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Fortitude Valley train station

'There's no lights': Commuters enter station in dark

Tony Moore

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.

US warns North Korea: We will use force if we must

Michelle Nichols
1 hr ago

Coca-Cola No Sugar is The Coca-Cola Co's biggest new products launch since Zero in 2006.

Woolworths says no to Coke's new sugar-free drink

1 hr ago

Manny Pacquiao

Pacqiuao camp in turmoil after Horn's Brisbane victory

Police have laid charges after an Amber Alert.

Second man charged after young girl taken from home

25 mins ago

Accommodation and hospitality have bolted to become among the country's fastest growing job creators, adding more than ...

Casual staff win right to ask for permanent work

'Last thing I want to do is be difficult': Abbott defends attack on PM

Michael Koziol

Clubs suspected of salary cap breaches as scandal engulfs NRL

EXCLUSIVE

Former Abbott minister says carbon price is 'probably' inevitable

Felicity Caldwell

CCC probes Fraser Coast council following state intervention

Sonia Kohlbacher

Sleep apnoea: many fear never waking up, like Carrie Fisher

Julie Power

Tim Mather has lived in West End for about 30 years and has seen the parking problems exacerbated by commuters who park ...

Resident demands action on street park-n-ride

Ruth McCosker

Myer dropped ads featuring Katy Perry in which she encouraged her pet dog to "chase some koalas".

Yassmin and Katy made mistakes. Can modern Australia forgive?

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, speaks to the media with Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar.

Trudeau outsocked in Ireland

Easton Pearson event at Museum of Brisbane, Dr Paul Eliadis pictured with Pamela Easton(dark hair) and Lydia Pearson ...

Museum lands entire 28-year Easton Pearson collection

Natural Evolution Foods founder Rob Watkins enjoying some down time on his banana farm.

Qld farmer tastes success with 'imperfect' bananas

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Map shows Aboriginal massacre sites

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Your gut bacteria really do affect your emotions

Government was warned three years ago about ...

8:22AM

Venezuelan lawmakers beaten, besieged in latest ...

8:11AM

Second man charged after young girl taken from ...

8:03AM

Brisbane Broncos player Francis Molo (middle) arrives at the inquest into the death of rugby league player James Ackerman.

'I was there ... to tackle hard': Inquest into rugby league death

Queensland parole guidelines set for a 'robust' overhaul

Stuart Layt

‘Yeah baby 5 stars its lit’: Google reviews of our prisons, courts

Jorge Branco

Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov.

Drunk Russian defector who got lost, arrested on Gold Coast

Toby Crockford

Missing since 1998 ... Rachel Antonio.

Police to dig up Bowen tip in search of Rachel Antonio

Toby Crockford

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

Leslie Shulze

Police appeal for info, footage in search for missing Gladstone man

Toby Crockford

The girl was taken to hospital after being struck by the vehicle.

Teenage girl in hospital after car-surfing crash

NSW
1 hr ago

One of the guns handed into police from WWII.

WWI and WWII guns handed in during amnesty

WA

Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan at the National Press Club on Wednesday.

ATO online system failure hits at peak tax time

ACT

Commuters walking through the dark into Fortitude Valley train station on Tuesday.

'There's no lights': Commuters enter station in dark

Former PM Tony Abbott defended remarks he made in a leaked tape at a Liberal meeting on Monday.

Turnbull and Abbott battle for Liberal hearts following leaked tape

Michael Koziol

Big rise in income tax take to fuel return to surplus

Peter Martin

Compare the pair: a tale of two former prime ministers

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

Chris Jordan, Commissioner of Taxation, at the National Press Club

Tax office to zero in on 'startling' level of rorting by individuals

An illegal trade in Medicare card details has been found on the internet

Government was warned three years ago about Medicare security

6 mins ago

State governments will be expected to fund 20 per cent of the appropriate standard for private and Catholic schools

States under pressure to cut funding to private, Catholic schools

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.

Two Australian citizens wrongly sent to immigration detention

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani, Qatar's foreign minister, speaks at Chatham House in London.

No end in sight to Arab crisis as Qatar rejects demands

People walk past a TV screen showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.

Turnbull moves to expand sanctions against North Korea

Kirsty Needham

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following their ...

Missile test leaves China in 'severe predicament'

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

The face of Lady of Cao was revealed on Tuesday.

