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The Queensland government is the most attractive employer in the state according to a new survey.

Public servants have the best employer in Qld

Felicity Caldwell

CFMEU representatives are in hot water after being accused of discriminating against subcontractors without union ...

CFMEU reps facing court after workers walk off job

Toby Crockford

Electronic medical records have replaced paper records at PA Hospital.

Brisbane hospital pioneers digital rollout in Australia

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

WA farmers don't want Brookfield to control both rail tracks and haulage services

Man charged with derailing train

27 mins ago

Malcolm Turnbull arrived in Brisbane last week battling for popularity.

Turnbull not helped by fibbers, babblers and the deluded

John Harrison

Firefighters begin to move rubble from a damaged building in Norcia, Italy, on Sunday.

Buildings collapse after strong earthquake hits central Italy

Their campaign upended, Clinton and Democrats go on attack

ANALYSIS

McDonald's on track for $5b Aussie sales

Expert to help Dreamworld, Gold Coast 'rebuild'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Asylum seekers banned for life under new laws

Hunt for gunman after shooting in Melbourne

Broede Carmody, Steve Lillebuen

Manmeet Sharma, left, with his elder brother Amit.

Bus driver's India funeral: 'Everyone knows in the village except his parents'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Images produced by MIT and CSIRO's Data61 using the Nightmare Machine artificial intelligence algorithm, including ...

Machine taught to terrify humans

5 mins ago

The fast-acting venom of the long-glanded blue coral snake could inspire new pain treatments for humans.

Freak snake has scientists excited

Adam Crapser, left, with daughters Christal, one, Christina, five, and his wife, Anh Nguyen, in the family's living room ...

Deported 38 years after adoption

Brandon Borrello, left, celebrates scoring the winning goal against Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium.

Maclaren stars as Roar beats Glory

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Italy struck by 6.6 magnitude quake

The Jacaranda tree is a popular street tree.

Jacarandas not all that's in bloom for Ipswich this weekend

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.

Seven of Brisbane's most innovative companies

Fifita extends English Super League stint

6:45AM

Italian earthquakes could go on for weeks in ...

6:39AM

Man charged with derailing train

6:25AM

Bus drivers with black armbands, members from the Punjabi community and the wider community gathered to pay their ...

Bus driver's parents too frail to be told son burnt to death

Amrit Dhillon

Five leap from burning boat off South Stradbroke

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Hinchliffe warned of train driver shortages, email reveals

Dreamworld chief executive Craig Davidson will work with Inspector Mike McKay, whop was appointed by Ardent Leisure boss ...

Community recovery expert to help Dreamworld, Gold Coast 'rebuild'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Brisbane bus drivers were among those to pay respect to colleague Manmeet Sharma at a vigil at Moorooka on Saturday evening.

Minister asked to protect drivers as vigil held for Manmeet

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

The emergency situation in Wynnum has been revoked and roads reopened.

Police reopen Wynnum streets after major gas leak

Toby Crockford

Police are searching for an estimated four armed robbers after a man was attacked in Bellemere on Sunday morning.

Man beaten with chair and pole during violent Bellemere robbery

Toby Crockford

CPSU's vote no poster

High stakes public service pay vote begins

ACT

Howard Hilton, 73, at the Supreme Court last week.

Lawyer at the top of his game before a fateful decision

NSW

The Queensland government is the most attractive employer in the state according to a new survey.

Public servants have the best employer in Qld

Perth's 'cakeage' debate shows no signs of going away...

Nobu chef weighs in on 'cakeage' wars

WA

Hillary Clinton goes on the attack at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Their campaign upended, Clinton and Democrats go on attack

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump campaigning in Tallahassee, the largest city in the Florida Panhandle.

The generation turning its back on Trump

Josephine Tovey

Roger Stone at a pro-Trump protest in Washington, DC, with "Captain America".

Victory within reach, says Trump attack dog Roger Stone

Nick O'Malley

Peter Dutton says Australia is in "discussions" in a bid to resettle people found to be refugees.

