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BRISBANE IN LOCKDOWN
Lockdown lifts if Qld does ‘something special’. Experts cannot see it
Queensland authorities are becoming more hopeful the lockdown can be lifted on Sunday as planned, but experts warn specific targets still need to be met.
Public servants ‘left behind’ as council staff get paid day off for vaccine
More than 8600 staff at Australia’s largest local government will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccines on council time, reheating a union push for the state to offer similar.
Brisbane train crossing where woman died did not meet Australian standard
A 32-year-old Sunshine Coast woman who was visiting her friend in Brisbane was killed when her Hyundai i20 was hit by a passenger train at the Kianawah Road crossing in February this year.
Australian man allegedly funded terrorist’s travel to Syrian warzone
Queensland man Omar Saghir, 39, was arrested by AFP officers when he landed at Sydney Airport on July 16 from Saudi Arabia.
‘I started screaming at him’: Mid-race, Aussie urges teammate to bronze
Queensland’s Ash Moloney has won Australia’s first-ever medal in decathlon, helped along in the last moments of the last event by shouted encouragement and pacing from his teammate and Cedric Dubler.
Analysis
Olympics
Australia’s Insane Games: Best gold haul since modern Olympics began
But forget medal counts; Australia is having a crazy run in Tokyo, dude.
Exclusive
National security
‘Not intended or contemplated’: Turnbull says foreign influence laws need review
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says he did not intend for the nation’s foreign influence laws to target former politicians speaking at public events.
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Crime
Hillsong pastor charged for allegedly concealing child sexual abuse by his father
Brian Houston was charged following a two-year investigation into allegations he had failed to report the alleged abuse of a young male in the 1970s.
Payne vows to legislate new sanctions regime for human rights offenders by year-end
Under the new laws, Australia will be able to ban human rights offenders from entering the country and seize their assets regardless of where they are from.
Second student at Brisbane Girls Grammar School tests positive to COVID-19
A second student at Brisbane Girls Grammar School has tested positive to coronavirus.
‘Barbaric’: Returning citizens who live abroad will need permission to leave Australia
The move serves as a deterrent for Australians who live abroad but may need to return home for distress travel as it could prohibit them from being able to return to their life overseas.
Indonesian army finally ends virginity tests for female recruits
The rest of the military is being called on to cease invasive “two finger” examinations after the Army indicated it would abandon the decades-long practice.
Coalition argues over farm regulations to boost Great Barrier Reef health
Australia has just months to demonstrate the Great Barrier Reef should not be listed as in danger, but the government faces division over farm water laws to protect it.
Knights 28 Broncos 20
Match report
Broncos suffer gut-wrenching loss at Suncorp as Pearce inspires Knights
It’s been a disappointing season for Brisbane but they have improved and next face the Roosters.
Newsman engendered something close to reverence in viewers
Brian Henderson ended each bulletin with a winning smile and, “the way it is”.
Meghan is so Meghan in new philanthropic initiative
The Duchess marked her 40th birthday with a video alongside Melissa McCarthy announcing an initiative to help women affected by the pandemic re-enter the workforce.
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Queensland
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Coronavirus pandemic
High-profile Queensland Auslan interpreter forced to quarantine
Mike Webb found out he had been to an exposure site just hours after interpreting at the state’s daily COVID press conference.
Lockdown looms over Cairns as infected pilot leaves businesses on edge
Cairns businesses brace for the possibility of restrictions following a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the region that is not linked to the Brisbane cluster.
Design for new Breakfast Creek pedestrian and cycle bridge revealed
Should the first of Brisbane’s five new green bridges honour the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?
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Coronavirus pandemic
New South Wales kills travel bubble for border residents
NSW Health has imposed a 14-day stay-at-home order for anyone who has been in south-east Queensland’s lockdown zone.
Cairns case –the furthest from SEQ –confirmed
An alert has been issued for contact-tracing sites in far north Queensland after health authorities confirmed they were investigating a new case of COVID-19 in Cairns.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
‘Kind-hearted’ man, 27, dies hours away from COVID-19 isolation freedom
Aude “Ady” Alaskar died on Tuesday night after what health authorities have described as a sudden deterioration.
Sixth death linked to AstraZeneca clotting, as COVID fatalities climb
A 34-year-old woman from NSW has died after developing the rare clotting disorder linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. A further five people died from COVID-19.
Politics
Exclusive
Scope survey
Housing boom tipped to end this year
Many of the nation’s top economists predict potential regulatory action and coronavirus lockdowns will take some of the heat out of the property market.
Business
News Corp declares best financial year since 2013, says Foxtel’s future is ‘bright’
The result was boosted by growth in digital subscriptions, a strong profit at Dow Jones and record subscriber growth at Foxtel.
World
‘Resistance against arrogant powers’: Iran swears in hard-liner as president
In a reference to expanding its power and influence, Ebrahim Raisi said Iran would stand by people “wherever there is oppression and crime in the world”.
Opinion
PM’s sermon to his worried troops from a ‘muddy track’
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
America has hit its debt ceiling, and the ‘X-date’ looms large
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Damaged not destroyed: PM in trouble but could again land on his feet
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
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Property bydomain
Defying gravity? What investors like about a two-speed market
Property prices have soared and rents have not kept pace, yet investors still see a reason to pile back into the housing market. Is it too late?
The longest build ever? House started in 1996 still not finished
When you're building a house, they say to expect some delays. But even by the most generous person's standards, 25 years is possibly a touch too long.
Life & Culture
RFDS sees ‘rural-dom’ and primetime drama through a different lens
There’s medical emergencies, a bunch of appealing, vividly-drawn characters and heartfelt depictions of a close-knit community in Seven’s new eight-part drama.
Sport
Analysis
Rugby League World Cup
Hemispheres, and powerbrokers, collide over decision to postpone World Cup
The decision to postpone the Rugby League World Cup has been as divisive as it was inevitable.
How canoe sprinters beat German legend who was screensaver on their phone
Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen scored the biggest surprise of the Games.
Rugby Australia reprimands players over boozy flight
All 13 members of Australia’s Olympic men’s rugby sevens team have been given formal warnings following “excessive drinking”.
God’s work and self-confidence: Australian high jumpers’ lofty ambitions
Nicola McDermott relies on her scripture. Eleanor Patterson knows she is ready. Both breezed through the qualifying rounds to the finals.
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Tokyo Olympics
Boomers resolve to reset for bronze after heartbreak
The disappointment was obvious after a heavy defeat to the USA but the Boomers have vowed to get the medal they want so badly Saturday.
Athletics
Tokyo Olympics
Carl Lewis slams US team after another messy relay
The track and field legend described the American men’s 4 x 100m relay team’s performance in the semi-final as a “total embarrassment”.
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Wallabies
Petaia and Kellaway to start for Wallabies in Bledisloe
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has brought in some new faces to take on the All Blacks.
Have Your Say
My Olympics First XI: Ten bouquets and one brickbat
This doesn’t pretend to be an objective list. But for what it’s worth here are my first XI impressions from these fabulous Olympic Games.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
