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Deficits ‘for some time to come’ as COVID batters budget
Surpluses predicted fewer than two years ago have been wiped out, but Treasurer Cameron Dick says economic data is “exceeding our expectations”.
Labor councillors resign from ethics body, citing politicisation
The three Labor members of Brisbane City Council’s six-person ethics committee have resigned from what they say is a politicised body wielded against non-LNP councillors.
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.
Breaking
Immigration
Biloela family to be released and reunited in Australia ‘very soon’: Frydenberg
The Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela that has been on Christmas Island for two years will be reunited on the Australian mainland, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed.
Updated
China relations
NATO leaders call out China for ‘coercive policies’
NATO has traditionally focussed on the threat of Russia, but is increasingly concerned about China’s nuclear arsenal and lack of transparency.
Shi Zhengli, researcher at centre of Wuhan lab leak storm, denounces speculation
“How on earth can I offer up evidence for something where there is no evidence?” she said, her voice rising in anger during the brief, unscheduled conversation.
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.
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
Climate policy
United Nations set to decide climate claims by Torres Strait Islanders against Australia
A group called the Torres Strait 8 have lodged a complaint with the United Nations against the federal government, accusing it of breaching their rights to culture and life by failing to adequately address climate change.
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
Exclusive
Property prices
Soaring house prices: an economic threat eating away the future
Special research by UNSW reveals growing house prices are making the economy more unstable while slamming the property door in the faces of under-35s.
Business
Fashion rentals bounce back as ‘micro occasions’ take centre stage
Fashion rentals that were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic have bounced back, with startup GlamCorner seeing its membership base double.
World
Johnson sets final deadline for easing England’s COVID-19 restrictions
Boris Johnson has delayed the final unlocking of England’s economy because of resurgence in coronavirus due to the more transmissible Delta variant.
Opinion
Gut-wrenching sound of alcohol delivery in an abusive relationship
Kym Valentine
Kym Valentine is an actor and a member of Victoria’s Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council.
Explore
Property bydomain
Brisbane home-buyers slugged with nation's biggest stamp duty hikes
The city where stamp duty costs are rising most has been revealed, with Brisbane home-buyers facing the biggest jump in taxes on housing of any capital over the past 15 years.
Why the CBD could stage a comeback sooner than expected
Apartments have been sitting empty and there's little prospect of a jump in population growth in coming months. But beyond that, it's a different story.
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
Another night, another barnstorming swim: Who can stop Ariarne Titmus?
The brilliant freestyler came within a fraction of a second of breaking the oldest world record in women’s swimming as she set the pool alight in the 200m.
Australian sports system a broken ‘boys’ club’: Palmer
Former Sport Australia boss Kate Palmer says allegations against swimming administrators are symptomatic of a bigger problem.
‘He is a genius’: Schick stunner sinks Scotland on Euro return
Patrik Schick scored one of the most spectacular goals in Euro history while Spain were unable to bank the points against Switzerland.
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.
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.
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.