Asylum seekers who come by boat banned for life under new laws

Fergus Hunter

Immigration department spends millions on leadership classes

Adam Gartrell

'Total hypocrite': Bob Day sales manual infuriates families

Adam Gartrell

WINE. 100212 AFR PIC BY PETER BRAIG. WINE GENERIC PIC. WINE BOTTLE, WINE GLASS. SPECIAL 121265

'Widely ridiculed' safe drinking guidelines face review

Heath Aston

Nicole Lawder said she had spoken to families who had waited months and even years to adopt a child in the ACT.

Stay-at-home parents don't get more than those who work

Nationals deputy Fiona Nash is leading the push to stop tobacco company donations. Leader Barnaby Joyce has left the ...

Nats MP breaks ranks on tobacco

Adam Gartrell

ABC

ABC takes axe to Friday edition of 7.30 program

Fergus Hunter

PERUGIA, ITALY - OCTOBER 30: A general view of damaged buildings in the red zone in Trisungo, Arquqta del Tronto, ...

Italian earthquakes could go on for weeks in domino effect: scientist

13 mins ago

People wait outside the town hall polling station after voting in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016. ...

Pirate Party falls short in Iceland election

South Korean President Park Geun-hye offers a public apology over the Choi Soon-sil affair on October 25.

'Eight fairies' and a shaman could spell the end for president

Adam Crapser, left, with daughters Christal, one, Christina, five, and his wife, Anh Nguyen, in the family's living room ...

Adopted by Americans aged three. Deported at 41 to an 'alien' land

Malcolm Turnbull arrived in Brisbane last week battling for popularity.

'Team' Turnbull not helped by fibbers, babblers and the simply deluded

John Harrison

Floral tributes outside Dreamworld where the deaths of four people have raised questions about workplace laws in ...

The terrible truth about Dreamworld: there will be someone to blame

COMMENT
Alison and Jillian Barrett

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Jennifer Hawkins defended Donald Trump because he'll always be her boss

COMMENT
Jenna Price

As many as one in five homes now have rooftop solar systems.

Households face steep hike in power charges as solar subsidies end

Sketchy Skechers figures challenge market darling RCG

The Tom Waterhouse-led William Hill lost $144 million in 2015.

Will Tom Waterhouse's William Hill survive?

COMMENT

2015 calendar-year accounts for McDonald's Australia Holdings, which covers the 13 per cent of stores that are company ...

McDonald's on track for $5b Aussie sales

Company directors to face penalties for ignoring climate change

Jessica Irvine

New cards to extend banking options for the blind

Melbourne Cup Day surprise? Some tip a rate cut

Stan expecting to be profitable when it reaches 1m subscribers

Handy housekeeping tips.

Natural ways to get rid of nasty odours in your home

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: This property at 14 Sussex St, West End is auctioned and sold at 2 million dollars on ...

'Holy grail' West End home sells for $2 million

The Bawsdey Manor, outside Suffolk, England, has just come onto the prestige market, boasting 58 hectares.

English manor with secret garden and tunnel up for sale for $7.9m

A Russian couple are negotiating their divorce in a unique way, by building a wall through the centre of their home.

Couple officiate divorce by building a wall through their house

Thousands of fans gathered in Port Melbourne on Sunday morning for their chance to inspect The Block apartments.

Thousands of fans flock to check out The Block apartments

2016 Spring Racing Carnival Birdcage unveil at the Flemington Racecourse. 27 October 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie ...

Brosé, BBQs and bathers: Inside the surreal world of the Birdcage

Lifestyle

The Negroni Royale is what our writer dubs 'possibly the most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'.

'The most delicious goddamn drink I've ever tried'

Smart Sipping

Uninsured victims of the Brisbane flood, Sharon and Jonathan Cauldwell, lost almost $420,000 but are determined their ...

Are you ready for disaster season?

