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Faulty scooter battery possible cause of fire that destroyed Brisbane home

Fire investigators are working to establish the cause of a blaze that damaged a Brisbane home overnight, which a witness said may have been sparked by an e-scooter battery.
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Who was The Wizard Jacobs? And what does his 'return' to the Goldfields mean for our nation's past?

The Wizard Jacobs was known for tricks and sleight of hand, including the famous "Chinese ring trick" and an illusion where he produced bowls of water containing goldfish from under a cloak.
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What is behind the longevity of the humble tourism brochure?

When keen travellers Ken and Judy Vorwerk arrive in a new region, they use tourism brochures rather than the internet to help guide them to local experiences, and they are not the only ones.
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When a trans icon bought Miss Universe, she promised to reform it for the next generation. A year later, she's sold half of it

When Thai media mogul Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip bought the Miss Universe competition, she promised to transform the beauty pageant. But just a year later, the business is struggling to survive amid claims of rigging, sexual harassment and financial woes.
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How Max Jackson's asthma diagnosis put her on a path to the Golden Guitars

Now nominated for two Golden Guitar awards this coming Saturday, Max Jackson's life could have panned out very differently had she taken a different path.
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analysis:The stage 3 tax cuts are only months away, but here's what could change in the meantime

Ahead of Labor's cost-of-living caucus, the crosshairs have again settled on the stage 3 tax cuts that are months away from handing more than $20 billion a year from the government back to (mainly) higher income earners.

analysis:Critical minerals prices are crashing — and there could be some high-profile casualties

The sudden evaporation of hype and hot air in the energy transition industry may leave many who plunged into critical minerals in a critical condition, writes business editor Ian Verrender.

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