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Spending splurge to create 250,000 jobs in two years
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is spending $74.6 billion in two years to create more than 250,000 jobs using income tax cuts, business tax breaks and a mammoth outlay on social services.
A five-minute rundown of the federal budget
What you need to know about this year’s federal budget.
Women get $3.4b for jobs, domestic violence and sexual harassment
The new spending measures include $1.9 billion earmarked for economic security, $1.1 billion for safety initiatives tackling violence and harassment and $352 million for health and wellbeing.
‘They will see death – and lots of it’: Former cop speaks out on trauma
A former police officer-turned-politician has spoken out about the traumatic scenes facing general duties officers every day.
Brisbane ferries muffled after residents complain about noise
Brisbane City Council’s KittyCats will be fitted with new mufflers after riverside residents complained the ferries were too noisy.
Queensland lawyer battles to be ‘hit-and-walk’, not ‘hit-and-run’ driver
The crash happened on Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean and former local lawyer Simon Christopher Courtney was the driver.
Qld travellers to quarantine after man tests positive with COVID-19
Travellers who have visited exposure sites in Victoria will be forced to self-isolate, or enter into hotel quarantine if they return after 1am on Thursday.
Hayne supporter fined by police after spitting outside court
A supporter of disgraced rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has been fined for spitting outside court.
Brisbane City Council rails against Cross River Rail spoils in CBD
The Cross River Rail project team has asked that up to 20 trucks of dirt per hours be trucked through the inner-city on Sundays.
Andrew Laming refuses to give up committee position despite vow to stand down
The embattled MP rejected Labor’s claim he had a “long history of trolling” constituents online and the Coalition voted to retain him as a parliamentary committee chair.
Putin orders gun control review after students killed in Russian school shooting
The governor of the Tatarstan republic said that four boys and three girls in the eighth grade have died in the shooting.
Everest climbers told to bring back empty oxygen tanks
Climbers and Sherpa guides have carried an estimated 3500 oxygen bottles this season. They are often abandoned.
Pretty please: How a bias against ugly plants could spell their doom
A prejudice among botanists for the study of pretty plants with bold colours leaves the wallflowers at risk of being left behind in research and in conservation.
Opinion
Privacy
Sharing private messages from Ben Affleck, Matthew Perry or anyone else is plain bad manners
This may be a radical thought, but we should keep our personal correspondence private.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist
The horrific scene that nearly broke Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins
Capturing the brutal story of The Underground Railroad for a new TV series took its toll. One moment proved so challenging, Jenkins simply walked off set.
Queensland
Updated
Vale
From hijackings to gunmen surrendering: Frank Warrick saw the whole world around us
Long-term Seven Brisbane newsreader Frank Warrick has died at 76, leading to tributes from former colleagues and from the floor of the Queensland Parliament.
Distressing Content
Domestic violence
‘He intended to kill me’: How one woman broke free from coercive control
After living in fear for 40 years, Angie Jordan has spoken of her experiences to help “all the women who are struggling”.
Murderer sentenced over fatally stabbing wife’s new partner 86 times
A young boy rushed with a plastic sword into his mother’s bedroom in a bid to protect her and her partner (pictured) who was stabbed 86 times.
Two days to piece together Tiahleigh’s final two hours
The 12-year-old Queensland schoolgirl was murdered by her foster father Rick Thorburn in 2015.
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Healthcare
$100m cash splash for health system ‘under pressure’
Patients reportedly waited more than five hours for treatment at hospital emergency departments overnight.
Politics
‘A scar I will always carry’: Holgate made CEO of parcel business Global Express
Christine Holgate said she was “very excited” to be back working in the parcels business, and at a key rival to Australia Post.
Business
‘Round pegs into square holes’: Stockbrokers still failing mandatory compliance test
Almost one third of participants who sat the mandatory compliance exam have failed but this figure is expected to be much higher among stockbrokers.
World
Hardliners and reformers jostle in Iran’s high-stakes presidential race
Whoever wins the June 18 vote will replace moderate Hassan Rouhani as nuclear pact talks resume and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now 82, battles ill-health rumours.
Opinion
Little has gone right for the Morrison, but it’s not clear much has gone badly wrong
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Time to revisit Australia’s golden goose
Paul Cleary
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Property bydomain
Why Australia's $30b home construction boom won't last
The take-up of HomeBuilder grants was four times more than what the government expected, but budget papers lay bare the challenge that lies ahead.
What’s missing for housing in this year’s federal budget
Analysis: There’s extra help to save a home deposit or to get into the market with a low deposit, but a big spending recovery Budget offered a chance to do more.
Life & Culture
Turning symptoms into songs, here comes COVID-19 the musical
The musical, created by bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult, includes scenes called Fever, Aches, Swelling and Irritation, Fatigue and Shortness of Breath.
Sport
Olympic heavyweight Huni to get just 15 per cent of cut in Gallen fight
Justis Huni knows a win over Paul Gallen could do as much for his profile as an Olympic medal. Which is why Gallen will take almost all the financial spoils.
World No.1 Barty declares she’s not the one to beat in France
Ashleigh Barty has been quick to downplay her chances for another Roland Garros title, despite enjoying a sizzling season on clay in her return to the tour.
Olyroos hoping to unearth hidden gems for Tokyo
Young Socceroos coach Gary van Egmond says he hasn’t seen a more talented crop of players since the “golden generation” of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Bennett’s Bunnies reject NRL fan-zone media plan for Magic Round
The NRL plans to conduct open-air joint press conferences.
IOC president postpones trip to Japan as cases spike
IOC president Thomas Bach has postponed a trip to Japan, site of the Olympics in a little over two months.
Sam’s bush push: Burgess plans to go rural to start coaching apprenticeship
Burgess has plans to head to the bush, according to his brother Tom.
‘I’m in, baby’: Liz Cambage will play at Olympics after boycott threat
Cambage had threatened to boycott over “whitewashing”.
Have Your Say
Has the Super Rugby final wrecked Suncorp Stadium before Magic Round?
The NRL maintains the venue will be in tip-top shape.
