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Demographer Mark McCrindle says people are attracted to the lifestyle in Queensland.

‘We haven’t looked back’: Qld’s biggest population boom in 16 years

New figures reveal the winners and losers across Australia when it comes to interstate migration, with COVID lockdowns, affordability and lifestyle the biggest drivers.

‘Bring our people ASAP’: Indian-Australian community steps up pressure for repatriation

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A doctor who helped bring 3000 Australians back from India in just three weeks last year says the Indian-Australian community wants a concrete government plan for the repatriation of stranded citizens.

Postponement of IPL leaves Australian players stranded in India

Health workers carry the body of a COVID-19 casualty outside a field hospital in Mumbai on May 4.

The sensational development came after a member of David Warner’s team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the latest player to test positive to coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases in quarantine jumped 46 per cent in weeks before India flight ban

But experts have questioned if the extraordinary action including fines and jail for those flouting the travel halt was proportionate to the risk.

Brisbane tycoons eye key heritage-listed property

The name of the property Home is clearly shown above entrance to Lamb House, built at Kangaroo Point by 1902.

Former South Bank Corporation chairman Steve Wilson AM has confirmed he will place an offer on Kangaroo Point’s Lamb House, while property developer Kevin Seymour ‘will again look at it’.

New climate service to help Australia bounce back from natural disasters

A new Australian Climate Service will be established to guide the national recovery agency as it looks at ways to make the country more resilient to future natural disasters.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison comforts a woman who pleaded for the government to help civilians in Cameroon.

Woman, on her knees, begs PM to stop violence in Cameroon

The woman, who has not been named by media outlets, fell to her knees crying in front of Mr Morrison as he toured Rockhampton’s Beef Week expo with reporters on Tuesday morning.

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Car makers want to replace licence fees, rego and fuel excise with a tax on how far you drive

Morning traffic jam on the Eastern Freeway.

Car makers say technologically advanced vehicles give governments the chance for new revenue streams to pay for roads, while scrapping “outdated, confusing and inefficient” taxes on motorists.

Looking back, there were red flags about my daughter’s killer

Boyd’s daughter Kate in 2016.

For a long time, I was trying to understand how Katie’s relationship ended in her being murdered. I now know all too well what coercive control is and what wide-reaching effect it has.

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Man charged over fatal Brisbane River boat crash faces court

Nicole Herbert died when the boat she was in crashed into a jetty on the Brisbane River in Chelmer on Wednesday.

Jamie Luke Harwood, 46, is charged with four offences over the death of 21-year-old Ipswich mother Nicole Tina Herbert last year.

NDIS chief ‘deeply regrets’ anxiety over independent assessments

The chief of the National Disability Insurance Scheme believes it has become too bureaucratic, with participants having to “explain and justify” every aspect of their lives to a stranger.

Broncos considering shock play for Raiders star Josh Hodgson

Brisbane bound? Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson.

The Broncos have held high-level discussions about signing the English No.9 for next year as part of a spine revamp that could include South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds.

The 22-year-old Queenslander out to join Ali, Frazier and Foreman

Justis Huni

Heavyweight boxing prodigy Justis Huni will be better known for fighting Paul Gallen in coming months, but joining the pantheon of Olympic champions has always been his goal.

‘Setting a bad example’: Burgess’ 32 traffic offences before he was caught driving with cocaine

Sam Burgess has avoided recording a conviction for driving with cocaine in his system in February and will remain on the road despite a history of 32 traffic offences since the former NRL star arrived in Australia in 2010.

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Queensland

Brisbane Gabba Ward Councillor Jonathan Sri

Censorship row erupts in council ethics meeting over police racism post

Brisbane City Council’s Labor opposition has raised questions as a committee voted to discipline the sole Greens councillor for a post calling police ‘racist’.

Teenager killed at Mick Doohan raceway remembered as a ‘lovable larrikin’

Anthony Gordon.

A teenage boy who was killed in a dirt bike crash on Monday in Brisbane has been remembered as a “lovable larrikin” who had a “bright future ahead of him”.

Boy, 4, bitten on the thigh by a dingo

Dingo Telfer

In the second attack on Fraser Island in as many weeks, a dingo has bitten a boy on Orchid Beach.

Temperatures expected to drop after Brisbane’s first fog of the season

Heavy fog has hit Brisbane’s CBD as temperatures are expected to drop.

Brisbane’s temperatures are expected to drop this week to 13 degrees, as the city recorded its first fog for the season.

Designer of riverside tower to run for Greens in federal election

Designer of riverside tower to run for Greens in federal election

Architect Elizabeth Watson-Brown will run in the Brisbane seat of Ryan, while retail worker Stephen Bates is named as the Greens’ candidate for the seat of Brisbane.

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The unenviable outlook for home buyers as property investors return

The unenviable outlook for home buyers as property investors return

Either house prices keep rising as the RBA lets the market run, or regulators worry about investors and make it harder to get a loan. It's not much of a choice.

The Block's Jimmy and Tam reveal what will happen to their prize money

The Block's Jimmy and Tam reveal what will happen to their prize money

The Queensland couple won more than a million dollars and last year's season before the buyer of their house failed to settle.

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Sport

Sean McMahon in action for the Wallabies in 2016.

McMahon wants Wallabies return but Rennie happy with local backrowers

McMahon was one of the hottest talents in Australian rugby when he left for Japan in 2017, and he has a desire to play for the Wallabies again.

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AFL 2021

Umpires coach Kennedy leaves AFL suddenly

AFL umpires coach Hayden Kennedy - in the role since 2013 - has resigned with the decision to take effect after round 10.

James O’Connor had the final say in the Reds win over the Brumbies.

Wright move: Why captain O’Connor can give Reds the edge in decider

The Reds’ game plan has been effective under stand-in skipper.

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Mary-Anne Monckton competing at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
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Gymnastics

‘Ways we were treated were not OK’: Gymnasts now safe to speak

Mary-Anne Monckton was one of the first to speak up about abuse in the sport.

Star Magpie Jordan De Goey entered the AFL’s concussion protocols after suffering a head knock against the West Coast Eagles.

New registry to keep ‘transparent’ eye on AFL concussions

Concussion campaigner says the AFL is tracking towards 100 concussions in a season for the first time.

Touch and go: Karmichael Hunt is in a race against time to make the Waratahs' round nine clash with the Rebels on Saturday.

The moment Karmichael Hunt targeted NRL return

It was while watching his beloved Broncos cop one of their biggest losses that the code-hopping star first got the itch to return.

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