When Kevin Walters threw decades of Queensland Origin tradition out the window by forgoing underdog status in favour of a bullish, ''expect to win'' mentality, it was a startling change in tack from the Maroons coach. Now his motivations have become clearer: Walters has been working with Bradley Charles Stubbs, the famed 'Coach Whisperer' who…

Coral and algae species subjected to more acidic seawater showed no acclimatisation to the new conditions for over a year, a new study has found, suggesting that vulnerable reefs may not be able adapt fast enough to cope with climate change. With oceans absorbing about 22 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere a…

If the first two days are any guide, Sydney's travelling public has spoken – they want more frequent and reliable train services. A staggering 140,000 people travelled on a new 36-kilometre metro line between Chatswood and Rouse Hill in the city's north west on the opening day on Sunday, forcing the private operator to quickly…

Hong Kong's second-richest man, Lee Shau Kee, is stepping down as chairman of Henderson Land Development, joining the ranks of the city's aging tycoons handing the reins to the next generation. The 91-year-old billionaire announced his retirement from the top post before the developer's annual meeting Tuesday. While he remains as an executive director at…

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, in opposing the proposed merger of Vodafone and TPG Telecom, has focused on the implications for competition if TPG doesn’t build the fourth mobile network. Perhaps it should have paid more attention on the implications for Vodafone if it did. As it happens, TPG, after the federal government banned…

A heavily guarded Ivan Milat has been moved from a high-security ward in Sydney's Prince of Wales hospital to Long Bay Jail hospital in a convoy of three cars. The convicted serial killer has been in the Randwick hospital since May 13, when he was first transported from his cell at Goulburn supermax jail. He…

For a long time, my coming out story was not something I wanted to share. It would often bring me to tears. And, sometimes, to a dark place of self-harm and not wanting to live. Growing up in a traditional Christian home, I was terrified of coming out. As expected, my parents – who were…

For the past few weeks, I’ve had more than a few people giving me advice on who should be in the NSW side for State of Origin I. And plenty of advice on who shouldn’t be there. How many people told me that Nathan Cleary shouldn’t be the halfback? Try everyone. When we assembled our…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is aiming to put the government's $158 billion income tax cut to the new Parliament in the first week of July, as he urges his ministers to perform and warns his backbench against complacency. Mr Morrison set out the timeline at a Coalition meeting on Tuesday morning, where he hailed the…

Vienna: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria and his caretaker government were ousted from power on Monday with a no-confidence vote in Parliament, as the ramifications of a secretly filmed video added to the political disarray in a European country normally known for stability. Kurz launched his re-election campaign just hours later. After about three hours…