Olivia Dean edges closer to all-time chart record
Olivia Dean’s megahit Man I Need is edging closer to becoming the longest-running number one single of all time in Australia.
The song moved back to number one last
Read more15 April 2026
Qantas hikes fares, cuts flights as fuel costs soar
Qantas has increased fares, cut flights and made changes to its international network to mitigate the impact of the Middle East conflict.
In an update issued to the ASX,
Read more14 April 2026
Two new hotels slated for Brisbane Airport
Brisbane Airport will get two new hotels, with one to link directly with the international terminal, and another positioned next to DFO Skygate.
The hunt is on for
Read more14 April 2026
Susan Coyle to become first female chief of army
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has been appointed as Australia’s first female chief of army.
She is also the first women to be appointed head of any of the services in
Read more14 April 2026
Drones feature strongly in new national defence strategy
By Michelle Grattan
Drone and other autonomous military capabilities will be among the central features of the 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment
Read more14 April 2026
Strait of Hormuz blockade creates new uncertainty
By Sanjoy Paul
For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
In response to war with Israel and the
Read more14 April 2026
Child-sized echidnas roamed south-east Australia
An echidna the size of a small child roamed Victoria tens of thousands of years ago, research released today reveals.
An Ice Age fossil found 120 years ago in an
Read more14 April 2026
Celebrating 100 years of Winnie the Pooh
By Elizabeth Hale
Just over a century ago, the satirical writer and playwright A.A. Milne, suffering from the after-effects of fighting in the trenches of World War I,
Read more14 April 2026
‘Cosmic volcano’ erupts after 100 million years of silence
A “cosmic volcano” has erupted in deep space as a colossal black hole reawakens after 100 million years.
The Royal Astronomical Society said radio images revealed
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State inquiry launched into federal environment laws
The Queensland Government has taken the unusual step of ordering an inquiry into the processes of another level of government.
Treasurer David Janetzki has directed the
Read more14 April 2026