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It's time for question time.

Minister grilled on '$4 million' train driver bill

Live
Felicity Caldwell

A new scam has targeted migrants with threatening phone calls.

Gold Coast woman, 89, loses $200,000 in phone scam

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
13 mins ago

President-elect Donald Trump: standard media reporting no longer applies.

How Trump has already defeated the news media

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Tyrone Unsworth, 13, took his own life after being bullied.

Tyrone's death shines harsh light on political nastiness

COMMENT
John Birmingham

The Queensland public sector workforce increased by 2544 workers in the June quarter.

More than 2500 public servants hired in three months

Felicity Caldwell

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler apologised for her comments on Q&A but Calum Thwaites said it wasn't good enough.

'See you in court': Student rejects 'sham' apology

After 113 years, the High Court has a female chief justice

105-year-old map prompts council to protect old homes

Tony Moore

Missing father returned to trawler to pay for Christmas

Rachel Clun

Mandatory drug tests for parents of at-risk children

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
25 mins ago

Train and car removed from tracks after collision

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
1 hr ago

Navdeep Singh is running for the Greens in the Premier's seat of Inala in the next Queensland election.

Meet the mechanic set to run against the premier

Felicity Caldwell

The temperature is going to be 9 degrees hotter today than first forecast.

Summer a scorcher from day 1

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson assesses coral near Great Keppel Island.

Hanson probe after coral handled

Mooloolaba Beach Caravan Park in the 1970s.

Mooloolaba to lose caravan park

Karl Stefanovic hosts the Nine Network's Today Show.

Nine hires defamation lawyer

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Drone reveals Apple's new campus

Professor Cheryl Praeger

Mathematician’s life of finding beauty in the numbers

Otto and Roselyn Tukavai

Couple’s love of learning to make a difference in PNG

AMP shakes up management after massive losses

11:44AM

Markets Live: Vocus shares smacked

11:33AM

Woman, 89, loses $200,000 in phone scam

11:32AM

Navdeep Singh is running for the Greens in the Premier's seat of Inala in the next Queensland election.

Meet the mechanic set to run against the premier

Felicity Caldwell

Firefighters battle blaze at Gold Coast sugar mill

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Man stabbed and robbed of shoes on Gold Coast

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Queensland Executive Building on February 23, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

How to get inside the Executive Building before the wrecking ball hits

Felicity Caldwell

Lisa Skinner fractured her C1 and suffered a broken arm after her fall on Sunday.

Cirque du Soleil gymnast faces 'long, hard road' to recovery

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson assesses some coral near Great Keppel Island.

The Great Barrier Reef story Pauline Hanson didn't show

ANALYSIS
Adam Morton

Queensland Rail Translink train station night stock generic rail railway rail line QR

Rail debacle: QR boss says document disclosure a matter for the board

Felicity Caldwell

CPSU National Secretary Nadine Flood.

Strikes loom again for Medicare and Centrelink

ACT

The war memorial slab that fell on the three-year-old girl, killing her.

Girl crushed by monument in front of parents, siblings

Samantha Giufre was dragged by a car before being left on a Casula street.

'Boom or bang': Roadside drug deal goes badly wrong

NSW

A man has died in hospital after he was allegedly stabbed while walking off a bus in Fremantle. (File pic)

Teen dies after bus stabbing by relative

WA

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis delivers a statement to the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 28 ...

Shorten says Turnbull 'doesn't have the guts' to sack Brandis

Live
Stephanie Peatling

Parliament's lawns to be sealed off under sweeping security overhaul

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Key Bill Shorten ally faces new probe over alleged corruption

Ben Schneiders

Liverpool Plains beef farmer Derek Blomfield at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 29 November 2016. fedpol Photo: ...

Farmers demand Coalition action on climate change

38 mins ago

"I am delighted with the work that my colleagues are undertaking, it is measured by results": Prime Minister Malcolm ...

PM deflects reshuffle talk amid concerns over Pyne-Payne jobs

1 hr ago

Hon Justice Susan Kiefel AC, Australia's first female High Court chief justice.

Susan Kiefel becomes first female High Court chief justice

Auditor-General Grant Hehir warns his review may only scratch the surface.

Fossil fuel giants using questionable method to avoid tax, A-G warns

Heath Aston

"He's a businessman and I am sure he will weigh the pros and cons": Donald Trump.

Electoral College pitfalls on full display after US vote

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
17 mins ago

Peter Wilding: the man who invented the word 'Brexit'.

Peter Wilding coined the term Brexit. Now he fears its impact

Nick Miller

The CF-18 is similar to Australia's F/A-18F.

