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Moreton Bay mayor Allan Sutherland's 2016 re-election campaign was funded, in part, through a trust.

Donations went to mayor via trust fund, CCC hears

Cameron Atfield

"Are we truly ready for the consequences of a war?": Nick Xenophon.

Xenophon warns China could sink Australian navy ships to warn US

David Wroe

Experts have warned of the serious long-lasting affects of toxins leaked into Brisbane's waterways saying the city could ...

Impact of the toxic foam leak 'will go on for decades'

Ruth McCosker

Betting in sport

Gambling ad ban could shut down free-to-air sports: Networks

Lucy Battersby

"Are you proud of our Australian values? Are you a proud Australian?" Malcolm Turnbull asked a journalist at a Thursday ...

Citizenship changes reflect the Trumpist zeitgeist

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

The NHMRC has banned IVF clinics from offering sex-selection.

Medical council rules on IVF gender selection

Kate Aubusson

'Vote for Abbott, save the Reef': Turnbull's pitch to voters revealed

Heath Aston

Citizenship crackdown 'could punish vulnerable migrants'

Fergus Hunter

Trustee claims ignorance of role during CCC hearing

Cameron Atfield

Malcolm Turnbull just pulled the same trick as Bob Hawke

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Motorway upgrade moves closer with funding deal

Emergency services respond to a crash at Tiaro, near Maryborough, on the Bruce Highway.

'A miracle more didn't die': Off-duty paramedic relives crash rescue

Jorge Branco

Ruby Hamad.

The uncomfortable truth about Australian 'diversity'

COMMENT

<i>Monkey</i> has remained a cult favourite.

Monkey Magic is back: Cult TV show gets remake

Bilal Arif from Shepparton has just finished his citizenship test.

Meet someone who took just took the citizenship test

Gold Coast nipper?Jayke Menefy is being honoured for his brave Easter Sunday rescue.

Young nipper praised for courageous beach rescue

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Richard Gere: Blacklisted by Hollywood?

Dwelling approvals fell in January

Who owns excess building site materials?

Cec Maddox

Retiree to graduate on his 74th birthday

Bill O'Reilly reportedly to get almost $33 ...

4:13AM

China steel futures rebound

3:39AM

North Korea warns of 'super-mighty preemptive ...

3:18AM

A rubbish truck driver dumped his load on Avondale Street, Annerley after it caught fire.?

Truck dumps flaming load on a Brisbane street

Jorge Branco

Qantas chief urged to ban foam after Queensland spill

Alexandra Patrikios and Shae McDonald

Man crushed to death in workplace incident

Sarah Walker died instantly in a crash on the Bruce Highway near Tiaro, south of Maryborough, on Easter Monday.

Siblings returning from Easter trip when tragedy struck

Jorge Branco

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says migrant labour would continue but not at the expense of Australians finding work.

Scrapping 457 visas won't stop exploitation, expert says

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

Prawns were caught in the potentially contaminated zone.

'A joke': Fishers furious over delayed warning of toxic foam spill

Jorge Branco

Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale was in a good mood as he left the CCC on Wednesday.

Councillors reject idea they formed an illegal electoral group

Cameron Atfield

Experts have warned of the serious long-lasting affects of toxins leaked into Brisbane's waterways saying the city could ...

Impact of the toxic foam leak 'will go on for decades'

Kirsty Dayment outside the Downing Centre District Court earlier this month.

Socialite jailed for cocaine and ecstasy dealing

NSW

Authorities are inspecting the mauled surfboard to determine the species of shark involved in the fatal attack in Esperance.

Shark inquiry: 'Hysteria' leads to 'poor policy'

WA

Paperchain bookstore worker Rebecca Worth: Staff are concerned about potential ramifications of parts of the public ...

Canberra's public servant exodus could hurt business

ACT

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and shadow treasurer Chris Bowen.

ALP hits foreigners and super funds in housing affordability package

James Massola

Different countries, a common theme? Immigration

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Xenophon warns China could sink Australian navy ships to warn US

David Wroe

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the soldiers may have been motivated by concerns for the safety of a local child.

Manus Island gunfire 'sparked by fears over boy'

Michael Koziol

No happy: Tony Abbott lashed the leaked polling on Thursday

'Vote for Abbott, save the Reef': Turnbull's pitch to Warringah

Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton have unveiled tough new hurdles for prospective Australians.

Citizenship crackdown 'could punish vulnerable migrants'

Malcolm Turnbull and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton have unveiled tough new hurdles for prospective Australians.

Malcolm Turnbull turns his sights on Labor over 'Australian values'

Jakarta Governor Ahok after initial results showed he had been defeated.

Jakarta's outgoing Governor may escape jail for 'blasphemy'

Jewel Topsfield

Zheng Jiefu in Melbourne. The property developer says he was targeted by Guo Wengui.

