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The brothers behind Brisbane's retro cinema revival

The brothers behind Brisbane's retro cinema revival

Peter Sourris travelled around Brisbane in his Bedford truck with a hand-wind projector in the 1900s. Now his grandsons are expanding the business he started.

  • by Ruth McCosker

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My mother never wanted the horrors she now endures
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My mother never wanted the horrors she now endures

I have lost count of the number of times my mother expressed her wish to die, at a time when she was fully aware of the horrors that awaited her.

  • by Andrew Stafford
Tradies fast-tracked into teaching under plan to shake up schools

Tradies fast-tracked into teaching under plan to shake up schools

"Students need to learn from people from all walks of life," said Education Minister Simon Birmingham.

  • by Michael Koziol
Kevin Rudd applauds members of the stolen generation in the public gallery at Parliament House after delivering his apology in 2008.
COMMENT
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Apology brought the nation together - but 10 years on, politics of race still divides

A reflection on what's changed since the national apology to Indigenous Australians 10 years ago.

  • by Kevin Rudd
Border collie puppies rescued in Logan fraud raid

Border collie puppies rescued in Logan fraud raid

Police will allege the fraudsters used an invalid bank transfer receipt to trick breeders into handing over 11 border collie puppies without being paid.

  • by Toby Crockford
Long way from home: Antony Golec comes off the pitch with Sheriff Tiraspol, Transnistria.

How an Australian footballer played for a mafia boss in a country that doesn't exist

Central Coast Mariners' Antony Golec recounts extraordinary saga through Tansnistria and Iran.

  • by Dominic Bossi
Real estate giant McGrath faces ASX review

Real estate giant McGrath faces ASX review

The ASX is reviewing claims made by real estate giant McGrath about its celebrity founder John McGrath's margin-lending facility.

  • by Kate McClymont, Nick Toscano and Sarah Danckert
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Changes to Facebook are set to make you feel hurt, angry and alone

Posts from our friends are going to return - all that fake happiness, which only makes us feel more miserable.

Jenna Price
    Jenna Price

    Sweet and sour of food-delivery boom

    What happens if one or two giant couriers have too much power over restaurants and consumers?

    Tony Featherstone
      Tony Featherstone

      Barnaby Joyce does not understand marriage

      And so it turns out that not only is Barnaby Joyce a shocking hypocrite, he's also a repulsive cliche. 

      Clementine Ford
        Clementine Ford
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        Darkest hour? Turnbull to stand and fight over company tax cuts

        Darkest hour? Turnbull to stand and fight over company tax cuts

        Malcolm Turnbull has doubled down on company tax cuts despite hardening opposition from Labor. Both sides appear intent on fighting the next election on tax.

        • by Mark Kenny and Darren Gray

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        It may not feel like it, but markets have had a great escape
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        It may not feel like it, but markets have had a great escape

        Financial markets and the economic fundamentals that underpin them have been liberated.

        • by Tracey McNaughton
        "Sometimes making a bottom can take time," Ernie Cecilia, chief investment officer at Bryn Mawr Trust Co.

        US stocks swing back after hitting three-month low

        • by Sarah Ponczek, Randall Jensen
        The big four banks are preparing for the financial services royal commission but is it a damp squib before it's started?
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        Royal commission strangled before it begins

        • by Adele Ferguson
        Fluffy Ducks get Sydney Uni staff into hot water
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        Fluffy Ducks get Sydney Uni staff into hot water

        • by Anna Patty

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        Luxe gift ideas to make sure you don't stuff it up this Valentine's Day

        Luxe gift ideas to make sure you don't stuff it up this Valentine's Day

        If the thought really does count, make sure you get it right from the start.

        • by Jane Rocca
        Napping can help productivity.
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        Managing

        Why you boss should allow you to nap at work

        Expecting everyone, with different body clocks, to perform at their best in a set shift, is unrealistic.

        • by Tony Featherstone

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        Imposing record: Kate Gath has driven over 1000 winners.

        Teenager Ellen Rixon to take on heroes in Female Drivers Championships

        Rixon is looking forward to taking on some of her idols in the first Australian Female Drivers Championships.

        • by Chris Roots
        Winter Olympics 2018: Britt Cox and Matt Graham into moguls finals

        Winter Olympics 2018: Britt Cox and Matt Graham into moguls finals

        Medal fancies Cox and Graham qualify for the moguls finals and teammate Brodie Summers may join them.