Sylvia Pennington

Lucky for some: Trainer Bart Cummings and foreman Reg Fleming after Viewed won the 2008 Melbourne Cup.

A better bet than the Melbourne Cup

Andrew Legget

Donna Benton wants to correct the misconception that women entrepreneurs are not welcome in Dubai.

I left Australia with $3000 savings and now I run an empire

Corinne and Peter Blacket run Drysdale Cheeses.

Pharmacists upskill to run successful dairy farm

Heather Gallagher

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'Dyed hair won't turn white'

1 hr ago

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Dovizioso holds off Rossi in Malaysia

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Hillary Clinton: FBI letter 'deeply troubling'

1 hr ago

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Roar lift to down Glory

The Age of Racing: There was a time when hats and binoculars were an essential part of a male racegoer's gear, as this ...

Rewind - The Melbourne Cup

no activity

Brand new season of the Stan original comedy series No Activity, now Streaming.

younger

Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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One person makes all the difference for foster kids

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Police at New York's Metropolitan Opera, which halted a performance after someone sprinkled an unknown powder into the ...

New York opera cancelled over scattered 'human' ashes

Morrissey has a habit of making headlines (pictured at the Sydney Opera House for Vivid 2015).

Morrissey gig nearly ended in fisticuffs, with one fan fainting

Jeff Apter

The Dandy Warhols hinted their show at the Eatons Hill Hotel on Saturday night could be their last in Brisbane for a while.

The Dandy Warhols carve musical history in Brisbane suburb

Cameron Atfield

Poster art for The Defector, short film by Scott Mannion about Harold Holt.

Possibly wildest conspiracy yet over Harold Holt's disappearance

Karl Quinn

Journalist and author Mark Colvin.

My dad was a spy for MI6, reveals ABC's Mark Colvin

Mark Colvin

Cartoonist and author Lynda Barry, best known for her weekly comic strip <i>Ernie Pook's Comeek</i>.

Lynda Barry: on a life in comics and driving Matt Groening crazy

Barry Divola

Claire Foy stars as Queen Elizabeth in Netflix series <i>The Crown</i>.

$160m price tag: Inside the most expensive TV series ever made

Michael Idato

Tkay Maidza speeds through the 14 tracks on her debut <i>Tkay</i> with an addictive momentum.

Tkay Maidza and the changing face of Australian hip-hop

Jake Cleland

The thriller centres on a teenage girl (Ashleigh Cummings) who is abducted by a bizarre couple (Emma Booth and Stephen ...

Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival program announced

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Blackbird

Brisbane's best Melbourne Cup party venues

Paxton Roth

Fans of the living dead ambled through Brisbane's CBD on Sunday.

Zombies shuffle through streets as annual event faces death

Felicity Caldwell

Actress Meghan Markle is rumoured to be dating Prince Harry.

Prince Harry rumoured to be seeing Suits actress Meghan Markle

Hannah Furness
36 mins ago

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: Founder of The New York Restoration Project, Bette Midler attends the 2016 Hulaween Bash at ...

Bette Midler resurrects iconic character for Halloween

If the shoe fits: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives for the third presidential debate in Las Vegas ...

Pantsuits are not just for presidential nominees

Jenna Clarke

"'Get the baby and run!' your mother screams. Somewhere primitive in them too, mothers instinctively know how to face ...

Until domestic violence is everyone's business, it is no one's business

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins in 2004 after she was crowned Miss Universe.

Why Jennifer Hawkins is still defending Donald Trump

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Juliette Binoche had leaped into comedy and big-budget blockbusters.

Juliette Binoche: I'm not scared to be more and more ridiculous'

Kaleem Aftab

You meet the one, and before you know it you’re up the spout

How my budding relationship survived an unexpected pregnancy

Em Rusciano

Everyone handles conflict differently.

What arguing type are you?

Victoria Young

Waist size: A big problem for livers.

