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Doctors who administer opiods to patients at the end of life may fear being accused of over-prescribing or assisting death.

'Two converging fronts' spark fears for end-of-life doctors

Doctors who administer opiods to patients at the end of life may fear being accused of over-prescribing or assisting death.

New research seeks to reassure doctors litigation is not an inevitable consequence of normal end-of-life care.

  • by Lucy Stone

Keneally vows 'blowtorch' on Dutton over asylum-seeker arrivals by plane

Kristina Keneally is set to be promoted to the Labor frontbench.

Keneally quickly had to defend herself against verbal attacks from Mr Dutton, who said she had a record of not supporting tough border protection measures.

  • by David Wroe

Donald Trump encourages 'no deal' Brexit, endorses Farage to lead negotiations

Donald Trump welcomes Nigel Farage to the podium during the 2016 election campaign.

The President and Melania Trump arrive in London for a full state visit on Monday.

  • by Katie Rogers

Flood warning for some Brisbane suburbs as King tides hit

A king tide in Windsor on January 3 saw streets flooded and cars partially submerged.

The weather bureau is predicting the full moon to coincide with a strong southerly swell to boost tides well above the normal level.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

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The Allister family - Harper, Sarah, Luke and Hunter - were on their usual Easter holiday at Fraser Island when a dingo got into their campervan and dragged Hunter out.
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'A dingo had him by the back of the neck': Family recalls Fraser Island attack

The family of a 14-month old toddler dragged from a campervan by a dingo on Fraser Island has told 60 Minutes of the ordeal.

  • by Lucy Stone
A woman is caught between civilians and Chinese soldiers, who were trying to remove her from an assembly near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on June 3, 1989.
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China shows it is 'man enough' to murder civilians

In defending the Tiananmen massacre, China has sent a brazen warning.

  • by Peter Hartcher
Champion surfer Kelly Slater competes at Margaret River on Friday. Competitors were taken from the break on jet skis on Sunday after a shark was spotted just before 4om local time.

Pro surfers plucked from water after shark scare 

Competitors were pulled from water by jet skis at the Margaret River Pro in WA.

  • by Michael Cox
Do complementary cold and flu cures work?

Natural cold and flu busters unlikely to do the trick

Echinacea. Garlic. Vitamin C. Turmeric. They can all cause serious problems

  • by Liam Mannix
John Farnham performs at A Day on The Green.

Whispering Jack is back in Brisbane at the Riverstage

John Farnham is back for a rare show at Brisbane's Riverstage with James Reyne and Vanessa Amorosi.

  • by Tony Moore
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A death tax meme that went viral on Facebook.

With one click, the Liberals inadvertently unleashed the ultimate election scare campaign

By election eve, for every person typing “retiree tax” into Google there were 30 searching the term “death tax”.

  • by Max Koslowski

World

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Upper Mount Gravatt home sells after being in one family for 58 years

Upper Mount Gravatt home sells after being in one family for 58 years

It was a bittersweet day as a long-held family property sold, but elsewhere across the city the market held steady amid some solid results.

  • by Kell Andersen
The Brisbane suburbs where rentals are snapped up the fastest

The Brisbane suburbs where rentals are snapped up the fastest

In Brisbane's most popular suburbs to rent, properties are snapped up within days, while in other suburbs, they can stay empty for weeks on end.

  • by Ellen Lutton

Business

ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle at his Adelaide home.
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'I feel like I almost died': ATO whistleblower breaks silence on facing jail

ATO whistleblower breaks his silence as he prepares for a court hearing on Tuesday after being charged with offences totalling 161 years - almost as many as serial killer Ivan Milat.

  • by Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett

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Ex-2GB producer Chris Bowen prepares for lawsuit against Ray Hadley

Lawyers for the former 2GB producer have been making discreet inquiries about star announcer Ray Hadley.

  • by Andrew Hornery
Shona Martyn,right, with her spoof band The Untouchables at the Agouti nightclub, in Montserrat in 1982.
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Rocketman and me: my Caribbean life with Elton John

In the 1980s, Spectrum editor Shona Martyn spent three months in a recording studio with Elton John and his band. She has never written about it until now.

  • by Shona Martyn

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Dual screens, 5G, more power: laptops get exciting again at Computex

Here are some of our favourite developments from the world's biggest computer hardware event.

  • by Krishan Sharma
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This Adelaide distillery created a whole new category of whisky

An Indigenous grain could be the launch of the next big whisky trend.

  • by James Atkinson

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Sport

Payne barrier: NSW forward Payne Haas.

'I just can't wait': Fifita clone Haas ready to make his own destiny

The NSW forward was surprised by the ferocity of Queensland's opposed session two years ago when he was used as an Andrew Fifita body double.

  • by Adam Pengilly
David Warner chats to Australia's Steve Smith during the match.

'Disrespectful or just part of the game': Australians to ignore boos

Australia's winning start to the World Cup was overshadowed by boos directed at David Warner and Steve Smith.

  • by Jon Pierik

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