Jeff Horn is not the only Australian fighter defending a world title this weekend — and MMA legend Georges St-Pierre says UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker gets way too little love in this country.

A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is "going backwards" in terms of urban planning, experts say.

A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is "going backwards" in terms of urban planning, experts say.

A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is "going backwards" in terms of urban planning, experts say.

A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is "going backwards" in terms of urban planning, experts say.

A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is "going backwards" in terms of urban planning, experts say.

Australia may be rank outsiders to make the football World Cup final, but we are global finalists when it comes to household debt.

Australia may be rank outsiders to make the football World Cup final, but we are global finalists when it comes to household debt.

Australia may be rank outsiders to make the football World Cup final, but we are global finalists when it comes to household debt.

Australia may be rank outsiders to make the football World Cup final, but we are global finalists when it comes to household debt.

Australia may be rank outsiders to make the football World Cup final, but we are global finalists when it comes to household debt.

Zaky Mallah, the first person to be charged under Australia's anti-terrorism laws, arrives home in Sydney after being denied entry to Singapore because of his history of extremism, local officials say.

Attorney-General Christian Porter launches a strident defence of the press after another senior Chinese diplomat accuses the Australian media of fabricating stories about Beijing's influence in Australia.

Queensland miner Tyrone Buckton never spent a day underground but last week died after being diagnosed with silicosis, a lung disease caused by high levels of exposure to silica dust.

It is hardly an ironclad prediction, but the Socceroos are tipped by the revered Manchester United manager to progress from the group stage at the World Cup in Russia.

One of Barnaby Joyce's state Nationals colleagues says the former deputy prime minster should get out of politics and take his "celebrity soap opera" with him.

One of Barnaby Joyce's state Nationals colleagues says the former deputy prime minster should get out of politics and take his "celebrity soap opera" with him.

One of Barnaby Joyce's state Nationals colleagues says the former deputy prime minster should get out of politics and take his "celebrity soap opera" with him.

An unspoken class war has long been waged around the pronounciation of the letter "h"—is it haitch or aitch? Despite a snobbish leaning to the latter, haitch makes more sense, writes Kate Burridge and Catherine McBride.

An unspoken class war has long been waged around the pronounciation of the letter "h"—is it haitch or aitch? Despite a snobbish leaning to the latter, haitch makes more sense, writes Kate Burridge and Catherine McBride.