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Brisbane City Council has been accused of having incorrect information relating to a $60 million IT contract blowout.

Accusations fly as IT contract dispute with BCC deepens

Ruth McCosker

President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One during his arrival at JFK International Airport before meeting Donald Trump.

The cost of protecting most expensive president in history

Barbara Demick

Cities are being warned against diving in when it comes to an Olympic Games bid. If Brisbane bids for 2028, it will ...

Why cities are bailing from the Olympic bid process

Rick Maese

Trapped in a pincer movement: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.

Australians can't rely on Qantas as Dreamliner set to be a nightmare

James Pawluk

A pentecostal church treasurer has been charged with 21 child sex offences, including seven charges of rape.

Church leader raped choir girls, bought silence for $20: court

The young women were allegedly driving dangerously within metres of people and with children in the car.

Allegation: Mums doing doughnuts with babies in back seat

Toby Crockford
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Another federal budget, another tired slogan

Mark Hawthorne

Julie Bishop resists Eric Abetz's call to sack Yassmin Abdel-Magied

James Chessell

Australian customs destroys unique lichen specimens in mix-up

Police charge women who recklessly drove with children in car

Ruth McCosker

Ex-Labor leader Mark Latham joins Liberal Democrats

Mark Hawthorne

Police are searching for a Singaporean national?in relation to an attempted murder in Brisbane.

Wanted: Have you seen this man?

Toby Crockford

Canstar Blue recommends Queenslanders consider changing their electricity plans to a fixed-price plan.

How to save on your electricity bills

Research shows clownfish have a dispersal distance of up to 15 kilometres.

Researchers track baby Nemo's journey

Johnathan Thurston at Kangaroos training at AIS on Tuesday.

Walters hoping JT will be fit for Origin I

Le Chateau des Palmiers.

Trump lists Caribbean mansion for $37.5 million

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Prince Philip worshipers pray for second coming

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Parking; specifically in neighborhoods around railway stations has been an ongoing issue in Brisbane.

Heartache of parking in Kelvin Grove

Commonwealth Bank posts $2.4b third quarter profit

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Markets Live: Eerie calm descends

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Pepe the Frog killed off by creator after ...

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at last year's estimates hearings.

Queensland Premier's chief of staff resigns

Man killed by falling pipe in Darling Downs industrial workplace accident

Toby Crockford

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

Ruth McCosker

Police are reviewing how a teen was mistakenly released from the Southport watchhouse.

Watchhouse 'Houdini' expected to seek bail

About 250 people have applied for guard positions at Queensland Rail.

Qld Rail trains more guards after bungle

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

The role of Queensland Police in the death of an Atherton man has been investigated.

Queensland Police questioned over their role in death of man

Ruth McCosker

Canberra IT contractors are chasing payments from Plutus Payroll.

Company blames ATO for blocking worker payments

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The boat blocked traffic on the intersection near the Norfolk pub in Fremantle.

Boat lost on Freo road 'at least stopped at lights'

WA

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

Former Labor leader Mark Latham.

Ex-Labor leader Mark Latham joins Liberal Democrats

Budget will let people realise their dreams, promises PM

Colin Brinsden

AFP cash splash to recruit anti-terrorism specialists

Staff reporters

Treasurer Scott Morrison

The facts: here's how economy has performed under Coalition

INTERACTIVE

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

How coal helped save Australia's AAA rating

Jens Meyer

Elon Musk is in the running for the SA project.

South Australia's battery tender has the world watching

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

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly urged the killing of drug users and pushers.

Australia slams Philippines president over drug killings

Lindsay Murdoch

Incoming French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the Louvre Museum after addressing his supporters in Paris, Sunday May ...

French landslide: illiberal populism, it turns out, is so 2016

ANALYSIS
Nick Miller

Former president Barack Obama spoke in a positive tone about the state of the world.

Obama warned Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as security chief

British Prime Minister Theresa's Conservative Party has opened up a 22-point lead over the Labour Party.

Theresa May's Conservatives open up record lead, latest poll

Will flying cars really take off?

The future of flying cars: science fact or science fiction?

Jonathan Roberts and Michael Milford

An ugly pattern is emerging of young men spewing bigotry, and yearning for safe patriarchal spaces to do it in.

The conservative young men who need a trigger warning when women are around

COMMENT
Christopher Scanlon

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

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer (right) with chief financial officer Peter King.

No conflict problem here, Westpac rejects bank split push

Mathew Dunckley

People wave French flags at the Louvre museum where Emmanuel Macron is planning to celebrate, Sunday, May 7, 2017 in ...

