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Queensland jobless rate equal worst in the nation

Queensland jobless rate equal worst in the nation

Queensland lost more than 8000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate the equal worst in the country.

  • by Felicity Caldwell

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Sex, drugs and Qld polls: ECQ boss caught in 'compromising position'

Sex, drugs and Qld polls: ECQ boss caught in 'compromising position'

A damning crime watchdog report has revealed the results of an investigation into a former senior Queensland public servant.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Alan Jones fights back tears in witness box during trial

Alan Jones fights back tears in witness box during trial

Prominent Toowoomba brothers are suing the talkback host over 32 broadcasts made after 2011 floods.

  • by Shae McDonald
Glitch blocks Qld Health staff from patient records

Glitch blocks Qld Health staff from patient records

A statewide internet issue has left Queensland Health staff unable to access all web-based services and applications.

  • by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Camera captures terrifying hold-up from back of Qld cab

Camera captures terrifying hold-up from back of Qld cab

Police are searching for a passenger who fled into Bundaberg's drains after the incident.

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In head-on crash, only one child car seat got top marks
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In head-on crash, only one child car seat got top marks

Child car seats were put to the test in high-speed crashes. Only one scored five stars for protection.

  • by Julie Power
Gullible Trump finds out Kim Jong-un isn't 'honourable'

Gullible Trump finds out Kim Jong-un isn't 'honourable'

If they did not see Pyongyang's latest manoeuvre coming, Trump and his team are more gullible than we imagined.

  • by Jennifer Rubin
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Prentice's dumping was a 'thrashing' that shocked party insiders. Will the PM learn from it?

What the party voters giveth, the party voters can taketh away.

Madonna King
Madonna King

Here's my big dangerous tax idea: let us keep our money

Without taxation by stealth, we would value value.

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    China's tabloid media cycle spins on Raby v Bishop spat

    'Like a koala's sharp claws': The hostilities between foreign minister Julie Bishop and former ambassador Geoff Raby, got the tabloid treatment in China.

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      Is the 36-year bond bull market finally coming to an end?
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      Is the 36-year bond bull market finally coming to an end?

      It has taken us nearly a decade to get to the point where a real normalisation of the post-crisis settings is in sight.

      • by Stephen Bartholomeusz

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      'No magic bullet': How franchisees make it work

      • by Sylvia Pennington
      Why small business owners must invest in themselves

      Why small business owners must invest in themselves

      • by Tony Featherstone
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      HBO producing documentary series on Serial's Adnan Syed

      HBO producing documentary series on Serial's Adnan Syed

      Adnan Syed is about to be tried - again - in the court of public opinion.

      Portia De Rossi says she has quit acting

      Portia De Rossi says she has quit acting

      However, she delayed her decision in order to film Arrested Development's fifth season.

      • by Broede Carmody

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      Eight stylish pieces of carry-on luggage for the high-flying traveller

      Eight stylish pieces of carry-on luggage for the high-flying traveller

      For ease of travel and pure functionality, skip the frills and thrills and stick to basics.

      • by Christopher Elliott
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      Our desire for change is strong but making resolutions stick can be challenging.

      • by Christine Long

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      Argentina's uproar after seduction tips included in World Cup manual

      Argentina's uproar after seduction tips included in World Cup manual

      Argentina's federation is trying to contain a scandal after it handed out a manual that includes advice on how to seduce Russian women at the World Cup.

      'Find another idol': Michael Cheika on Folau's anti-gay comments

      'Find another idol': Michael Cheika on Folau's anti-gay comments

      Wallabies coach Michael Cheika weighs in on how young people should react to Israel Folau's social media posts.

      • by Georgina Robinson