Morning Edition Newsletter
A summary of the day’s most important stories, analysis and insights.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
Explainers
Expert background and analysis on key issues and news events.
Ex-Brisbane chef says alleged sexual assault ‘all just a joke’: court
Mitchell James Efeimoff, 34, was charged last month with 18 counts of sexual assault and four counts of unlawful stalking, intimidation or harassment.
Man’s head impaled by wood during boat crash
An off-duty doctor was fortunately on hand to stop the man’s friends from trying to pull the large splinter out of his head.
Pistol seized from alleged killer’s home after Mackay shooting
Police say they have found the handgun used to shoot dead a Queensland woman in front of her two young children.
Opinion
Regulation
Alarm bells: The multitrillion-dollar shadow hanging over the world
A fast-growing part of the financial system could trigger another global economic crisis.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Vapes to be sold behind the counter under watered-down ban
The last-minute changes have provoked the fury of pharmacists, who said they were healthcare professionals and not tobacconists.
This GP inherited $24 million from a patient. Now, he’s been reprimanded
Dr Peter Alexakis is allowed to continue practising under restrictions after a tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct.
Opinion
Inheritance
Am I really entitled to wealth I had no part in creating?
Would you rather keep paying high taxes on your income, or more tax when you die?
Millie Muroi
Business Reporter
The numbers behind Broncos slump, and the axing that could spark change
Brendan Piakura has provided an insight into why he failed to retain his Maroons place, revealing the impact the game’s plateaus could have on young players.
‘Ready to rock’: Luai promises Mitchell will rip into Queenslanders
NSW’s five-eighth needed just three words to sum up the mood of his teammate before his return to State of Origin on Wednesday.
Jury’s motive query in missing campers murder trial
Jurors in the trial of accused double murderer Gregory Lynn have asked the judge what happens if they can’t reach a unanimous verdict.
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before he vanished
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
Chinese dissident recalls secretive jet-ski escape across the Yellow Sea
Kwon Pyong strapped five fuel barrels to his craft, and brought five water bottles and five sandwiches for the dash across the sea.
Queensland
‘Won’t stop us’: Dutton’s nuclear threat to Qld election winner
The federal LNP leader’s claim that state opposition “won’t stop us rolling out our new energy system” heaps more pressure on his Queensland counterpart, David Crisafulli.
Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts
There is increasing concern that court access to health files may be used to cast doubt on the credibility of rape and sexual assault survivors.
Grave robbers, body snatchers and the history of Australian museums
Seven museums have confirmed the number of stolen remains and artefacts they have in storage. Another says it would be too sensitive to say.
Keely escaped as her mates were gunned down. A court will hear her triple-0 call
One of the surviving officers involved may not give evidence at an inquest due to medical reasons.
‘Enormous potential’: Plan to bring life to the forgotten end of South Bank
High-level talks have begun to map out the future of a stretch of Brisbane riverfront that predates Expo 88. What does that mean for its major tenant?
Politics
Charlatan, opportunist, climate change denialist: Keating unloads on Dutton
Paul Keating issued his statement the same day Nationals leader David Littleproud said teal MPs were “dripping with self-righteous sanctimony”.
Business
Myer in talks to merge with Just Jeans and other Solomon Lew brands
The merger would give veteran rag trader Solomon Lew his long-awaited seat on Myer’s board.
World
Heat deaths in Mecca shine light on underworld pilgrim industry
More than 1000 deaths in Saudi Arabia have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators who profit off people desperate to meet their religious duty.
Opinion
Explore
Property
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Wallaby-turned-financier Jason Little buys $23m Bondi Beach ‘shell’
The two-storey penthouse opposite the beach is yet to be built, but once completed it is expected to be a downsizer for the Manly-based chief executive of Goodman Australia.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Bigger is better for Nadia Bartel and these Australian brands
Three designers are willing to take a risk with new stores despite a tough retail climate.
Culture
Opinion
WordPlay
I watched it for research. So was I unsatisfied or dissatisfied with The Fall Guy?
Who says you can’t have fun with words at the multiplex?
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Traveller
Drivedrive
From Our Partners
Sport
All-Stars cricket promoter says Warnie’s death left him helpless as businesses went under
Professional poker player Raj Ramakrishnan once rubbed shoulders with cricket’s elite but now faces allegations he engaged in tax fraud and owes the ATO $14 million.
Updated
A-League Men
Davila dumped from contract after facing court over A-League betting ring
Macarthur FC have mutually terminated the contract of skipper Ulises Davila, hours after he fronted court over being the alleged ringleader in a spot-fixing operation.
Analysis
Paris 2024
The USA’s Olympic swimming trials have finished. Australia’s stars have work to do
Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Five things Aust must do to save their T20 World Cup
Australia is in danger of missing the T20 finals just seven months after claiming the one-day World Cup.
‘Bit of OCD’ and tears as Doueihi’s superstition caps comeback from ACL tear
Every time the Tigers scored, Adam Doueihi put himself at ease with his own personal post-try ritual.
Anti-doping watchdog clears AFL, urges players’ hair testing results to be made public
Sports Integrity Australia warned the AFL must bolster its “intelligence capability to manage emerging threats to the game’s integrity” through illicit drugs.
Exclusive
NRL off-field behaviour
Taylan May hit with second show-cause notice following domestic violence charges
The career of the Penrith premiership winner remains up in the air.
Have Your Say
Look who the Blues brought in to mimic Reece Walsh
In a move that’s sure to irk the Maroons, NSW welcomed the suspended Joseph Suaalii into camp to play the role of the man he knocked out in Origin I.
