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Almost every coastal suburb in Brisbane considered ‘climate-sensitive’: RBA
Research by the Reserve Bank suggests more than 250 suburbs across the country are at risk from house price falls due to climate change.
‘Cancelling Christmas’: Tourism peak warns against 90 per cent double dose target
As businesses call for certainty, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk floats double dose targets ranging from 80 per cent to 90 per cent.
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Vaccination
COVID-19 will remain a ‘fire’ fought on multiple fronts, Doherty Institute says
Mask-wearing will remain indefinitely in some settings as experts predict strict lockdowns will not protect COVID-free parts of the country from the pandemic forever.
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Queensland Police
Mystery body found floating in Brisbane River not yet identified
More than eight hours later, police are still trying to identify the body and determine whether the death is suspicious.
Several killed in Russian university shooting
A student opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving six people dead and 28 hurt, before being shot by police and detained, officials said.
Culture Kings, Princess Polly founders in billion-dollar payday as US IPO kicks off
The total business will be valued at about $US2.3 billion, and, if successful, will add a collective $US773 million ($1.06 billion) to the wealth of Princess Polly and Culture Kings’ Australian founders.
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Foreign relations
Forget ‘Asia-Pacific’, it’s the Indo-Pacific we live in now. Where is that, exactly?
As nations jockey for power, the geopolitical map is being redrawn. Where does Australia fit? And who are our friends in this new world?
AFL clubs seek advice after Tom Wills discovery
Several AFL clubs have tributes to Australian football’s founding father, Tom Wills, who has been linked to a massacre of Aboriginal people 160 years ago.
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Climate policy
‘Higher ambition’: Moderate Liberals urge government to raise climate targets
Liberal MPs want the federal government to set more ambitious climate targets for 2030 ahead of a climate summit in November.
May Gibbs’ picture book published for the first time in Australia
Long before Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the children’s’ author wrote a book about “a dear, nice little girl” and her dog,
Emmys best-dressed: European fashion versus Hollywood glamour
The red carpet was given an international style injection at this year’s vastly different ceremonies.
‘She has been a trailblazer’: Angela Merkel, the Queen of Europe, bows out
For all the grand titles given to her, the German Chancellor leaves with a mixed legacy.
Queensland
Patel whistleblower patient calls for wider Caboolture Hospital inquiry
Dozens of calls have already been made to a complaint hotline set up at the start of September.
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NRL off-field behaviour
Milford to face court after being charged with assault
The Rabbitohs recruit was arrested after police were called to Marshall Street in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
‘Let us handcuff you, we’ll let you breathe’: Police arrest of mentally ill man
This incident occurred less than six weeks after George Floyd was fatally choked by United States police.
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Alcohol
$2.5m Qld funding boost to better help those with drug and alcohol addictions
A new research hub led by the University of Queensland will use the money to study evidence-based rehab treatments.
Man charged with murder over alleged road rage hit-and-run
The victim, a 25-year-old male, was killed at Browns Plains on Friday after what police described as a 30-minute “rolling road rage incident”.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
NBL star the first domino to fall as Aussie sport reckons with athlete vax hesitancy
Tai Webster has been released from his New Zealand Breakers contract by mutual consent because of his unwillingness to be vaccinated in the first such example in Australian sport.
Opinion
Public shaming of supposed lockdown criminals has got to stop
Before lockdown, it would not have occurred to me that people would take photos of strangers so they could put them on social media to criticise them.
Saman Shad
Journalist
Politics
Veteran Labor senator demands Senate inquiry into AUKUS submarines pact
Some Labor MPs believe the party should not offer immediate support for the decision to sign a deal for nuclear submarines with the US and UK.
Business
Contagion worries as Chinese property developer Sinic sinks 87pc
The move comes as Hong Kong’s property gauge dropped the most since May 2020 amid growing investor angst about China’s real estate crackdown and worries that Beijing may tighten grip on the city’s property sector.
World
Fix ‘dysfunctional’ relationship: UN chief tells China, US to avoid new Cold War
“We need to avoid at all cost a Cold War that would be different from the past one, and probably more dangerous and more difficult to manage,” Guterres said.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
Revealed: The most popular suburbs for property deals this year
Sea-change and tree-change hotspots are high on the list, along with affordable outer suburbs offering space to work from home.
'Historic event': Brisbane properties fetch big profits in less than 12 months
For those people who were brave – or smart – enough to buy last year, they're reaping the rewards now, without having lifted a finger.
Life & Culture
Five things we learned from five hours of the Emmys
“What time is it, and how do we get out of here?” asked Amy Poehler. It was perhaps the most poignant question of the night.
Sport
‘I said something to him’: Martin out to reprise Munster Origin niggle
Penrith back-rower Liam Martin successfully riled Cam Munster into giving away a penalty in the State of Origin opener - now he wants to repeat the tactic in Saturday’s preliminary final.
Opinion
Wallabies
Radio silence over Wallabies should be as simple as ABC
The Wallabies’ absence from the national broadcaster is hard to fathom.
Wayne Smith
Analysis
AFL 2021
Explaining the Brownlow’s great mystery: vote inflation
The major talking point at the Brownlow on Sunday was the enormous vote tallies.
Opinion
NRL 2021
Refs will always be in crisis - but let’s stop moaning
Rugby league’s unhealthy obsession with match officials has become predictable and boring.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
NRL 2021
As NRL race narrows, who can beat Melbourne Storm?
Penrith get the finals shot at Melbourne they so badly wanted but it’s clear the Storm are a cut above.
Springboks star accuses Wallabies of dodgy tactics
Handre Pollard has suggested Wallabies team were using questionable off-the-ball tactics.
‘Possibly the greatest challenge I’ve faced’: Cairns
The former Black Caps star spoke for the first time since the spinal stroke that left him paralysed in August.
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Fighting fit: Why the Wallabies are in their best shape since 2015’s World Cup
You have to go back to consecutive wins at Twickenham six years ago to find the same sort of back-to-back performances by Australia.
