Queensland
Moreton Bay council hikes rates almost 3%
Mayor insists rise was "as low as possible".
Sunshine Coast woman killed hitchhiking
Sunshine Coast family dealing with "every parent's nightmare" after daughter killed in Scotland.
Dog trainer loses bid to have footage ignored
Banned greyhound trainer fails in bid to have footage thrown out.
Cold case police hunt cab driver
Detectives investigating Sharron Phillips' 1986 disappearance try to track down cab driver she may have approached at Wacol.
Federal Election 2016
'They're ignoring the evidence'
Mental health has gone backwards under the Abbott-Turnbull government, according to ...
Turnbull's warning on climate change
Malcolm Turnbull was touring flood-affected areas in Tasmania on Thursday when he was ...
Male-heavy party calls for 'more chicks'
"Gender-blind" party has 47 candidates but just three are women.
Bowen's blunt admission on the AAA
Chris Bowen has defended Labor's plan to run bigger deficits over four years, ...
Can Corangamite shake modern bellwether tag?
Torquay, once a little tourist coastal town and the home of Australian surfing, is ...
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Business
How one tweet wiped out $777m
The market value of a Samsung affiliate nosedived after a single tweet by billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk.
Miners climb but banks drag ASX lower
Miners trimmed strong gains, while banks continued to sink amid Brexit fears.
'That's the girl you sold me'
A top executive at an Australian real estate giant is being sued over sexual harrassment claims.
'My baby': Kogan's $7.5m pay day
Online retail entrepreneur has distanced Kogan.com from recent e-commerce flops.
How to lose half a billion dollars fast
Want to know how to wipe out more than $500 million in six months? Ask the once-sharemarket-darling-turned-disaster Surfstitch.
Prestige car owners lose $600,000
An auto dealer who sold prestige vehicles on consignment has been banned from trading.
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Property
Unfinished house has big drawcard
A house abandoned halfway through renovation has a major drawcard.
Ex-broker fined for fraud
A former mortgage broker has been charged with eight counts of fraud.
ExecutiveStyle
The hottest tip for a cool LA stay
Hollywood's best experiences star in an action-packed tale with a surprising twist.
Small Business
This is the hot new productivity trick
Working in short bursts has benefits and risks for productivity and workplace flexibility.
Sharing economy's biggest problem
How do you pay tax on your Airbnb or Uber side job? Not enough people seem to know
Video
Police shoot armed man at Westfield Hornsby
Four people are injured after police open fire at a man carrying a knife at a shopping centre on Sydney's upper north shore. Vision courtesy Seven Network.
Entertainment
The Briefcase: worst reality TV yet
It's exploitative, tricky and cruel. Australian TV has sunk to new low with The Briefcase.
Pacino and Hopkins in huge box office flop
Not even Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins could rescue this film from the graveyard.
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Lifestyle
Game of Thrones star spotted in Sydney
We hope Ramsay Bolton doesn't get word that Brienne of Tarth has left her post taking care of Sansa Stark.
Hollywood star's transformation
J.K. Simmons goal for his role in the movie, Whiplash, was to have 'sick arms.'
'Everything in moderation' doesn't work
There is an obvious flaw to this oft-cited nutritional advice.
Harry and Ellie spotted 'canoodling'
Prince Harry has reportedly been spotted "canoodling" with pop singer Ellie Goulding.
Bec Judd's rap for Kmart's $2 bowls
When tastemaker Rebecca Judd shops, her devoted followers take heed. Especially when it's something they can finally afford.
The sneaky ways cute babies hijack our brains
Those cute features are actually designed to hijack your brain.
Daily Life
Why is childcare so hard to prioritise?
All families want is some help, but when it comes to funding it, for some reason the usual rules don't apply.
What we can learn from this horror
I'm trying to raise two good, kind boys. I bet Brock Turner's parents thought the same thing.
'I didn't want to believe it either'
A friend of Amber Heard has written a powerful essay titled 'Why I called 911'.
Good Food
Pork with toffee apple sauce
Fresh apple and fennel salad counters this caramelised apple sauce.
Top five picks for Good Food Month
Queensland's most cracking food festival is back, folks. Callan Boys shares his program highlights.
Aussies on world's best restaurants list
It's one of the world's most prestigious restaurant lists and two local entrants are on it - so far.
Tell us your favourite Queensland restaurant
Voting is now open for this year's Good Food Guide People's Choice Award.
Warm up with a winter pudding
These steamy desserts are the ultimate in cold weather comfort food.
Technology
Ads coming to App Store search results
In a controversial move, Apple will introduce paid search ads for apps.
'Three parent' IVF found safe in tests
Technique likely to work well and lead to normal pregnancies, British scientists said.
Woman trolls Telstra with cat pictures
Laura makes light of two-week service outage with the universal language of the internet.
Photoshop alternative well worth a look
Pixelmator, the moderately priced Photoshop alternative for Mac users, has had an upgrade.
Soon you won't be told about updates
The constant nagging to install the latest security updates on all your devices is set to quieten down as tech giants do it all behind the scenes.
Rot destroys CDs in boxed set horror
How many CDs have you got? If you're a regular reader of these pages the answer is most likely a lot. And you'll have plenty of boxed sets and multiple CD sets too. This means that some discs in your shelves, although deeply treasured, haven't been played for years. If so you'll be interested to hear Greg Borrowman's horror story.
Drive
What small car should I buy?
Bruce is after a light car that's easy to live with, dependable and a bit of fun
McLaren 675LT Carbon Series revealed
McLaren Special Operations divisions kits out 675LT Spider in limited edition carbon fibre body.
Sport
FFA could look overseas for A-League boss
Football Federation Australia expects to announce the new boss of the A-League in a matter of weeks with the list of candidates whittled down to five, including two applicants from overseas.
Sharapova's two-year ban
Russian former world number one suspended for two years following positive drug test.
Up to 2 pink ball Ashes Tests
Cricket Australia defies the scepticism of Test captains Steve Smith and Alastair Cook.
Match-fixing hard to prove
Continuing mystery over attempt to fix 1994 rugby league match is a bad sign for investigators.
Comment
Trust the Big Four? Don't bank on it
A royal commission into our banks is needed for exactly the reasons the banks' bosses say it is not.
Is Turnbull truly a feminist?
Can a man really, truly commit to ideal of gender equality?
Parents should worry about religion
Material used in classes not approved by Education Queensland.
Former premier: Bring on Games
Queensland ready for turn in international spotlight.
Family is like a start up business