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Tuesday's budget won't "tickle the ears of ideologues", Treasurer Scott Morrison says.

Morrison needs to 'thread the needle' in second budget

Mark Hawthorne

French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron campaigning in Rodez, southern France late last week.

France heads to the polls amid hack to Macron campaign

Nick Miller

Former East Timorese president Jose Ramos-Horta is calling for a fair maritime border between East Timor and Australia.

East Timor wants a 'just' border with Australia: Ramos-Horta

Brisbane and other cities could benefit from "slowing down" in their design and planning.

We should create cities for slowing down

Marcus Foth and Mirko Guaralda

TPG's $2.2b play for Fairfax draws political fire

James Chessell

Police closed off the street before calling in Polair and the dog squad in the search for a shooter north of Brisbane.

Police hunting gunman after man shot at Deception Bay home

Toby Crockford

Traffic 'mess' after multi-vehicle crash on Story Bridge

Toby Crockford

Titans co-captain stands down over drug claim

Crime scene declared after man found dead at North Mackay home

Qld woman allegedly blows .211 after trying to avoid RBTs

Toby Crockford

Boy back in custody after mistakenly released

Beenleigh resident John Egan received an emergency alert warning after his home was already flooded.

'It was a little too late': How effective are emergency alerts?

Ruth McCosker

Ambassador Lincoln Lewis said the City2South was "going to be a fun day”.

Lincoln Lewis joins City2South after surviving Hell's Kitchen

In the dark: Kanye West.

Kanye's Twitter and Instagram accounts go dark

A movie starring African-American women that did well at the box office: Janelle Monae, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia ...

Five myths Hollywood studio executives should stop repeating

Min Bahadur Sherchan died of a suspected heart attack.

Man dies trying to become the oldest to climb Mt Everest

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Trump should be afraid of his lousy poll showing

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The Maritime Union of Australia claims that the safety concerns of Brisbane ferry employees are not being listened to or ...

Maritime Union claims Brisbane ferry staff are fatigued, vessels unsafe

Toby Crockford

Queensland Police questioned over their role in death of man

Ruth McCosker

Queensland Government gets green light to raid public servants' super

The 39-year-old man's body was found at the home at Bedford Road, Andergrove.

Police treating death of Mackay man as suspicious

A green prawn with white spot disease.

Qld prawn farmers out of action for 18 months due to white spot threat

Toby Crockford

Cam McDonnell and his Mum Nicole.

Light relief for boy with one of the world's rarest conditions

Homes in Ipswich were inundated during the 2011 floods.

More south-east Qld properties to be added to flood zones

Ruth McCosker

The man was locked inside a petrol station overnight after he allegedly threatened the store person with a knife

Bizarre Perth crime rampage leads to store being burned

WA

Police have charged a teenager over an alleged attempted carjacking.

Boy poses as another prisoner to trick police

Two brothers, aged nine and 12, were killed while travelling in the four-wheel drive.

Two children killed in crash with B-Double near Dubbo

NSW

Brian Crickitt with his new wife Julie Crickitt.

Sydney GP jailed for murdering wife to be with lover

NSW

Deal maker: the pensioner payments were secured as part of a deal with Senator Nick Xenophon earlier this year.

Pensioners to receive cash in budget to help pay electricity bills

Colin Brinsden

'We are very bearish' - iron ore slump robs Scott Morrison

Jasmine Ng

Media ownership reforms could open floodgates

Mark Hawthorne, Senior Editor

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks to media during a press conference on May 2, 2017 in ...

China making progress on North Korea, says PM

Lisa Martin

Treasurer Scott Morrison: "Open data does have real potential to benefit banking customers and not just banking customers."

Morrison eyes higher health taxes

Paul Osborne

Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull on Friday.

Trump, Turnbull hang up on 'testy' call

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Former prime minister Tony Abbott answers questions from Mandurah Catholic College students.

Abbott predicts Turnbull could dump Gonski 2.0

French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron campaigning in Rodez, southern France late last week.

France heads to the polls amid Macron hacking scandal

Nick Miller

American student Otto Warmbier, 22, was detained in January last year and sentenced to 15 years of hard labour by a ...

