Brisbane’s coffee king on the city’s new cafe scene
Merlo Coffee founder Dean Merlo tells us about growing up around coffee and the changing hospitality scene.
Merlo Coffee founder Dean Merlo tells us about growing up around coffee and the changing hospitality scene.

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police say they are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men in the state’s north. Police said they found the first man – who has since been identified as a 79-year-old –
Trade Minister Don Farrell is heading to the G20 in Milwaukee with a plot to take advantage of crashing US alcohol sales to Canada.
Artificial intelligence could wipe us all out. Or it might just kill our unwanted subscriptions. Those are the scenarios sharemarkets have swung between over the past two weeks.
The Australian market was initially down in the mid-afternoon, when the central bank flagged it was willing to inflict more pain on home owners if needed.
Greens firebrand Max Chandler-Mather has urged the MPs to give all its grassroots members a say in choosing their next leader.
Vietnamese authorities charge an Australian man and two other people with planning to carry out terrorist activities, but a pro-democracy group believes the men were abducted in an act of "transnational repression".
Homes and businesses across Newcastle have been painted red and blue as the city gets behind the Knights ahead of their first NRL grand final in 25 years.
As a 13-metre carcass draws great whites into the shallows, scientists question whether drum line bait can lure predators away from the offshore buffet.
More than a dozen places in South Australia have recorded their hottest September day on record.
The court heard Adam Britt, 41, murdered his partner, Tiffany Spence, in an attack that took place over two days to "punish her".
Fremantle gets some badly needed good news in the wake of its AFL grand final disaster, confirming captain Alex Pearce will not need surgery.
Abuse survivor Grace Tame has told a Tasmanian court that she feared for her life, following tweets made by the man who sexually abused her as a child.

New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with David Shoebridge, Faruqi and Hanson-Young among frontrunners Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens Sarah Hanson-Young and Mehreen Faruqi look set
A study finds AI models are more likely to answer harmful questions or mishandle confidential information when told to act drunk.

The 84-year-old underwent surgery after a collision with two teenagers on an electric ‘fat bike’ in the Illawarra Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former ABC broadcaster Margaret Throsby is recover
Fremantle Dockers captain Alex Pearce will avoid surgery and is expected to return to pre-season training after suffering an Achilles injury in Saturday's dramatic AFL Grand Final loss to Brisbane.
A 14-year-old who died in a horror collision in western Victoria on Sunday night while returning from a volleyball tournament has been remembered as an "amazing human being".

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its key interest rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011. RBA governor Michele Bullock says the global AI boom has 'driven significant price rises' and is contributing to demand in the Australian economy. In a statement accompanying the
The challenge is whether the RBA can bring inflation under control without causing a recession.

Australian ban on credit and debit card surcharges begins this week. Businesses plan to pass the cost on to consumers – or avoid it altogether Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians will no l

Widely expected decision is fourth increase to interest rate this year and will be blow to mortgage holders across Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifte
The company’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon will appear before the federal parliamentary committee on Artificial Intelligence’s hearing next week.
A new Victorian program is a positive step forward in the state’s battle against rough sleeping.
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