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Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
New Qld case as hotel staff may have transmitted virus
A man who attended a Brisbane restaurant at the same time as a COVID-positive flight attendant has also caught the virus.
Breaking
Vaccination
Qld to open border to Victorians from Friday
Melburnians will be able to enter Queensland from Friday, just in time for the school holidays.
Potential long-term harms of rare AstraZeneca side effect drove vaccine advice
The potential long-term harms of the rare clotting disorder linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine was a driving factor for recommending that COVID-19 immunisation only be given to those aged over 60 last week.
Hey Dad, are you really the second most powerful man in Australia?
Barnaby Joyce is sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister, in a singularly Barnaby way of doing things.
Bikie shooting: Crime scene declared at Qld property
Shane Bowden, a Mongols bikie who had defected to the Finks, was gunned down in a hail of bullets at on the Gold Coast in October.
Ley criticises UN warning Great Barrier Reef is in danger
The announcement could be the first step in a process that results in the reef losing its status as a World Heritage site.
Opinion
Charity
I did not dissuade Vladimir Putin from his crackdown but now Australia is employing the same tactic
Targeting charities is a tried and true political tactic deployed by autocratic and authoritarian regimes to quash dissent and gag critics.
Tim Costello
Former CEO of World Vision Australia.
Opinion
China
The contradiction at the heart of China’s rise
We need to understand what Isaiah Berlin called “the most important, most inhuman and still the most imperfectly understood phenomenon of our times”.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Rupert Murdoch eyes UK sports broadcasting bid
Rupert Murdoch is exploring a tie-up with BT’s television arm as he attempts to reshape and secure his media legacy amid the decline of print newspapers.
Exclusive
Alcohol
WHO to scrap advice that women ‘of childbearing age’ avoid booze
The WHO’s policy adviser on alcohol said the guidance was intended only to raise awareness about fetal alcohol disorder syndrome but agreed it was badly written.
Build a capsule wardrobe with six key pieces this winter
If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that we can get by - and thrive - with less.
Enter if you dare, the haunted (doll) house of horror
A new exhibition crosses into territory that would give a child nightmares.
Old iPods and nostalgia make for an unlikely Aussie influencer
Wade Nixon gets millions of views with his love for old technology, his sharp sense of humour and expert knowledge.
How did Bill Nighy learn an Australian accent? He went to a bar
For his new film, the Love, Actually actor had to rediscover his Australian accent.
Queensland
Updated
Government
‘The people’s governor’: Queen gives nod to Jeannette Young as Qld governor
Dr Young, the face Queenslanders trusted to guide them through the coronavirus pandemic, will become the head of state after 16 years as the state’s top doctor.
Motorcyclist dies after two-vehicle crash in Capalaba
A 40-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle traffic crash in the Redlands, south-east of Brisbane, this afternoon.
Fake OAM recipient caught after lying to cop while wearing ‘awards’
Brisbane chalkboard artist Neville William Gentry, 52, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of fraud in court on Monday.
Shhhh, here come Brisbane’s first oh-so-quiet electric buses
Drivers say they will take time to get used to the location of mirrors and “riding the clutch” on Brisbane’s new whisper-quiet electric buses, but Brisbane’s carbon footprint has dropped by 7 per cent since 2017.
Woman’s body found after couple’s fishing trip disaster in Moreton Bay
The husband and wife were clinging to their dinghy after it capsized in rough swell on Saturday night. He was rescued on Sunday morning. Hours later, police found a body believed to be that of his wife.
Politics
Nation waiting for anti-corruption watchdog, say former judges, politicians
The group of eminent Australians has written an open letter to PM Scott Morrison calling for an end to delays in establishing a federal integrity commission.
Opinion
Immigration
Morrison needs to summon courage to act on Biloela family
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Business
MYOB turns up the heat on Xero in small business lending
Accounting software firm MYOB is muscling into the small business loans space through a partnership with Valiant Finance in a bid to take on its major rival.
World
George Clooney, big stars to open film crew school aimed at LA’s Latino teens
Hollywood has sought to increase the number of people of colour in front of and behind the camera since the #OscarsSoWhite scandal in 2016.
Opinion
Millennials’ FOMO fuelling the new YOLO economy
Janine Perrett
Journalist, broadcaster and commentator
Barilaro’s ‘brumby bill’ has been a catastrophe for the high country
Clive Hamilton
Professor at Charles Sturt University in Canberra
A tale of two cancellations: are young people sanctimonious, Twitter-captured and intolerant?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Explore
Property bydomain
Behind the brick exterior, this building hides an unexpected joy
This period apartment building might look plain from the street, but step inside and there's an added extra you wouldn't expect to come with most homes.
Flowers and heartfelt notes: The desperate lengths buyers are going to
With so many people trying to buy, and so little on the market, hopeful purchasers are coming up with inventive ideas to persuade people to sell to them.
Life & Culture
Actor Samuel Johnson in hospital after being struck by car
The Gold Logie winner was awake, talking but still recovering, sister Hilde Hinton said in a post published on the Love Your Sister charity Facebook page.
Sport
Super Rugby in fresh turmoil as Australia-New Zealand rift emerges
The readiness of two potential new Pasifika franchises is causing growing frustration as last year’s row appears destined for a reprise.
Updated
State of Origin
‘He’s entitled to his opinion’: Walsh refuses to bite back at Gould
Phil Gould was mystified by the decision to throw the rookie into Origin after the Game I shellacking.
‘So important’: Las Vegas Raider comes out as first active gay NFL player
The five-year NFL veteran said he was finally “comfortable getting it off my chest.”
Ben Simmons ‘doubtful’ for Olympics, set to prioritise ‘skill development’
A day after criticism, Simmons is reportedly considering pulling out of Australia’s Olympic campaign.
Maharaj revels in rare South African hat-trick, rain plays havoc with WTC
South Africa’s first Test hat-trick since 1960 will live long in the memory.
Leap of faith: Turbo says rookie Walsh brings X-factor to Queensland
Tom Trbojevic says Reece Walsh makes rival teams “nervous”.
Crichton lands Blues bench spot as Papalii vows to bring mongrel for Maroons
Returning Maroon Josh Papalii vows to bring back some aggression.
Have Your Say
Queenslander! The Origin horror movie Fittler doesn’t want to watch again
On the ropes, this is where Queensland is at their best.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
