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Temperatures are well above average today for parts of South East Queensland and New South Wales but records are yet to tumble, as a low-intensity heatwave encumbers the region, while extreme fire danger is forecast for New South Wales.

There are plenty of storylines as we get set for the AFL season — from whether the Cats can win it again to how the returns of Ross Lyon and Alastair Clarkson will go, and if the Pies can keep winning the close ones. Andrew McGarry takes a look ahead…

Katherine Leadbetter — who was 24 weeks' pregnant — and her partner, Matthew Field, died in January 2021 after they were struck by an out-of-control car at an intersection east of Brisbane.

The Queensland Reds don't need a reminder of the threat posed by Fijian Drua, given how close the visitors came to an almighty upset in Brisbane last year.

Brisbane defender Daniel Rich is entering a 15th AFL season and says the Lions' hopes have never been higher.

Handing down his findings in Brisbane today, State Coroner Terry Ryan said there were "several systemic factors that may have contributed" to Senior Constable Forte's death.

Australia records its largest decline in house and unit values, according to CoreLogic data, with a drop of 7.9 per cent in a year.

England will go into the World Cup as one of the tournament favourites after winning the Euros

Seoul will pursue a bid for the 2036 Summer Games without reviving efforts to co-host an Olympics with the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon told Reuters. Amid hopes for better relations with the nuclear-armed North, Seoul sent a proposal for co-hosting the 2032 Olympics with Pyongyang…