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A man helps strangers remove flood-damaged items from their home in the suburb of Rosslea in Townsville on Thursday.

Trad says insurance companies must treat flood victims with compassion

A man helps strangers remove flood-damaged items from their home in the suburb of Rosslea in Townsville on Thursday.

There have been reports of conflicts between insurance companies and people affected by floods in north Queensland over definitions in insurance policies.

  • by Felicity Caldwell

Woman, baby and children injured in Logan crash, girl in critical

Six were injured in the crash.

A girl is in a critical condition with head injuries after a serious car crash at Logan Central on Sunday afternoon.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

Negative gearing changes will affect all, mostly for better

Future property speculators are unlikely to be popping the champagne corks for Labor’s plan.

Despite all the talk about negatively geared nurses and property baron police officers, 90 per cent of taxpayers do not use negative gearing.

  • by Danielle Wood

Passers-by saved girl from danger after man tackled her to the ground

Detective Senior Sergeant Joe Zitny appeals for information from the public after an 11-year-old girl was tackled to the ground by a stranger at Lawnton, Queensland.

Passers-by started shouting at the man when he pulled the girl to the ground at Lawnton, north of Brisbane.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

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The popular definition of who is Australian remains, mostly, a white European one
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The popular definition of who is Australian remains, mostly, a white European one

The popular and cultural definition of who is authentically Australian remains, for the most part, a white European one.

  • by Tim Soutphommasane
A RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter was called to winch a man from the Table Top Mountain after he fell about 10 metres while hiking with friends on Sunday.

Bushwalker winched after falling 10 metres in SEQ

Rescue helicopters were called to two separate incidents in south-east Qld.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Today's new presenting team Brooke Boney, Tom Steinfort, Deb Knight, Georgie Gardner and Tony Jones.

Nine has tossed the baby out with the bath water

Rushing Karl Stefanovic’s departure has meant starting the year on a back foot.

  • by Nathanael Cooper
Mum's the word: Shane Warne faces the media after being suspended from cricket for 12 months in 2003. Cricket Australia want to apply the lessons of Warne's post-ban reintegration to the returns of Steve Smith and Dave Warner.

CA use Warne ban as a guide for Smith, Warner returns

The sport's governing body wants a more rigorous process in place for pair.

  • by Jon Pierik
Robert Lea at his modest Gold Coast home.

Darrell Lea heir's millions locked away by Queensland

As a heir to the Darrell Lea fortune, Robert Lea is worth nearly $15m.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten at the Tasmanian Fire Service centre at Huonville, near Hobart, Tasmania, Monday February 4, 2019. (AAP Image/Rob Blakers) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Bill Shorten set to back down in stand-off over refugee medical bill

Labor appears set to back down over the refugee medical stand-off, innoculating itself against a potential election campaign battering.

  • by David Wroe

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How offices are becoming more female friendly

How offices are becoming more female friendly

Gender equality policies and culture are vital but so is the physical design and feel of the workplace environment.

  • by Cat Woods
Decorating a blank canvas: Inside a home that looks like a gallery

Decorating a blank canvas: Inside a home that looks like a gallery

As it is a relatively small home, the couple needs every space to be functional and beautiful, with “no room for redundant zones”.

  • by Lucy Feagins

Business

The government banned Huawei from using its equipment in Australia's 5G network rollout.

Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings

Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.

  • by Stephen Miles

Small business

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Entertainment

Kate Miller-Heidke at Eurovision: Australia Decides.

Kate Miller-Heidke to represent Australia at Eurovision

The singer-songwriter was chosen from a pool of 10 artists after a televised showdown. 

  • by Broede Carmody
Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest 

Australia's Banksy: Doco about anonymous street artist wins Tropfest 

A moving documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney on Saturday night.

  • by Josh Dye

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Dads are happier than mums.

Dads are happier than mums - and this is why

Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.

  • by Ariane Beeston
Whisky cocktails.

The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer

The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.

  • by Jane Rocca

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Fight night: Israel Adesanya lands a punch to the throat of Brazil's Anderson Silva in Melbourne.

Adesanya stakes his claim after beating Silva at UFC 234

New Zealand excitement machine Israel Adesanya confirmed his status as the next big thing with a victory over Anderson Silva at UFC 234 in Melbourne.

  • by Ronny Lerner
Sam Kerr celebrates her hat-trick with a backflip.

Sam Kerr's hat trick ends Victory dream, puts Glory into grand final

Superstar Sam Kerr produced a trademark masterclass to score a hat trick and ensure Glory, not Victory go to the W-League Grand Final

  • by Michael Lynch

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