How fat can destroy your liver

Paula Goodyer

Khalil Rafati: From addict to wellness warrior.

From addict to wellness warrior: The Malibu juice magnate

WALTER KIRN

From phone to fit.

Your phone can help you get fit

Kit Eaton
40 mins ago

These gluten-free lamingtons ensure that no one misses out on these delicious little treats.

How to make gluten-free lamingtons in a thermomix

A healthy haul courtesy of James Ashmore.

On tour in Tasmania with Biota's James Viles

Spectrum. Three blue ducks. Lamb shanks and Cucumber salad.
Stylist by Emma Knowles. Photograph by Edwina Pickles. 20th ...

This week's meal planner: Simple dinners for spring

Stephanie Jaegers with surprise son Shaun.

Kidney stones? Nope, that's a baby

Staff writers

Bribery could be effective in getting your children to form long-term healthy eating habits, finds study.

Would you pay your kids to eat their vegetables? Study finds it works

Norah and Mr. Dan

Unlikely friendship between little girl and elderly man will melt your heart

Take a dip in the bath-warm waters of the Andaman Sea.

Beyond Thailand and Bali: Asia's overlooked island paradise

Nina Karnikowski

Get spoilt rotten on a river cruise.

Eight things I learnt on my first river cruise

Tatyana Leonov

Traveller letters: Tourists, stop blocking my view with your phone

The fast-acting venom of the long-glanded blue coral snake could inspire new pain treatments for humans.

Freak snake has a scorpion sting

Bridie Smith

World War 1 was truly global, and <i>Battlefield 1</i> reflects that.

Battlefield 1 is gut-wrenching and honest

Tim Biggs

The entrance to Luna Park in St Kilda, Melbourne, as transformed by MIT's Nightmare Machine.

CSIRO's Nightmare Machine is learning to horrify you

5 mins ago

The Microsoft Surface Studio comes with a Dial and a pen.

Studio is Microsoft's tipping point

Gizmodo
1 hr ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of the new MacBook Pro.

Apple announces 'gold standard' MacBook

Volkswagen Atlas.

Volkswagen's Kluger rival

Greg Kable

2018 Holden Commodore.

Driven: 2018 Holden Commodore

Toby Hagon

2017 MG3.

MG defends 'poor' safety scores

Andrew MacLean

Audi R18 (2016) #7 (Audi Sport Team Joest), Marcel F?ssler, Andr? Lotterer, Beno?t Tr?luyer

Le Mans

Audi dumps Le Mans following diesel scandal

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Octavia.

Skoda reveals updated Octavia

Andrew MacLean

The new Toyota HiLux failed a Swedish "moose test" of its dynamic ability.

Toyota HiLux fails moose test

David McCowen

Brandon Borrello, left, celebrates scoring the winning goal against Perth Glory at Suncorp Stadium.

Maclaren and Borrello star as the Roar beats Glory 2-1

Lloyd Williams and son Nick watch Cup runner Bondi Beach during a trackwork session.

Melbourne Cup a race for allcomers, says Williams

Patrick Bartley

Caitlin Thwaites and Fikile Mkhuzangwe compete for the ball.

New Zealand too good as Australia falls in Fast5 final

Roy Ward

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 27: Australia coach Michael Cheika looks on during the Bledisloe Cup Rugby Championship ...

The Wallabies player who put Cheika in hospital

Tom Decent

70-1: Assign, ridden by Katelyn Mallyon, could be the shock winner in the Melbourne Cup.

Why your horse can and can't win the Cup

Adam Pengilly

Prime time: Mitchell Starc is being tipped to join the 400 Test wickets club.

Starc can finish with 400 Test wickets: Johnson

Jon Pierik

Lighter ban: Nick Kyrgios.

Nick Kyrgios' ban set to be shortened

Legendary Blues halfback Andrew Johns will be approached about helping the NSW Blues in their 2017 State of Origin campaign.

Blues to send Johns State of Origin SOS

Adrian Proszenko