Another American detained in North Korea, reports

A member of the Philippine National Police secures the area following two overnight explosions in Manila's Quiapo district.

Terrorism ruled out after two killed in bomb blasts in Manila

Lindsay Murdoch

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand guard while people wait for the opening of the border crossing in Chaman, Pakistan.

Pakistan claims it killed 50 Afghan border forces

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Asking people earning $42,840 to pay 1 per cent of their income towards repayment of their student loans works out less ...

The 'terrifying news' for uni students in two cups of coffee

COMMENT
Bill O'Chee

Scott Morrison and his Coalition colleagues are not the "models of pinstriped fiscal rectitude" they purport to be, ...

Good debt and the Coalition's great budget swindle

COMMENT
John Birmingham

If Yassmin Abdel-Magied was out of line, those who made violent comments towards her were worse.

If Yassmin was out of line, her attackers were worse

COMMENT
Madonna King

BHP is trying to keep on trucking.

BHP is now on notice over its performance

ANALYSIS
James Chessell

It looks like Treasurer Scott Morrison will once again be able to dodge the bullet of a ratings downgrade.

Lower budget deficit to protect AAA rating

Jens Meyer

Radek Sali, former boss of Swisse Vitamins who now runs his own investment company.

How Sali the Swisse master came back from the brink

Mark Hawthorne

Andreas Utermann, chief executive officer and global chief investment officer at Allianz Global Investors AG, poses for ...

'More worried than I've ever been' - global investor frets on populism

Australian push may open more doors for batteries on power grids

TPG's $2.2b play for Fairfax draws political fire

ASX set to find new energy for rally

Timothy Moore

Iron ore finds some respite after brutal week

Jens Meyer

Locals hope property prices will grow at a steady rate following the announcement.

Fresh hope for QLD towns following mine announcement

Light, bright colours work best for areas such as living rooms, dining areas and kitchens.

The best paint colours for your home ... and where to use them

Unclogging a drain and patching holes in the wall are a right of passage.

Five things every adult should know how to do around the house

Suburbs in Melbourne's inner west, such as West Footscray, are becoming increasingly popular with buyers.

Australian suburbs that have undergone the biggest transformations

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Matt Rawlins broke the first unofficial rule of architecture when he took on the project of renovating his in-laws' ...

Known as 'the toilet block', it's now a stunning beach house

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

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Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Danica Hampton is Head of Investment Specialists at Citi Wealth

It's bonds to the rescue as the needle points up for interest rates

COMMENT
Danica Hampton

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business of Australia, says further tax cuts are needed.

Tax, payments and banks - the small business budget wishlist

Cara Waters

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

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Two children killed in shocking crash

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Turnbull announces gambling ad restrictions

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Brisbane flood map released

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AZ Goat Yoga participants try to stay in a yoga pose as a young goat walks over them at the Welcome Home Ranch, USA.

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Katherine Waterston faces a terrifying new version of the classic alien in <i>Alien: Covenant</i>.

'Stripped-down killing machine': Alien: Covenant's new creature

Garry Maddox

Dami Im celebrates during the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest final in Sweden.

Australia's star dazzles on the Eurovision stage

Michael Idato

Ed Sheeran performs at Suncorp Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Brisbane.

'On tour, I did lose myself for a bit': Ed Sheeran's wild days

Laura Harding

Adele, is that you?

Adele celebrates 29th birthday dressed as Catherine Tate's Nan

Val Jellay appeared in a number of Australian television series, including <i>The Flying Doctors</i>, <i>Neighbours</i> ...

'Flying Doctors' star Val Jellay dies from pneumonia, aged 89

Bart Simpson

How The Simpsons embiggened the world

Barry Divola

Ruby Wax: Having battled depression and bipolar disorder for years, she discovered mindfulness, and it has helped ... ...

'He's revolting': Ruby Wax on that 'horrible' Trump interview

Kylie Northover

Hannah Cagwin in <i>Casting JonBenet</i>.

Theories, but no answer, in the brilliant Casting JonBenet

Karl Quinn

Therese Collie and Tim Mullooly host a walking tour of Brisbane's history every Wednesday morning.

The walking, talking, singing story of Brisbane

Rachel Clun

Thousands are expected to attend the Buddhist festival.

