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Cocaine in dead Sea World pilot’s body ‘unlikely’ to have affected flying
Ash Jenkinson and three passengers died at the Gold Coast theme park a year ago after his helicopter crashed into another.
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Extreme weather
Flood fear for Brisbane with army on way to help stricken south-east
As intense rain heads north, one camper recounts being “trapped and suffocating” when her tent was swept away.
Search for crocodile that leapt into tinnie with ‘jaws wide open’
Queensland wildlife officers are searching for a large crocodile that reportedly jumped into a fisherman’s tinnie near Mackay.
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Crime
Police tight-lipped on ‘suspicious’ death after body found
A homicide investigation has been launched after emergency crews found a man dead west of Brisbane.
Man found dead in Brisbane harbour had ‘tried to retrieve something’
A man’s body has been found at Manly Harbour, in Brisbane’s bayside, after he went missing on New Year’s Day.
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Earthquakes
First came the phone alert, then an almighty shake: Australians recall the jolt of their lives
Travellers in Japan have described the moment the powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck on New Year’s Day.
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Tsunami
Death toll rises to 48 as thousands left homeless following Japanese earthquake
Aftershocks continue to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas a day after a magnitude 7.6 quake slammed the area.
Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings
Raucous crowds have cheered Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Mary, at their first public appearance since Queen Margrethe announced her abdication.
Opinion
Cinema
Cinema’s great wives club: The role of women in the male biopic
It’s been a season of biopics of men – building things, going to war, writing music – each with a wife to help us understand her husband’s full complexity.
Jessie Tu
Author, journalist and critic
Opinion
New Year
Cummins, Musk, Pezzullo, Swift: Their 2023s can shape our 2024s
Let’s seek new year inspiration from those who were conspicuous – for better or worse – in 2023.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Analysis
Cybersecurity
Protecting passwords: The best ways to keep your data safe
Cyberattacks and data breaches are a fact of life, but there are ways to protect your passwords.
Opinion
Australian soccer
Why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
‘An absolute freak’: 16-year-old brings swagger to world darts
Luke “The Nuke” Littler has not only reached the world championship semi-finals at the age of just 16, he’s done it with the priceless sporting commodity of added swagger.
Queensland
$10 Gabba beers, free kindy and frozen fares: What you’ll pay in 2024
A new year marks new state government policies and prices. Here’s what to expect in 2024.
Qld in 1993: Big calls on roads and rail, a stadium upgrade and new laws
Newly released cabinet documents reveal the Goss government was making decisions to deal with some of the same pressures that Queensland is facing today.
Thousands to welcome 2024 without power as veterans join storm clean-up
About 18,000 south-east Queensland homes are still without power following the severe Christmas weather, with more thunderstorms likely in the days ahead.
Unable to return to storm-hit homes, hospital patients moved to hotels
As south-east Qld faces more damaging storms on Saturday, some storm-hit patients have been discharged into hotels amid a shortage of beds.
‘Damage twice what Yasi put out’: More disaster payments as SEQ sweats
Battered residents may be in for more punishment, with a warning of potentially “very dangerous” storms across Brisbane that could bring large hail, destructive winds and intense rain.
Politics
Two former non-citizen detainees arrested for breaching curfew over Christmas
Seven of the approximately 150 non-citizens, including some sex offenders and other violent crimes, have now been arrested.
Business
Why more luxury brands like to call Australia home
The domestic luxury market is so strong that international fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci are expanding in Australia.
World
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World politics
South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck by man wearing a paper crown
Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the 2022 election, was attacked while surrounded by reporters and supporters.
Opinion
I didn’t mean to work at an Irish bagel shop, homesickness made me do it
Cassidy Knowlton
Saturday Age deputy editor
In my mind, the job was colossal, I was esteemed and rich. But no one seemed to notice
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
I’m done with outrage, but in 2024 I plan to chat … hard
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
The luxurious holiday home rentals that cost up to $150,000 a night
Rich summer visitors to Sydney are paying up to stay in the lap of absolute luxury, but there is better value around.
Where property owners are selling at a loss
Most property sellers make a profit, but some quick flippers or owners who picked the wrong suburbs are getting caught out.
Good Food
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Barbecue
10 beaut new recipes for relaxed summer barbecues
Lifestyle
The healthy habits these experts are taking into 2024
Each year we ask three high-profile Australians to share a habit they want to cultivate in the coming year and how they plan to do it.
Culture
The celebrity stock market: winners and losers of the past year
As we head into 2024, let’s take stock of who gained value among the masses, and who plummeted into a cultural bear market.
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Opinion
Australian cricket
The moment of tragedy that made me realise I was wrong about David Warner
We went to war on Twitter in 2013 when he was at the IPL. But during the worst week of my life, David Warner showed me he was a fundamentally decent human being.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
‘A hundred and a match-winning wicket’: What Pat Cummins wants from David Warner
Warner hasn’t taken a Test wicket in over 11 years, but his captain may throw him the ball if Australia can get on top of Pakistan at the SCG.
‘Getting paid a truckload more’: Khawaja’s plan to save Test cricket
Usman Khawaja has implored global cricket chiefs to conduct an audit of where money in the game is going.
‘My last resort’: Warner’s plea for missing baggy greens
The veteran opener’s treasured caps have gone missing from his luggage as he prepares for his final Test at the SCG.
Australia escapes group of death to make United Cup quarter-finals
Lleyton Hewitt has heaped praise on his team’s attitude after Australia secured a quarter-final berth.
Murray’s last hurrah? British battler shows the fighting spirit admired by a legend
Rafael Nadal hailed Andy Murray’s drive after the veteran showed he still has fight, despite losing to Grigor Dimitrov in Brisbane.
Opinion
Australian soccer
Why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Have Your Say
‘The truth will eventually come out’: Warner reflects on Sandpapergate
In the first of a two-part interview before his Test swansong at the SCG, the Australian opener talks about the impact of the ball-tampering scandal at Cape Town in 2018.
