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Security bollards have been installed at Brisbane's Queen Street Mall.

Council remains quiet on Queen Street Mall bollards

Ruth McCosker
1 hr ago

Tareq Kamleh first appeared in a propaganda video in early 2015.

Former 'playboy' Qld doctor in new IS video with machinegun

Rachel Olding
48 mins ago

AMSA officers inspect an Air Asia X jet forced to turn back on a flight from the Gold Coast.

Expert questions AirAsia's 'carcasses on runway' quote

UPDATED
Latika Bourke
4 mins ago

Charlie Gard who is terminally-ill at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London.

BTrump and the Pope have weigh in on hospitalised baby

The research aims to develop better methods to detect chlamydia in sheep.

'It turns out sheep and cattle have lots of chlamydia in Australia'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
44 mins ago

An apparent security hole in the health system is being exploited.

Medicare details of every Australian up for sale

A Current Affair reporter in court on child porn charges

Stephanie Gardiner

Why Abbott's reform manifesto is 'anything but conservative'

COMMENT
George Williams

Man dies in crash with parked semi-trailer

Jorge Branco

'You can't just be locking kids up': Dylan's Q&A moment

Neil McMahon

Border Force boss on leave after 'investigation'

Adam Gartrell

A screen grab from the tweet following the abusive behaviour at the Pacquiao-versus-Horn fight.

Foul-mouth boxing fans banned from Queensland stadiums

Amy Mitchell-Whittington
8 mins ago

Behold a burger from 5 Boroughs.

John Birmingham worked his buns off to find the best burgers

From one champion to another: Billy Slater poses with Jeff Horn last month.

'He's got more courage than I would have': Maroons hail Horn

The house has six bedrooms, five bathrooms and is set on about five acres.

Chinese buyer pays $7 million cash for Calamvale mansion

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 03: An injured Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts as he retires during the Gentlemen's Singles ...

'A little bit': Kyrgios Wimbledon campaign over in an hour

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'Maybe I should leave?' Venus Williams in tears at Wimbledon

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Check in for your BT breakfast bulletin with Spencer Howson

One of Manny Pacquiao's coaches has attacked the judges over a decision.

Horn v Pacquiao: World reacts to underdog's victory

Another AirAsia flight turned back after ...

12:44PM

Foul-mouth boxing fans banned from Queensland ...

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Markets Live: Banks drive $30b ASX rally

12:40PM

Police lay fraud charges after questions over collapsing retaining walls.

Police lay charges of fraud, forgeries over retaining walls

Tony Moore

Contracts awarded to turn sandpit into Brisbane's $1.2b runway

Tony Moore

$100,000 reward offered for information into police attack

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

An alleged attack at a Gold Coast home left two people injured.

Alleged machete attacker remains in custody after fronting Qld court

Prepared for a fight: Bill Shorten has pledged to overturn penalty rates should he win the next election.

'I pretty much can't put food on the table': Penalty rate cuts hit

Toby Crockford

Specialist Queensland police are dealing with an increasing number of calls for home-made explosives.

Terrorism not only danger as cops called to more home-made bombs

Felicity Caldwell

Still from CCTV footage of "Young Person A3" being held on the ground at Cleveland Youth Detention Centre.

Hog-tying, isolation and dogs: Stories from youth detention

Felicity Caldwell

Minister for WestConnex Stuart Ayres says the project will be delivered on time, and on budget.

Motorway link to airport without plans or funding

EXCLUSIVE

Police have charged a mother over the alleged poisoning of her son.

Woman charged after allegedly poisoning her son

NSW

Stephanie Foster, Deputy Public Service Commissioner

Public service not corrupt, says public service

ACT

Mechanics using the Carisma app.

Carisma app 'lifts the hood' on auto mechanic industry

Australian Border Force Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg is among those also in the running.

Border Force boss on personal leave after 'investigation'

Adam Gartrell

Nationals Party senator hits out at Liberal dysfunction

Fergus Hunter

'Stop reproducing': The ignorant attitudes in face of an African crisis

Adam Gartrell

The huge processing facility for Inpex Corporation's LNG plant in northern Australia arrived in Australian waters on May ...

Warning of 'significant damage' to economy if PRRT is replaced

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says universities have been receiving "rivers of gold" from the taxpayer over recent ...

Univerisities reject government claims they are rolling in cash

Former prime minister Tony Abbott in Parliament in February.

Tony Abbott launches latest criticism of Liberal leadership

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon.

'She is the odd person out': Greens senators hit out at Lee Rhiannon

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

North Korea fires new ballistic missile

BREAKING
43 mins ago

President of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams leaves 10 Downing Street following a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa ...

