| | Police say expert negotiators are talking to two gunmen who fired at officers who raided a short-stay unit on Brisbane's Coronation Drive earlier today. The siege has blocked Coronation Drive and nearby streets. Follow updates in our live blog. | | | Brisbane's Coronation Drive is blocked by police who are surrounding an apartment block where two gunmen have barricaded themselves inside a unit. Police are negotiating with the gunmen and at least one shot has been fired. | | | The government has made the political calculation that it cannot risk another defection to the crossbench. But in an attempt to prevent further chaos, a bitter war has spilled over into the public domain, writes Patricia Karvelas. | | | The former prime minister has thrust himself back into the spotlight, calling on his successor to call an election as soon as possible. Here's why. | | | Just who is Sydney conservative backbencher Craig Kelly and why is he worth saving for Scott Morrison? | | | Australia's housing market takes another big step down with Sydney, Melbourne and Perth continuing to lead the declines. Australia's largest city is also approaching its worst peak-to-trough price decline on record. | | | China's rise has been spectacular — hundreds of millions of people lifted out of poverty by their hard work. But we often lose perspective on just how powerful the country is, writes Kori Schake. | | | At a meeting of creditors, the administrators of the collapsed engineering firm outline hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of debts to investors, suppliers and subcontractors after the company went into administration last month. | | | New South Wales MPs agree Canberra politicians have made the Liberal brand so toxic that an early federal election is the Berejiklian Government's best hope of holding onto power at the ballot box in March. | | | Our ageing population has given rise to an enormous market of consumer and employment opportunities that has been growing under the radar of most Australians. | | | International cricketer Chris Gayle is awarded $300,000 in damages for being defamed in articles published by Fairfax Media that claimed he exposed himself to a female massage therapist in Sydney in 2015. | | | A radio station in the US has stopped playing the classic Christmas song, Baby, It's Cold Outside, after listeners complained the tune was too "rapey" with lyrics such as, "say what's in this drink?" | | | Wayne Ashley O'Sullivan stabbed mother of six Michelle Reynolds repeatedly when she refused to kiss him as he left for work. The pair had been arguing over money, but the court heard the reasons for his brutal attack will never be known. | | | Almost a year on from the day locals first raised the alarm, the disappearance of Larrimah man Paddy Moriarty, 70, and his kelpie Kellie remains a disturbing mystery. Larrimah — already a dysfunctional tangle of disputes and disagreements — is now in a state of disarray. | | | A defence barrister committed "fundamental and appalling breaches" of their obligations when they passed information about their clients to Victoria Police at the height of Melbourne's gangland war, with the force condemned for its "reprehensible conduct" in sanctioning the move. | | | Raleigh Lillith describes the moment her right ankle was caught in a parachute, causing her and her tandem instructor to spiral out of control. | | | A NSW coroner has found that a 17-month-old toddler died due to the failure of doctors to recognise, investigate and treat a bacterial infection. | | | A New Zealand worker loses a racial discrimination case against an Adelaide bakery where she was nicknamed "Kiwi", because a judge said it was not an insult. | | | The renowned cycling commentator, whose voice alongside Phil Liggett provided the soundtrack to the Tour de France for all Australian cycling fans, dies at his home in Uganda. | | | Get a tummy ache when you're nervous? We can thank two patients, who had very rare accidents, for our early understanding of what happens to the stomach when we're anxious and stressed, writes Vincent Ho. | | | The former US first lady says the idea women can have "it all" at the same time is a "lie". | | | By Grandstand's Quentin Hull | | | By Patricia Karvelas | | | Vincent Ho | | | By business editor Ian Verrender | | | | | The ABC sent this message to starnewsposting@gmail.com these details are included to help provide assurance that this is a genuine email from ABC.
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