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Murder charge as teens accused of beating father to death with a gun

Kynan Vital, 19, with former partner Julia Murphy, 20, whose father David Murphy was allegedly bashed to death with a weapon on a roadside.

Another man who tried to revive him was also bashed, police allege.

  • by Lydia Lynch

Campaign for the right to know fights the darkness

Australia's media organisations are pushing for increased government transparency through the Your Right to Know campaign.

Australia's major media outlets are uniting to pressure the federal government to increase transparency and protect whistleblowers.

  • by David Crowe and Jenny Noyes

Labor dismisses high-profile LNP candidate in key seat as 'Campbell Newman clone'

Brisbane City Council infrastructure chairwoman Amanda Cooper has announced her resignation from council.

Outgoing LNP councillor Amanda Cooper challenged infrastructure record in seat.

  • by Tony Moore

Jody was rejected 48 times before she moved into her car

'Trying to maintain a routine for your family is extremely difficult, but what I found hardest is the isolation and lack of control.'

Think homelessness is for other people? Three ordinary women share how easily they lost the roof over their heads.

  • by Dilvin Yasa

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Press freedom

'A culture of secrecy': What is the Right to Know campaign about?

Media companies say their journalists are being stopped from holding the powerful to account. What's stopping them? What do they want government to do about it? Why should you care?

  • by Fergus Hunter
Labor's mayoral candidate Patrick Condren for March 2020 with councillor Kara Cook announce Labor's proposed additional rates discount.

Labor's $100 rates discount promise could cost first home owners

Lord mayoral candidate promised to find $30 million to fund discounts.

  • by Tony Moore
If at first you don't succeed... Boris Johnson will try again to get British Parliament to vote on his Brexit plan.

Johnson says he has numbers to win crucial Brexit vote

Accused of a "childish" stunt and reeling from a "humiliating" defeat, the British Prime Minister is forging ahead.

  • by William Booth and Michael Birnbaum
Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies said he "will not abide" anyone trying to change church doctrine.
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Religion

Anglican Church 'in a crisis' over sexuality and marriage

Archbishop of Brisbane said his diocese took a "different view" after an incendiary speech from his counterpart in Sydney.

  • by Michael Koziol
Invisible aligners
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Oral health

Probe into Invisalign, other clear teeth straighteners

The health regulator's criminal offences unit has launched an investigation into four clear teeth aligner companies.

  • by Adele Ferguson
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Queensland

The ABC program shocked viewers, with many calling for the industry to be held accountable.

Horse racing on the nose, industry insiders warn

Leading racing industry figures say the the financial fall-out from the horse slaughter scandal is yet to be felt.

  • by Chip Le Grand, Michael Lynch and Eryk Bagshaw

Brisbane business helps asylum seekers into paid work

Asylum seekers held a charity dinner to show guests what they learnt during the four-day intensive training program.

The restaurant has given six asylum seekers a foot in the hospitality door with their first paid work experience.

  • by Jocelyn Garcia

'We always have a waiting list': State's only spinal unit at capacity

Peter Stevens at the Princess Alexandra Hospital's Spinal Injuries Unit.

Patients spend anywhere from three to 18 months inside the Princess Alexandra Hospital's spinal injuries unit.

  • by Lydia Lynch

National

Politics

Amanda Rishworth, Labor's spokeswoman for early childhood education and development

Labor looks to Nordics to make paid parental leave easier for dads

Amanda Rishworth wants to look at "every option" to make parental leave easier.

  • by Judith Ireland

Business

A handful of large industry super funds are experiencing record inflows of money, mostly at the expense of "for profit" super funds

'Astounding': Industry super giants awash with cash at expense of retail funds

New data reveals the staggering extent to which big industry super fund players are growing their funds.

  • by John Collett

World

President Donald Trump at a campaign rally this week.

Trump drops plan to host G7 at his Florida golf resort

Trump backtracked after accusations of using presidency to enrich himself.

  • by Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin
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'Boring, ridiculous, lazy': The Block judges lash teams for giving up

'Boring, ridiculous, lazy': The Block judges lash teams for giving up

Lack of cash is really showing in what the contestants are revealing each week, but the judges are far from impressed with those who aren't trying any more.

  • by Simone Mitchell
Spring cleaning tips from a professional cleaner

Spring cleaning tips from a professional cleaner

The depths of winter have passed, and with the warmer weather comes one very important task for home owners – spring cleaning.

  • by Kate Bartels
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Culture

Demi Lardner, whose Ditch Witch 800 was nominated for Best Show at Edinburgh this year, will perform at next week's Comedyish.

'They're cowards': How Aussie TV is failing our top young comedians

Australian comedy is having a world-class moment, not that you'd know it looking at our local TV screens.

  • by Robert Moran
In a viral interview published this week, pop producer Pharrell Williams latched onto an opinion over half-a-decade overdue: his song Blurred Lines is trash.

Pharrell denounced Blurred Lines, others should join the club

Pharrell Williams has latched onto an opinion long overdue: his song Blurred Lines isn't great.

  • by Robert Moran

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Sport

All over: The Wallabies take in defeat.
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Rugby World Cup

Rating the Wallabies: the keepers, goners and question marks

So, it is done. The four-year Rugby World Cycle ended in deep disappointment in Oita. The Wallabies’ 23 who played on Saturday come into three categories.

  • by Paul Cully
Amelia Kerr of the Heat celebrates after taking the wicket of Sarah Aley of the Sixers at North Sydney Oval.

'We just weren't good enough': Brisbane Heat smash Sydney Sixers

The Sydney Sixers have lost to the Brisbane Heat by 92 runs in their second game of the WBBL season.

  • by Ben Weir

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