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‘Terrifying potency’: The overdose-inducing drug invading suburbia
The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in Australia has continued to grow, the latest data shows.
‘It can get worse’: The bite that burns like fire and killed a football hero
The bites cause a burning sensation lasting for about an hour, with an outbreak in Queensland already forcing closures of sporting fields and beaches.
Updated
Darwin
NT Country Liberals vow to tackle crime after belting Labor
The Country Liberal Party will form government in the Northern Territory, with a massive swing against the incumbent Labor party.
Exclusive
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Home Affairs rejects three-quarters of Palestinian visa applications amid political furore
Children make up 30 per cent of the 2935 visas issued to people with Palestinian documents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.
Analysis
Political leadership
12 big ideas and six sitting weeks: It’s crunch time for Albanese
With an election looming, the Albanese government is running out of time to get a raft of reforms through.
Opinion
Parliament House
Is ‘rip him a new one!’ really necessary for robust democratic debate?
The teals are inviting us to see the cacophony as something else – stupid, harmful to social civility and, above all, unnecessary.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Opinion
Jobs
Kamala’s secret sauce: Working in fast food sets you up for success
Even if we end up working in an entirely different industry, the skills learnt working in fast food stay with us for life.
Shona Hendley
Writer
Updated
Crime
Islamic State claims responsibility for mass stabbing at German festival
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people.
Spectacular Iceland volcano eruption raises pollution fears
Fountains of glowing molten rock shot into the night sky when the volcano first erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula.
‘I would be regarded by most people as being very eccentric’: Kim Williams on the toughest job in media
The ABC’s new chairman explains how he’s getting to grips with a “complicated beast” of a corporation.
Rookie’s finals statement: Four things learnt from Lions’ triumph
Their finals fate has been secured … almost. Who stood up, and where to now, for the Brisbane Lions?
Put NFL, netball and Oztag in a blender, and you get this new Olympic sport
Flag football is set to make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028, and the Australian teams have already started their campaign to get there.
Stigma is still forcing some women to dodge these products… period
Once, ads for sanitary products banked on women’s sense of shame. Now, period ads showing stigma are well and truly out of favour.
‘It doesn’t run out of battery’: How close are we to a cashless economy?
Most members of Gen Z say they won’t be using cash within a decade. But is Australia ready to ditch notes and coins?
‘Sell the Navara’: How a $1b fintech founder wound up with $6000 in the bank
Phillip Kingston, who once rubbed shoulders with Silicon Valley billionaires, sold his last two assets – a ute and a membership to a golf club – before he was declared bankrupt.
Opinion
Financial literacy
Earn a lot, but don’t feel rich? You might be a HENRY
Before you pull out the world’s smallest violin for people bringing home the financial bacon, hear me out.
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
Queensland
Probe into second death in three weeks at coal mine
Operations at a central Queensland coal mine have been suspended after a second fatality in weeks stoked safety concerns.
Prosecution rests in church trial over child’s death
After almost seven weeks of hearings, prosecutors have presented all their evidence over the 2022 death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs.
Police can now search for knives in shopping centres, licensed premises
Queensland parliament has passed legislation to give police wider powers to wand people at random to combat knife crime across the state.
Hong Kong Airlines resumes flights to Gold Coast
Hong Kong Airlines has announced it will begin seasonal services into the Gold Coast again after a six-year hiatus.
Former Qld MP’s penalty doubled for election Facebook posts
A judge has doubled former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s penalty for posting illegal election campaign messages on Facebook.
Politics
States will have to prove big builds worth it before federal government chips in
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King says tough new rules on road and rail projects “can and must” prevent delays and cost blowouts.
Business
‘Time has come’ to cut interest rates, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
“The time has come for policy to adjust,” Powell said in a highly anticipated speech to the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic conference.
World
Updated
Crime
Islamic State claims responsibility for mass stabbing at German festival
Police say three people were killed and four were seriously injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen.
Opinion
Why Australian banks are better at stopping scammers than British banks
Anna Bligh
CEO, Australian Banking Association
Is ‘rip him a new one!’ really necessary for robust democratic debate?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Mobile phones, 3G and the coming sounds of silence in the bush
Tony Wright
Associate editor and special writer
Explore
Property
Is it a good time to buy a house right now?
Buyers are turning up to open homes, but whether they can get a big enough mortgage is a different story.
The figures that show why building costs are no longer going through the roof
Some builders are offering discounts to secure contracts, as the key costs of construction have finally come off the boil.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Supermarkets
That unexpected item in bagging area is you doing all the work for your supermarket
From digital-trolley innovations to customer feedback machines, my grocers are becoming grosser by the day.
Michelle Cazzulino
Writer
Opinion
Workplace culture
No, your work is not your family, so let’s stop pretending it is
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Opinion
Divorce
If only Ben and Jennifer had followed my divorcee’s guide to marriage
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
This fish-out-of-water school comedy is smart, biting satire
The anti-woke set is bound to get hilariously worked up by new teen series Boarders.
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Sport
Lions hold off late Bombers charge as Heppell says farewell; Swans seal minor premiership
Sydney, Hawthorn and Geelong had thumping wins while Dyson Heppell, Dustin Martin and Dylan Grimes all said emotional goodbyes.
Analysis
Australian cricket
Cricket rights cash fight threatens lifeblood of the game
Star’s pursuit of a massive World Cup rights discount is life-threatening for the likes of Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies. It will hurt Australia too.
‘I’m a bit of a non-conformist’: Why this AFL coach lives in a van
Craig Jennings is the GWS Giants’ offence coach. He’s also a rare books salesman, and an animal rescuer. Oh – and he doesn’t have a house. Not in Sydney, anyway.
A steely resolve: The mindset that made Beau Vernon’s Paralympics dream a reality
When Beau Vernon woke in hospital after a catastrophic footy accident, he could never have imagined his best sporting moments were ahead.
Bunker official set to be stood down after Bulldogs skipper escapes sin bin for high tackle
The NRL is poised to take action after Stephen Crichton was allowed to stay on the field.
‘We will make the finals’: Four things learnt from Broncos’ escape
They started with arguably their worst 10 minutes in years, but a departing star kept the Broncos’ season alive. Where to now for Brisbane?
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Bravo to you, Ron Coote, but this Immortals-mania needs to slow down
Further trips back through rugby league’s history is an exercise best avoided.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Have Your Say
Bravo to you, Ron Coote, but this Immortals-mania needs to slow down
Further trips back through rugby league’s history is an exercise that’s best avoided.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
