58+ min ago   (612+ words) September 15, 2026 — 5:00am Cashed-up seniors with multimillion-dollar homes are in some cases eligible for double the concessions and financial support of a single mother who rents, a leading think tank has found, prompting calls for an overhaul of how governments spend $12 billion…...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago   (862+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:30pm When university lecturer Luke Rowe decided to replace his recorded online lecture with an AI-generated avatar of himself, he expected his students would notice immediately that something amiss. Instead, most were unable to initially differentiate between the real recording…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago   (428+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:10pm Old Xaverians’ under-19s premier men’s team will miss out on playing in Saturday’s grand final after fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary final at the weekend. The Victorian Amateur Football Association announced late on Sunday night that the…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago   (998+ words) September 14, 2026 — 2:10pm Brisbane’s inner-city streets came to a standstill on Monday as the Queensland Police Service farewelled its former leader, Steve Gollschewski, who died of cancer earlier this month, aged 67. Uniformed police officers lined the streets alongside citizens as funeral processions…...

16+ hour, 53+ min ago   (845+ words) Motorists often avoid this crumbling stretch of the Western Highway where Peter Mason, 71, was enjoying a weekend motorcycle ride before he hit a pothole and died. A retired spray painter and avid motorcyclist went for a weekend ride with a…...

17+ hour, 4+ min ago   (366+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:54pm One Nation was ordered to almost double its campaign spending details for the last Queensland election after the state’s electoral watchdog found the party failed to disclose more than a quarter of a million dollars. Initial records filed to…...

17+ hour, 46+ min ago   (447+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:12pm The Queensland transport minister says neither a credit rating cut nor a potential slashing of overseas migration will get in the way of his government delivering the infrastructure it has promised. The state will spend $55.9 billion on transport projects…...

17+ hour, 46+ min ago   (429+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:12pm Follow our live coverage of the inquiry here. Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore has told a corruption inquiry that his relationship with fellow Labor councillors Sharangan Maheswaran and Karen Pensabene became strained after he sacked the council’s general manager…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (789+ words) September 14, 2026 — 11:17am An Eltham home designed by an architect sold for $1,703,000 at auction on Saturday to a young family appreciative of its character. The Alistair Knox-designed house at 35 Floriston Grove is made from mud brick, handmade brick and reclaimed timber, and…...

18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (775+ words) Two complainants, known as “J” and “C”, have completed their evidence. Today, the third complainant, dubbed “M”, will start his testimony. “M” is a former athlete who has accused Jones of kissing him without his consent on the corner of…...