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Son's threats to mum before alleged murder

<p>Thomas Bednar allegedly told his mother "it won't be long until the sharks eat your flesh" just months before she was found dead, a court has heard...

Thorpe questions transgender swimming ban

<p>Olympic legend Ian Thorpe has spoken out against international swimming's ban on transgender athletes in female events, saying he is "for equality...

Call for NT cop's blood over teen shooting

<p>A remote Indigenous community says the Northern Territory policeman who shot a teenager dead should face payback to help it finish grieving.</p>

PM urged to lead world on ending hunger

<p>The Australian prime minister is being urged to advocate for developing nations struggling with food shortages as he attends the G20 leaders' meeti...

Jail over fatal Tas birthday party crash

<p>A 26-year-old man has been jailed for three years for a crash that killed his friend during birthday celebrations in rural Tasmania. <br></p>

Work starts to clear Geelong derailment

<p>A union says a train derailment near Geelong exposes safety concerns, just as workers start to clear debris which has blocked a freight route betwe...

Watchdog probing Townsville casino junkets

<p>Queensland's casino regulator is still probing Townville's Ville Resort-Casino over allegations it offered patrons illegal junkets.</p>

Christmas threatened over ports lockout

<p>A lockout of some 580 workers by the nation's biggest tugboat operator is threatening to disrupt ports across Australia in the lead-up to Christmas...

'Carbon capital' plots transition road map

<p>Australia's "carbon capital" Gladstone has developed a detailed plan for 10 years of change so no one gets left behind in the race to net zero emis...

Hastings the 14th Tiger to go in 2022

<p>Jackson Hastings' looming exit from Wests Tigers means close to half of the NRL club's top-30 squad from the start of this year have left the club....

RBA flags rate pause but more rises likely

<p class="">Mortgage holders are likely to endure more rate hikes but the central bank board wants to give its policy tightening a chance to flow thro...

Brownlow arrests shock former AFL umpire

<p>Shane McInerney, who umpired a record 502 AFL games, says the arrests over an alleged Brownlow Medal betting ring are devastating for the umpiring...

RBA admits rates forward guidance faults

<p>The prescriptive cash rate predictions seen during COVID-19 caused serious communication challenges, a Reserve Bank review has found.</p>

Science agency boss to stand down in June

<p>Long-serving CSIRO chief executive Larry Marshall will call it quits in June 2023 after taking a leading role through the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>

Hackett says time's up on world swim mark

<p>A month out from the world short-course swimming championships in Melbourne, former great Grant Hackett feels time could be up for his 14-year-old...

Group face murder trial over CBD stabbing

<p>Five people charged over the fatal stabbing of Ricky Rowlands in a street brawl during one of Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns are facing a trial by...

Walsh breathing his way to Broncos No.1

<p>Marquee Brisbane Broncos signing Reece Walsh has turned to a breathing coach who has mentored Mitchell Moses in his quest to win the fullback jerse...

Online child sex abuse rates soar: inquiry

<p>A parliamentary inquiry has heard online child sexual exploitation rates are continuing to climb, with a concerning trend towards children being ex...

Close defeat for Special Ks in ATP opener

<p>Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have suffered a losing start to their ATP Finals doubles challenge but showed they could well be a threat in Tu...

Workmate stabbed chef 'out of the blue'

<p>A judge has found that a kitchen hand had no criminal responsibility for hitting a chef with a frypan and stabbing her because he was mentally ill...