Australian developer's history with Interpol's most wanted

Kirsty Needham

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, and Malaysia Inspector General Police Khalid Abu Bakar, right, inspect a ...

Malaysian PM joins 'fake news' bandwagon

Lindsay Murdoch

Ameen Mukdad, a violinist from Mosul who lived under IS rule for two and a half years, performs at Nabi Yunus shrine in ...

The sound of music returns to war-weary Mosul

Clive Palmer

Don't wait 'til he's dead to be nice to Clive

COMMENT
Madonna King

Take the word of a scientist about how to drink tea? John Birmingham thinks not.

What would science know about making tea?

COMMENT
John Birmingham

Rollerblades

An unrequited love letter to the lost rollerbladers of Brisbane

Katherine Feeney

Madeleine Hunter from Hunter Products created the Shibajuku Girls dolls.

Amazon makes child's play of local toy sales

Catie Low

Money

Our super is sacrosanct, so leave it alone

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Allowing offshore nannies to come to Australia would also help ease childcare shortages.

Call to bring in nannies from Pacific Islands

Nassim Khadem

Rob Scott

Wesfarmers' secret Amazon response team

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

After five decades, Lang Walker gets his gong

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Macquarie Group acquires UK's Green Investment Bank

Latika Bourke

Networks warn gambling ad ban may shut down free-to-air sports

Lucy Battersby

Village Roadshow taps out of film financing

Lucy Battersby

74 Wellington Street, Mackay, is asking for offers from $300,000.

Why regional QLD's glum house prices are actually good news

Campbell's works sell for between $4000 and $50,000.

Artist, Target settle 'David and Goliath' case over $14 'copied' print

10/70 Bowen Terrace, New Farm just sold for $6.15 million.

Luxurious Brisbane sky home sells to mystery buyer for $6m+

Jim Malo

House prices in Brisbane fell slightly for the March quarter, but economists say it's just a small bump in the road.

Brisbane house prices fall: Largest quarterly drop since 2011

Imagine cooking dinner and doing a load of washing at the same time – in the same machine.

Cooking in the washing machine: Cool hack for time poor or just wrong?

Do you want red or white beer with dinner?

Which star Aussie chef is changing what you drink for dinner?

Fine Drinks

A trench coat can be an stylish winter layer, but avoid overdoing the mobster look.

If you have to buy one jacket this winter, make it this one

Men's Style

All it takes to fix the pay gap is analysis and action.

Why fixing the pay gap is easy if you try

Georgina Dent

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Do I need to make an 'educated guess' about my SMSF?

ASK NOEL

It doesn't help when a whole organisation's existence is centred on a lie.

This is how easily you're deceived

James Adonis

Hana-Lia Krawchuk, founder of Love To Dream, drew inspiration from sleepless nights.

Sleep deprivation spurs $30 million Love To Dream business

Cara Waters

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North Korea mocks up missile strikes on US

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Serena Williams confirms she is pregnant

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Pisasale the 'most investigated politician'

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The rise and fall of Clive Palmer

One of novice Buddhist monks yawns during a merit in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Thai men are expected ...

World of Photos - April 20, 2017

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. Only on Stan.

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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<i>Monkey</i> has remained a cult favourite.

Monkey Magic is back: Cult TV show gets remade for the ABC and Netflix

Sarah Thomas

Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly appears on the Fox News show <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em> in New York.

Younger Murdochs flex muscles with Bill O'Reilly's sacking

ANALYSIS
Nick O'Malley

The Simpsons

The big three d'oh: 30 years of The Simpsons social commentary

COMMENT
Michael Idato

Lena Dunham, far left with <i>Girls</i> co-stars Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet and Allison Williams.

How do you end a show like Girls? Annoyingly, which is perfect

Larissa Dubecki

Want to go again? Kate Mulvany and Damon Herriman in a scene from The Little Death, which has been remade twice, with ...

Snubbed at home, Josh Lawson's sex comedy lives on in remakes

Karl Quinn

Actor Richard Gere participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the film "Norman" at AOL Studios on Thursday, ...

Gere says he's been blacklisted because of Free Tibet views

Rob Moran

Andrew Garfield as conscientious objector turned war hero Desmond Doss in <i>Hacksaw Ridge</i>.

AACTA overhauls film award criteria

Garry Maddox

The New York Times reported on April 1 that Fox and O'Reilly, a 20-year veteran of the conservative cable network, paid ...

Fox host Bill O'Reilly dumped over sexual harassment scandal

Raw founder Andrew Fee at his studio in Moorooka.

Flippers meet tap dance in 'cheeky' show

Rachel Clun

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 08: Andrew Hunter, 11, takes part in 'Melon Mania' at West End on April 8, 2017 in Brisbane, ...

