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Deficits ‘for some time to come’ as COVID batters budget by billions
Surpluses predicted fewer than two years ago have been wiped out, but Treasurer Cameron Dick says economic data is “exceeding our expectations”.
Police nabbed ‘easy gets’ for Whiskey Au Go Go fire, other players escaped arrest
A new coronial inquest into the 1973 firebombing that claimed 15 lives at the Brisbane nightclub started on Monday.
Brisbane church leader loses appeal over jail term for raping choir girls
Shartiel Nibigira, a father-of-eight who fled war-torn Burundi in 2007, was found guilty on 21 charges in December 2019.
Biloela family could be released from detention as early as Tuesday
But government sources say ongoing court processes will have to run their course before any decisions are made about the family’s visa status.
Opinion
Opinion
Walk a mile in their shoes, but don’t be a sucker
Letting the Biloela family stay in Australia, simply because they are here already, is the politics of proximity winning out over principle.
Amanda Vanstone
Former Howard government minister
Pfizer for GPs, Moderna for rural clinics and pharmacies in plan for vaccine ramp-up
Doctors will also be paid to make home visits for vaccinations to allow the frail and elderly who cannot visit clinics to get immunised and ensure people moving into aged care facilities do not miss out.
In mice, BCG-COVID vaccine works a treat, deepening the mystery of 100-year-old vaccine
A vaccine based on a 100-year-old tuberculosis jab effectively prevents COVID-19 infection in mice – opening a unique path toward a new coronavirus vaccine.
Source of Melbourne’s highly infectious Delta outbreak set to remain mystery
It is unlikely to ever be known how the highly infectious Delta variant of coronavirus somehow leaked out of Victoria’s quarantine system and seeded a mysterious outbreak in Melbourne.
Opinion
Queen's Birthday Honours
Awards for Credlin and COVID workers? Honours system needs a rethink
While more women were rewarded this year, it seems COVID workers and Peta Credlin got honoured simply for doing their jobs.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Inquiry finds ‘unacceptable level of risk’ faced by Grosvenor miners
A wide-ranging probe, established after five workers were seriously injured in a blast last year, has found gas drainage systems could not cope at the central Queensland mine.
Exclusive
NRL 2021
NRL player poll part 2: The answers to the biggest issues in the game
On the day Boyd Cordner was forced to retire due to the effects of repeated head knocks, a worrying statistic emerged that highlights the need to protect players from themselves when it comes to concussion.
Analysis
NRL 2021
‘We knew five weeks ago things weren’t right with Boyd. He wasn’t close to playing’
Roosters coach Trent Robinson has known for some time that Boyd Cordner wasn’t ready to play again — if ever. On Monday, he confirmed it with his retirement announcement.
The ‘vaxxie’ is set to be the defining image of 2021
Ordinary Australians are taking cues from celebrities and posting vaccine selfies by the truckload. But these certainly aren’t like other selfies.
Queensland
Disgraced cop Roger Rogerson could testify at Whiskey Au Go Go inquest
The corrupt NSW detective, jailed for life for murder, could testify over the 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing in Brisbane.
Brisbane man behind hate mail admits sending letters to people’s homes
The man, who has spent years sending letters espousing offensive views about immigration and multiculturalism, has been using the electoral roll to obtain recipients’ addresses.
Stepdad used daughter’s phone as bribe to molest her
The stepfather was sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison in 2019, but appealed his conviction and sentence.
Brisbane sports facilities get $50m boost
The council funding will see a $16 million sports park built at Nudgee, as well as upgrades to existing facilities across the city.
Sinkhole swallows Queensland fire truck
Urban Utilities continue to fix a burst water main after a fire truck became trapped in a sinkhole.
Politics
Australian frigates to join Britain in naval exercises in Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed the deeper military co-operation with the American and British leaders.
Business
PEXA float a big test for Macquarie after IPO flops
The biggest float in years on the ASX has kicked off with the release of online property conveyancer PEXA’s prospectus.
World
‘If I hadn’t survived I would probably have been thrown overboard’
It was 40 years ago that 99 “emaciated Vietnamese refugees”, including 29 children, were saved from a stricken vessel in heavy seas off Ho Chi Minh City. On Sunday, many of them will meet their rescuers in Sydney.
Opinion
Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Explore
Property bydomain
The tiny town with no pub, no cafe, just homemade casserole
It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it-town of fewer than 300 people. There’s no pub and no cafe, but what it lacks in places it makes up for in people.
Carina mansion smashes suburb record in $1.7m pre-auction sale
The unique home in humble Carina was on the market for the first time in almost 30 years, and was sold to a local family after their offer was 'too good to refuse'.
Life & Culture
Dating often leaves Alyssa feeling degraded, and she’s fed up
Alyssa Ho is one of many Australians who face unsolicited fetishisation because of their race, gender identity, sexuality, body type or other characteristic.
Sport
Bubble and strife: Paine fears quarantine will be greatest Ashes challenge
Test captain Tim Paine believes months of Covid-19 restrictions may be the greatest danger to Australia’s Ashes campaign following England’s capitulation to New Zealand.
Live
Tokyo Olympics
2021 Australian Swimming Trials LIVE updates: Titmus almost breaks 12-year world record
Kaylee McKeown dives straight back into the pool on day three of the Olympic qualifiers in Adelaide.
Opinion
Wallabies
Lock it in Rennie: Why new Wallabies squad is all about the 2023 World Cup
Two years out from a World Cup is the time when Test coaches shift from experimenting to locking in players and combinations.
Wayne Smith
Exclusive
NRL 2021
NRL Player Poll 2021: Tedesco dethroned as the game’s best
One-hundred players from across the NRL were polled to get their responses to a range of topics.
Former Kangaroos hooker blasts son’s send-off
Jason Hetherington has delivered a passionate defence of his son after the NRL was accused of its most inconsistent weekend yet.
As Tokyo looms, does the shoe still fit athletics?
Tokyo is shaping as the Games where celebrated times in distance running will go to die.
Record-breaking Kaylee McKeown puts world on notice ahead of Tokyo
The 19-year-old set Australia’s first female individual world record since 2016.
Have Your Say
Rennie wants to see ‘dark side’ against France
Dave Rennie has unveiled his 38-man Wallabies squad for next month’s three-Test series against France, and there are a few surprises.
