17 August 2026
Pauline Hanson has launched a new tobacco policy. The Brisbane Times reported the launch of the policy.
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17 August 2026
Previous winners of the award have included Saint Peter, Attica, Orana by the late Jock Zonfrillo, and Quay Armenian-Lebanese eatery Zareh has been named Gourmet Traveller’s restaurant of the year, in a category of the annual industry awards that has historically been dominated by European-leaning cuisine and fine-dining establishments. The restaurant’s menu pulls from the Armenian, Egyptian and Lebanese backgrounds of co-owners Tom Sarafian and Jinane Bou-Assi: aish baladi (Egyptian flatbread) is made with a flour milled in the Mornington Peninsula; kafta nayyah comprises raw minced lamb from Tasmania and Victoria; hummus is crowned with spanner crab.
17 August 2026
New research has exposed an "enormous" gap in Australia’s women’s healthcare system.
17 August 2026
Australia’s historic campaign at the Pan Pacific Championships is the latest proof the Dolphins can take down the USA in the pool at the 2028 Olympic Games.
17 August 2026
A federal prosecutor who was fired earlier this year is suing the DOJ, alleging she was unlawfully dismissed for political reasons tied to her work prosecuting a case against anti-abortion activists. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)
17 August 2026
Season 2 of the Oceania Football Confederation Pro-League (OFC Pro-League) will begin in February 2027.
17 August 2026
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is experiencing a methamphetamine crisis, the four local mayors of the US territory have warned.
17 August 2026
The company's bottom line profit also rebounded strongly after last year's results were affected by one-offs.