Canada fighter jet crashes, pilot condition unknown: military

Deutsche Telekom's customer routers targeted in global attack

As the law stands in Queensland, discomfort about a person's homosexual advances can be used as a defence for murder.

Queensland MPs need to abolish 'gay panic' defence

COMMENT
Rob Pyne

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson (centre) snorkelling off Great Keppel Island to assess the health of the Great Barrier ...

One Nation: Stunts but no solutions

John Harrison

Is it any wonder young people are getting less civilised?

No f---ing wonder we're now uncivilised

COMMENT
Madonna King

Customers must download the Optus Xtra app and let it put static and video ads on to their mobile phone.

Optus offers customers free data in exchange for watching ads

1 hr ago

Investors have done well out of the election of Donald Trump earlier this month.

Markets Live: Vocus shares smacked

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
12 mins ago

Allowing banks to team up in Apple Pay negotiations would reduce competition to provide the payment services customers ...

Banks' bid to team up in Apple Pay talks rejected

35 mins ago

Qantas said the deal would have increased traffic from the US by 9 per cent.

Qantas bales out of ambitious deal with American Airlines

The cost of not breaking the big bank 'lazy tax'

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Reserve Bank rate hike needed to 'unwind' housing tension: OECD

Cyber Monday's reign as top online spending day under threat

James Hardie confirms zero-dollar tax bill in Australia

Colin Kruger, CBD

No McMansions - concept image

The housing development that has shunned McMansions

Auctioneers rarely take bids from kids so don't stress about your child's fidgety limbs.

When the phrase 'this place is disgusting' can work in your favour

It takes discipline to pull together a home deposit.

The lowdown on Queensland mortgages

The prospect of downsizing can stir up emotions about entering a new stage of life.

Thinking small: is downsizing bad for your mental health?

If you're worried your home could get damaged or degraded, know that it had the opposite effect on my place.

What really happened when I rented out my apartment on Airbnb

A better feel or just placebo?

Does compression athletic gear actually work?

Long Run
Laura Hill

A Grey Goose martini should be stirred, not shaken.

This is the one thing you should absolutely never do to vodka

Fine Drinks

Stephanie Alexander looks forward to leftovers.

What I share with Stephanie Alexander and Annabel Crabb

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

You need to make a business case to support a request for a pay rise.

Nicole helps… position a reader for a pay rise

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Subcontractors in Queensland are to be given a better deal.

Qld plans new payment system for 'subbies'

How can my husband who is a sole trader write off a large asset?

One big tax myth that could cost you

Max Newnham

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Call scam takes life savings

1 hr ago

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Train crashes into car

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Drone video reveals Apple's 'spaceship' headquaters

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Toulon announce Radradra signing

Andrew Dyson

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Nov 29

Preacher on Stan

Preacher is coming. Watch the trailer before all episodes of S1 on Dec 2nd

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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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Amazon's The Grand Tour has come to Australia, but there's no simple way to watch it on your television.

Grand Tour means Amazon Originals to stream here, sort of

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson
1 hr ago

Adrien Brody stars in a Wes Anderson directed short for H&M

Wes Anderson obscures boundary between commerce and art

Linda Morris

Stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard with director Justin Kurzel.

Why Fassbender and Cotillard jumped into video game movie

Garry Maddox

Karl Stefanovic hosts the Nine Network's Today Show.

Nine hires defamation lawyer over Stefanovic gossip

Georgina Mitchell

Prince in 1985, two years before popping the big question.

Sheila E tells of the night Prince popped the question

Paris Pompor

Crowded House performing at the ARIA Awards.

Crowded House telecast a winner for the ABC

One of the mums from the series now, 10 years later, with her kids and Plumpton High's then principal Glenn Sargeant.

ABC drops teen mums documentary over legal dramas

Sarah Thomas

Joe Corre prepares to burn his entire punk collection on a boat on the river Thames. In the background, an effigy of ...

How punk is that? $8.4m punk collection goes up in smoke

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Must Do Brisbane: Cirque du Soleil's Kooza.

Must Do Brisbane: Events and what's on this weekend

El clasico tells the story of two Kurdish brothers who risk their lives by riding a motorbike to Spain to meet their ...

Brisbane in focus for Asia Pacific film festival

Toby Crockford

The Fourth Direction

Jack Thompson's picks for the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival

Aly is the first female Muslim MP in Federal Parliament.

Meet Daily Life's top 10 Women of the Year, as nominated by you

Daisy Dumas

BMI weight analysis does not take into account many things, including lifestyle habits.

