Two teenagers have been charged following an incident in Brisbane's Clem Jones Tunnel that reignited scrutiny of high-powered, non-compliant e-bikes and the growing online culture of filming risky rideouts.

A large early-morning operation has moved on people camping at Musgrave Park in Brisbane's inner west, with authorities citing escalating public safety concerns and a growing risk to workers and park users. The action follows reports of significant needle hazards at the site. Authorities say hundreds of used needles have been collected from the park since September.

The South Australian state election is Saturday. Polls all suggest a Labor landslide, with Labor's primary vote at 37-40% and the Greens at 11-12%. One Nation is in the low 20s, supplanting the Liberals (high teens) as the main right-wing party. Breakdowns from the DemosAU, YouGov and Fox & Hedgehog polls suggest Labor is doing particularly well in Adelaide.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) – One after another, Israel has taken out Iran’s top leaders. First it was Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening shots of the war. Now Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council who was considered one of the most powerful figures in the country, has also been killed.

Police have charged two people with serious drug offences following the execution of a search warrant at a residential address in Airlie Beach, as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt the supply of illicit substances across the Whitsundays. The operation took place at about 8am on Sunday, 16 February, when officers attended a property on Hermitage Drive.

Brisbane drivers have enjoyed a rare stretch of below-average petrol prices, offering modest cost-of-living relief for households and small businesses that rely on daily travel. The extended dip isn't the result of a single cause - it's a mix of global market settings and local price cycles that, for now, have aligned in motorists' favour.

Police have launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered at a home in Rockhampton, in central Queensland, following a welfare check late Tuesday evening. Emergency services were called to a property on Lion Creek Road in the suburb of Wandal shortly after 8pm, after concerns were raised for the occupants' wellbeing.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – The United States and Australia’s political tug of war against Iran over the fates of seven members of the Iranian women’s soccer squad appears to have ended with the depleted team returning home minus the two players who defected last week.