year-old Canadian backpacker on K’gari, Australia.
· News.com.au
Country by country, here's how the unfolding war is affecting the Middle East and beyond
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Associated Press
Indigenous Australians share the racist messages they receive online: ‘No one’s feeling safe’
Australia has announced an inquiry into racism and hate directed at First Nations people, as Lidia Thorpe says racism has ‘never been this bad’
Divert, turn back or fly around: what it’s like to be a pilot when missiles start crossing your flight path
‘The first thing is: Where are we? And how much fuel have we got and where do we need to go?’, Australian veteran pilot says
· Luca Ittimani
Bob Carr: ‘I really thought repeatedly, “Bob, the joke is on you”’
The former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister on losing the love of his life, and figuring out how to go on
‘From one catastrophe to another’: Lebanese Australians look on in horror as relatives flee homes
With friends and relatives in danger amid bombing in parts of Lebanon, many diaspora members are suffering a heavy psychological toll
· Ima Caldwell, Adeshola Ore
As Labor fails to repudiate Trumpism, Australia is being dragged into the US and Israel’s illegal war against Iran
The Albanese government has stood by as the foundations of the international order were destroyed
· Emma Shortis
As Australia becomes more integrated into the US military machine, can it avoid being dragged into war?
The US-Israel war on Iran shows once again how deadly it is to be America’s enemy – but also how very hard it is to be its friend
· Ben Doherty
Jillian Segal’s office hand-picked candidate to assess controversial university antisemitism report card
Greg Craven, a former vice-chancellor of Australian Catholic University, chosen after no other bids made for the tender
· Caitlin Cassidy
Mark Carney has a prescription for middle powers in uncertain times – but Australia isn’t heeding the call | Tom McIlroy
Labor has long defended the rules-based order, but Iran and Aukus show a stubborn refusal to move away from the US
· Tom Mcilroy
Will Trump’s war become Albanese’s mess? – Back to Back Barries podcast
One week on from the start of Trump’s war on Iran, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry examine Anthony Albanese’s swift response in support of the strikes and whether the Australian public is taking note of how his government is handling the conflict. They also delve into the review the Liberal party tried to keep under w…
Beth Heinrich was abused as a girl by an Anglican priest. She wanted one thing that’s eluded her until now – an apology
Survivor Beth Heinrich hopes an apology from the pulpit of St John’s Cathedral will inspire others who experienced child abuse to fight for justice
· Christopher Knaus
Why have Europe, Australia sent military assets to the Middle East?
This week, several countries in Europe announced that they are sending military assistance to the Middle East and the Mediterranean amid the ongoing US-Israel-Iran war, which has seen a strike on a British military base on Cyprus.
· Sarah Shamim
State puts freeze on secret Obeid properties
The NSW Crime Commission has placed a caveat over key Sydney development sites secretly owned by disgraced politician Eddie Obeid’s family trust, and frozen all property interests of Obeid Corporation Pty Ltd.
· Ben Cubby
Police launch co-ordinated raids on outlaw motorcycle gangs across Australia and NZ
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· 9News Staff
Jackie O says she ‘did not quit or resign’ from hit radio show after on-air bust with Kyle Sandilands
Statement by breakfast co-host about ‘speculation and misinformation’ appears to contradict comments made by the network
· Amanda Meade
Labor finds some spine on hate laws – and the LNP reaches for outrage
In Queensland parliament’s most recent makeups, any vote except the government’s is essentially symbolic.
· Matt Dennien
Man dead after reports of fight in Melbourne's north
Police said homicide detectives were heading to Mernda in Melbourne's north to investigate. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
Australian diplomats to boycott Paralympics Opening Ceremony
Australia will join a growing diplomatic boycott of the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at Milan-Cortina on Friday night, refusing to send government representatives in protest at the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
· Rob Harris
He raped his sister then walked free. Now he will serve time behind bars
A Queensland man who walked free from court despite being convicted of horrific historical sexual abuse of a child will instead serve time behind bars after an appeal against his suspended sentence was successful.
· James Hall, Cloe Read
Man ramped in his final hours added to 'lack of dignity', partner says
Bronwen Paterson and her partner Stephen King were ramped outside an Adelaide hospital before he died. (ABC News: Lincoln Rothall)
· Briana Fiore
US attack on Iran self-serving and opportunistic
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Grand Mufti of Australia appears with listed hate group Hizb ut-Tahrir
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US-Iran war live updates: Etihad resumes flights to Australia; UK police arrest four men on suspicion of Iranian spying
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· Alexander Darling
How a lewd photo scandal destroyed a Melbourne It couple
In the golden years, Cate Sayers was one half of Melbourne’s It couple.
· Kishor Napier-Raman, Annika Smethurst
NSW coroner ‘very troubled’ by health policy change after Stolen Generations member dies in custody
Yuin man Gregory Merriman did not have a chronic health screening before suffering a fatal heart attack in Silverwater prison in 2022
· Douglas Smith
‘An oasis of calm’: What it costs to live in Melbourne’s most liveable suburb
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· Wes Mountain
This new waterfront suburb will reshape Sydney, but who will get to live there?
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· Estelle Grech
Push for gas tax as LNG exports reap huge profits after one week of war
Labor is facing a mounting push from crossbench MPs, trade unions and energy experts to impose a new tax on gas exporters’ windfall profits and to shield Australian households from the threat of a looming energy price shock sparked by the conflict in Iran.
· Mike Foley, Nick Toscano
‘Only so much hope you can hold’: Sydney’s Lebanese community prepares for the worst
When Israel issued evacuation orders for their village in southern Lebanon earlier this week, Fatima Hassoun’s family decided that if they die, they will die together.
· Mostafa Rachwani
The law The Age is fighting to change
Perceptions of media companies as bitter and uncompromising rivals are certainly not unfounded. On occasions, however, the level of cooperation behind the scenes would surprise even the most cynical observer.
· Patrick Elligett
Paul Keating savages Nine on anniversary of ‘irresponsible prediction’ Australia faced looming China war
The ‘Red Alert’ series warned in 2023 that Australia needed to be ‘ready to fight in just three years’ – and Keating has again taken his fight to the newspaper group
· Amanda Meade
Australian Navy helicopter forced into evasive action after ‘unsafe’ Chinese intercept
An Australian naval helicopter was forced to take evasive action after a close encounter with a Chinese military aircraft over the Yellow Sea, prompting the federal government to raise concerns with Beijing over what it described as a dangerous midair manoeuvre.
· Rob Harris