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The new rules to 'free up access to credit' and simplify home loans
Customers will be promised faster access to loans under simpler rules that aim to free up credit and lift the economy by ending confusion over lending obligations.
- by David Crowe
'My daughter's guinea pigs were strangled': Miller claims intimidation
Retired Bundamba Labor MP Jo-Ann Miller says her family faced intimidation after she raised complaints against disgraced former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale.
- by Matt Dennien
Australian cricketer Dean Jones has died
Former Australian batting legend's sudden death has shocked the cricketing world.
- by Jon Pierik, Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett
Club giving meals to homeless hit with fines at Gabba
Volunteers hit with six parking tickets near The Gabba on an event day.
- by Lucy Stone
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NRL 2020 LIVE: Broncos v Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
The Broncos get one last chance to avoid the wooden spoon with a game against fellow Queensland strugglers.
- by Adrian Proszenko
CHO says Queensland cruises still a long way down the track
Jeannette Young says it is not safe to begin even Queensland-only cruising.
- by Tony Moore
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Crocodile
Snorkeller attacked by crocodile off far north Queensland island
The Royal Flying Doctor Service was called out to Lizard Island.
- by Matt Dennien
Opinion
Corruption
Protected species: Why it took a dog to sniff out Paul Pisasale
Corrupt former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale's convictions raise awkward questions for the loyal army of supporters he had in politics, local government and the media.
- by Mark Solomons
Opinion
US Supreme Court
Winning isn’t everything: how you win matters, too
If we want reforms in our politics to be durable, and we want our society to emerge from them intact, we must always consider how they look from the losing side.
- by Waleed Aly
Queensland
'Mr Ipswich' pleads guilty to more than 30 charges
The former mayor will be sentenced next week after he pleaded guilty in the Ipswich District Court.
- by Lucy Stone
'It is like watching a juvenile': Dutton launches attack on Deputy Premier
Peter Dutton call Steven Miles a "school child" as the finger pointing over Defence support at the borders continues.
- by Lydia Lynch
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Crime
'They think it's Grand Theft Auto': Police lash youths over knife death
Raymond Harris, 27, died after allegedly being stabbed with a hunting knife.
- by Toby Crockford
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Emergency services
Damage leaves authorities in the dark over childcare
Emergency services were called to the Newmarket construction site before midnight.
- by Matt Dennien
Queensland union movement loses one of its strongest voices
Peter "Simmo" Simpson's ETU anti-asset sale campaign shaped the 2015 and 2017 Qld election campaigns.
- by Tony Moore
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If we realised the true cost of homelessness, we’d fix it overnight
- by Vivienne Skinner and Phillippa Carnemolla
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Australian recession
The steak and wine court case behind new bank lending rules
A court case over steak and red wine is at the heart of Josh Frydenberg’s changes to the way customers get a bank loan.
- by David Crowe
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Coronavirus pandemic
Manufacturing jobs collapse as economists back more JobSeeker support
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
'I haven't seen a problem': Bernie Fraser defends RBA after Paul Keating attack
- by Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
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China relations
China, UN blasted by Labor senator over coronavirus response, view on Israel
- by Anthony Galloway
Business
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AUSTRAC crackdown
Hardening up: How AUSTRAC became the toughest cop on the beat
AUSTRAC has secured a record-breaking fine from Westpac and is now cemented as the toughest regulator in Australia. But up until a few years ago it was barely on the radar of Australian companies.
- by Sarah Danckert
World
Trudeau says Canada is in second wave of pandemic
Justin Trudeau's government has committed to spending big to help the country recover from the pandemic.
- by David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer
Opinion
'QALY' quality of life pandemic argument is intellectual malpractice
Richard Holden, Emilia Tjernström and Bruce Preston
The 'Reverse Bank' has to quickly rediscover the gear stick
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Property bydomain
The homeowners who are ditching the city for greener pastures
Home buyer demand has shifted in the past few months as more city-dwellers take up tree or sea changes in the search for more space and time in nature.
- by Domain
Brisbane first-home buyers need 4.5 years to save, despite pandemic
It's taking first-home buyers in Brisbane even longer to save for a house now than it did this time last year, although it's quicker to get into a unit.
- by Sarah Webb
Life & Culture
Midnight Oil taps into Australia's 'unfinished business' for upcoming album
The Makarrata Project, a collaborative mini-album, has the stated intention to keep the Uluru Statement from the Heart at the forefront of our national conversation.
- by Michael Dwyer
Disney bumps Marvel movies down the line as COVID keeps audiences away
- by Steven Zeitchik and Karl Quinn
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NRL 2020 LIVE: Broncos v Cowboys at Suncorp Stadium
The Broncos get one last chance to avoid the wooden spoon with a game against fellow Queensland strugglers the Cowboys. Live coverage from 7.30pm.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Origin III eyeing 75 per cent crowd capacity after AFL trial
The biggest NRL and AFL games of the season could have bigger crowds following a successful COVID-safe crowd trial in Bay 13 of the Gabba.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Neale doubles up, Serong the AFL's Rising Star
Lachie Neale is on track to scoop the pool of this year's top individual AFL awards after being voted the game's top player by both his peers and the league's coaches.
- by Daniel Cherny
Opinion
NRL 2020
Why the Bennett circus is becoming a distraction for Souths
The supercoach says he's staying at Redfern. Or is he? The typical circus that follows Bennett is starting to become a distraction for the Rabbitohs.
- by Andrew Webster
Neale and Daniher? Brownlow favourite says Joe a great fit for Lions
Brownlow Medal favourite Lachie Neale says Joe Daniher would suit Brisbane's system and the Queensland lifestyle if the Essendon star choose to play for the Lions.
- by Jake Niall
Christmas in quarantine: All Blacks reject Rugby Championship schedule
A six-week schedule in Australia was announced on Thursday. Minutes later NZ Rugby said they had not agreed to it.
- by Tom Decent
Jack Watts, two Suns players retire from football
The 2008 national draft's No.1 pick Jack Watts has retired, while two Gold Coast Suns players have also called time.
- by Jake Niall and Anthony Colangelo
Have Your Say
The end of an error: Brisbane's hellish season and the mountain ahead
There will be some respite at last for Broncos fans on Friday but the path back to the top will be hindered by roster limitations and the rise of local rivals.
