“This is a world event, has been going [since 1979] and in our eyes would be great to promote Hawke’s Bay,” Whaitiri said. “The economic spin-off to an area like Hawke’s Bay... Read more »
“Today felt profoundly sad. There are no winners,” Dodd said. “The Sycamore Gap tree wasn’t just wood and leaves. It was a marker of memory, history, belonging.” The tree, in a saddle... Read more »
The resignation of the last GP in an outback town has forced Queensland health authorities to make changes to attract a replacement. Cameron Hoare became the only GP in Cloncurry, 120 kilometres... Read more »
Russia has attempted to shrug off Donald Trump’s threat to impose new and “very severe” tariffs if Vladimir Putin fails to agree to peace with Ukraine. The Kremlin reacted icily to the... Read more »
Authorities are hunting a Qantas-flying “patient zero” and staff at a mine site in Western Australia’s north have been isolated after two people with measles visited the Pilbara region this month. Qantas... Read more »
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned; Tuesday 15 July With that, we will wrap the blog for the evening. Thanks for... Read more »
Bridget Archer didn’t expect to be returning to politics so soon. In fact, perhaps she didn’t think she’d be returning in 2025 at all — despite Bass being a marginal seat federally,... Read more »
The Reserve Bank of Australia recommends banning surcharges on credit and debit card payments, calling to end a practice worth $1.2 billion to the merchants who pass card acceptance costs onto customers.... Read more »
Sharks halfback Nicho Hynes has leapt to the defence of Nathan Cleary, who he says is a victim of tall poppy syndrome following last week’s shock State of Origin defeat. The former... Read more »
This article contains reference to child abuse.Four additional Melbourne childcare centres have been identified as locations where alleged sex offender Joshua Dale Brown was employed.Authorities are working to contact the families whose... Read more »