8@eight: French vote calms investment waters

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Trapped in a pincer movement: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce.

Australians can't rely on Qantas as Dreamliner nightmare looms

James Pawluk

TPG has approached Fairfax Media with an offer to purchase its metropolitan mastheads and property business Domain.

'Thanks but no thanks': Fairfax tipped to reject 'cheeky' TPG

James Chessell

Paper tariffs Indonesia 'potentially lethal' for Indonesia deal

Jewel Topsfield

Ex-Nomura trader claims he was trained to lie

Chris Dolmetsch

Wall Street's fear index at almost 25 year low

Oliver Renick

Lower dollar does little to stop surge in online sales

Mark Hawthorne

Holley uses a hutch to display her shoe collection.

High standards, low budget: The cheapskate guide to decorating

When home is a resort: The former holiday retreat at Vasey Esplanade, Trinity Beach, is now a private residence.

Four spectacular resort-style properties for sale in Australia

An artist's impression of what will be 7 Ashfield Street, East Brisbane.

The luxury Brisbane house that comes with $50,000 of wine

With growing housing affordability crisis multigenerational living is becoming an increasingly popular way of living in ...

Multi-generational living: Influencing the way houses are built

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The survey findings suggest Australians are willing to support government measures that would allow more homes to be built.

Australians struggle with home repayments, feel pessimstic

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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Hugh Jackman and the MTV Awards

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Amazon sweeps US market for voice-controlled speakers

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Prince Philip worshipers pray for second coming

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron gestures during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris, France,

Vive Macron

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Myf Warhurst will present Eurovision on SBS, with Joel Creasey.

Myf Warhurst counts down her favourite Eurovision acts

Myf Warhurst

Ian Beattie, who plays Ser Meryn Trant in Game of Thrones, will appear at ThronesCon in Melbourne.

Game of Fans: Melbourne's Game of Thrones Convention

Tim Richards

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

Cara Buckley

Britt Robertson in Girlboss.

Girlboss' take on vintage clothes entrepreneur lacks charm

Brad Newsome

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

If you want to go beyond the traditional breakfast in bed, here are some ideas to celebrate mothers on May 14.

Where to treat mum in Brisbane on Mother's Day

Jodi Panayotov

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

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

Lily Rose Depp, the daughter of French singer and model Vanessa Paradis and actor Johnny Depp, has walked for Chanel.

The next generation of supermodels and their famous model parents

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

What it's like for a teen girl to become a man

Nevo Zisin

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

In the dark: Kanye West.

Kanye's Twitter and Instagram accounts go dark

Conrad Hilton, left, seen here in 2008 with his mother Kathy Hilton and his father Rick Hilton, has been arrested in Los ...

Paris Hilton's younger brother Conrad arrested

A blasphemy probe is under way into Stephen Fry.

Stephen Fry in blasphemy probe by Irish police

It's not uncommon, but what can we learn from it?

Emotional eating: why we do it and how to manage it

Sarah Berry

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

Simmering before charring ensures the success of your jerk chicken.

Weekly meal planner - from jerk chicken to a pork calzone

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

Jill Robbins with her family.

One mum's secret Mother's Day tradition after adopting her sons

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The woman who can remember every single day of her life

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Would this app help your kids limit their screentime?

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

2016 Kia Sportage SLi Diesel.

What SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Trailhawk offers outstanding off-road ability.

Which is the best Jeep Grand Cherokee model?

David McCowen

Reinvented: A Harley-Davidson, minus the famous v-twin.

Harley: 100 new bikes in 10 years

Andrew MacLean

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Top 10 tips for buying your first car

Alessandra Melville

2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

Quick spin: Mercedes-Benz E300

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has been accused of installing devices in cars that rigged their emissions testing.

'Give diesel another chance': JLR boss

Stephen Ottley

Jesse Bromwich will donate his $20,000 Test fee to charity and be required to undergo counselling.

Kiwis forwards Jesse Bromwich, Kevin Proctor to miss World Cup

David Long

Sharks chairman Damian Keogh.

I don't have drug problem: Sharks chairman

Charged: Shaun Kenny-Dowall of the Sydney Roosters.

SKD stood down over coke charges after offering to take hair follicle test

Danny Welbeck of Arsenal

Wenger delighted for Welbeck as Arsenal beat Manchester United

Rhyan Grant of Sydney FC and Besart Berisha of the Victory contest possession.

Sydney FC win A-League grand final after penalty shootout

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