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Artist's impression of the George Street frontage to the Queen Wharf resort complex.

From hole to whole: Queen's Wharf tower tender revelation weeks away

Artist's impression of the George Street frontage to the Queen Wharf resort complex.

Brisbane's $3.6 billion Queens Wharf development is about to shift from demolition and excavation to construction.

  • by Tony Moore
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Adani still has a long march ahead before its Carmichael coal mine opens

Not about to depart centre stage: An anti-Adani protester about to be led away after interrupting Prime Minister Scott Morrison's speech in Brisbane on Monday.

A final approval for Adani's plans to develop a giant coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin may well come after the federal election.

  • by Peter Hannam and Felicity Caldwell

Scott Morrison to call the federal election on Thursday

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will likely call the election for May 18.

Mr Morrison arranged to fly from Melbourne to Canberra late on Wednesday in order to be ready to see the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, early the next day to ask that Parliament be dissolved.

  • by David Crowe

Hospital pass: D-G overturns ambulance ramping memo

Queensland Health boss Michael Walsh has overturned a directive for ambulances to hold patients outside Logan Hospital until they can be admitted to the emergency department

The memo called for ambulances to hold patients outside Logan Hospital.

  • by Stuart Layt

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks from the embassy, in a May 2017 photo.

'Extensive spying operation' discovered against Assange

A trove of audio, video, photographs and legal documents turned up in Spain.

  • by Nick Miller
James Packer was flanked by a female security guard when he arrived at the Crown AGM.

How a leak at an awkward moment killed Packer's $10 billion deal

The timing of the leaking of Wynn Resorts' $10 billion proposed bid for James Packer's Crown Resorts couldn't have come at a worse moment for Wynn. The leak killed the deal.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Wivenhoe Dam, which supplies water to south-east Queensland, has dropped below 59 per cent capacity.

South-east Queensland dams fall to lowest levels since 2010

The falling dam levels have sparked warnings about conserving water across the region.

  • by Lucy Stone
Isikeli Feleatoua Pulini (left) and Malavine Pulini are seen arriving at the Brisbane District Court in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Pair 'became tired' of imported servant, trial hears

A Brisbane couple are accused of trafficking a woman to Brisbane.

  • by Nicholas McElroy
'Extreme concern': Amber Alert for missing toddler

'Extreme concern': Amber Alert for missing toddler

Police believe the father and daughter could be in Queensland.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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'Sometimes it’s really heartbreaking': The reality of being an extreme cleaner

'Sometimes it’s really heartbreaking': The reality of being an extreme cleaner

If a house is crammed with rubbish by a hoarder, someone dies, or an elderly person must goes into care and can't clear out their stuff, what happens?

  • by Melissa Howard
Why demand is still growing in some high-end holiday pockets

Why demand is still growing in some high-end holiday pockets

With Australia’s cities becoming ever busier and more developed, the desire among prestige buyers for country retreats continues to increase.

  • by Sue Williams

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Power lines criss-cross in Sydney.

'Let's be sensible': Minerals Council warns against Labor's '$12.8b' Kyoto ban

The Minerals Council claims Labor's plan to ban the use of Kyoto credits - a key plank of its climate change policy - could cost at least $12.8 billion

  • by Darren Gray and David Crowe

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Young British actor Emma Corrin, right, is set to play the late Princess Diana.

With Princess Diana cast, Netflix’s The Crown is ready for its next phase

Newcomer Emma Corrin has been cast as Princess Diana and will appear in the series' fourth season.

  • by Broede Carmody
Kit Harington as Jon Snow, left, in a scene from Game of Thrones.

HBO has elaborate, sneaky ways of keeping Game of Thrones secrets

From digital-only scripts to setting up fake scenes, GoT producers have taken no chances.

  • by Travis M. Andrews

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Why do pet owners value dog more than cats?

The simple reason pet owners value dogs more than cats

Pet owners spend a lot more on dogs than cats, and new research suggests it has a lot to do with how differently canines and felines behave.

  • by Colleen P Kirk
Get the gains get to the finish line faster.

Boost your running game by adding some weight

Getting yourself over that finish line faster can be easier with a little extra weight.

  • by Michael Jarosky
LA-based Dan Manning has a default of 1.7x, and pushes audio fiction and music to the weekend, when he has time to listen at 1x.

Life at triple speed: how to listen to 36 hours of podcasts a day

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos and Tim Biggs
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New iPad Air is a happy medium

  • by Peter Wells
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Israel Folau social media posts

'Unacceptable': Fresh posts put Folau on collision course with Rugby Australia

Folau again used Instagram to proclaim that gay people would go to hell, and appeared to criticise Tasmanian legislation making gender optional on birth certificates.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Uncertain future: Greg Inglis has been given time away from the game by Souths.

GI blow: Souths would have to absorb $1.5m in cap if Inglis can't go on

South Sydney would be forced to absorb the remaining $1.5 million of Greg Inglis' contract into their salary cap even if their captain is no longer fit to play.

  • by Christian Nicolussi

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