Peru reveals replica face of ancient female ruler

Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican last week, after he was charged with historical child sex abuse.

Is Catholicism facing an existential crisis?

Bill O'Chee

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

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 05: Sir Richard Branson launches Virgin Australia's inaugural Melbourne to Hong flights by ...

'Madness': why Branson is unhappy with world leaders

Patrick Hatch

Investors are playing it safe.

8@eight: ASX set to open higher

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John Kicklighter
38 mins ago

Lachlan Murdoch (left), Bruce Gordon (centre), James Packer.

'Outflanked': Ten's billionaires face race for control

Christian Edwards

Sally McManus, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, pushed for a universal right for casuals to convert ...

Casual staff win right to ask for permanent work

Anna Patty

Woolies says no to Coke's new sugar-free drink

1 hr ago

AustralianSuper 'not concerned' about bank tax

Clancy Yeates

Information is investment power in climate change era

COMMENT
Julien Vincent

Hardie board seeks permission for substantial pay lift

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Shane, Bernice, and son Ethan Fortuin in the kitchen of their new home.

How to break into the property market with next to no savings

Damon and Thalia Syme, in their lounge room.

How this young couple live in the CBD rent and mortgage free

105 Stanhill Drive, Surfers Paradise, will go to auction Sunday July 9 at 10am.

Chinese buyers are back and on a Queensland spending spree

Whether your parents rented or owned their own home can impact future behaviour and attitudes to property.

Parents didn't buy property? You probably won't either

Architect James Russell and his wife had four children over the time they lived at their Fortitude Valley home.

James Russell on living in the Valley with four children

There are specific rules for mobile phone use when cycling.

Mobile phones and riding: What does 'parked' mean for cyclists?

On Your Bike
58 mins ago

David Beckham has become as well-known for his ink as his philanthropic work and soccer career.

From criminals to CEOs: How tattoos lost their publicity problem

Self Improvement

Champagne

Set yourself up for success in the new financial year

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

John Collett dinkus. 7th February 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

ASIC cracks down on 'independent' label

COMMENT
John Collett

Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell backs the penalty rate cut.

Small businesses fear being penalty rate hostages

COMMENT
Kate Carnell

Blundy says Curvy customers can get emotional.

DD-cups runneth over for online bra salesman

Nina Hendy

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The new patriotic song: 'Make America Great Again'

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Wimbledon 2017: Bernard Tomic's straight set defeat

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Drone footage shows the destruction of Mosul

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MP under pressure over claims of two degrees

Lieutenant Colonel Saaed Beder Kathem moves away from the blast range of a planned detonation of one of six IEDs on a ...

The fight for Mosul reaches a critical stage

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in a first-look image from season seven of <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Emilia Clarke wants nothing to do with GoT spinoffs

Broede Carmody

Tom Holland as Spider-Man.

Tom Holland's new Spider-Man is more like a Spider-Boy: review

Paul Byrnes

Iggy Azalea performs at the 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards at Much Music on Sunday, June 18, 2017, in Toronto, ...

Iggy Azalea announces song with foe Azealia Banks

Rob Moran

Actors Colin Lane and Barbara Lowing will play Joh and Flo Bjelke-Petersen in the musical comedy Joh for PM.

Comedy 'the best way' to tell the Joh Bjelke-Petersen story

Rachel Clun

Sarah Harris was left speechless after Richard Branson's appearance on The Project.

Richard Branson's cringey interview on The Project

Rob Moran

The Front Bar: Andy Maher, Mick Molloy, Sam Pang.

Can The Front Bar kill The Footy Show?

COMMENT
Debi Enker

iCapsulate success story: CEO Kane Bodain on Shark Tank.

A record set on Shark Tank with a $2.5 million deal

Aja Styles

LLB's evil genius plan for taxidermy payed off for Kate and Harry on House Rules.

The 'genius' taxidermy got the House Rules perfect score

Aja Styles

Must Do Brisbane, school holidays, winter 2017.

Brisbane June-July school holiday guide

Behold a burger from 5 Boroughs.

I've worked my buns off to find our best burgers

John Birmingham

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

Supersize me: Big portions are contributing to a big problem.

Supersize me: our portion sizes are getting bigger

Sarah Berry

True Religion Apparel Inc. signage is displayed outside of a store at the Beverly Center mall in Los Angeles, ...

