The Queensland government is set to ignore expert advice and forge ahead with controversial youth justice laws, fulfilling a key election promise.
Australians in South Korea are being urged to avoid crowds after the nation’s president imposed martial law then lifted the order in a matter of hours.
Queensland’s credit rating could be downgraded as a result of cost blowouts as the government blames its predecessors for “flagrant spending”
Mattel is being sued by a South Carolina mother for mistakenly putting a link to a pornographic website on packaging for dolls tied to the blockbuster movie Wicked.
As menstrual health can impact educational outcomes and quality of life, researchers have developed a teaching guide hoping to break down stigma around periods.
A city reeling from crime backs controversial youth justice laws, saying juvenile offences have contributed to business closures and tarnished its reputation.
And a teenager found guilty of burglary and assault occasioning bodily harm in company, during the murder of North Lakes mother Emma Lovell will be sentenced today.
Less than six months after extending Cameron Joyce’s contract for another two years, the Gold Coast Suns have sacked their AFLW coach.
Dayne Zorko reckons Brisbane’s desire to replicate their 2024 success for those who missed out will help them buck a trend that’s plagued recent AFL premiers.
A plot to import the largest amount of cocaine ever into Australia, weighing the same as a Ford Raptor ute, has been shut down by police.
A torrent of rain fell within an hour, turning roads into rivers, submerging cars and trapping drivers who tried to cross floodwaters during sudden storms.
Whether the separate board will ultimately translate to different kinds of monetary policy decisions is unclear writes the University of Canberra’s John Hawkins and ANU’s Selwyn Cornish.
Community-scale batteries are being used around the world, though they’re still considered to be in their infancy.
Our resident Stats Guy considers what keeps Australia’s urban planners up at night.
The state government has scrapped a truth-telling inquiry and introduced workplace protections against union intimidation.
As you prepare to go into your retail frenzy, remember the Amazon workers who race around warehouses picking orders at unsustainable work rates set by algorithms that remove every pause in their workday.
Queenslanders have been bountiful in recent Matildas squads and young guns Winonah Heatley and Sharn Freier are two more to add to the list.
A new body will be established to finally determine venues for the 2032 Olympics in Queensland, after an earlier review was ignored.
Australia’s central bank will soon have two boards under a deal struck between the federal government and the Greens.
Cricket Australia is adamant the current system of keeping players fresh had long brought results, ahead of the second Test in Adelaide.
