Brittany Higgins to be grilled over rape allegation
Lawyers for ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann will cross-examine Brittany Higgins over a claim she was raped while passed out on a federal minister's couch.
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Australia set to face heat at COP28 climate summit
World leaders will convene for major climate talks with Australia under pressure to show it is doing everything it can to lower emissions.
Back in the red, no second surplus in budget update
The mid-year budget update will reveal a substantial improvement to the bottom line, but not a surplus, the federal treasurer says.
Freed detainee adapts to curfews, ankle bracelet life
A newly released stateless refugee is slowly rebuilding his life but with an ankle monitor and curfews, he feels held back from fully adjusting.
Davis makes hot start in pursuit of second Open crown
US PGA Tour star Cam Davis has started with a hot nine-under 63 to claim the first-round lead at the Australian Open in Sydney.
On-fire Heat ready to take down Strikers in WBBL GF
The Brisbane Heat have defeated the Thunder and Scorchers in consecutive days, but they will start as underdogs in Saturday's grand final against Adelaide.
Jaber rejects report UAE sought COP28 hydrocarbon deals
The president-designate for the upcoming COP28 climate talks has denied a report alleging the UAE planned to use the summit to strike oil and gas deals.
Voll snares 4-19 as Heat cruise into WBBL grand final
Grace Harris has thumped a 26-ball half-century before spinner Georgia Voll snared 4-19 with the ball to help guide the Brisbane Heat to victory over Perth.
Charges to be upgraded after man dies following assault
Police are set to charge a man with unlawful striking causing death after a 45-year-old passed away in hospital following an alleged assault.
Govt faces class action over First Nations claims
The Queensland government faces a major class action by First Nations children and parents for their "systemic failure" to reunite families.
Talks on Queensland infrastructure funds keep trucking
Queensland has made the case for more federal funding for roads and rail after the Commonwealth slashed infrastructure funding for projects around the country.
Runs flow for Khawaja despite Richardson Test reminder
Bulls captain and Test opener Usman Khawaja has made light of tricky Gabba conditions and an on-song Jhye Richardson to notch an unbeaten Shield century.
Neil-Smith takes seven against NSW, Davies hurts finger
Lawrence Neil-Smith has had the sixth-best bowling innings of any Tasmanian this century as NSW lost Ollie Davies to a finger injury in the Sheffield Shield.
Hefty fine threat as sale of knives to youths faces ban
New laws that ban the sale of knives, certain gel blasters, tomahawks and machetes to juveniles in Queensland also carry hefty fines for offending retailers.
Grieving mum’s maternity care improvements adopted
Queensland's health minister will introduce maternity care improvements suggested by a mother grieving her baby girl's death at a hospital north of Brisbane.
Super players reject latest Netball Australia pay offer
Super players have rejected Netball Australia's latest pay offer, with former Diamonds captain Liz Ellis saying the offer by the governing body is "offensive".
Advocates make ‘dire lack’ of child care election issue
Parent advocates plan to make a shortage of accessible and affordable early learning in regional, rural and remote Queensland an election issue.
Protesters take stand against fracking in outback
A joint rally outside Queensland parliament has called on an end to oil and gas exploration in the remote Channel Country rivers by the end of the year.
Smith eyes golf redemption and Australian Open glory
Cameron Smith, the field's highest-ranked player, is intent on bouncing back from his shattering missed cut at the PGA Championship with an Australian Open win.
National engineered stone ban closer with WA backing
Western Australia has joined other states in expressing support for a national ban on the future use of deadly disease-causing engineered stone.
Long wait for justice ends as singer’s killer jailed
Paul Charlton has been sentenced to jail for the 2007 murder of girlfriend Joanne Howell in what the judge described as an extreme act of domestic violence.
North star Garner brushes off top AFLW award snub
Star North Melbourne midfielder Jasmie Garner is unfazed by again being snubbed by umpires for the AFLW's best-and-fairest award.
Outback tourism set for boost through dinosaur emblem
The Muttaburrasaurus dinosaur has officially become Queensland's fossil emblem, a move that the state government hopes will boost dinosaur tourism.
Double jeopardy laws to take in more offences
The test for double jeopardy in Queensland will be reformed to include another 10 offences after proposed laws were tabled to parliament.
Doubts allayed as Lions return to familiar territory
Ally Anderson admits disappointing early season performances left her with doubts, before the Brisbane Lions stormed into another AFLW decider.
AFL urged to deny academy tweaks from ‘whingeing Vics’
Greg Swann, CEO of the Brisbane Lions, has called on the AFL to stand firm despite unhappy Victorian clubs pitching for changes to northern academies.
More rent protections set for NT and SA tenants
A suite of renting reforms are set to be passed, designed to protect South Australian and Northern Territory tenants.
Kim out to steal Lee’s thunder at star-studded Open
Home-town hope and LPGA Tour rookie-of-the-year runner-up Grace Kim reckons she's primed to upstage Minjee Lee and win the Australian Open women's title.
Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life
Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.
Vehicles caught using more petrol in real-world tests
Popular cars have been caught using significantly more petrol than their lab tests showed in the first real-world test results.
Green Bridge rises above Brisbane as masthead installed
The 25-metre mast set to anchor a landmark $300 million Green Bridge is being installed after a tight squeeze up the Brisbane River.