Massa family calls for independent review after toddler Joe waited in emergency for hours with symptoms including loss of consciousnessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Sydney family has accused Northern Beaches hospital of having “failed at every level” after their two-year-old waited in the emergency department for three hours before suffering a cardiac arrest and dying.Joe Massa was a month away from celebrating his second birthday when his mother, Elouise, took him to Northern Beaches hospital’s emergency department at 7am on 14 September 2024. Continue reading…Massa family…
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Exclusive: The western Sydney artist was dropped from representing Australia just days after being selectedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino will not be reinstated as Australia’s representatives at the next Venice Biennale despite thousands of artists calling for the decision to be overturned.The chair of Creative Australia, Robert Morgan, and the organisation’s executive director, Adrian Collette, told an all-staff meeting on Thursday that the decision to withdraw the Venice contract to avoid a potential public outcry would not be revised.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue…
Former deputy premier criticises government’s use of parliamentary privilege to make public previously suppressed CCC report on her conductFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former Queensland deputy premier, Jackie Trad, says the new government’s decision to release a previously suppressed Crime and Corruption Commission report into her conduct is “terrifying and petty”.The CCC investigation report has been the subject of a years-long legal wrangle, and had been blocked from release after a high court ruling in 2023.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…Former deputy…
Ken Henry made comments at a tax summit in Melbourne, arguing fiscal drag is seeing taxes go up while real incomes fallGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRecent governments have carried out “wilful acts of bastardry” and created intergenerational inequality and environmental destruction that will leave younger voters worse off, the former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has said, urging tweaks to Australia’s tax system to bridge the growing divide.Henry, who worked under both the Howard and Rudd governments, used a speech at the Per Capita tax summit in Melbourne on Thursday morning to argue the country’s…
Peter Weir’s 1975 parable of imperial anxiety and sexual hysteria, rereleased for its 50th anniversary, is a classic of Australian new wave cinema‘Clambering about in Victorian boots was brutal’: how we made Picnic at Hanging RockPeter Weir’s eerie and lugubrious mystery chiller from 1975, adapted by screenwriter Cliff Green from the novel by Joan Lindsay, is now rereleased for its 50th anniversary. It’s a supernatural parable of imperial anxiety and sexual hysteria: the bizarre and unclassifiable story of three demure and porcelain-white schoolgirls and one teacher who on Valentine’s Day 1900 – with the 19th century over and the Victorian…
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The Nine-owned digital real estate business is in the sights of US suitor CoStar, which has already picked up close to a 20 per cent stake. The Nine-owned digital real estate business is in the sights of US suitor CoStar, which has already picked up close to a 20 per cent stake. Business Companies Media & marketing By Supratim Adhikari February 20, 2025 — 7.34pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Nine Entertainment-owned Domain is poised to tackle a…
The Gold Coast has emerged as one of Australia’s leading cities for e-bike sales. The Gold Coast has emerged as one of Australia’s leading cities for e-bike sales. Video: E-bike sales surging on Gold Coast E-bike sales surging on Gold Coast We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National The Gold Coast has emerged as one of Australia’s leading cities for e-bike sales. February 20, 2025 — 7.55pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later Add videos to your saved list and come…
A rise in risky behaviour on Gold Coast waterways has one retired magistrate seeing red. A rise in risky behaviour on Gold Coast waterways has one retired magistrate seeing red. Video: Fury over risky boat behaviour on Gold Coast Fury over risky boat behaviour on Gold Coast We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National A rise in risky behaviour on Gold Coast waterways has one retired magistrate seeing red. February 20, 2025 — 7.55pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later Add…
A club in the heart of the Gold Coast is known for its fabulous shows, and its latest offering is all about a time when disco was king. A club in the heart of the Gold Coast is known for its fabulous shows, and its latest offering is all about a time when disco was king. Video: Gold Coast club reviving disco fever Gold Coast club reviving disco fever We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National A club in the heart of the Gold Coast is known for…
