Australia takes a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series with a 10-wicket win over England at the Gabba.
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What the Queensland election result means for Turnbull
The LNP’s poor showing in the Queensland election has obvious implications for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, driving Coalition partners the Nationals to distance themselves, exacerbating dissent in his own backbench, and elevating the importance of the Bennelong by-election.
Palmer 'having a good look' at reopening Queensland Nickel refinery after $197m windfall
Clive Palmer says he is considering reopening the Yabulu refinery near Townsville, which comes after winning a lawsuit against Chinese corporate company Citic.
As it happened: Australia eases to Gabba win before focus turns to Bairstow and Bancroft
Australia cruises to an easy 10-wicket win in the first Ashes Test, with David Warner and Cameron Bancroft still there at the end. Look back at how the first Test ended and the wash-up in our blog.
LNP 'must accept any association with One Nation is toxic'
As Labor looks likely to win the Queensland election, some former conservative MPs are blaming in part the merger of Queensland’s Liberal and National parties, and their favourable preferencing of One Nation.
The moment seized: How four overs brought England undone
If cricket is about the big moments, Australia created one in the first Ashes Test. Three and a half days to set it up, then a mad 15 minutes in which the game was all but resolved.
The new faces set to shake up Queensland's Parliament
The results are going down to the wire, and a final count could be days away, but the Queensland election looks to deliver a set of new faces for Parliament’s crossbench.
Hinds: Forget the run-rate, Gabba cracker shows Test cricket is just fine
Don’t behold a wonderful Test match like that played at the Gabba and fret about the slow scoring rate. In the context of a gripping match, that’s just an irrelevant statistical quirk, writes Richard Hinds.
England investigates alleged Bairstow-Bancroft bar clash
An alleged physical clash between Jonny Bairstow and Cameron Bancroft at a Perth bar earlier this month is being investigated by England’s cricket board.
Palaszczuk to win Queensland election with Labor confident of majority
Annastacia Palaszczuk will be returned as Premier with her government likely to win up to 48 seats, giving it a slim majority, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.



