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Qld will take supplies over border to stop people crossing
The Premier says schools in Goondiwindi will be limited for the next seven days while visitors to aged care and health facilities have been banned over the weekend.
Hundreds come forward for testing as small Qld town reacts to cluster
Queensland has recorded no new cases of COVID-19. However, the state is watching Moree’s cases closely as the township’s cluster grew by 15 overnight.
Queensland changes travel rules amid growing cross-border cluster
Queensland authorities are managing a cluster of COVID-19 cases in the southern border town, linked to an outbreak of more than 30 infections.
Falsely accused in Cleo Smith case plans to sue Seven West Media
The man who was wrongfully accused by a Seven West publication has said he will be suing over the mistake, which saw him face threats from others on Facebook.
Cleo Smith’s alleged abductor had room full of dolls
The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from her family tent and holding her captive for 18 days had a doll room inside his house.
Opinion
Glasgow summit
It’s a masterpiece: The dizzying spin in Morrison’s plan to reach net zero
The Prime Minister’s Plan to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is full of . . . hyperbole. A masterpiece of the spin doctor’s art. A document carefully crafted to mislead.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Opinion
Scott Morrison
Campaigning on ‘trust’ is dangerous with a ‘liar’ tag pinned to the PM
Scott Morrison has long been regarded as a slippery political player. The imbroglio with the French has further tarnished Morrison’s personal reputation.
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Man accused of raping Brittany Higgins is committed to trial
The man accused of a sexual assault in Parliament House has been committed to stand trial in the ACT’s Supreme Court.
Campers’ stories ‘not matching up’ in outback missing man mystery
The disappearance of Jeremiah Rivers in remote western Queensland last month has been deemed suspicious. Attention will soon turn to his six travelling companions.
Your instructor wants to be your bestie. It’s not just to motivate you
Virtual fitness workouts are leveraging technology to spark the same zealotry that people develop for their in-the-flesh trainers. Is it working?
Opinion
Work therapy
What can you do when a workplace gets too loud?
Noisy open-plan offices can raise stress levels.
Jonathan Rivett
Explainer
Sex & relationships
Love at first sniff: What’s the science of attraction?
For centuries, poets, writers, filmmakers and musicians have been captivated by the phenomenon of love at first sight. But what have scientists found out about it?
Natalie Wood was assaulted by Kirk Douglas, sister alleges
For decades, it’s been one of Hollywood’s darkest rumours: A teenage Natalie Wood was sexually assaulted by a top movie star more than twice her age when she met with him at a hotel.
‘What is going on?’: Clinton’s close aide on the sexting scandal that changed her life
One of Hillary Clinton’s key staffers, Huma Abedin was on top of the world. Then her US congressman husband, Anthony Weiner, dropped a bombshell.
GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT
Opinion
‘The money is there’: the mind-numbing numbers that are almost too big to believe
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Mathias Cormann calls for fossil fuel subsidies to be abolished
OECD chief calls for the phase-out, as the COP26 climate summit shifts focus on how to eliminate coal.
New promises made at Glasgow COP26 climate talks - so far
Governments have made pledges on deforestation, methane, net-zero emissions goal, and financing.
Queensland
Saving Masig: Queensland communities on the climate change frontline
While international delegates in Glasgow argue policies around climate change, Queensland islands in the Torres Strait are already living with its impacts.
Game, set and scratch? Brisbane International tournament a ‘day by day proposition’
January 2022’s Brisbane International tennis championship is on tenterhooks as Tennis Queensland await pandemic advice.
‘It is fairly dire’: Only 2 per cent of Great Barrier Reef still unbleached
The future of Queensland’s natural wonder hangs in the balance as global warming continues to affect coral’s ability to recover, with only 2 per cent of the entire reef escaping bleaching in the past 30 years.
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
‘The virus will hunt you out’: Three cases in Qld border town spark warning
Queensland has reported three new local cases of COVID-19, two of which have been infectious in the community for several days.
Genetic marker confirmed as early warning sign of severe COVID-19
Follow-up research has confirmed a specific biomarker is a good predictor of whether a person will develop severe COVID symptoms, with work now under way to develop a diagnostic test.
Politics
Witness in ICAC probe into Maguire was granted exemption to leave Australia
Australian Border Force was never notified the migration agent, who flew to Dubai on August 19, had been summonsed to appear before ICAC the following month.
Business
Exclusive
Aviation
Qantas to bring first A380 back to Australia next week
The first Qantas A380 superjumbo to return to Australia following the COVID-19 pandemic will land in Sydney next week as the airline ramps up its plans for international travel.
World
‘Elements of mercy killing’: Mum who killed terminally ill daughter jailed
In sentencing, the New Zealand High Court judge considered the pressure the mother was under and the pain she suffered.
Opinion
Macron or micron: Morrison will have to measure the cost of enraging France
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Researchers have helped us get our lives back
Mark Scott
University of Sydney vice-chancellor
Explore
Property bydomain
'Dog act': Building material thefts spike amid supply issues
Building materials that are in short supply have become hot property for thieves wanting extra cash or to complete a building job.
Could these coastal hotspots be the next Byron Bay?
Byron Bay's explosive popularity has priced out many buyers, including locals, so here's a few contenders waiting in the wings.
Lifestyle
Explainer
Sex & relationships
Love at first sniff: What’s the science of attraction?
For centuries, poets, writers, filmmakers and musicians have been captivated by the phenomenon of love at first sight. But what have scientists found out about it?
Culture
★★½
Review
Is ABBA’s comeback album Voyage worth the trip?
Thank you for the music, but maybe we didn’t need quite so much of it.
Sport
Opinion
ICC Men’s World Cup
Warner’s career began with a bang but is it ending with a whimper?
Like every great player, the Australian opener has had temporary ruts during his career, but this one has been going on for longer than it is comfortable to admit.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
International rugby
Little hope of a Taumalolo moment while self-interest rules World Rugby
It is hard to believe countries will vote for the greater good to allow players to switch Test teams.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Breaking
Socceroos
Blow for Socceroos as Mooy, Rogic, Taggart ruled out of Saudi Arabia clash
Australia will be heavily depleted for their first match on home soil in more than two years.
‘I will bite my tongue’: Paine lets latest Warne barb through to keeper
The spin great lined up the captain over a perceived lack of tactical acumen and poor bat output.
Sanders, Tomljanovic fire Australia into Billie Jean King Cup semis
Australia’s 2-1 win against Belarus in Prague ensured they will top Group B.
Updated
ICC Men’s World Cup
Australia thrash Bangladesh in charge towards T20 semis
Extraordinary bowling performance by Adam Zampa against an insipid Bangladesh has enhanced Australia’s semi-finals chances.
Law change could set Folau free to play for Tonga at World Cup
World Rugby is considering allowing players to represent more than one country at Test level.
Have Your Say
Norman’s true colours coming out in yet another Saudi sport-wash
Australia’s most famous golfer is fronting Saudi Arabia’s latest bid to try and launder its reputation. How does he justify that? With the quote of the year.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
