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Coronavirus pandemic
Masks stay on in Brisbane for another week despite no new local cases
Eleven south-east Queensland council areas will remain under mask mandates for another week as health authorities reported no new local COVID-19 from the latest scare.
Two more deaths in NSW as CHO urges elderly to get vaccinated
The federal government’s emergency payments are back to original JobKeeper levels. Scott Morrison announced that people who’ve lost 20 or more hours of work a week as a result of a lockdown will receive $750.
Lucky 13: Qld's top doc 'very worried' about growing COVID incursions
Health experts say the state’s run of 13 separate cases of community exposure in less than two months without widespread transmission has largely come down to luck.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Alan Jones column pulled from newspaper amid anti-lockdown controversy
News Corp pulled a weekly column by controversial broadcaster Alan Jones.
Live
Tokyo Olympics
China win gold, Aussies third in relay shock; Australian athletics team in COVID lockdown
Huge boilover in the pool with China setting a new world record to topple a Katie Ledecky-inspired United States and Australia to win the 4x200m freestyle relay.
Latest live posts
LoadingCrisafulli stakes reputation on getting women into ‘winnable’ seats
The LNP leader says the party must reflect modern Queensland, but will have to convince local branch members to buy in to his vision.
Anti-mining activist ordered to pay most of Adani’s legal bill
Mining activist Ben Pennings has been ordered to pay 60 per cent of Adani’s legal fees from a fight over access to confidential documents.
17 days before asbestos clean-up crews were sent to Brisbane school
There have been 19 asbestos incidents at Queensland schools during the installation of airconditioning since 2019.
Foreign soldiers killed ‘innocent’ Afghans, Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial told
An Afghan villager has told the court in the war veteran’s defamation case that both foreign soldiers and the Taliban had been responsible for injustices against the Afghan people.
Opinion
Global economy
The Fed looks as confused as the rest of us about what the future holds
Despite Jerome Powell’s apparent confidence that the Fed has things under control, it’s clear it isn’t quite sure what the eventual post-pandemic “new normal” will look like.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s Fortescue powers to iron ore record on back of China boom
Fortescue’s iron ore exports hit an all-time high in the past year, driven by strong demand in China.
Possessed again: why has Universal spent $544 million on an Exorcist reboot?
Hollywood’s Universal is spending an eye-watering $544 million for three new movies.
Thredbo’s Stuart Diver on how to survive a natural disaster, or a pandemic
Thredbo disaster survivor Stuart Diver is putting his personal knowledge to good use in a new podcast about natural disasters and how to survive them.
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Review
Five stars for the gritty ’90s drama that paved the way for so many shows
It’s slightly nerve-wracking, returning to a favourite TV series after more than two decades. Will it still hold its allure? Yes, as it turns out.
Tokyo Olympics
Weightlifting, an original Olympic sport, faces its last chances
- by Ognian Georgiev and Ken Belson
Analysis
Analysis
‘A blessing and a curse’: Ledecky, Biles highlight cost of being the boss
- by Malcolm Knox
Exclusive
Judo
‘That match absolutely wasn’t set up’: Australian judoka denies match-fixing claim
- by Andrew Webster
Queensland
Brisbane running out of land for new homes, with less than 3 years’ supply
As the state faces a tightening housing market, some areas of south-east Queensland have just one year’s supply of lots ready to go.
Men and teen charged with murder over street brawl
Three have been charged with murder on Wednesday after the death of a man with two gunshot wounds.
Reports of fire ant nests in Brisbane soar in recent years
Without the fire ant program, the pests would have spread to Mackay, Longreach, and south to Goulburn in New South Wales.
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Queensland courts
Brisbane teacher allegedly distributed images of ‘sexual abuse, torture of children’
The 41-year-old man, who was charged with six offences related to child exploitation material, has been released on bail.
First look at Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics athletes’ village
The Queensland government has released concept images of its 2032 Olympic Games Athletes Village pitched to do for the Northshore Hamilton area what Expo 88 did for South Bank.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Queenslanders get wrong dose in COVID vaccine blunder
Following an “administration error”, 159 people will get another shot after some were given an “ultra-low dose” of the vaccine.
Updated
Man shows no remorse over Brisbane COVID scare after escaping Sydney lockdown
George Thompson, 26, who remains in the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital on Wednesday, has been identified as the man fined for multiple COVID-19 breaches.
Politics
Closing the Gap: Indigenous suicide and incarceration rates rising
The first analysis of Closing the Gap data has been released, a year after a historic agreement was reached to reduce the inequality faced by Indigenous people.
Business
‘No corners cut’: Macquarie defends role in disastrous Nuix float
Macquarie Group says an internal review has found the bank followed a rigorous process in handling the initial public offering.
World
‘Bizarro world’: Pro-Trump radicals target Capitol policeman after he testified about riots
“This is what happens when you tell the truth in Trump’s America,” Fanone, a 20-year veteran cop, told CNN. “I’m in good company.”
Opinion
New government support is JobKeeper in all but name
Steven Hamilton
Economist at the Blueprint Institute
Explore
Property bydomain
'It's grim': Will young people ever be able to afford their own home?
'Oh my God,' said the economist. 'Good grief,' said the academic. That’s the frank reaction to house prices rising as much as 29 per cent in a health and economic crisis. So, is there any hope in sight?
Brisbane house prices skyrocket to another record high, rise 13 per cent
Over the past 12 months, the median house price has gone up by almost $78,000, which is around the average Queensland annual salary.
Life & Culture
Bob Odenkirk in stable condition after ‘heart-related’ collapse
The beloved Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star collapsed on set and was rushed to a local hospital in New Mexico.
Opinion
Mental health
For the ultimate power move, look to Simone and Naomi
Samantha Selinger-Morris
Lifestyle writer
Sport
‘Spine-tingling’: NRL rivals give Roger Tuivasa-Sheck a stirring farewell
NRL players from three clubs performed a haka out the front of a hotel as a sign of respect for the departing Warriors star
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
‘A blessing and a curse’: Ledecky, Biles highlight cost of being the boss
Born three days apart in 1997, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles headed to Tokyo with nine Olympic gold medals between them and a standing as all-time greats.
Opinion
NRL 2021
NRL has a big decision to make: Is there a place for giants in the game?
We’re heading down a path where almost every player on the field will be a bit over 180cm tall and about 100kg. But is it the right way forward?
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Family seeks change after racial incident in local game
AFL Victoria has thrown its support behind a family left dissatisfied with a junior league’s handling of a racial vilification complaint.
Messages from sporting greats fired up Tommy Neill for relay heroics
The teenager rattled off a medal-winning split in the 4x200m relay after some huge names in Australian sport fired off messages of support.
‘Heartbreaking’: Australian misses out on boxing history by barest of margins
Skye Nicolson seemed poised to become the first Aussie female to earn a boxing medal.
Postecoglou out of UCL after Socceroo breaks hearts
Celtic have again surrendered a lead and will miss out on Europe’s top competition for a fourth year.
Have Your Say
Stop calling BS whenever athletes like Simone Biles cite mental health
Gymnastics is a brutal sport that borders on inhumane. When the greatest of all time says it’s too much, we should listen.