True Religion files for bankruptcy

James F. Peltz
1 hr ago

Zoe Saldana has spoken out about the way mothers in Hollywood are treated.

How Hollywood can address its mum problem

Mathilde Dratwa
1 hr ago

Roxy Jacenko and Oliver Curtis have gone overseas with their children on their first family holiday since his release ...

Jacenko and newly-free husband take kids on family holiday

Amy Croffey

L/R Queer Crip' activist 'Jax' Jacki Brown, 'Appearance activist' Carly Findlay and Kath Duncan pose for a photo on ...

I won't be 'nice' when people are nasty about my face

Carly Findlay

Women are almost twice as likely to be assaulted by an intimate partner or family member than by a stranger.

The end of financial year stats we can't afford to ignore

Jane Gilmore

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 04: Actress Kristen Stewart attends the Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 show as part of ...

We are here for Kristen Stewart's sequinned pedal pushers

'Racism was – and is – the most ignorant type of hate, an opinion vindicated by everyone else in my life, except my ...

My parents were victims of racism; it didn't stop them from being racist

Jenevieve Chang

Which cheese works best in a toasted sandwich?

Chewy melty goodness: A guide to the best cheeses to use in toasties

Darren Purchese

Try these tips to help crush your soft drink habit.

How bad are soft drinks for you, really?

Japanese Nutella pancake.

Insanely good Japanese nutella pancakes by Adam Liaw

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The school fining parents if their child is late

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Baby issued a health care card without gender

Devices like this are no longer allowed.

Jetstar and Qantas ban kids’ sleeping devices

Second-hand A380s from Singapore Airlines may be stripped for parts if new operators cannot be found.

Singapore's second-hand superjumbos set for the scrapheap

Richard Weiss

London's 'Mail Rail' will open to the public in July.

Soon you will be able to visit secret tunnels hidden beneath London

Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

A bad guide means a bad holiday.

This is the one thing that can ruin your holiday

Ben Groundwater

No more tape measures ...

Is a laser measure better than good old tape?

The tiny MacBook is finally giving its bigger siblings a run for their money.

Review: third time's the charm for tiny Macbook

No more lottery wins. These days scammers demand little and often.

Phishing scams continue to trick thousands out of Australians

Sexy robot: Alicia Vikander as Ava in the film Ex Machina.

We need to talk about sex, robot experts say

Sphero's Spider-man talks a big game much isn't much of an action hero.

Sphero's robo Spider-man talks the talk

COMMENT

2017 Volkswagen Golf 7.5.

New Volkswagen Golf reviewed

Drive Staff

Tickford Allan Moffat Bathurst 77 Special Edition

Tickford reveals Allan Moffat Mustang

Andrew MacLean

Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo ACTIVITY, 220 CDI, Exterieur, Aufstelldach, indiumgrau metallic ; Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo ...

Mercedes' new campervan tested

Stephen Ottley

Utes topped the sales charts again in June.

Best selling vehicles revealed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Land Rover Discovery HSE.

First Drive: Land Rover Discovery

Andrew Chesterton

2011 Skoda Octavia RS wagon.

What used hot wagon should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Manny Pacquiao

Pacqiuao backs government review of 'unfair' Horn defeat

Lance Pugmire

Kristen Beams of Australia appeals during the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 match.

'Pretty special': Australia demolish Pakistan at World Cup

James Buckley

Manly Sea Eagles is suspected of breaching the salary cap via secret payments to at least one player.

Manly suspected of salary cap breaches as scandal engulfs NRL

EXCLUSIVE
Nick McKenzie, Kate McClymont, Richard Baker

"I couldn't care less," says Bernard Tomic.

Bernard Tomic, it's time for you to stand down

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Queensland star Cooper Cronk says all NRL players are "completely united".

NRL, RLPA agree on new contracting system in pay war

Adrian Proszenko

Switzerland's Roger Federer.

Simple rule change that Federer says will end Wimbledon farce

Simon Briggs

Lions skipper Sam Warburton bends the rules at rucks, like all top players.

Referee Romain Poite must get out of the way of the game

Paul Cully

Poor decision: Harbrow's celebrations after the Suns downed the Eagles put him on the wrong side of the law.

Gold Coast Suns star loses licence after drink-driving guilty plea

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