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Households stand to save about $174 a year under changes that will force power companies to shift customers to a default price
Energy

'Price gouging on a massive scale': AGL 'adds' $3b a year to electricity costs

Households stand to save about $174 a year under changes that will force power companies to shift customers to a default price

A new report argues the energy giant used its power in the electricity market to lift its own wholesale profit 60 per cent.

  • by Peter Hannam
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Shark

Man airlifted after shark attack at popular dive spot

The rescue helicopter will winch the shark attack victim off the pontoon.

This is the fourth shark attack in Queensland waters in a little more than six months.

  • by Toby Crockford
Illness

Measles warning for inner Brisbane pub, trains, gym and cinema

The tell-tale blotchy rash of a case of measles.

Authorities are concerned the latest patient could be the first recent case of a person contracting the disease in Queensland, instead of overseas.

  • by Stuart Layt
Crime

'These crimes are disgusting': German family to donate $16m after hearing Nazi past

"The whole truth must be put on the table.": Family spokesman Peter Harf.

One of Germany's richest families began to ask questions about the past.

  • by David Rising

More top stories

The council bus was spotted carrying the "inappropriate" advertisement across Brisbane.
City council

'It’s appalling that an ad like that would appear on a Brisbane bus'

The AirAsia advertisement was slammed by ALP councillor Kara Cook as "making light" of sexual exploitation.

  • by Lucy Stone
The Whitaker family (left to right): Lara (2), Gary (39), Joedy (39) and their one-year-old son.
Accident

Harness racing family hurt in 'freak accident' at track

Lara Whitaker, 2, is fighting for life in Queensland Children's Hospital.

  • by Toby Crockford and Joey Cooney
The nose of a Boeing 737 MAX airplane is seen on the production line in Renton, Washington. Shares in Boeing paced the Dow higher.
Boeing crisis

'They basically said we need something now'

The troubled 737 MAX was born when Boeing rushed to beat a rival.

  • by David Gelles, Natalie Kitroeff, Jack Nicas and Rebecca R. Ruiz
SeaChange star reveals he is living with incurable cancer
Illness

SeaChange star reveals he is living with incurable cancer

Tom Long is best known for his roles in SeaChange and The Dish.

  • by Broede Carmody
EMBARGOED FOR AFR BUMPER DECEMBER 2018 Executive Director of Blackmores, Marcus Blackmore with his dogs Rocky and Spike at Bilgola Beach Baths. Tuesday 18th December 2018 AFR photo Louie Douvis .
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The Big Interview

Why Blackmores has tanked and its CEO is gone

Marcus Blackmore opens up on the many issues facing the vitamins giant.

  • by Elizabeth Knight
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Featured

Brisbane based fashion designer Salomon Lukonga gives 30 per cent of profits from his brand Mojalivin to fund medical supplied in the Congo.
Australian fashion

Refugee camp to runway: Brisbane designer gives back to Congo

  • by Lydia Lynch
At 111, Henry Tseng was proof that exercise can lead to long life
Fitness

At 111, Henry Tseng was proof that exercise can lead to long life

Buyers want advice from Google, not family, friends or Kardashians
Retail

Buyers want advice from Google, not family, friends or Kardashians

  • by Alice Clarke
After two days of driving around in a hot-wind machine on wheels, I declared to anyone who would listen that my car was now completely useless.
Opinion
Daily Life

Do we expect too much from modern life?

  • by Penny Flanagan
How Lynda built a successful portfolio of bespoke accommodation
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How Lynda built a successful portfolio of bespoke accommodation

  • by Margaret Quilter
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Apple has hired a team of Hollywood insiders to guide its original programming.
Streaming

Apple auditions for Hollywood: the making of a streaming service

  • by Reed Albergotti and Sarah Ellison
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Opinion & Perspectives

Trump's Mueller report victory denies US the closure it needs

Matthew Knott
Matthew Knott

Mueller's verdict is devastating for American progressives, and has delivered the US President one of the best days of his presidency.

Actually, most of us don't die wishing we'd worked less

Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

I sometimes wish I could work a full week at work and spend a full week with my loved ones and hobbies.