Northern Ireland power-sharing deal may be 'dead parrot'

Nick Miller

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.

Suspect held over plan to attack Emmanuel Macron

Charlie Gard who is terminally-ill at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London.

Trump and Pope weigh in on case of UK baby on life support

Many Liberal MPs feel slighted by their Prime Minister.

Knifing the PM will only prolong our political crisis

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

John?Hayto has shared his experience of living in a retirement village. Photo: PENNY STEPHENS. The Age. 14TH JUNE 2017

The sad treatment of our elderly has got to stop

COMMENT
Madonna King

Featuring more than 110 artefacts unearthed from the amphitheatres of Rome and Pompeii, Queensland Museum's new ...

Gladiators were not sporting heroes

COMMENT

FILE - In this July 30, 2013, file photo, people walk along a corridor at the headquarters of Johnson & Johnson in New ...

Hundreds of women launch class action against health giant

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Markets Live: Banks drive $30b ASX rally

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
9 mins ago

After years of Coles dominance, Woolworths is on the way up.

Coles needs to splash the cash to regain its mojo: UBS

Madeleine Heffernan
58 mins ago

The S&P 500 Index rebounded from the biggest selloff in six weeks, with bank shares pacing gains as US Treasury 10-year ...

For a few minutes, Apple was worth $4.44 trillion

9 mins ago

'What's up, haters?': trial not slowing down Pharma Bro

The simple concept corporate Australia has failed to grasp

Nassim Khadem

The jobs puzzle: bad news for those waiting for a pay rise

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Spooked Fairfax predators abandon their prey

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

390-402 Benhiam Street, Calamvale, sold for $7 million after only one week on the market.

Chinese buyer pays $7 million cash for Calamvale mansion

Some workers find it difficult concentrating in an open-plan office.

Feeling remote: Why it's so hard to work in a modern office

The house has been in the same family for 40 years.

What makes this Geneva mansion worth $95 million?

Van lifers with a strong social media presence are turning their lifestyle into a living.

#VanLife: Young Aussies using social media to get paid to travel

Are you cleaning your toilet wrong? These common mistakes could be turning your loo into a germ-infested health hazard.

The one toilet cleaning mistake many of us are making

Cuda shut down his successful digital agency and risked it all on creating an App.

The Hobart app mogul who turned his back on Silicon Valley

Success
1 hr ago

Many people still struggle with the concept of platonic environments.

Equally unfair: Why can't men and women work together?

Culture

Gary and Beancaa Stanley have made huge savings on their electricity bills by installing solar panels and batteries.

How to fight back against rising energy costs

John Collett

Fear of poverty is a real psychological condition.

Being rich doesn't prevent debilitating fear of poverty

Nina Hendy

UrbanYou founders Elke Keeley and Noga Edelstein landed $1 million in two weeks after completing the Springboard program.

UrbanYou gets $1m investment to control quality in gig economy

Cara Waters

Annie Parker has co-ordinated a statement calling out sexual harassment in the Australian tech community.

Call for end to 'predatory behaviour' in Australian start-ups

Cara Waters

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German bus crash: Multiple deaths, dozens injured

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Millions rorted from government R&D; scheme

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Ted Baillieu to head probe into flammable cladding

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Plays of the Week

Ron Tandberg

Best of Fairfax cartoons July 4

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Paul McCartney, now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December.

McCartney adds two more shows and Adelaide's still not happy

Broede Carmody

Kanye has reportedly bailed from Jay-Z's Tidal streaming service.

Kanye pulls out of Tidal days after Jay-Z diss track

Rob Moran

Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Olivia de Havilland in Feud: Bette and Joan.

Oscar-winning actress sues over 'bitchy' depiction in Feud

Katy Perry greeting fans at Myer's Sydney City store on Friday.

Seven denies misleading viewers over Katy Perry on Sunrise

Broede Carmody

The Voice Australia 2017 finalists: Judah Kelly, Lucy Sugerman, Fasika Ayallew and Hoseah Partsch.

Queensland takes out The Voice final

Christine Sams

The iconic 1987 wedding of Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene (Kylie Minogue).

Celebrating Scott and Charlene's 30th wedding anniversary

Michael Idato

Bill (Pearl Mackie), The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) in Doctor Who.

Doctor Who takes a heartbreaking final bow

Michael Idato

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 09: Cinematographer Ari Wegner poses for a photo on June 9, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Ari Wegner and the rise of the female cinematographer

Karl Quinn

Must Do Brisbane, school holidays, winter 2017.

Brisbane June-July school holiday guide

The audience at South Bank was captivated by Dr Jane Goodall, who responded to the opening round of applause with a ...

