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Plenty of fringe and a bit of leg: The Logies red carpet winners
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (644+ words) Updated August 16, 2026 — 7:33pm,first published 4:18pm Follow our live coverage of the 66th Annual TV Week Logie Awards here. Say what you will about the Logies red carpet, it’s never dull. Trading international luxury designers for local labels and couturiers, it serves as…...
Draw’s a win for Fraser, his Blues and the AFL’s wildcard. But Saints lose big-time, even after a win
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (1521+ words) August 16, 2026 — 6:42pm In a game with no winner there were two victors and a clear loser. Josh Fraser’s Carlton won. The AFL’s contentious wildcard round won. St Kilda lost. Josh Fraser’s Carlton will play “finals”, or at least a quasi-final round....
Gun buyback deal launched
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (32+ words) Brisbane Times More than a quarter of a million guns will be surrendered and destroyed in Australia's largest gun buyback in three decades. August 16, 2026 — 6:41pm...
Labor marked down on migration as delayed visa shake-up approaches
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (1204+ words) August 16, 2026 — 5:59pm Voters have condemned the Albanese government’s handling of immigration policy, with 54 per cent agreeing the government is running the portfolio in an “unplanned and unmanaged way” even as Labor prepares to unveil tougher rules on visa overstayers and dodgy…...
Five arrests over threats to Scots College accused
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (349+ words) August 16, 2026 — 4:53pm NSW Police have arrested five boys for allegedly throwing eggs at the home of a Scots College student accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Bondi last month. Police were called to Dover Heights on Saturday after reports…...
Family makes bold bid to win $2,375,000 Essendon home at auction
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (758+ words) August 16, 2026 — 4:19pm A five-bedroom Federation home in Essendon, known as Iverley, sold on Saturday for $2,375,000 under the hammer as three bidders fought it out at auction. A local family made a bold $10,000 bid to knock out the competition for 45 Clarinda Road,…...
Queensland set to become Australia’s most heavily armed state
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (566+ words) August 16, 2026 — 3:29pm By snubbing a post-Bondi firearm buyback while New South Wales pushes ahead, Queensland is poised to become Australia’s most armed state. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns announced on Sunday that his state would introduce its…...
Australia’s energy grid transition: Why executives warn of precarious balance despite record renewable growth and falling power bills
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (486+ words) August 16, 2026 — 3:00pm Australia’s rapid rollout of renewables and batteries has helped deliver a year of lower electricity prices, but top energy executives warn the grid remains precariously balanced while ageing coal-fired generators continue shutting down and the nation races to build…...
Brisbane Airport expands global connections and regional lifelines
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (487+ words) August 16, 2026 — 12:34pm Queenslanders will have daily access to Kuala Lumpur from October, with Malaysia Airlines increasing Brisbane services and introducing its new Airbus A330neo on the route. The airline will increase from five to six services a week from Sunday before moving…...
‘That’s garbage’: After 24 weeks of positivity, Maguire shows his fury
11+ hour, 29+ min ago (980+ words) August 16, 2026 — 12:22pm It took 24 weeks and three minutes, but Michael Maguire had finally had enough. This may have just been the eeriest press conference of the two-time premiership coach’s tenure at the Broncos. And after what his side dished out in…...