The only mass public transport to and from Brisbane Airport during the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the Airtrain, due to an exclusive deal with operators. 

The rapidly-worsening drought has spurred the NSW Government into rolling out a $250 million package of low-interest loans in a bid to help battered farmers weather a forecast dry summer. 

A judge has released a Sydney man accused by police of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, her daughter and her mother in separate incidents. 

Australian opener David Warner is set to withdraw from the money-spinning T20 series against India and return home immediately after the World Cup final due to burnout. 

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Taxpayers will fork out about $180,000 a month to electronically track 84 convicted criminals released from immigration detention as Labor scrambles to ensure community safety. 

An Israeli supporter has been charged and a group of flag-waving Palestinian teens dealt with as youth offenders after a concerning clash on the streets of North Bondi. 

Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey has again been exposed hiding billions of dollars in project blowouts just months after he almost lost his job for trying to hide a major overrun. 

School swimming lessons are back on in South Australia, after the Education Department reversed a snap ban prompted by a spate of shark attacks.

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NRL boss Andrew Abdo has revealed plans for an NFL-style Combine to lure American athletes to rugby league as part of the code’s historic 2024 season kick-off in Las Vegas.  

NSW Premier Chris Minns is today being urged to be “as bold as Bradfield” in his vision for the future of Sydney. 

MP’s have been warned Victoria’s ailing state school system has suicidal principals, depressed teachers, entitled parents and violent, narcissistic students. 

Hundreds of patients needing lifesaving medical treatment within minutes have been wrongly turning up to the Queensland government’s satellite hospitals – fuelling fears that labelling the medical centres “hospitals” could be putting people at risk. 

A ban on Adelaide public school swimming lessons in the ocean after a spate of shark attacks could quickly be overturned. 

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A western Sydney business has come under fire for refusing to lease a jumping castle to a well-known Jewish school, with the owner then boasting about her decision on social media. 

The AFL will begin its season in Sydney next year, as part of a bold plan to steal the spotlight in a special ‘Opening Round’ across the northern markets. 

Adelaide schools might revoke their decision to ban kids from ocean-based surfing and swimming sessions, as shark patrols are set to return before summer. 

A Victorian-led study has pinpointed the ideal time adults should sleep for good health. 

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NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria will be on the hook for at least 50 per cent of the cost of future road projects under an Albanese Government plan to push responsibility for transport infrastructure spending back onto states. 

A former NSW senior constable accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a police station while on duty and in uniform is set to fight the allegations at trial. 

A cruise ship in the midst of twin Covid and gastro outbreaks has docked in Adelaide on Monday morning with passengers standing on their balconies waiting to disembark after the 18-day cruise. 

A law forbidding hate speech and incitement to religious and racial groups could be overhauled amid criticism it isn’t fit for purpose, with NSW Premier Chris Minns saying “something has got to change” in the wake of heated protests over the Israeli-Palestine conflict. 

He sings about loving angels but pop megastar Robbie Williams will show Aussies some love too as he prepares to tour the nation this week- kicking off the festivities in Sydney. 

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has sparked criticism after calling on Israel to stop “the attacking of hospitals”.

Weekly pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney are costing more than $1 million to police each and Premier Chris Minns wants Canberra to help pay to the bill.

Dozens of homeowners who live above the $10.8bn West Gate Tunnel have won a secret multimillion-dollar compensation payout because their land titles extend to the centre of the earth.

Jewish Queenslanders are too afraid to tell work colleagues their heritage, wear the Star of David or give out their real names as they battle a rise in anti-Semitism.

There are calls to make it easier for South Australians to live in caravans on private land amid the rental crisis, after a wave of support for a woman  evicted by a local council.

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THE fuel excise should be slashed to compensate for the Albanese Government’s impending cuts to road and rail projects while giving cost-of-living relief.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “promised” to back Papua New Guinea’s own NRL team with players due to run onto the field in 2027 - and that side could include some top Australian talent.

Optus will have to confront at least three official investigations and an avalanche of damages claims from business customers who experts say are “absolutely” entitled to more than $2 of compensation after the telco’s epic network fail.

New tenants across the state are competing for just 5500 properties as Queensland’s rental availability plummets to a record low.

In Adelaide Thousands of public school teachers brought city streets to a standstill on Thursday as they marched for better pay and conditions - but signs wielded by some suggest they should go back to the classroom.

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Anthony Albanese is being urged to use rugby league as a “soft diplomacy” tool as the threat of China continues to loom over Australia’s relationship with Pacific Island nations.

Optus executives have declared the telco will not refund customers for one of the worst telecommunications outages in Australian history because most would get “less than $2” and instead it will “reward” the patience and loyalty of those who do not leave the company.

Any delays to the Metro West train line could hold Sydney’s cruising industry back for the next decade, businesses operating out of White Bay Cruise Terminal fear.

The QLD state government has paved the way for all public primary and secondary schools to introduce flexible class schedules from next year – including four-day weeks and shorter days.

The gap between what Queenslanders are forking out for health insurance has significantly widened in the past five years, with customers paying $332 a year more for their coverage than they’re getting back in benefits.

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Rate rise number 13 by the Reserve Bank of Australia could be its most painful one yet.

A Sydney family now needs an annual income of more than $250,000 to buy the average home.

Signs spruiking major road upgrades across Victoria are disappearing amid tensions over the federal government’s infrastructure review.

Acting Premier Steven Miles has travelled to Bundaberg as part of a regional Queensland blitz in the absence of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, as the LNP leadership fanned out to some of the state’s most marginal seats.

Premier Peter Malinauskas has called out the Australian Education Union saying it cares more about money over the wellbeing of year 12 students entering exam season.

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The federal government’s push to have greater control over how Australian viewers can find content on new smart TV sets is being met with serious concern from the media industry before a new prominence bill is finalised.

Sickening vision has captured the moment an adult driver callously discarded the body of a dead child onto the ground in the aftermath of a horror crash in Sydney’s west.

Victoria may have the race that stops the nation but NSW has the race that gets everyone on their feet.

Scrapping planned tax cuts for wealthy households would be a more effective way for the federal government to tackle inflation than axing Queensland road and rail projects, acting Premier Steven Miles has sensationally warned.

Hollywood star Margot Robbie has been spotted at Brisbane Airport after a whirlwind visit to her home state. And she even shouted the bar at a trendy Brisbane venue.

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