Mike Catt is a two-time Lions tourist who now coaches at the Waratahs. He shares what he knows about the Lions … and rising superstars Joseph Suaalii and Max Jorgensen.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/rugby-union/those-days-are-gone-why-waratahs-lions-won-t-get-punchy-20250628-p5mb1e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Once forward-thinking, shows such as The Project are dead and younger viewers are tuning out completely. We asked presenters and creators what comes next.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/tv-news-australia-social-media-roundtable-20250624-p5m9wv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Former child star Freddie Highmore returns to screens in explosive crime thriller The Assassin, premiering July 25, only on Stan.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/watch-the-official-trailer-for-the-assassin-20250704-p5mclr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Cryptocurrency billionaire Tim Heath was ambushed in a stairwell last year in an alleged extortion attempt. But he refused to submit to his attackers, a court has heard.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/australian-crypto-king-bit-off-part-of-attacker-s-finger-during-botched-kidnapping-court-told-20250702-p5mbuf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Stringent conditions and more transparency around who receives City of Melbourne honours have been voted in by councillors after an outcry over the British pop star’s award.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/robbie-williams-key-to-the-city-award-prompts-rule-overhaul-at-city-of-melbourne-20250701-p5mbk7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Canterbury’s CEO has called for an overhaul of the rules governing State of Origin’s 18th man after a star Bulldog was again scratched from a blockbuster NRL clash.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/key-attractions-are-sitting-in-hotel-rooms-bulldogs-hit-out-at-origin-18th-man-rules-20250703-p5mcbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Six months ago, Thomas Jenkins was on the rugby league scrapheap. Now he’s in camp with NSW as they prepare for Origin II.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/i-do-pinch-myself-from-ron-massey-cup-to-the-nsw-origin-squad-in-half-a-season-20250612-p5m6sp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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Matt Burton had no boots, no ride and not much time if Stephen Crichton was unfit for Origin I. So he called one of Australia’s richest men, just in case the Blues needed him.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/air-blues-the-800m-mate-ready-to-fly-burton-in-for-18th-man-duties-20250611-p5m6j4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/inside-the-secret-tunnel-where-israel-says-a-senior-hamas-leader-died-20250609-p5m60k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Three young girls reported missing from a city in the US state of Washington have been found dead and their father is suspected of their murders.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/three-missing-sisters-found-dead-in-usa-father-suspected-of-murders-20250604-p5m4w3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/north-america/like-frankenstein-on-steroids-musk-and-trump-both-created-monsters-20250608-p5m5qc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Laura Modi’s baby formula company Bobbie grew quickly as a science-based brand that was ingredient-conscious. But her decision to align herself with the Trump administration set off a firestorm.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/companies/betrayal-she-built-a-cult-baby-business-then-rfk-jr-came-calling-20250531-p5m3um.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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A mother accused of fatally stabbing her three-year-old daughter has died after being found unresponsive while in custody.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-mother-charged-over-three-year-old-daughter-s-murder-dies-in-hospital-20250602-p5m42p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Two clubs well in the mix for finals spots and two clubs which played a memorable elimination final last year, the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn, lock horns at Marvel Stadium.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/western-bulldogs-vs-hawthorn-hawks-live-2025-dogs-hawks-square-off-as-round-13-begins-at-marvel-stadium-20250604-p5m50r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Erin Patterson has had to share deeply personal sides of herself as she tries to convince a jury she didn’t deliberately serve a poisonous lunch.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/shame-embarrassment-self-loathing-the-picture-of-an-accused-mushroom-killer-20250604-p5m4ty.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/hamas-releases-american-hostage-in-goodwill-gesture-toward-trump-administration-20250513-p5lym6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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In 2001, a year after hanging up his boots, Ricky Stuart was placed in charge of a Bulldogs Jersey Flegg team containing Johnathan Thurston and Rocky Elsom. He duly guided them to the premiership – and the rest is history.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/thurston-rocky-and-gus-inside-the-rookie-year-that-put-stuart-on-path-to-coaching-greatness-20250508-p5lxgv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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From air fryers to swimwear and $10,000 in luxury-branded clothing, here are some of the strange claims the Tax Office has to sort through.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/sprung-the-wildest-claims-people-have-made-on-their-tax-returns-20250507-p5lx7e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_politics_federal

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The Lover and The Dumb Waiter bring thrills and laughs in equal measure.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/theatre/sex-lies-and-hitmen-what-more-could-you-want-20250508-p5lxjk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Sara Blicavs had spinal fusion surgery and disc replacement. A year later, she's back playing for the Opals, even though the surgery carried a risk that she would not be able to walk again. Source: Victorian Institute of Sport

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/blicavs-long-road-back-20250507-p5lxa4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The champion basketballer was in so much pain from spinal fractures that she did not realise she was also playing with a broken leg.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/basketball/blicavs-and-the-bionic-back-how-this-australian-star-came-back-from-a-spinal-fusion-20250507-p5lx6v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Superstar cameos at local matches have almost become a trope. But we cherish them because they are proof even the biggest names in the game haven’t lost their sporting soul.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/why-we-couldn-t-get-enough-of-josh-giddey-s-low-key-homecoming-20250507-p5lx8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a late-night Boxing Day fracas that put two men in hospital.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/afl-players-interviewed-by-police-over-sorrento-brawl-that-left-man-blind-in-one-eye-20250505-p5lwnn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_afl

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Customers are still “banging [their] heads up against a brick wall” when it comes to processing death and disability claims.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/don-t-know-don-t-care-culture-fails-to-shift-at-super-funds-20250501-p5lvmx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

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A Perth woman raped by a man pretending to be a rideshare driver on a night out three years ago has bravely spoken about her story in a warning to other women.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/western-australia/woman-raped-by-man-pretending-to-be-rideshare-driver-speaks-out-as-attacker-jailed-20250413-p5lrck.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Ads are back. Binge drops are increasingly rare. And every second show is about cops, docs, private eyes and legal eagles. What’s going on?

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/streaming-promised-to-change-tv-forever-so-why-do-these-new-shows-feel-so-old-20250407-p5lpqw.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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The Panthers looked dysfunctional at times on Friday night as they lost to the lowly Cowboys for their fourth straight defeat. And one moment summed it up.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/is-this-the-moment-penrith-s-nrl-reign-came-to-an-end-20250405-p5lpel.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The late cardinal George Pell has been credited with interceding to save the life of a little boy. But a sign of Pell’s humanity was always the mystery many of us were looking for while he lived.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/st-george-pell-now-that-would-be-a-miracle-20250404-p5lp6s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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A stunning pass from Latrell Mitchell put Isaiah Tass over in the corner to give the Bunnies the lead.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/latrell-sets-up-tass-20250404-p5lpdi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Young Bulldogs playmaker is stopped regularly about his grandfather, Paul Hayward – one of the game’s saddest stories – as he makes a name for himself at Belmore.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/how-bailey-hayward-is-stepping-out-from-shadow-of-one-of-league-s-most-infamous-names-20250402-p5loil.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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