Hundreds of melons create a new smash hit in West End

Cameron Atfield

Brisbane Lions vice-captain and City2South event ambassador Dayne Zorko will take on the 5km course with his partner ...

Lions' Dayne Zorko lines up a family day out at City2South

Ruth McCosker

Clementine Ford.

Committing sexual assault is never 'out of character'

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Fashion designer Victoria Beckham, right, receives her OBE from Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge during ...

Victoria Beckham receives OBE from her friend Prince William

Jenna Clarke

Big shoulders are back ... Carla Zampatti's sping/summer 2017 show.

Carla Zampatti is bringing back power dressing

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Jenna Clarke

Meghan Markle has reportedly met the Duchess of Cambridge.

Like Meghan Markle, I know what it's like to be 'ethnically ambiguous'

COMMENT
Sharon Verghis

Actor Shannon Purser, best known for playing Barb on <i>Stranger Things</i>, has candidly spoken about coming out as ...

Stranger Things' Barb tells fans she is bisexual

Serena Williams with her fiance, Alexis Ohanian.

Serena Williams confirms pregnancy after earlier hints on Snapchat

Malia with her dad at the White House last year.

Malia Obama's alleged stalker detained

Mary Ward

Ivanka Trump's clothing line is available at Australian TK Maxx stores, despite a backlash in the US since her father ...

New fashion retailer offers designer discounts, Ivanka Trump's line

Melissa Singer

A perfect morning routine? Forget about it.

You might benefit from forgetting about your 'perfect' morning routine

Sarah Berry

Adopting healthy behaviours is beneficial regardless of your weight or general health.

A healthy lifestyle won't guarantee a long life. But it's worth the effort.

Carrie Dennett

Runners are not the only ones at increased risk on marathon days.

More people die on marathon day - but they're not in the race

Sarah Berry

Take the word of a scientist about how to drink tea? John Birmingham thinks not.

"Microwaving tea is not healthier"

COMMENT

Karen Martini's chocolate gianduja mousse with hazelnut praline.

20 chocolatey ways to use up leftover Easter eggs

A bottle of CLR CFF (Clear Coffee).

Sick of pastel-hued lattes? Clear Coffee is now a thing

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'I had no idea': mum shares warning after son's close call

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'I could go months without it': when your sex drive disappears

Seen, unusually, from inside the dishwasher drum, a pretty blonde teenager smiles as she loads ir unloads dishes.

You've probably been using your dishwasher all wrong

There are some things that are off limits when it comes to nicking an item or two from your hotel room, including pillows.

What you can, and can't, steal from your hotel room: The rules

Michael Gebicki

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) is being prepped for test flights next year.

The challenges facing the first Mitsubishi-made Japanese airliner

A nice place to be exiled: The Italian island of Elba.

The wonderful island where an infamous man lived as punishment

Brian Johnston

Bose Quiet Comfort 35 QC35

Your Bose headphones spy on you: lawsuit

The Miix 510 ticks all the boxes in terms of spec criteria.

Can the Lenovo MiiX 510 replace an iPad Pro?

Google eyes ad-blocker for its Chrome browser

The defeat of South Korean professional Go player Lee Sedol by Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, showed ...

Google AI software Deep Mind turns to playing Go

The guy hunting for hackers might be just 10 years old.

Young hackers cleaning up the internet

2012 Toyota 86.

What weekend fun machine should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Hyundai i30.

New Hyundai i30 to be cheaper

Dom Tripolone

2017 LDV T60 ute.

China's newest dual-cab ute reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mazda2 GT.

She says, he says: Mazda2 GT

Daniela Intili and Andrew Maclean

2017 LDV D90.

LDV's new Ford Everest rival revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW M4 CS.

BMW reveals newest M-car

David Morley

Neil Robertson.

Australian snooker world champion reveals video game addiction

Kathryn Harby-Williams during her playing days with the national team.

Champion's re-election chances improve as netball unrest simmers

Linda Pearce

On a roll: Serena Williams has won two of the last three grand slam titles.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams confirms she is pregnant

Simon Briggs

Big money: Pat Cummins.

Cummins the big winner in CA contract list

Jon Pierik

Mark THompson says he "can't let it go".

Bomber: The doping saga will 'end up killing me'

Ronny Lerner

Tom Brady (left) also skipped his team's visit with President Barack Obama at the White House in 2015.

Brady among players to skip White House visit

Paul McGregor speaking with coaching staff Photo by Adam McLean story by Mitchell Jennings

Fullback, full stop. McGregor says Dugan will remain his No.1

Adam Pengilly

Diamond captain and Magpies star Sharni Layton.

Furious netball superstars threaten strike, Diamonds boycott

EXCLUSIVE
Linda Pearce