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China demands Australia stop 'exaggerating tensions' over South China Sea
Published: July 22, 2026 at 08:30 PM
by By South-East Asia correspondent Tim Swanston and foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded Australia stop "exaggerating tensions and inciting confrontation" over the South China Sea after Penny Wong warned Beijing against "destabilising" conduct in the region.
Government announces trio of architecture firms and reveals proposed design for new National Aquatic Centre
Published: July 22, 2026 at 07:55 PM
by By state political reporter Jack McKay
The state has chosen three firms to design the aquatic centre: ARM Architecture, NH Architecture and Queensland-based Arkhefield.
Judge lifts non-publication order on Alan Jones's hearings
Published: July 22, 2026 at 06:51 PM
by Unknown
Details of allegations against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones can be revealed.
Young Filly rape trial shown photographs of alleged victim's injuries
Published: July 22, 2026 at 06:23 PM
by Unknown
Graphic photographs of injuries allegedly inflicted by an internationally renowned YouTube star on an infatuated fan in his hotel room after a concert are shown to a jury at his sexual assault trial in a Perth court.
Newcastle accountant jailed for $878,000 IGA fraud
Published: July 22, 2026 at 06:22 PM
by Unknown
A Newcastle accountant is jailed for defrauding hundreds of thousands of dollars from a company that owns a network of supermarkets in the Hunter Valley.
Chris Wade was arrested by the Secret Service, pardoned by Donald Trump and sued by Apple before coming home
Published: July 22, 2026 at 06:07 PM
by Unknown
Chris Wade was arrested by the Secret Service in Dallas in the early 2000s. It took him on a journey from FBI hacker to Mar-a-Lago and eventually the White House before he came back to Australia to buy his favourite pub.
Eels defend Jarome Luai's 2027 NRL signing ahead of Chiefs move
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:56 PM
by Unknown
Parramatta coach Jason Ryles is unapologetic about agreeing to Jarome Luai's one-season stopover at the Eels.
Thargomindah outback launch facility to expand guided weapons testing
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:47 PM
by By Jay Carstens and Lachlan Ford
Black Sky Aerospace will construct a new airstrip and explosives storage to support defence and aerospace testing within the state.
Gold Coast City Council CEO Tim Baker abruptly resigns
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:41 PM
by Unknown
Tim Baker announces he will step down in December after five years leading Australia's second-biggest council.
Inquest into Annette Mason's 1989 death hears woman took it into her 'own hands' to solve murder
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:39 PM
by Unknown
An inquest has heard from a woman who took it into her "own hands" to solve the murder of Annette Mason.
Proposed $40b, 185ha data centre to use six times Top End's annual electricity consumption
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:36 PM
by Unknown
A proposed massive new data centre would require more than six times the total demand of the Darwin and Katherine electricity grids to operate.
Charge against Amy Tossoun over alleged Mount Buller drink spiking thrown out
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:13 PM
by Unknown
A Victorian magistrate has struck out a drink spiking charge against Melbourne socialite Amy Tossoun.
Most Australians don't understand how interest rates affect inflation, RBA survey finds
Published: July 22, 2026 at 05:02 PM
by By business correspondent David Taylor and business reporter Stephanie Chalmers
The Reserve Bank is concerned that too many Australians have little idea what the central bank is trying to achieve with interest rates, which it says could be making its job harder.
Tasmanian health department tries to block probe after referring hospital death to coroner
Published: July 22, 2026 at 04:06 PM
by By state political reporter Josh Duggan
Tasmania's health department is challenging a coronial review into allegations that a clinical director falsified death certificates at Launceston General Hospital.
Pod of dolphins die within 24 hours after stranding at Albany's Princess Royal Harbour
Published: July 22, 2026 at 03:44 PM
by By Annie Gaffney and Astrid Volzke
Twelve pantropical spotted dolphins have died after a pod was first found stranded on an Albany beach on Tuesday afternoon.
Jury in former Broome bishop sex trial warned not to be swayed by Catholic church prejudice
Published: July 22, 2026 at 03:44 PM
by Unknown
The lawyer for a former Catholic bishop who allegedly sexually abused three young men tells his trial the incidents did not happen, and warns the jury not to be affected by possible prejudice against the church.
The claims and evidence behind popular anti-aging and wellness treatments
Published: July 22, 2026 at 03:28 PM
by By national health equity reporters Rachel Carbonell and Caitlyn Gribbin
Wellness and anti-aging clinics are popping up across Australia. But do their treatments work and are they safe?
Dairy giant Lactalis to close Longwarry factory in Gippsland by 2027
Published: July 22, 2026 at 03:02 PM
by By Warwick Long and Emma Field
Lactalis has announced it will close its dairy factory in Longwarry, in Gippsland.
Bourke Shire school employee charged with possessing child and animal abuse material
Published: July 22, 2026 at 02:41 PM
by Unknown
Police raid a home in far west NSW, allegedly seizing devices containing child and animal abuse material.
Australia's 'Doctor Jihad' Tareq Kamleh reportedly found alive in Iraqi jail
Published: July 22, 2026 at 02:22 PM
by By political reporter Holly Tregenza
Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead.