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Bethan McElwee and Jonathan McElwee with their one-year-old daughter Aviana in Canberra last month.
Healthcare

'We don't know how much longer we'll have her'

Bethan and Johnny McElwee were told their baby Aviana had months to live. As they celebrated her first birthday, they allowed themselves to hope for more.

  • by Kate Aubusson

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'Wouldn't get a flight out of it': The truth about frequent flyer limits
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'Wouldn't get a flight out of it': The truth about frequent flyer limits

If you have a credit card with a rewards scheme, it's time to reassess whether you have the right one.

  • by John Collett
Caboolture crashes cause traffic chaos on the Bruce Highway
Traffic

Caboolture crashes cause traffic chaos on the Bruce Highway

Four crashes at Caboolture have caused a traffic nightmare for motorists.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Health Minister Greg Hunt on Sunday.
Federal

All aged care workers to get flu vaccine after deaths

Flu vaccines will be compulsory for all aged care workers following a spate of deaths in nursing homes, federal health minister Greg Hunt has announced.

Motorcyclist dead after being thrown from bike into Brisbane River
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Motorcyclist dead after being thrown from bike into Brisbane River

A motorcyclist has died and a woman is fighting for her life in separate crashes across Queensland.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington

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The angst about our productivity is totally unproductive

It's time to take a step back because people who should know better won't stop going into panic mode.

Ross Gittins
    Ross Gittins

    Brisbane City Council insults the youthful 'seniors'

    Call me fickle, but it's taken just one Facebook post to turn me off the idea Graham Quirk is the national star of the LNP.

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      Madonna King

      The appalling mathematics of offshore detention

      Trading human lives for human misery is a difficult balancing act.

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        'Incognito Mode' is not as private as you think

        Information about what you do online, down to every single URL, can likely be purchased on the web by anyone who wants it.

        • by Emily Price
        Organise finance early this spring property season
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        Organise finance early this spring property season

        House hunters should seek to get mortgage approvals well ahead of time.

        • by John Collett

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        NFL teams cut Australian players at deadline

        The cut-throat nature of the NFL is being felt by Australia's contingent of players.

        Well played: Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal, left,  with Australia's Pat Cummins after the home side's historic win in the first Test match in Dhaka.
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        Sport Thought: Shades of grey in Test cricket

        How reassuring in these less innocent times to know cricket can still surprise and delight.

        • by Tim Lane