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'Weird standoff' before Qld man shot dead

<p>Justin John Meale felt like he had brought a knife to a gun fight before shooting Clinton Pollock with a sawn-off rifle, a court has heard.</p>

Bank changes urged to stop financial abuse

<p>A new report has called on banks to introduce better protections on joint accounts to stop financial abuse against women.</p>

Burns gives Qld control in 100th Shield

<p>Joe Burns has helped Queensland go to stumps on day at 2-88 against South Australia in the Sheffield Shield after the Redbacks battled to 240 batti...

Murder charge over death at Perth hotel

<p>Police have charged a 42-year-old man with murder over the alleged stabbing of a woman known to him at a Perth hotel.</p>

Strong winds rip through NSW, Victoria

<p>Damaging winds have ripped through Australia's southeast, causing thousands to lose power and hundreds of trees to fall. </p>

Lions take aim at AFLW GF venue critics

<p>Brighton Homes Arena has come in for some criticism over its new playing surface but the Brisbane Lions believe they have the best AFLW venue in th...

Black Canyon (ASX:BCA) submits Mining Lease application for Flanagan...

Highlights,Black Canyon (ASX:BCA) has submitted a mining lease application for the Flanagan Bore project that covers the FB3 and LR1 manganese deposit...

Wallace to reignite NRL career at Dolphins

<p>Former Gold Coast and Brisbane prop Jarrod Wallace joined the Dolphins to reunite with coach Wayne Bennett in a bid to rediscover his best NRL form...

Remote WA town seeks answers to crime wave

<p>Aboriginal leaders are urging parents to step up and find community solutions to a surge in youth crime in the remote Kimberley town of Halls Creek...

Redmayne return a boost for Heat in WBBL

<p>Brisbane Heat opener Georgia Redmayne, also a medical doctor, is set to return for the WBBL finals after convincing the team physio her hamstring h...

NBL's Hawks sign Frazier as new import

<p>The struggling Illawarra Hawks have signed former Houston Rockets guard Michael Frazier II as a replacement for injured import George King.</p>

Consumer groups tough on buy now pay later

<p>The federal government is considering making changes to buy now pay later regulations as uptake of the services climbs in Australia.</p>

Indigenous man's fatal arrest in spotlight

<p>The death of a First Nations man who was shot at six times during a police arrest at his aunt's Sydney home in 2021 is being examined in a coronial...

Qld cops face restructure after DV report

<p>Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will restructure the police force to stamp out a culture of sexism, racism and misogyny, but the top cop w...

Kids injured in explosion at Sydney school

<p>Students at a Sydney primary school have burns to the body, chest, face and legs, after a science experiment exploded - leaving two in a serious co...

ASX quiet again as banks gain, miners fall

<p>The local share market has had its sixth consecutive day of subdued trading, with losses by the big miners balanced by gains for the big banks.</p>

ASX 200 closes in red; utilities leads gains, materials & IT fall

Over the last five days, the index is virtually unchanged, but is down 4.04% for the last year to date.

West Indies captain backs Chanderpaul Jnr

<p>West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite will have opened with a father and his son in his Test career if Tagenarine Chanderpaul is picked to play Aus...

Warner slams CA after code of conduct call

<p>David Warner is now eligible to plead his case to Cricket Australia to overturn his leadership ban but the star opener has criticised the "drawn-ou...

Nats candidate on sex charge found dead

<p>A Nationals candidate due in court on sexual assault allegations and running for the seat of Narracan has died, days out from the Victorian electio...