How would you feel about paying $28 for a jar of instant coffee, $9 for a box of instant oats, or $16 for laundry detergent? The “inflated” prices were recorded last month at remote stores in Queensland, many of which are run by a group controlled by the State Government. Lockhart River Mayor Wayne Butcher said shoppers in remote Indigenous …

Real estate listings company Domain Holdings has experienced a 120 per cent drop in full-year profit. The company reported a $6.2 million loss in the 2017-18 financial year, which is a significant drop from the $23.5 million net profit it posted in the prior year. Domain’s loss was effected by a write-down of $29.6 million, predominantly related to its print …

Three men have been charged over their alleged involvement in the execution-style murder of former bikie boss Mahmoud “Mick” Hawi in Sydney’s south. On Friday, two members of the criminal gang Lone Wolf, aged 37 and 38, were arrested while leaving a barber shop in Bexley and charged with the former Comanchero boss’s murder. A 36-year-old Brighton Le Sands man …

And with that, it was over. The clock finally running out on “Timmy Time”. Arguably Australia’s most important player in its footballing history signed off an international career that has featured 107 games, four World Cup Finals and a record 50 goals, with a last public engagement that contained laughter, tears and a leisurely meander down memory lane. And what …

One woman is dead and a young girl is critically injured after a shooter opened fire in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday night, local time. The suspected shooter died at the scene after emergency services responded about 10pm local time on Sunday (12 noon AEST). There are 14 other victims of the shooting at Danforth Avenue near Logan …

Police are investigating how Sydney father John Edwards obtained a firearms licence and was allowed to take weapons from a gun range before shooting dead his teenage son and daughter. Jack, 15, and Jennifer, 13, died huddled together in their bedroom in West Pennant Hills Sydney just before 5.20pm on Thursday after their 68-year-old father shot them numerous times. On Saturday the children’s mother, …

The attempt to rescue 12 trapped boys and their soccer coach from the Thailand cave site has officially begun. Thai authorities confirmed the daring rescue attempt has started after ambulances earlier arrived at the site and the area around the Tham Luang cave complex was evacuated. “Those unrelated to the rescue operation, please evacuate the area immediately,” Mae Sai police …

Financial institutions ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup will be prosecuted on criminal cartel charges, Australia’s consumer watchdog says. The allegations concern arrangements for the sale of A$2.5bn (£1.4bn; $1.9bn) worth of ANZ shares in 2015. The three banks said they would fight the charges. ANZ said it would also defend allegations against an employee. Australia’s scandal-plagued financial sector is at …

Kensington Palace has asked for Meghan Markle’s father to be given “respect and understanding” amid reports he has pulled out of attending his daughter’s wedding to Prince Harry. Thomas Markle told entertainment website TMZ he made the choice to not attend the Royal wedding after he staged a series of photos of himself for the event with a well-known paparazzo. …

Julie Bishop has hit back at former Australian ambassador to China Geoff Raby, who penned a damning opinion piece overnight claiming that relations with Beijing can only improve with the Foreign Minister’s sacking. In the piece, Mr Raby slams Ms Bishop for not having visited China in more than two years while angering Beijing with “strident public comments on the …