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Brisbane's premiership defence is on shaky ground after losing star midfielder Lachie Neale to a likely season-ending injury in their qualifying final defeat.

Coles says the cost of living and supply chain disruptions are behind its decision to continue selling caged eggs until 2030. A consumer expert says it is likely the supermarket's competitors will follow suit.

Billions of dollars in private investment are being pulled out of green hydrogen projects.

Producers and beekeepers had been expecting the arrival of the parasite. Now they are bracing for impact.

Experts are on edge, fearing this will be the spring that the "catastrophic" H5 strain of bird flu arrives in Australia. 

A rideshare driver is fighting for her life after being stabbed in the neck and face at a northern Gold Coast shopping centre. A 16-year-old has been charged and is expected to face court tomorrow.

The general sentiment that Australia just shivered through a cold winter is false —although it wasn't as warm as forecasts predicted pre-season.

Australian cattle prices are on the rise, producers are feeling confident, the US is hungry for beef, and now a Wagyu heifer has sold for $350,000.

From poorly categorised NDIS support to high rates of suicide, Tourette syndrome advocates say it's the last disability where "it's still acceptable for people to laugh at".

Financial Counsellors are warning of catastrophic impacts of unregulated gambling, known as "scambling", spreading like wildfire in First Nations communities. New data shows $2.8m in all types of scam losses were reported by First Nations people in the first six months of this year.

A leading extremism expert says increasing inequality is leading to the growth of sovereign citizen and other fringe groups spreading across rural and regional Australia.

Parts of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria will see increased fire risk this spring, as emergency services unveil their outlook for the season. 

The state government will introduce legislation to parliament on Wednesday to establish the registry, which will be named Daniel's Law in honour of Daniel Morcombe.

Commissioner Steve Gollschewski took immediate leave in February to focus on his health and family after receiving the "unexpected" diagnosis.

While eastern states remain mild on Tuesday, a series of fronts are approaching from the west — on track to deliver gale-force winds, showers, hail, thunderstorms, and snow.

David Crisafulli tells the final day of the LNP's state conference in Brisbane that "a plethora of well-meaning right-wing campaign groups" fractured the base of the Peter Dutton-led federal Coalition, allowing Labor to be returned to office with a primary vote of just 34.5 per cent. 

Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Queens Gardens, spilling onto Elizabeth Street, George Street and William Street.

Thousands of protesters have taken part in a nationwide day of action against the ongoing war in Gaza. 

Nationals are promising to introduce a nuclear power policy at the next election, despite it previously causing a rift in the Coalition.

Corporal punishment including smacking has been used as an excuse for "awful abuse" and should be outlawed, a royal commissioner says.