Australia and New Zealand will both lodge protests with China after Beijing slapped an unprecedented travel ban on four MPs from New Zealand who visited Taiwan last month. The National Party’s Maureen Pugh, Labour’s Duncan Webb, NZ First’s David Wilson and ACT’s Laura McClure all visited the democratically ruled island in May, as part of…
Two teenagers will face court following an alleged stabbing at a busy shopping centre in regional Queensland. Emergency services were called to the incident just outside Big W in Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, just before 2pm yesterday. Big W and other surrounding shops were placed under lockdown and did not…
The New York Knicks have taken a 1-0 lead in the NBA finals after beating San Antonio 105-95 in the series opener. The Knicks stole a game on the Spurs’ home floor, which was briefly interrupted by a fan sprinting onto the court at a crucial point in the fourth quarter. After Jalen Brunson hit…
Rebecca Vassarotti has been re-elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in an electoral countback after the resignation of ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury. Ms Vassarotti served as a member of the ACT Greens for a term before losing her seat in the 2024 election. Following Mr Rattenbury’s resignation in April after 17 years in politics,…
Pat Cummins is holding out hope he can play the entirety of Australia’s busiest 12 months on record, but admits it will be “very surprising” if all of the big-three quicks manage to. The Test captain has pulled up well on return from the IPL, where he played his first competitive matches in four months…
A court has heard an elderly man who was allegedly robbed of $10,000 in cash outside a bank on the NSW Mid North Coast, was using the money to pay for his cancer treatment. Police allege Dylan Benton, 31, was watching the 83-year-old withdraw cash inside the Park Beach Plaza at Coffs Harbour on Wednesday…
A crew of nine beekeepers from across southern Queensland is rushing to save thousands of bees after the truck carrying their hives crashed on the Warrego Highway. The eastbound lane of the Warrego Highway between Mungallala and Mitchell remained closed this morning at Womalilla Creek, about 600km west of Brisbane. Temporary lights were being used…
Tech giant Meta has hit out at the Australian government’s plan to make social media companies pay for news, calling it a “grossly unfair” and “discriminatory tax”. In a blog post overnight, Meta shared its formal response to Labor’s News Bargaining Incentive, which would see digital platforms taxed up to 2.25 per cent of their…
Australia and its partners in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have issued a rare joint notice warning about Chinese spies aggressively using LinkedIn and other job platforms to “lure” recruits with access to sensitive information. “China’s military intelligence services are using an increasingly wide array of professional networking sites and online job platforms to target…
As oyster growers continue to battle natural disasters and unknown diseases, one region on the NSW Far South Coast has become the engine for the industry. Hugh Wheeler, who began farming oysters 45 years ago, said production at Merimbula Lake had doubled over the past decade. The region has now overtaken traditional oyster growing areas…