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May 2026

Tragedy again strikes family of slain teenager after three houses destroyed

Tragedy has again struck the family of slain Redcliffe teenager Angus Beaumont, with police charging a 36-year-old man with arson after their home — and two others — were burnt to the ground

It was an [alleged] arson attack while they were in their house — my brother, his partner, and their son. It looks like they’ve lost everything,

‘Prepare for extended outages’: More than 30,000 homes without power as WA storm rages on

Thousands of WA homes are without power across the state as wild weather continues to batter the South West and metropolitan areas, with experts warning the strong winds will continue into Monday

The winds associated with the low-pressure system during Sunday afternoon, evening and Monday morning are expected to produce dangerous weather that is only seen once every three to five years in the southwest of Western Australia,

Suaalii looked like a man on a mission in Perth. But he’s not the form centre in Australia

Former All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara suffered a similar injury at the end of 2022, but when he returned he looked as if he had actually added half of acceleration

Marles points to savings after US downgrades AUKUS sub to second-hand version

James Patersonopposition defence spokesman
This appears to be a significant change of plan for acquisition of Virginia-class submarines... I will be seeking an explanation from Defence at Senate estimates this week about why this change was made and what the implications are.”
Jennifer Parkerformer naval officer
This reduces risk and complexity in what is already a very ambitious program,
Michael Shoebridgeformer senior defence official
This is bad news. The new Virginias are more capable and easier to maintain... The US aren’t building enough submarines so they are keeping the more capable ones for themselves.”
The third submarine will now be a less capable boat than it would have been and will have less life in it. It may have 20 years left of service rather than 33.”
What we will have here is a much simpler pathway,

Federal blow for Victoria Park stadium opponents as urgent appeals rejected

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt rejected two First Nations appeals, made under section 9 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act, to urgently prevent work associated with the planned 65,000-seat stadium and National Aquatics Centre from starting from Monday

Murray Wattfederal Environment Minister
In accordance with federal cultural heritage law, I have decided not to make declarations under section 9 of the Act in relation to these applications,
They’re the ones who told us that song and that story, and that Dreaming, and that dance, and that rhythm,
We wanted to give that message to the government, to the nation, to the world, that this action is deeply wounding us and many different First Nations people here on Yagara Country,
They’re acting like they’ve been in government for 10 years rather than 18 months,
I will say I was shocked and appalled at the abuse, not only the police but council workers received by those protesters the other day at Victoria Park when they were just going about doing their job,

An enormous ship docked in Melbourne today. Its cargo could permanently change Australian motoring

The BYD Zhengzhou was dispatched to Australia following a spike in interest in electric cars in March

Tim Buckleyenergy analyst
It’s a turning point for EVs in Australia,
Stephen Collinschief operating officer
What we saw with the oil crisis in the Middle East was a really strong demand for EVs, in particular around March, and that was the main reason for us bringing the vessel to Australia,

‘Deep down, I knew he’d come’: Circati backs Volpato to shine for Socceroos

The 22-year-old made a mad dash back to Sydney, where he was born and raised, to complete paperwork before he flew to Los Angeles and linked up with his new teammates for the first time

It’s good to have Cristian in camp. It’s been a long time coming,
Maty Ryansocceroos captain
I can’t speak, obviously, on behalf of the boys. They all have their own freedom of speech,