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Higgins showed ‘preparedness to tell lies’: Lehrmann team
Lawyers for the former political staffer have analysed Brittany Higgins’ account of events when she signed a $2.4 million settlement with the Commonwealth.
Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll farewelled from QPS on final day
Police call-outs would be reduced by a third if they were able to triage jobs with experts and social workers, the outgoing Queensland police commissioner says.
Man guilty of ‘cowardly’ sledgehammer murder
A man has been found guilty of the “despicable” murder of his estranged wife.
Trouble brews in Australia’s craft beer industry, with ‘alarming rate’ of closures
More than a dozen independent breweries have been pushed to the brink of insolvency in the past 12 months.
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Crime
The moment alleged killer Beau Lamarre-Condon realised he was being hunted
At a friend’s house in Newcastle, where Lamarre-Condon asked to use a hose to clean blood from his hire van, the pair read the latest news about Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Sydney woman jailed over sexual assault of 14-year-old boy
The eastern suburbs woman was sentenced to a maximum of three years behind bars for the crime, which the judge said only ended when the victim said “stop”.
Who wants to decide everyone’s interest rates? Job ads for RBA open
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened applications for people to sit on the committee that will set official interest rates and run the Reserve Bank itself.
Sussan Ley stands by ‘foreign criminals’ post on eve of Dunkley byelection
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was extraordinary that the deputy opposition leader had refused to delete her social media post.
Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know about the council election
Whether this is your first time voting, or there’s something you’ve never understood about how it all works, we’re here to give you the answers.
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Test cricket
New Zealand v Australia first Test, day two LIVE: Smith and Labuschagne out cheaply, Lyon dropped off last ball
Green and Hazlewood return to the crease on Friday morning with the visitors nine wickets down for 279 at stumps on Thursday. Follow all the action live
Prodigal son’s path to NRL – and the 239kg combination that’ll get him there
He has transformed his game in a bid to force his way into the Broncos side, and now Tristan Sailor will have the ammunition to make a more compelling case.
Opinion
Super Rugby
Why the Reds are the most important team in Australia
Australian rugby needs at least one of its two heartland states to be successful to survive - and it doesn’t look like the Waratahs have it this season.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Opinion
Global economy
‘Blue zone’ myth: The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
It would be charming if there really were “blue zone” Edens of supercentenarians.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Out and proud: The celebrity baby-bump trend
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
Opinion
Sex & relationships
After a lifetime of packing light, I’m embracing emotional baggage
It feels self-consciously woo-woo to talk about what is lost and found. But it lets you focus on what’s really important, even if it does make you a cliche.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Queensland
Airport freight worker admits stealing electronic goods
A plan to steal electronic goods to fund a drug habit came unstuck for an airport freight worker when phones were registered in the names of close associates such as his wife, a Border Force employee.
Gambling revenue down as Queen’s Wharf build cost nudges $4 billion
The Star Entertainment Group is making less money from Queensland gamblers and faces increased costs for its joint-venture mega project in the Brisbane CBD.
Cops concerned over machetes, tactical knives being seized at Brisbane train stations, bus stops
Police had been seizing one weapon per 100 people they scanned. In a recent operation, it was one weapon per 40 people.
Updated
Development
‘A mess’: Labor vows to fix stalled Chermside road project
If Labor wins the council election, it will build a four-way junction near the Prince Charles Hospital site where a nurse died in 2018.
Updated
City council
Which party has the best ideas for making Brisbane better for walking and riding?
One leader described a lord mayoral candidate of having an “anti-motorist agenda”, while a candidate has suggested a public vote on banning hired e-scooters.
Politics
Updated
Media bargaining code
Albanese government furious over Meta’s plan to pull out of Facebook news deal
Senior ministers have accused Meta of “a dereliction of its commitment to the sustainability of Australian news media”.
Business
Why Australian companies don’t want to make too much money
The febrile hunt for profiteers in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis meant Australia’s largest companies had to worry about the potentially disastrous consequences of doing too well.
World
500km away but worlds apart, Biden and Trump confront their biggest barrier to victory
With polls suggesting immigration is the top concern for voters, the US president and his predecessor flew to Texas to attack each other over the border crisis.
Opinion
The US may get a one-week shutdown reprieve, but chaos in Congress continues
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Explore
Property
At last: The Block’s auction pass-in finally sells, makes $155,000 gain
Contestants Leah and Ash will belatedly take out third place in last year’s season of the renovation TV show for their colourful art deco project.
It just got harder to buy a home, and there could be worse ahead
Buying a home used to be within reach of most workers, but a yawning chasm has opened that will likely continue to grow.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Crossed arms and cold shoulders: What can body language really tell us?
If tabloid magazines are to be believed, body language can signal anything from true love to an impending divorce. So what should we be looking out for?
Analysis
Workplace disputes
How to stop difficult colleagues affecting your career – and win them over
Helena Morrissey
Opinion
Gadgets
My step-by-step guide to a happier life? Never read the bloody instructions
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Dicey Topics
Good Weekend
Yumi Stynes: ‘I’m quite keen to find ways to not have my life threatened’
The author and broadcaster discusses the impact of her Ben Roberts-Smith, Kerri-Anne Kennerley and teen sex-ed book controversies.
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Live
Test cricket
New Zealand v Australia first Test, day two LIVE: Smith and Labuschagne out cheaply, Lyon dropped off last ball
Green and Hazlewood return to the crease on Friday morning with the visitors nine wickets down for 279 at stumps on Thursday. Follow all the action live
Analysis
NRL 2024
September footy or Las Vegas holiday: How your team can make the NRL finals
Our experts run their eyes over every team and predict why your club can be in the hunt for the title.
Patty Mills has been waived by Atlanta. Is it the end of his storied NBA career?
Boomers captain Patty Mills needs to find a new home to ensure his spot at Paris 2024.
‘Concussion and a woke agenda’: Club bosses have their say on the AFL’s big issues
The Age approached the 36 club CEOs and presidents to take part in an anonymous online poll on key issues facing the sport, with 19 responding.
‘Wayne’s a mad man’: Inside Dolphins’ two huge selection conundrums
Two men appear to have risen to the top of the selection queue ahead of the Dolphins’ season launch.
Opinion
NRL 2024
No injuries, no arrests … so far Las Vegas has been a success
Vegas is starting to catch Rugby League Fever. … now they need Americans to tune in on TV.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Why Socceroos will play ‘away’ World Cup qualifier in Canberra
For the first time in almost 40 years, Australia will be the designated “away” team in a match at home.
Have Your Say
Call of Duty, Kygrios and the next Gallen: The ex-Lion who’s ‘not really a footy fan anymore’
As he embarks on his journey to replace an Australian sporting legend, a former Lions star has revealed his plans and why he has turned away from the AFL.