Facebook could limit hate if it was profitable to do so

Peter Wells
Peter Wells

The social media giant is capable of deploying advertisements with military precision, but it won't put as much effort into keeping people safe.

Brisbane

The truck veered off the Logan Motorway and came to a stop on top of forklifts after crashing through a fence.
Accident

Truck crashes on top of forklifts after careering off Logan Motorway

  • by Toby Crockford
Start-ups

How Rebecca turned $40 web template into $5m turnover

  • by Cara Waters
World Science Festival

'We will have colonies on Mars' but it will never be a new Earth

  • by Tony Moore

Queensland

Two Department of Education workers have now been charged in relation to the $110,000 fraud.
Crime

Second man charged with $110,000 Qld education department fraud

  • by Toby Crockford
Courts

Catholic brother denies molesting Queensland boy

  • by Warren Barnsley
Extreme weather

Ex-cyclone Trevor heading back to Queensland

  • by Tracey Ferrier

National

William Tyrrell, who vanished in 2014.
Tyrrell disappearance

William Tyrrell's foster mother feared her daughter would be abduction target

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
Victoria Police

Driver who couldn't read road signs blames GPS for deadly crash

  • by Erin Pearson
Banking royal commission

Westpac customer refunds could top half a billion dollars in first half

  • by Clancy Yeates
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Politics

Falling interest on Australian debt is set to deliver Josh Frydenberg a windfall in next week's budget
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Australia votes

Falling rates expose economic dangers while delivering Frydenberg up to $2b

Lower interest bill for Frydenberg budget amid signs of growing economic headwinds

  • by Shane Wright
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Trade

Australia to sign free trade deal with Hong Kong

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce says the party must "take its medicine" and listen to rural voters.
Australia votes

Backlash in the bush unsettles Coalition before federal election

  • by Nicole Hasham
Former PM John Howard and Scott Morrison await the result of the NSW election in Sydney.
Analysis
NSW Votes

The Liberal Party's smartest move in the NSW election

  • by David Crowe

World

On course for victory: Prayut Chan-o-cha casts is vote on Sunday.
Thailand

Questions about Thai poll result as Prayut poised to hang on as PM

  • by James Massola
Many American progressives became overly invested in the idea that Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin worked together to steal the 2016 election.
Analysis
Russia probe

Mueller report a victory for Trump but denies Americans the closure they needed

  • by Matthew Knott
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face the voters in two weeks against a background of corruption allegations.
Benjamin Netanyahu

New corruption scandal clouds Netanyahu's trip to bask in Trump's glow

  • by David M Halbfinger

Property bydomain

The most likely scenario if Labor makes changes to negative gearing
Research

The most likely scenario if Labor makes changes to negative gearing

Labor’s proposed changes to negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount won’t send property prices crashing or rents soaring.

  • by Trent Wiltshire
'They only won by $500': Five bidders contest hot Bardon auction
Auctions

'They only won by $500': Five bidders contest hot Bardon auction

Consistent and spirited bids from a highly engaged crowd meant a tight finish for one inner-city sale, while there were mixed feelings farther afield.

  • by Kell Andersen
Home to fewer than 4000, why do people feel lucky to live here?
National

Home to fewer than 4000, why do people feel lucky to live here?

  • by Nicole Frost
How Sophie embraced her terrace's good bones for a major renovation
Design

How Sophie embraced her terrace's good bones for a major renovation

  • by Lucy Feagins
When is a tin shed not just a tin shed? When it works like this
Design

When is a tin shed not just a tin shed? When it works like this

  • by Jenny Brown

Business

A mock-up of a Virgin 737 MAX. The airline has 40 of the aircraft on order.
Aviation

Virgin dispatches execs to hear Boeing's plans to get MAX flights back in skies

Virgin Australia will send two senior managers to meet Boeing in the US this week to learn the plane maker's plans for its troubled 737 MAX aircraft.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's news conference in Washington is reflected on a specialist's screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Stocks slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates on the back of a strengthening job market and increased its forecast for rate hikes next year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Opinion
Interest rates

The world is slowing down at an alarming speed

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
US recession fears hit the ASX on Monday, with stocks down.
Sharemarket

