A young man who was shot dead by police on the Logan Motorway on Thursday has been “directly linked” to the double murder of an elderly couple, with officers describing the incident as a “terrorism event”, Queensland police say. The bodies of Maurice and Zoe Antill, both in their mid-80s, were found at a house in the southern Brisbane suburb of …

A controversial bid to remove police and prison officer floats from Sydney’s pride parade has fallen short at the annual general meeting of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. But in a strong anti-police statement, Saturday’s motion attracted 44 per cent of the votes, drawing 261 votes in favour. Three hundred and twenty-seven members voted against it. The motion was …

Southern rock lobsters are set to feature on Christmas tables across Australia amid plunging domestic prices fuelled by the nation’s growing trade tensions with China. Commercial fishers operating in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia are supplying record volumes to the domestic market after China’s ban on Australian live lobster imports. With the crustaceans removed from restaurants and markets in China, …

China’s deputy ambassador has accused Prime Minister Scott Morrison of overreacting to a social media post about alleged war crimes by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan. Wang Xining criticised Mr Morrison’s angry response to the incendiary image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to the throat of an Afghan child. “I think it’s unfortunate that this issue evolved in such a …

The first lesson this week was that when offered cheap money, a significant number of Australians will rush to buy residential real estate, recession or not. The second lesson was this is pretty much what core economic policy has been reduced to in Australia – inflating asset prices in hope that the “wealth effect” will trickle down into broader consumer …

New South Wales will throw its borders open to all Australians and New Zealanders within weeks, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed. Ms Berejiklian said from November 23, NSW will be the only state or territory where “every Australian citizen is welcome, including New Zealand citizens.” “Come a minute past midnight on November 23, there will be free movement between NSW …

Australia is set to start manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine this month as the government reveals its vaccine rollout plan. Health Minister Greg Hunt told The Herald Sun the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine was likely to begin being manufactured by vaccine manufacturer CSL in November. Hunt said the government is also set to buy into two additional COVID-19 vaccines, meaning Australians will have access …

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has won a third term in office, declaring victory for her party and entering the history books as a Labor legend after being rewarded by voters for her handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Labor leader is on track to form a majority government, with the ABC’s election computer predicting the ALP to win as many as …

The chief executive of Australia Post has been ordered to stand aside as Scott Morrison orders an independent investigation into the organisation spending $12,000 on gifts of designer watches for bosses who stitched up a deal with big banks. The Prime Minister blasted the spending decision as “disgraceful”, the latest scandal to prompt outrage at the embattled organisation’s spending. Already …

The government’s flailing strategy for dealing with China could cost the Australian economy more than $20 billion a year – a figure that could blow out even more if the government fails to adopt a different approach. In the past week, Chinese customers have deferred orders for Australian coal amid reports China is suspending Australian coal imports for the foreseeable …