Three Queensland lobbyists will be barred from contacting cabinet ministers as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk seeks to make her government "the most transparent" in the country.
Taking nothing for granted but feeling supreme, Nick Kyrgios says it's too soon to look ahead to a must-watch all-Australian Wimbledon quarter-final with Alex de Minaur.
Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon prospects have soared after the enigmatic talent overcame an injury scare and an all-too-familiar running battle with officialdom to upend Stefanos Tsitsipas in a tempestuous, drama-charged third-round encounter.
Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur are locked on a quarter-final collision course after four Australians advanced to the second week of Wimbledon for the first time this century.
Australia is on the precipice of the grim milestone of 10,000 COVID-19 related deaths, with more than 7000 fatal cases reported in the last six months.
Australia's willingness to embrace Asian conditions and their readiness to think outside the box for solutions lies behind their turnaround on the sub-continent.
French President Emmanuel Macron doesn't want an apology from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over the handling of the submarine debacle, because he "is not responsible for what happened".