Buddha Birth Day Festival brightens South Bank

Rachel Clun

Brisbane City Council received a development application to revitalise the Metro Arts building on Edward Street.

Dining precinct to emerge in shadow of Metro Arts Building

Ruth McCosker

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn pictured in 2012.

Karl Stefanovic's $6 million divorce settlement: reports

As a younger woman, I clung to friendships because I was afraid of being lonely.

Why I ended my toxic friendships

Mandy Appleyard

A long and rewarding career: Jane Fonda.

What Jane Fonda has learnt about life at age 79

Jan Janssen

"I felt a large shift in how I was treated when I was read as a man": Nevo Zisin.

The surprising challenges of becoming a man

Nevo Zisin

Stephen Fry attends the 70th EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) at Royal Albert Hall.

Stephen Fry in blasphemy probe by Irish police

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Stars Wars-themed socks.

Justin Trudeau and the force of his Star Wars socks

Vanessa Friedman

Anna Wintour is now a dame.

Vogue editor Anna Wintour made a dame by Britain's queen

A wedding shot by Sandra Henri, the founder of Less Stuff - More Meaning.

Are sustainable weddings the next big thing?

Clare Press

Way before it was considered cool, our front and back yards were planted out with vegetables and fruit trees.

Secrets to happiness from a peasant lifestyle

Maria Milone

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

Aim for glossy milk before pouring.

World Latte Art Champion shares his milk steaming tips

Neil Perry's Moroccan-style chicken pie. Serve with rice or cous cous and a salad.

Moroccan-style chicken pie recipe (with filo)

Neil Perry

Neil Perry Recipe - Poached Strawberries , honey labneh and spiced buscuits.

25 delicious biscuit, shortbread and cookie recipes

Turkish Airlines cabin crew pose with newborn Kadiju.

How is nationality decided when babies are born on flights?

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

Cattle class: Blighted by not enough space, bad air quality and grumpy passengers and flight attendants.

Why flying has become a pain in the back seat

Lee Tulloch

The low-cost carriers are the most likely to play hardball over carry-on allowances.

How flexible are airlines' carry-on baggage allowances?

Michael Gebicki

Silver Muse's pool deck, around which bar staff glide bearing colourful concoctions.

Silversea ups the luxury ante with new ship Silver Muse

Brian Johnston

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Uber faces criminal probe over sneaky 'greyball' software

Dan Levine and Joseph Menn

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence

Hayley Tsukayama

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

COMMENT

The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

The Surface Laptop's affordable price, portability and features could appeal to a far broader audience-including Mac ...

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

2017 Audi Q2 2.0 TDI.

Audi's new youth-focused SUV reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2018 Peugeot 308.

New Peugeot 308 revealed

Dom Tripolone

Nissan has ruled out the offering the Micra city in Australia for the near future.

Nissan blames ANCAP for Micra demise

Daniel DeGasperi

Instagram is one of the best ways to interact with car fanatics around the globe.

Top 10 Instagrammers to follow if you love cars

Alessandra Melville

The Mercedes-Benz 280SL "Pagoda" is a classic car that could earn you money.

The cars that could make you money

David McCowen

2017 Audi R8 Spyder.

New Audi R8 Spyder price revealed

Dom Tripolone

Rhyan Grant of Sydney celebrates with teammates after scoring.

Sydney FC win A-League grand final after penalty shootout

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Lance Franklin booted eight goals against the Lions

Brisbane Lions fall short as Swans break their duck

New Zealand and Titans star Kevin Proctor has stood down as Gold Coast co-captain.

Proctor stands down over drug claim

Aliir Aliir has been punished for missing a training session

Swans defender dropped for disciplinary reasons

Madeline Groves won silver for Australia in Rio but is reportedly in ASADA's sights.

Australian swimmers facing ban for missing drug tests

Fernando Llorente has given Swansea City fans hope of avoiding relegation.

Manchester City win big while Swansea leapfrog Hull in EPL relegation battle

Martyn Herman

Hedi Ouedjdi struck referee Benjamin Casty with a single blow that knocked him unconscious.

Rugby league player banned for life after knocking out referee

Jayden Short is penalised for deliberate out of bounds

Footy meets Fawlty Towers: coaches bewildered by umpiring calls