ASX loses $20.5b in horror session

  • by William McInnes
The airlines have hit back at the PC's draft report into airport regulation.
Aviation

Airlines slam 'implausible' Productivity Commission airport findings

  • by Patrick Hatch

Small business

Liz Williams and Kate Lomas, co-founders of Hemideina.
Start-ups

Loud and clear: Australian start-ups changing the hearing game

  • by Emma Koehn
Martine Dennis (left), the owner of Unified Fitness, says she was ripped off by Independent Letterbox.
Exclusive
Managing

'No guarantees of delivery': Businesses warned of alleged letterbox scam

  • by Cara Waters
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Entertainment

Australian actor Tom Long in 2006.
Illness

Australian actor Tom Long reveals he is living with incurable cancer

The performer is best known for his roles in SeaChange and The Dish.

  • by Broede Carmody
The Wine Machine festival.
Music festivals

'Beyond scary': Wine Machine festival cops criticism after chaos erupts during evacuation

Festival organisers of Wine Machine have copped criticism for the way they handled the lightning storm which hit the Hunter Valley on Saturday night.

Lupita Nyong'o in Jordan Peele's Us.
Pop culture

Jordan Peele's Get Out follow-up Us shatters box-office records

  • by Sonaiya Kelley
Barbra Streisand has been forced to apologise for controversial statements about Michael Jackson's accusers.
Jackson scandal

Streisand 'profoundly sorry' for comments about Jackson accusers

  • by Kayla Epstein
One of the many iconic looks worn by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman.
Pop culture

Pretty Woman, Sixteen Candles and other films that wouldn't be made today

  • by Robert Moran
Brisbane's public art is a key part of the city's identity.
Architecture

The shape of things to come for Brisbane's public art

  • by Lucy Stone
Brisbane's Anzac Square was still being restored in January, despite initial plans to have it completed by November last year.
City council

Brisbane's Anzac Square to be fully open in time for Anzac Day

  • by Lucy Stone
Miranda Tapsell and Gwilym Lee in a scene from <i>Top End Wedding</i>.
Film Festivals

Indigenous rom-com shines in Mormon heartland

  • by Lydia Lynch
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Old enemies become new allies. Watch Axe and Chuck join forces in the new season of Billions - now streaming, only on Stan.

Now Apocalypse Stan promo

Watch the bewildering and outlandish new series, Now Apocalypse. Now streaming - only on Stan.

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Lifestyle

Smarter living

Usage of voice assistants on smartphones and home network devices is growing strongly.
Gender equality

'We need Siri to be Sirius': genderless voice assistant splits experts

Meet Q, the new genderless digital voice assistant.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Why are so keen to impress strangers?
Executive Style

Please like me: Why we seek validation from random strangers.

More than a man crush, less than a friend: Why am I desperate for my barber to like me?

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Why men need to talk about flexibility.
Essential Kids

Why it’s time for men to take over the workplace flexibility conversation

  • by Amber Robinson
5 things parents need to know about kids and glasses
Essential Kids

Five things parents need to know about kids and glasses

  • by Lindsey M Roberts
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Sport

Tayla Harris speaking at a press conference last week.
Opinion
AFL off-field behaviour

After a bad week for footy, the AFL should be seriously worried

If things don't improve, parents will stop taking their kids to the footy and the family game will be no longer.

  • by Sam Duncan
Debut coming: Angus Scott-Young.
Super Rugby

Reds flanker Scott-Young cited for punching former teammate Slipper

Brumbies prop James Slipper was facing his former club, the Queensland Reds, for the first time.

  • by Eamonn Tiernan
Big blow: Jason Taumalolo won't be running the ball up again for the Cowboys until mid-season.
Cowboys

Taumalolo sidelined for up to 10 weeks with knee injury

  • by Laine Clark
The skipper's effort of 153 dominated Pakistan bowlers.
Cricket Australia

Finch and Khawaja dominate as Australia cruise past Pakistan

  • by Rohith Nair
Undercover: NSW speedster James Roberts trains in Broncos colours.
NSW Blues

This year, Broncos success could be bad news for Queensland

  • by Ed Jackson

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