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Rogers leads Vics to big win with freak catch and runs

Tom Rogers reeled in a one-handed screamer to send Marnus Labuschagne packing before making 69 as Victoria beat Queensland by seven wickets in the One-Day Cup.

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'Scary is good': Bennett reunion gives Fifita bounce

David Fifita has set his sights on regaining his Queensland jersey after reuniting with Wayne Bennett at South Sydney after a injury-plagued year at Gold Coast.

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Walk this way: new Australian hikes to try in 2026

From accessible urban strolls to multi-day treks through world heritage-listed sites, walkers are spoiled for choice

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Heatwave across Australia’s south-east continues for eighth day ahead of a welcome cool change

The BoM forecasts parts of inland NSW will exceed 45C on Saturday, with Thargomindah in Queensland to reach 46C, Mildura 45C and Canberra 41C

The Guardian - AU

Queensland police scrap specialist unit providing support for domestic and family violence cases

Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not ‘core’ police business’

The Guardian - AU

'A little nervous': flood-hit area braces for more rain

A flood-hit region is bracing for more rain as a tropical low lingers but forecasters say it is a "very low" chance of developing into a tropical cyclone.

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A ‘furious’ cattle farmer wants to be Nationals leader. But few expect the party to become a Boyce club

Colin Boyce, who is challenging David Littleproud’s leadership, has previously said people should ‘celebrate’ global heating

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Morning Mail: the ‘terrifying’ impacts of US aid cuts; Trump threatens Iran as US fleet nears; PM pushes for progress on gun buybacks

Preventable deaths after US slashed foreign aid funding one year ago; ‘time running out’ to make a deal, Trump tells Tehran; Queensland and NT hold out on gun buybacks

The Guardian - AU

Locals dive for swim and shade as heatwave keeps grip

Australians are doing their best to stay safe indoors as a heatwave drags on, but for those on the land, work doesn't stop because it's too hot.

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Indigenous group outraged after Australia kills dingoes linked to backpacker’s death

Queensland minister says culling dingo pack ‘appropriate for public safety’

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‘Air conditioners are struggling’: parts of NSW, Queensland and Victoria swelter as heat records tumble

Bushfires still burning out of control in Victoria as temperatures reached the high 40s in the west of NSW

The Guardian - AU

Nationals MP’s challenge to Littleproud’s leadership ‘out of the blue’ and doomed to fail, colleagues say

Colin Boyce to challenge for the leadership next week, saying party was at risk of going off ‘political cliff’

The Guardian - AU

Nationals back leader as MP warns of 'political cliff'

Nationals MPs are standing behind leader David Littleproud after a renegade backbencher announced his intention to challenge for the leadership.

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Former Australian neo-Nazi group member who owned 16 guns appeals loss of firearms licence

Joshua Ryan Hoath, 27, argues his political views should not have been considered by Queensland police

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Rate hikes, affordability won't curb house prices

Property professionals are confident that housing prices will continue to grow in 2026, despite worries about higher interest rates and affordability.

The Guardian - AU

Killing of K’gari dingoes in wake of backpacker’s death could create ‘extinction vortex’, expert says

Queensland government says it has already killed six of the 10 dingoes seen near the body of 19-year-old Piper James

AAP

Former politicians prosper in Australia Day honours

For their service to educational equity, economic development and public health, ex-politicians have been bestowed some of the nation's highest honours.

The Guardian - AU

Dingoes on Australia’s K’gari island to be euthanised after death of Canadian tourist Piper James

Queensland government says pack linked to 19-year-old’s death pose ‘unacceptable public safety risk’ as Indigenous traditional owners say they were not consulted

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Science teachers from Queensland Open Brethren schools told to teach students about vegetarian dinosaurs on Noah’s Ark

Teachers who attended ‘compulsory’ creationist conference run by US-based fundamentalist group told radiometric dating techniques were flawed

The Times of India

Autopsy of Canadian teen found on Australian beach points to drowning; dingo bites likely after death

Preliminary autopsy findings into the death of a 19-year-old Canadian backpacker Piper James on Australia’s K’gari island suggest drowning as the most likely cause, with dingo bites sustained largely after her death, Queensland authorities said.

The Guardian - AU

Canadian backpacker’s death poses question for Queensland’s K’gari: can dingoes and tourists coexist?

Coroner is yet to determine the cause of death of Piper James, a 19-year-old Canadian woman found surrounded by dingoes on Monday

AAP

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

From hail damage on cars to rooves ripped off homes, severe weather events across Australia caused an eye-watering $3.5 billion in insured losses in 2025.

The Guardian - AU

Intense heat could smash temperature records in south-east Australia with catastrophic fire danger forecast

High to extreme fire danger expected across several states as inland parts of SA, Victoria, NSW and Queensland may have more than five days above 40C

The Independent UK

Devastated parents speak out after Canadian teen found dead surrounded by dingoes on Australian island

Investigators are yet to conclude whether 19-year-old died from drowning or dingo attack

AAP

Man accused of revealing sex offender details gets bail

A man accused of abusing a newly legalised ability to access a list of child sex offenders has appeared in court after allegedly disclosing sensitive details.

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