Chimp pioneer warns 'In 100 years I don't know what will be left'

Amy Mitchell-Whittington

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 10: Izzy attends the Madman Anime Festival Brisbane on June 10, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. ...

Thousands of anime fans flock to Madman Brisbane festival

Toby Crockford

'Why settle for someone you see more as a friend than a lover?'

Don't settle for the 'friend you never thought of that way'

Johanna Leggatt

Donald Trump has expressed disgust and disdain for women's bodies on more than one occasion.

Disgust at female bodies has made an unwelcome return

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Holly Zwaif travelling in the UK with her child.

Why I'm planning my second child as a solo parent

Holly Zwalf
1 hr ago

Sleep: We all need it.

Why 95 per cent of us can't wind down our brains at night

Sarah Berry

Margot Robbie is totally onto something.

Margot Robbie's unusual – yet entirely practical – beauty tip

Natalie Reilly

By linking "trolling" with abusive behaviours that would be met with swift action in the physical world, we have made it ...

'Trolling' is a catch-all word with serious shortcomings

Jennifer Beckett

Jennifer Lawrence attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show as part of Haute Couture Paris ...

The best dressed celebs at Couture Fashion Week

More women are entering US politics after Hillary Clinton's historic election loss.

Do women vote for women? It depends on if they're married

Slow cooked ocean trout with witlof from restaurant Waku Ghin.

Tetsuya's Singapore restaurant receives two Michelin stars

Finalists for the Josephine Pignolet Young Chef of the Year award. Clockwise from top left: Matthew Bugeja (the ...

'Screaming doesn't work. I lost 80 chefs because I was a lunatic'

Parmesan is known for its pungent aroma.

Stinky science: Why is parmesan cheese so smelly?

Devices like this are no longer allowed.

Jetstar and Qantas ban kids’ sleeping devices

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5 ways to keep your child safe from cyberbullying

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The moment I hated being a single mother

Catch me if you can ... a job so popular they made films about it.

Confessions of an airline pilot: The secrets of flying revealed

Oliver Smith

San Sebastian is dominated by its beautiful bay.

The destinations so good, we don't want to tell you about them

Ben Groundwater
35 mins ago

Travelling on your own can be hugely rewarding, but it's not without its down side.

The best and worst things about travelling on your own

PODCAST
Ben Groundwater
35 mins ago

An apparent security hole in the health system is being exploited.

Your Medicare card details are up for sale

Fear of isolation used to extort Facebook users

COMMENT

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo will make mini SNES hard to find, and that's a shame

COMMENT
Tim Biggs

The new Fitbit smartwatch will be a step up from the fitness-focused Blaze.

Fitbit's smartwatch plans start to look dire

The model O-R3 autonomous security robot manufactured by Singapore-based Otsaw Digital.

Dubai's latest cops are robocars, aerial drones

Tesla Model X P100D v Audi SQ7.

Tesla Model X v Audi SQ7

Daniel DeGasperi

All-new 2017 Civic hatchback 2017 Honda Civic hatch.

Honda introduces five-year warranty

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Mercedes updates C-Class range

Dom Tripolone

CHICHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Cars race at Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 01, 2017 in Chichester, England. The ...

Goodwood: The best motor show on the planet

Peter McKay

BMW M is working with the i division to prepare for an electrified future

BMW M looks to electrified future

Andrew MacLean

Lexus is planning to offer a diesel variant of its big LX SUV.

Lexus LX diesel on the cards for Australia

Toby Hagon

Down and out: Nick Kyrgios.

Nick Kyrgios retires hurt from Wimbledon

Darren Walton

Bruised but not beaten: Jeff Horn proudly displays his WBO welterweight champion’s belt in Brisbane on Monday.

Horn's win a rort? Where were you when Fenech was robbed?

Andrew Webster

Selection gamble: Maroons coach Kevin Walters.

Cherry-Evans snub is on the Maroons selectors' heads: Lyons

Chris Barrett

Floyd Mayweather might be more of a daydream match-up for Jeff Horn.

Horn camp doubles down on Mayweather talk

Phil Lutton

Major approach: As Wimbledon nears, Simon Cambers looks at one of its many quirks.

From the quiet of Wimbledon, the loud groan of the crowd

Simon Cambers

In the hunt: Ben Hunt has been handed an Origin debut just a month after being dropped to reserve grade, with Daly ...

Ben Hunt, not DCE, wins Origin call-up for decider

Laine Clark

One of Manny Pacquiao's coaches has attacked the judges over a decision.

'The judges were crazy': Pacquiao camp slams referee decisions

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Richie Benaud, Tony Greig and Michael Slater talk during the Channel Nine 2010/11 ...

Former Australian Test batsmen in public spat over pay saga

Rob Forsaith