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Bushwalkers saw backpack before finding skeletal remains
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Bushwalkers saw backpack before finding skeletal remains

Police said the area at Mt Coot-tha where remains were found was known to be frequented by the homeless.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington

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The incident was filmed and posted to Facebook. Pictured are Neil Erikson (far left), an unknown man, Labor senator Sam Dastyari (seated) and Labor MP Tim Watts.
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'You terrorist': Labor senator Sam Dastyari racially abused in pub

The senator has been abused by men calling him a "terrorist", and telling him to return to Iran.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Turnbull government's first home buyers' scheme in trouble
Federal

Turnbull government's first home buyers' scheme in trouble

The Turnbull government's hopes it can pass its landmark "super savers" scheme this year appear all but dashed.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Shorten to join Premier as ALP asks Queensland firm to fix trains
Queensland election

Shorten to join Premier as ALP asks Queensland firm to fix trains

Annastacia Palaszczuk to be joined by Labor leader to announce who will get to fix the problem-plagued trains.

'King of the North' now Queenslander of the Year
Johnathan Thurston

'King of the North' now Queenslander of the Year

State of Origin and Cowboys hero Johnathan Thurston has been named the 2018 Queenslander of the Year for his work off the rugby league field.

  • by Shae McDonald

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Better economic days ahead? Sorry, not yet

We are right not to believe the Treasurer when he says there are better days ahead.

Peter Martin
Peter Martin

Trust me, I'm a politician: why the citizenship plan beggars belief

Malcolm Turnbull is asking people to place their trust in his new citizenship system. Tell him he's dreaming.

Judith Ireland
    Judith Ireland

    A bipartisan defence policy is a terrible idea

    The military industry may want certainty, but good policy needs to be honed by debate.

    Nicholas Stuart
      Nicholas Stuart
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      The Pixel 2 is very impressive and extremely Google

      This sequel fixes a lot of the issues that kept the original Pixels from being perfect Android phones.

      • by Tim Biggs
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      Brew the perfect cup of tea

      While few of us are likely to go to extreme technical lengths at home, it's easy to lift your tea game by paying just a little more attention to the process.

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      Honduras show true colours at Socceroos training

      At a venue reserved solely for Socceroos training, the Australians walked out to a giant Honduras jersey.

      • by Dominic Bossi
      Bob Sharpless has been the Lions chairman for the past four years.
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      Bob Sharpless to step down as Brisbane Lions chairman

      Anxiety grows about the club's chances of securing funding for a new training and administration base at Springfield

      • by Peter Ryan