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The Brisbane hub where much of Australia's power is controlled

The Brisbane hub where much of Australia's power is controlled

While it looks like an ordinary room at first glance, what the people in it are doing impacts you every time you switch on a light, TV or airconditioning.

  • by Cole Latimer

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Residents ask Brisbane City Council more than one million questions

Residents ask Brisbane City Council more than one million questions

Brisbane residents' favourite reason for contacting the council is to ask about their wheelie bin.

  • by Ruth McCosker
Water supply capacity to remain lower at Somerset for several years

Water supply capacity to remain lower at Somerset for several years

But Seqwater has assured residents the measure will have minimal impact on the region's water supply security.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
South-east Qld surpasses 41 degrees as Brisbane braces for even warmer weather

South-east Qld surpasses 41 degrees as Brisbane braces for even warmer weather

Brisbane exceeded its forecast maximum of 35 degrees on Saturday and was bracing for a top of 38 on Sunday.

  • by Toby Crockford
Porn star Stormy Daniels in 2009.

Porn star who claimed encounter with Trump 'was paid hush money'

The Wall Street Journal reported the transaction, via Trump's then lawyer, involved a six-figure payment.

  • by Christopher Mele

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Why interest rates are likely to rise in 2018

Markets are pricing in the likelihood that the RBA will deliver one interest rate increase by the end of 2018.

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    My experience of the harassment that's been missing from the #metoo debate

    It includes bullying by powerful men who reach out to younger, usually female, colleagues, declare they will champion and mentor them, then overstep boundaries.

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      Julia Baird

      Stop prosecuting hypocrisy – it's fine to change one's mind

      Hypocrisy is in all of us. Could it be that we don't actually care so much about it, except when we identify it in our enemies?

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        Goodbye cash and cheques, faster electronic payments are nearly here

        It's one of the most important pieces of infrastructure so far this century, but most people haven't heard of it.

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        The reality is a four-hour work week is unlikely to happen if you start your own business.
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        The vision of millions of dollars and the freedom to choose your own hours might just be wishful thinking.

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        Start of big things: Australia's new tennis star Alex De Minaur holds the runners-up trophy.

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        Alex de Minaur's golden run was ended by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Sydney International final.

        • by James Buckley
        Step up in class: Ash Barty trades blows with Angelique Kerber in a display she rated as one her best despite the defeat.

        Kerber serves notice with clinical defeat of Barty in Sydney International final

        Ashleigh Barty succumbed 6-4, 6-4 to Angelique Kerber in an absorbing Sydney International final on Saturday.

        • by James Buckley