A southeast Queensland man out for a casual day fishing with his cousin-in-law unknowingly broke a 26-year-old world record when he netted a “really special fish”.
Danielle O'Neal
Doctors say they are failing to cut through to overweight patients with the message that obesity can lead to major health problems, with very few prepared to do anything about it.
Darren Cartwright
Australian troops could soon be withdrawn from Afghanistan with a historic peace deal between the Taliban and the US. They also may be thanked depending on discussions at Iraqi Parliament.
Charles Miranda
Federal opposition has called for an inquiry into the actions of Austrac and its CEO Nicole Rose over its bungling of child exploitation referrals and her rise to the top.
Natalie O'Brien
Protesters fighting for an end to animal experimentation have gathered in front of a Sydney hospital after three baboons escaped from its animal research facility last week.
Dominica Sanda
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash on a major highway southwest of Brisbane that has left three people in hospital, one in a serious condition.
Jesse Kuch
A Sydney medical worker in his 50s is being tested for coronavirus, in what authorities fear could turn out to be the first confirmed incidence of person-to-person transmission in Australia.
Danielle Le Messurier
A man who spent 11 months in prison for a child sex offence he did not commit before having his conviction quashed is suing one of his former defence lawyers who acted for him during his trial.
Phil Hickey
A 78-year-old Perth man has become the first person in Australia to die from the coronavirus as authorities brace for potentially more cases as it spreads.
Former US vice-president Joe Biden has “won big” in South Carolina and says “we are very much alive” after scoring a huge victory ahead of this week’s Super Tuesday.
Nathan Vass in Columbia, South Carolina
A 14-year-old boy who rushed off his school bus to intervene and stop an alleged domestic violence-related assault in western Sydney has revealed what sparked his brave actions.
A man stabbed multiple times has been treated in hospital after a violent altercation at West Lakes Shore overnight. His alleged attacker, a man known to him, has been charged with attempted murder.
Businessman and former federal MP Clive Palmer says fraud charges brought against him by the corporate watchdog have ‘no merit’.
TWO people have been charged with aggravated robbery after they allegedly broke into houses in Coconut Grove and attacked residents
PHILLIPPA BUTT
Billionaire businessman Clive Palmer says “the only victim is the truth” after he was hit with four new fraud charges this week.
Matthew Killoran
Businessman Clive Palmer has signalled his intention to fight corruption charges, saying they have "no merit" and are an "embarrassment" to ASIC.
Glamour model Arabella Del Busso has moved on from her former lover, Wests Tigers player Josh Reynolds and is reportedly dating a new sportsman after being seen congratulating her new flame.
Danielle Gusmaroli
Propaganda on the dark web is fuelling right-wing extremism, according to Peter Dutton who says Australia’s intelligence agencies say young people can be radicalised online in just a number of weeks.
Annabel Hennessy
WARATAH and Southern Districts will go around again in the Women’s Premier League grand final after nailbiting wins in their respective preliminary finals
GREY MORRIS
Aussie planning holidays have been told to keep an eye on travel advice, with more countries now under review by the nation’s top medicos as coronavirus continues to spread.
A Diamond Princess cruise passenger being treated in hospital for COVID-19 has succumbed to the illness, making him the first Australian to die from the virus.
Annika Smethurst, Sue Dunlevy, Jessica Marszalek, Stephen Drill, Natalie Wolfe, Ellen Whinnett and staff writers
A MAN first diagnosed with coronavirus while in the Howard Springs quarantine camp has died
Two of Sydney’s leading obstetricians are teaching adults all about “the birds and the bees” in a bid to increase the chances of couples conceiving naturally with the sessions helping women avoid IVF.
Jane Hansen
A Mackay mother says she spoke to a teenager just minutes before a 15-year-old girl was killed in a hit and run incident early this morning. Police have launched a search to find the driver involved.
Nathan Edwards and Heidi Petith
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