Why reducing advice to a BMI number is hurting our health

Kasey Edwards

Love may not be the best reason to stay in a relationship.

Love is no reason to stay in a rotten relationship

Kerri Sackville

Prince William weighs in on Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle.

Prince William weighs in on Prince Harry's girlfriend

Amy Croffey

Moroccan TV station 2M airs makeup tips for hiding domestic violence.

TV show airs makeup tips to hide domestic violence

Party prank gone wrong: Princess Beatrice of York reportedly cut Ed Sheeran's face.

Princess Beatrice slices Ed Sheeran's face with a sword

All of these experiences have been a part of my sexual journey, and none of them matter more or less than any other.

Our definition of "full sex" is in dire need of an update

COMMENT

Amber Heard.

Amber Heard speaks about her experience with domestic violence

Mary Ward

Our phones are leaving us mentally aroused and unable to sleep.

Sleeping with the enemy: why Australians struggling to sleep

Sarah Berry

Yo-yo dieting: getting to the guts of it

Scientists say gut microbes may play role in yo-yo dieting, obesity

Kate Kelland

Junk food and soft drink are hindering our health.

The 10 things Australia needs to do to improve health

Hazelnut macaroons, coconut jelly and soft chocolate.

Our ultimate list of dinner party recipes for entertaining season

Smith & Daughters' pan-fried peppers.

Five dishes, five minutes – top chefs' foolproof quick hit recipes

A selection of supermarket cheeses as tasted at Gerard's Bar & Charcuterie.

The great supermarket cheese taste test: experts reveal the best options

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Women swear more than men ... does that mean they're smarter?

Parents are not happy about unisex toilets being introduced at a UK school.

Parents outraged over unisex primary school toilets

Doctors have warned water beads can cause serious illness if swallowed.

Water beads pose serious hazard to children, new report

Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

The 10 countries in the world right now not involved in wars

David Whitley

ATM skimmers and PIN readers are a worldwide problem.

ATM skimmers, distraction artists: Five of the greatest travel scams

Sue Williams and Jimmy Thomson

James Bond Island, Phang Nga Bay National Park.

Phuket: Is it still a safe holiday destination for Australians?

Tracey Spicer

Designer Veniamin Geskin has been imagining curved iPhones for quite a while. Here his iPhone 8 concept is seen in a ...

Apple could launch curved iPhone next year

1 hr ago

The solar thermal research hub at Steel River, Newcastle.

CSIRO's push into huge Chinese renewables

EXCLUSIVE
Marcus Strom

I didn't think Facebook was having a big impact on my life. I was in denial.

Why ditching Facebook was the best decision I ever made

Mark Serrels

Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.

Reddit CEO admits to editing users' posts

Will Apple be able to avoid the issues that sunk Google Glass?

Apple Glass: what the company needs to do

2017 Holden Barina.

2017 Holden Barina prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen Coupe Sport GTE concept

Volkswagen's next top model

Andrew MacLean

2017 Infiniti Q60.

Driven: Infiniti Q60 Coupe

Drive Staff

2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport.

Driven: New Lexus IS sedan

Drive Staff

2016 Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate.

Driven: VW's V6 Amarok

Stephen Ottley

2017 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T.

Ferrari shows off new super wagon

Andrew MacLean

French rugby side Toulon have announced the signing of Semi Radradra.

Toulon announce signing of Semi Radradra to French rugby

Tom Decent

Fate in the balance: ARL Commission chairman John Grant.

Days numbered: NRL clubs gather enough votes to remove Grant

Not impressed with criticism: Darren Lehmann didn't hide his feelings following Australia's win over South Africa in ...

Agitated Lehmann unimpressed by call to reinvent himself

Chris Barrett

'Lot of vitriol': Michael Cheika has had enough of Eddie Jones's baiting.

Cheika hits back: 'Eddie Jones is tarnishing his legacy'

Tom Decent

Dejected: Will Genia, seen here after the Ireland loss, is unlikely to play the last Test of the spring tour.

Genia unlikely to be released by Stade Francais for England game

Tom Decent

'Invidious position': Knights chairman Brian McGuigan hopes the club can act as a circuit-breaker in the current impasse.

Knights abstain from no-confidence vote in Grant

Robert Dillon

Day-night Tests may not be the answer everywhere.

Test cricket sees the light, but must not be blinded by it

Greg Baum

Waiting for a loose delivery: Matthew Renshaw gets the ball away during a very patient innings.

'He has gears': The side of Renshaw you haven't seen

Andrew Wu