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Farewell to ‘Golly’: City stops for former QPS commissioner
12+ hour, 36+ min ago (998+ words) September 14, 2026 — 2:10pm Brisbane’s inner-city streets came to a standstill on Monday as the Queensland Police Service farewelled its former leader, Steve Gollschewski, who died of cancer earlier this month, aged 67. Uniformed police officers lined the streets alongside citizens as funeral processions…...
As ‘Tiki’ set out for a cruise with a mate on a sunny spring day, a killer pothole loomed
13+ hour, 42+ min ago (845+ words) Motorists often avoid this crumbling stretch of the Western Highway where Peter Mason, 71, was enjoying a weekend motorcycle ride before he hit a pothole and died. A retired spray painter and avid motorcyclist went for a weekend ride with a…...
Victorian motorcyclist dies after hitting pothole
14+ hour, 53+ min ago (43+ words) Victoria's roads crisis has escalated after a motorcyclist was killed in the state's central west after hitting a pothole. September 14, 2026 — 11:54am...
Australian man and two children found dead in Bali
16+ hour, 28+ min ago (35+ words) An Australian man and two children have been found dead in Kuta in Bali, Indonesia. September 14, 2026 — 10:19am...
Manhunt continues in Perth after shooting
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (39+ words) Two men are still on the run in Perth after a terrifying shooting in the city's south. September 14, 2026 — 6:59am...
Resident slams ‘shocking’ road following death of motorbike rider who reportedly hit pothole
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (735+ words) Updated September 13, 2026 — 8:45pm,first published 6:22pm A 71-year-old man died after reportedly hitting a pothole on the Western Highway and crashing his motorcycle just outside the town of Beaufort on Sunday. Emergency services responded to the stretch of highway near Trawalla Road…...
Man with kids arrested following alleged carjacking in Sydney
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (65+ words) A 36-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly carjacked a woman, cut another man’s hand and led police on a chase with two children in tow in Sydney’s west. September 13, 2026 — 6:29pm...
Man with two children allegedly carjacks woman on Sydney motorway
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (36+ words) The Age A man has allegedly carjacked a woman on a busy motorway in Sydney's west with two kids in tow. September 13, 2026 — 5:39pm...
Melbourne man charged with possessing violent extremist material
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (504+ words) Updated September 13, 2026 — 4:22pm,first published 1:55pm A Melbourne man accused of possessing violent extremist propaganda for Islamic State is in custody after he was arrested while trying to fly to the Middle East. Mohammad Emad Ahmadzai, 30, of Roxburgh Park, was arrested at…...
Perth suburb in lockdown after man shot
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (41+ words) A Perth suburb is in lockdown after a man was shot and two others are on the run. September 13, 2026 — 9:23am...