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Couples left in limbo as wedding venue operator loses tender

The Summit restaurant and Kuta cafe are likely to close if Brisbane City Council approves a new tender for a 20-year lease to a competitor.

The two 20-year tenders to operate two businesses on Mount Coot-tha came up for review this year.

  • by Lucy Stone

Australian woman to walk free in weeks after deadly road accident in Bali

Nicholas Carr at Kuta police station in a police prisoner orange jumpsuit.

Meanwhile an Australian man who launched a flying kick attack on a passing motorist in Bali has had his sentencing postponed.

  • by James Massola and Amilia Rosa

Xi Jinping's unmistakable message for the US, Australia, on Chinese technology

While he didn't mention countries by name, Xi's message was clear.

China's President has taken an unmistakable swipe at nations like Australia and the US, who have resisted cooperation with Chinese technology companies.

  • by Kirsty Needham

Government to commit more funds to drought assistance

The Morrison government will commit more funds to drought assistance.

Scott Morrison will take the further drought package to federal cabinet on Wednesday after the proposals cleared a key budget committee last week.

  • by David Crowe

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The new centre will look at proteins and peptides, like the antibacterial properties found in proteins from the milk of Tasmanian Tigers

Making medicine from Tasmanian devil milk shows power of proteins

Peptides and proteins are the building blocks of life, and a new research centre will work to find new ways to use them in medicine and agriculture.

  • by Stuart Layt
'Incredibly courageous': How Williams won the Melbourne Cup

'Incredibly courageous': How Williams won the Melbourne Cup

Craig Williams' decision proved a Melbourne Cup-winning call.

  • by Andrew Wu
Normanby Hotel new owner Jaz Cooney (right) - with Paddington councillor Peter Matic vows to put the Normanby Hotel back together.

Normanby Hotel gets $3.5 million facelift as 15-storey plan is axed

Brisbane's Normanby has a new owner with new plans for the heritage pub.

  • by Tony Moore
'Liars': Labor-LNP spat sees independent councillor ejected

'Liars': Labor-LNP spat sees independent councillor ejected

The heated debate dominated Tuesday's Brisbane City Council meeting.

  • by Lucy Stone
Former prime minister Tony Abbott was requested to register as an agent of foreign influence.

Foreign influence laws won't change after Tony Abbott targeted, Porter says

The A-G scolded his department after it asked Abbott to sign up to the register.

  • by Max Koslowski
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Queensland

Two people were found dead in Wooroonooran  National Park.

Two bodies found in far north Queensland

A Townsville couple have died after apparently slipping at a waterfall in far north Queensland.

  • by Liza Kappelle

Troubled water: Pollution found downstream from Ipswich dump

Alma Ladiye watering her crop at the Riverview Community Garden.

Waste giant Cleanaway has been ordered to probe contamination found around its New Chum dump including in a creek used to irrigate a community vegetable garden.

  • by Mark Solomons

Baker loses appeal over attempted murder of Queensland baby

One of two Sydney brothers accused of the gross neglect of their ailing mother before she died told police he feared she would be treated "like a piece of meat" if she went into a nursing home.

A South Australian baker who stabbed the object of his obsession as she shielded her baby from him on a rural Queensland property has lost his bid to overturn his conviction for trying to kill the boy.

  • by Cheryl Goodenough

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Politics

The Morrison government will commit more funds to drought assistance.

Government to commit more funds to drought assistance

Scott Morrison will take the further drought package to federal cabinet on Wednesday after the proposals cleared a key budget committee last week.

  • by David Crowe

Business

Proxy firm ISS has criticised Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott's pay as "very high".

Wesfarmers faces protest vote as adviser attacks CEO's 'very high' pay

The prospect of a protest vote looms over next week's Wesfarmers AGM, after proxy firm ISS urged investors to vote against its 'excessive' executive pay deal.

  • by Dominic Powell

World

Donald Trump Jr speaks to supporters of his father, President Donald Trump.

Trump plugs son's book while accusing Bidens of self-dealing

"Go order it today!" US President Donald Trump tweeted of the new book written by his son.

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How home owners and buyers can take advantage of low interest rates

How home owners and buyers can take advantage of low interest rates

Low rates are good news for home owners, who see their repayments reduce and home values rise. But first-home buyers may end up worse off.

  • by Daniel Butkovich
The expanding property empire behind fitness franchise F45

The expanding property empire behind fitness franchise F45

The duo behind fitness club powerhouse F45 are buying up big, with a broad portfolio of beachside properties.

  • by Lucy Macken
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Culture

Major David Rankin-Hunt, aka official protocol adviser on The Crown.

The Crown's authenticity rests on the shoulders of this military man

Nothing on Netflix's lavish drama escapes the scrutiny of Major David Rankin-Hunt.

  • by Richard Jinman
Paul Feig, photographed at Sugar Republic in Fitzroy.

Hollywood? Nothing altruistic about it, says Last Christmas director Paul Feig

Eight years after his last visit, director Paul Feig is back in Australia with a new film, and an old sense of style.

  • by Karl Quinn

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Sport

Danny O'Brien celebrates winning the Melbourne Cup.

'You can compare him to Steve Smith': O'Brien's father pride

Trainer Danny O'Brien declared his innocence throughout the years-long cobalt scandal and yesterday he got his reward in the ultimate Cup redemption story.

  • by Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots
NRL. Sydney Roosters vs Cronulla Sharks. Allianz Stadium. 
Sonny Bill Williams in action
Saturday 5th July, 2014.

Sonny Bill Williams set to sign $10 million contract with Toronto Wolfpack

Fresh from the signalled end of his All Blacks career, Sonny Bill Williams will join the Toronto Wolfpack rugby league club under a deal worth a reported $10 million.

Vow and Declare won the 159th running of the Melbourne Cup.

Father and son protest shakes up Cup as Vow And Declare takes honours

A protest involving father and son trainers has changed the placings of the Melbourne Cup as jockey Craig Williams and trainer Danny O'Brien broke their respective Cup droughts with Vow And Declare.

  • by Michael Lynch
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 10: Cameron Green of Western Australia bats during day one of the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Tasmania at WACA on October 10, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

WA defy odds and secure Shield draw with Qld

A maiden first class century by Cameron Green has helped Western Australia defy the odds and force an unlikely Sheffield Shield draw against Queensland at the Gabba.

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Football codes come together to get heads around concussion crisis

Representatives from leagues around the world will meet in Stockholm this weekend to study data on head injuries from the Rugby World Cup.

  • by Roy Masters
Cate Campbell stands to bank $300,000 if she can keep up her hot form in Qatar this week.

Cate Campbell set for huge payday at World Cup finale

Triple Olympian can almost touch a huge pay cheque after remaining on top of the World Cup series with one leg to go.

  • by Laine Clark
Matildas star Sam Kerr is the only Australian to make a Ballon d'Or shortlist.

Socceroos, Matildas on course for equal pay

Australia's international footballers are on track to receive equal pay as part of a new collective bargaining agreement.

  • by Dominic Bossi

Have Your Say

The race that stops a nation doesn’t stop me

This is what I'll be doing on Tuesday...

This year on cup day I’ll be investing in Rouge de Marmande, Black Russian and Grosse Lisse, punting on a tomato trifecta to serve with the turkey on December 25.

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