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A mock-up of the Bright Nights fountain on the Brisbane River at South Bank for Brisbane Festival 2026.

Brisbane River to get spectacular fountain and light display at South Bank

The display is one of the highlights of Brisbane Festival, which has announced its full line-up of concerts, theatre, exhibitions and open-air spectacles.

  • Nick Dent

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Making AFL Great Again

Hats off to the water girls!

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Not exactly poles apart

But don’t dine out on it.

Scene from the cockpit of the Wedgetail

Inside the Australian mission to track Iranian missiles

For 80 defence personnel sent to a secret location in the Middle East, the war with Iran is alarmingly close.

  • Andrew Probyn
Bob Caesar was diagnosed with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD), a terminal condition,

‘Your hands would be burning’: How a gravely ill veteran took on the Commonwealth and won

Bob Caesar was poisoned by chemicals he had to use in the Royal Australian Air Force. The government fought every step of the way to avoid accountability.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Lieutenant General Susan Coyle has just become the first woman to lead the Australian army.

First woman to lead the army, navy chief now new head of Defence Force

Susan Coyle, the current head of joint capabilities, will become army chief, replacing Simon Stuart following his retirement.

  • Matthew Knott
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The E-7A Wedgetail aircraft

File footage of the E-7A Wedgetail aircraft

An RAAF Wedgetail, flying in formation with Australian and US jets.

Australia weighs sending ‘world-class’ surveillance aircraft to defend against Iran drones

The country’s most sophisticated military surveillance plane could be deployed to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks.

  • Matthew Knott
City of Wyndham mayor Josh Gilligan outside the RAAF base in Point Cook.

Battle lines drawn over move to sell Victorian defence site

Melbourne’s fringe could look radically different if this historic base goes under the hammer, and locals are not happy about it.

  • Adam Carey
Defence Minister Richard Marles says the war between Russia and Ukraine is expected to be protracted.

‘Tap the brakes’: Wary response to Defence’s $3b asset sell-off plan

A dramatic sale of 35,000 hectares of defence real estate – including some of the nation’s most historic barracks – will bring in about $3 billion, but relocating staff could cost $1 billion.

  • Matthew Knott