51,000 homes promised in new housing pact
More than 51,000 homes are targeted to be built under a new federal-state agreement announced today.
This includes 20,000 exclusively for first home buyers, the first of
Read more18 May 2026
No relief in sight for long aged care wait times
By Sabrina Lenzen
Imagine your elderly mother needs help to get out of bed, shower and manage her medications – and then waiting more than a year for that support to
Read more18 May 2026
Starmer’s troubles reflect potholes in democracy
By Mark Beeson
Keir Starmer is the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minster in the past ten years. For a country that likes to think of itself as the birthplace of modern
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New study debunks yo-yo dieting dangers
A new study has rejected the notion that weight loss followed by weight gain – yo-yo dieting – is more harmful than staying overweight.
Researchers reviewed years of
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Eurovision is as much about politics as entertainment
By Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta
Australian singer Delta Goodrem has advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest grand final after days of online hype, fan campaigning and betting
Read more15 May 2026
Nothing-to-lose Taylor throws everything at budget reply
By Michelle Grattan
Angus Taylor might have reckoned he and the Opposition are in such deep doo-doo that he might as well throw everything at Thursday night’s budget
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Retailers on notice after Coles loses landmark case
By Jeannie Marie Paterson
Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in
Read more15 May 2026
Sunshine Coast precinct to deliver up to 2,600 homes
A new mixed-use precinct at Birtinya Central on the Sunshine Coast has been approved to deliver up to 2,600 new homes, with a retail, commercial, and community space
Read more14 May 2026
India’s restored masterpieces at the Queensland Art Gallery
Restored works from India’s first great modern artist Raja Ravi Varma will be on display at the Queensland Art Gallery until October 26, 2026.
The God of Small Things:
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Households cut back on recreation and travel spending
It looks like holidays at home this year as high fuel prices and economic uncertainty start to bite family recreation and travel plans.
The Commonwealth Bank’s
Read more14 May 2026