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Donnybrook Berries' Twin View Road property, cleared of vegetation without permission in 2016. Moreton Bay Regional Council knew of the clearing but has taken no enforcement action
Investigation
Queensland councils

Strawberry fields forever: Council accused of going soft on Mafia-linked fruit farmer

A strawberry business owned by a Victorian man linked to the Mafia cleared 100 acres of protected bushland in Queensland without permission and has made a mockery of planning and transport laws while the local council has looked on, neighbours claim.

  • by Mark Solomons

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A consultation to renew a birth control script is a valuable opportunity for a GP.

Pharmacists will be allowed to prescribe repeats of the pill under trial

The changes will be rolled out as part of a statewide trial in Queensland.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and Labor candidate for Dickson Ali France at Club Pine Rivers in Bray Park.

Dutton goes face-to-face with France after disability furore

Peter Dutton also revealed his own "deep offence" at a Greens senator's allegations of racism against him.

  • by Felicity Caldwell
A long-range drone about to be put through its paces at the 2018 UAV Challenge in Dalby

Drones considered for future of medicine in outback Qld

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is looking at the best way to use drones in reaching patients in remote parts of Qld.

  • by Stuart Layt
Police hunt killer of 'fantastic, dedicated' Brisbane doctor

Police hunt killer of 'fantastic, dedicated' Brisbane doctor

Brisbane GP Luping Zeng, 56, was shot in the chest at his home in Brisbane's south

  • by Lydia Lynch
An official committee has raised concerns over carbon farming methods under the Emissions Reduction Fund.
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Emissions

Experts find 'integrity issues' with Coalition's direct action policy

Panel warns some emission reductions claimed by Australia may not be genuine.

  • by Nicole Hasham
Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

Millions pour in for Notre-Dame's repair as architects assess its ruin

Fears remain for the building's stability, despite firefighters' efforts to save the famous 850 year-old bell towers.

  • by Nick Miller
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Property bydomain

Why the Gold Coast's most expensive suburb keeps getting more expensive

Why the Gold Coast's most expensive suburb keeps getting more expensive

If you haven't bought here yet, the bad news is the chance of that ever happening is getting more and more remote.

  • by Ellen Lutton
Next government 'must axe negative gearing, relax planning restrictions'

Next government 'must axe negative gearing, relax planning restrictions'

Housing supply has failed to keep up with Australia's growing population and more development and fewer incentives for property buyers are needed: think tank.

  • by Kate Burke

Business

Huawei's Ken Hu

Huawei warns 'politicising' cyber security will create trade problems

Huawei's deputy chairman and rotating chairman, Ken Hu, called on global governments to create independent standards to determine which companies should be trusted.

  • by Jennifer Duke

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Entertainment

Barry Humphries will no longer have a Melbourne International Comedy Festival award named after him.

'Barry's comments didn't help': Why Comedy Festival removed Barry Humphries's name

The decision to rename the Barry Award comes in the same year the festival dropped artist Michael Leunig.

  • by Broede Carmody
Edwing Kwong playing the Notre Dame organ.

'Just devastated': Australian musicians fear for fate of Notre-Dame's organ

The two musicians - a young organist, and the director of the Australian Chamber Choir - had the privilege of playing the organ recently.

  • by Ben Weir and Broede Carmody

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

Child development this and child development that, what about mother development?

Never mind child development, what about mother development?

It's time we asked, 'What about the story of the mother?'

  • by Debra-Lynn B Hook
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Review
Phones

Huawei's P30 Pro is its best flagship yet

With stellar looks, cameras and battery life, the P30 Pro cements the Chinese phone-maker as a real player in the flagship space.

  • by Tim Biggs

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NRL referee Gavin Badger.
Analysis
NRL 2019

It's a funny game, but the same teams are laughing in 2019

The NRL's promised war on "dead time" was supposed to help teams who play an expansive game... So why are the Roosters and Storm at the top again?

  • by Roy Masters
Dayne Beams.

Beams still a Lions supporter ahead of return date

Ahead of return date, star Collingwood midfielder maintains he barracks for the Lions despite leaving the club late last year.

  • by Daniel Cherny

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