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Border shut to Melbourne for another week
Meanwhile, all travellers to Queensland, including permanent residents, will soon be required to fill out a new travel declaration.
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca vaccine age recommendation raised to 60
But there has been no decision yet by the federal government to change the vaccine rollout, with a meeting of state and territory leaders expected on Friday.
Palaszczuk wants vax target clarified ahead of lifting overseas travel ban
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says we “have to have” a discussion about how many people need to be vaccinated before Australia can open its borders again.
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Crime
Stabbed in the neck: Woman allegedly murdered ex-partner in front of son
Police will allege the woman sprayed something on the man before stabbing him to death in a Brisbane street as their child looked on.
Exclusive
Courts
Magistrate who had relationship with young clerk wins her super benefit
Ashleigh Petrie died at 23, just weeks after her relationship with magistrate Rodney Higgins, 68, made news. She left her superannuation to her mother, then Higgins claimed it.
Emergency exits not shown, pilot had 11hrs in chopper before crash: Report
The crash into the water at a tourist spot in the Whitsundays killed Hawaiian newlyweds.
Analysis
Biden's White House
Biden’s Trumpian outburst puts his Putin challenge on display
Biden’s outburst felt like a flash back to the Trump era: a US President putting a CNN reporter under fire as the world watched on.
Opinion
Global economy
The West’s fightback against China has begun, but don’t count on success
The West cannot rest on the rhetoric coming out of the G7 if it wants to curb China’s aggression and growing economic influence.
Jeremy Warner
‘Totally f---ing hopeless:’ Cummings leaks Johnson’s bombshell text messages
Dominic Cummings has leaked Boris Johnson’s private messages in a sensational escalation of their feud.
Opinion
Work therapy
In trouble for bludging when I wasn’t: what can I do?
When we are made accountable for every hour spent at work - even during a lunch break.
Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Wellbeing
How caring too much is stifling your success
A rejection of the “just keep swimming” ethos may be the secret to a more grounded life.
Brooke McAlary
Analysis
Retail
Amazon is treating paying customers like guinea pigs
Many have learned a hard lesson about what it means to be an Amazon customer. At any moment, the company could surprise you with an unwelcome change to an Amazon product you own or decide to kill it altogether.
Brian X. Chen
Why beaten Gallen may not activate Huni rematch clause
Paul Gallen has a rematch clause in his contract with Justis Huni, but after his comprehensive defeat the former footballer isn’t sure if he wants to activate it.
BRISBANE COUNCIL BUDGET
‘It stinks’: Mayors of biggest Qld councils slam ‘$88 bin tax’
Councils say next year’s rates bills will be $88 higher unless millions in waste levy advance payments from the state government continue.
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Residents face 3.75 per cent rates hike amid infrastructure push
Lord mayor Adrian Schrinner handed down what he described as a “blue and green” $3.2 billion budget, as the council shoulders more debt to meet its infrastructure needs.
Queensland
New pedestrian bridge to close Riverside Expressway for the weekend
Tolls will be waived on the Go Between Bridge and Clem7 tunnel while Brisbane’s new pedestrian bridge shuts down the Riverside Expressway.
‘Tail between his legs’: Labor leaps on kerbside return in budget blast
Council’s opposition says the LNP administration has its priorities wrong in the $3.6 billion budget handed down on Wednesday.
Dying dad rushed to Qld hospital as quarantined son stuck in Sydney
An American man in Sydney quarantine who has been denied entry to Queensland is awaiting a call from Gold Coast doctors.
Alleged Hamilton arsonist found with lighter, hands covered in ‘ash-like’ dust
A man charged with arson over three house fires along the same road in an affluent Brisbane suburb has been granted bail.
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Inquest
Police told woman who saw Whiskey Au Go Go arsonists to change her story: Inquest
Police visited Kath Potter a few days after she gave a statement and said she could only have seen two men, not three, before firebombing.
Politics
Jobless rate tumbles to pre-pandemic level: ABS
Australia’s jobless rate has fallen to 5.1 per cent after the creation of 115,000 jobs through May.
Business
Coles goes big with $2.5b spend on data, online, new self-serve checkouts
Coles is “pressing the accelerator” on a range of new investments as it seeks to put itself on a stronger footing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
World
Ghislaine Maxwell’s jail cell flooded with raw sewage: court filing
In her latest list of complaints about conditions of her incarceration, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend complained that “vermin droppings fell from air vents”.
Opinion
Explore
Property bydomain
Property Unpacked: How to find a property bargain
Are there bargains to be had in a hot market? We also hear about the rising trend of Australians moving to smaller cities.
Brisbane's best property buys starting from $318,500
If you're on a budget, we've picked out six properties for sale right now – and the most expensive is listed for just $549,000-plus.
Life & Culture
The country’s most-honoured living dancer still has anxiety dreams
David McAllister joins a rare elite, receiving an AC for his service to ballet. But now and then, he dreams he’s being ordered back on stage.
Sport
Simmons’ Sixers stunned as Hawks come back from 26 points down
The Atlanta Hawks have rallied from a 26-point, second-half deficit to stun Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers 109-106 at home and take a 3-2 series lead in the eastern conference semi-finals.
Opinion
NRL 2021
What the NRL can learn from Bruce Springsteen
That 82 per cent of players think the NRL should not require players and staff to be vaccinated is alarming.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Breaking
Tokyo Olympics
Cody Simpson surges into final of 100m butterfly at Olympic trials
The pop star has continued to make remarkable progress as he returns to swimming.
Euro Wrap
UEFA Euro 2020
After $5b snub, Ronaldo may have discovered his most powerful voice yet
Ronaldo’s disdaining Coke and urging his audience to drink water instead smacks of a rethink of how he wields his influence.
‘I think he broke my rib’: Huni proves he’s the real deal with knockout of Gallen
Justis Huni retained his Australian title in a perfect tune-up for the Olympics on Wednesday night.
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Australian cricket
Cricketers told to put country before franchise after mass tour withdrawals
David Warner, Steve Smith, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell have withdrawn from upcoming tours.
‘You might not know who you are in 20 years’: Players told to stop hiding concussion
One of Australia’s leading concussion experts has argued for a cultural revolution.
Have Your Say
Why Tom Trbojevic could end up as the greatest of them all
The young fullback is changing the game – for both Manly and especially the Blues.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
