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Ex-Gold Coast footballer accuses AFL of extreme racism
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Ex-Gold Coast footballer accuses AFL of extreme racism

Former Gold Coast player Joel Wilkinson has accused the AFL of systemic racism and is determined to take the matter to court.

  • by Daniel Cherny

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Cold front to bring seven-degree drop to Brisbane

Cold front to bring seven-degree drop to Brisbane

Brisbanites will shiver through a minimum 7 degrees lower than average as a cold front moves north.

  • by Warren Barnsley
Former UQ staffer charged with 116 counts of fraud

Former UQ staffer charged with 116 counts of fraud

A former University of Queensland financial officer has been charged with more than 100 counts of fraud.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Dog bitten while 'saving' owner from deadly snake

Dog bitten while 'saving' owner from deadly snake

Teena Williams was cutting down bananas at her property when her pet dog, Shelby, came to the rescue.

  • by Laura Polson
Folau is embarrassing the game, and it's almost time he moved on

Folau is embarrassing the game, and it's almost time he moved on

Israel Folau. I wish he’d shut up. But he won’t, and I can’t either.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Toddler, hit by car, in serious condition in Brisbane

Toddler, hit by car, in serious condition in Brisbane

Two-year-old hit in Narangba and taken to Lady Cilento Children's Hospital with head, shoulder, leg and foot injuries.

  • by Toby Crockford
Proposal to open hundreds of CBD car parks to the public

Proposal to open hundreds of CBD car parks to the public

Hundreds of parking spaces could soon be available in the Brisbane city centre as a developer unveils a proposal.

  • by Ruth McCosker
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I have a hunch voters will feel duped by the budget in coming days

What are the chances of Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget vows surviving the seven-year itch?

Madonna King
Madonna King

Welcome to the weirdest collection of tax cuts on record

Has there ever been a more weird collection of tax cuts? Some of them won't even be paid out until way after the end of each financial year.

Peter Martin
    Peter Martin

    Billy Shorten's citizenship gutser lands on an awkward day for the PM

    Labor's citizenship crisis sweeps Malcolm Turnbull's pre-election budget from the news cycle in the parliamentary playground.

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      Clockwise from top left: File images of Labor MP Josh Wilson, Senator Katy Gallagher, crossbench MP Rebekha Sharkie, Labor MP Susan Lamb and Labor MP Justine Keay, at Parliament House in Canberra. fedpol Photos: Alex Ellinghausen

      Politics Live: Competing tax plans to be at centre of 'super Saturday' byelections

      A 'super Saturday' of five byelections looms, with Labor framing them as a referendum on the government's company tax cuts.

      • by Fergus Hunter

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      'We let you down': AMP cops record shareholder 'strike' after scandals

      'We let you down': AMP cops record shareholder 'strike' after scandals

      The wealth manager has suffered the largest shareholder strike ever against an ASX 50 company, with 61.5 per cent voting down its executive pay.

      • by Sarah Danckert
      The ASX is set for a rise on energy stocks.

      Markets Live: ASX advances on oil prices

      • by William McInnes
      Markets are surging but we can't claim much credit

      Markets are surging but we can't claim much credit

      • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
      'Perfect storm': Trump's oil gamble could spark a global recession 
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      'Perfect storm': Trump's oil gamble could spark a global recession 

      • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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      Rusciano roasts MAFS' Gallagher for calling himself a comedian

      Rusciano roasts MAFS' Gallagher for calling himself a comedian

      As someone who launched their career on reality TV, you might think Em Rusciano would have a bit of sympathy for Married At First Sight's Ryan Gallagher.

      • by Nathanael Cooper
      Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel welcome a baby boy

      Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel welcome a baby boy

      It is the first child for the Australian model and her Snapchat founder husband.

      • by Nathanael Cooper

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      Every food lover needs to know about this remote Australian island

      Every food lover needs to know about this remote Australian island

      The Food and Crayfish Festival took over this remote Aussie spot for a very special lunch.

      • by Sofia Levin
      Nokia 1 review: a $150 smartphone that works

      Nokia 1 review: a $150 smartphone that works

      Nokia's low-priced smartphone is the first in Australia to run Google's Android Oreo Go Edition, meaning the latest software and security updates.

      • by Tim Biggs

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      Karmichael Hunt to give evidence against ex-Titan on drug charges

      Karmichael Hunt to give evidence against ex-Titan on drug charges

      Former Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Titans player Steve Michaels was arrested and charged on returning to Australia in November after two years in England.

      Rugby Australia signals tougher contract stance with Israel Folau

      Rugby Australia signals tougher contract stance with Israel Folau

      Rugby Australia has made a cunning new hire and it will affect how negotiations play out with controversial star Israel Folau.

      • by Georgina Robinson