For what was a poultry sum. For what was a poultry sum. “With eggs in limited supply and inflation a topic of the day, it’s perhaps not untimely to recall that, in post-World War I Germany, the price of a dozen eggs went from three marks to 4 billion marks in just a few months,” notes Don Bain of Port Macquarie. “Now that’s inflation!” Lynette Silver of Wahroonga doesn’t see a polygraph or a klan meet when she looks at the POTUS John Hancock: “Trump’s signature (C8) brings to mind a seismograph reading created by a substantial earthquake.” Stuart Garland…
The state government has delivered less than a third of the 1,000 self-sufficient power units it promised for cyclone-impacted residents and farmers at the 2021 election. The state government has delivered less than a third of the 1,000 self-sufficient power units it promised for cyclone-impacted residents and farmers at the 2021 election. National WA WA election By Connor McGoverne February 20, 2025 — 8.15pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement The state government has delivered less than a third…
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists. The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists. Best of cartoons, February 21, 2025 Best of cartoons, February 21, 2025 We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Advertisement Politics Federal Best of cartoons 6 ImagesFebruary 20, 2025 — 8.24pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save galleries for later Add galleries to your saved list and come back to them any time. 1/6Credit:Cathy Wilcox 2/6Credit:Jamie Brown 3/6Credit:Matt Golding 4/6Credit:Matt…
A street in Bullsbrook has been put in lockdown as police hunt a wanted man. A street in Bullsbrook has been put in lockdown as police hunt a wanted man. Video: Perth street locked down as police hunt wanted man Perth street locked down as police hunt wanted man We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National A street in Bullsbrook has been put in lockdown as police hunt a wanted man. February 20, 2025 — 8.24pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for…
The appointment process for senior bureaucrats has again come under scrutiny in parliament, with both sides of politics levelling claims of wrongdoing. The appointment process for senior bureaucrats has again come under scrutiny in parliament, with both sides of politics levelling claims of wrongdoing. National Queensland Government By William Davis and Sean Parnell February 20, 2025 — 8.27pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Allegations of “corruption,” “cover-up” and “bullying” have been levelled on the floor of parliament, as…
Strong winds of 100km/h uprooted trees, downed power lines, sent debris flying and damaged homes across several communities. Strong winds of 100km/h uprooted trees, downed power lines, sent debris flying and damaged homes across several communities. Video: WA communities clean up after freak storm WA communities clean up after freak storm We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National Strong winds of 100km/h uprooted trees, downed power lines, sent debris flying and damaged homes across several communities. February 20, 2025 — 8.27pm , register or subscribe to save articles…
He stands at 126kg and is the strongest footballer Queensland has produced. But there is more to this future Test star than meets the eye. He stands at 126kg and is the strongest footballer Queensland has produced. But there is more to this future Test star than meets the eye. Sport Rugby Union Wallabies By Nick Wright February 20, 2025 — 8.30pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement When Massimo De Lutiis succumbed to a torn quad as he…
Test your news nous and general knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice challenge. Test your news nous and general knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice challenge. Which Queensland city boasts Cazalys Stadium? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz Which Queensland city boasts Cazalys Stadium? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement National Queensland BT Quiz By Nick Dent February 20, 2025 — 8.30pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them…
From indoor rainbows to Venice Golden Bear winners, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art have an awe-inspiring year planned. From indoor rainbows to Venice Golden Bear winners, the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art have an awe-inspiring year planned. Culture Art & design City life By Nick Dent February 20, 2025 — 8.42pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement The outdoors will come indoors this year, with a rainbow suspended in mist, a rocky…
A WA Liberal candidate has been forced to resign after a media interview in which he expressed views leader Libby Mettam deemed intolerable. A WA Liberal candidate has been forced to resign after a media interview in which he expressed views leader Libby Mettam deemed intolerable. National WA WA election By Hamish Hastie February 20, 2025 — 8.45pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement A WA Liberal candidate has been forced to resign after a media interview in which…