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Greens leader invites lawyers to help him sue the LNP over ‘scratchies’
Jonathan Sriranganathan says LNP flyers featuring his face contain “bare-faced lies”, as the battle for Brisbane’s City Hall enters its final days.
Perspective
Council election
Five wards to watch in the Brisbane City Council election
If your idea of a fun Saturday night is watching election returns, this weekend’s poll offers some intriguing match-ups.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
What convinced these Brisbane students to enrol at Griffith?
Griffith appears to be shaking off its reputation as a third-choice university, drawing students with a more down-to-earth values-based approach.
The genetic ‘crystal ball’: Would you want to know which disease will kill you?
Your risk of cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s could be revealed with a swab. But the burgeoning DNA technology has flaws.
Opinion
Nutrition
It started with a snake: How to have a healthy attitude about unhealthy food
A recent run-in with another parent at my daughter’s sports club provided food for thought.
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Wealthy would pay at least $20 a day more in aged care overhaul
Taxpayers should fully cover the care costs of older Australians, but not certain living expenses, an expert taskforce has told the government.
Exclusive
Political donations
Clive Palmer plots High Court challenge to keep spending millions on election ads
Labor has cited the mining magnate’s recent federal election spend as grounds for its move to clamp down on donations.
Updated
Crime
‘Brutal’: Son who killed parents with sledgehammer gets life
The sentencing judge said images of the couple’s injuries were enough to make him sick.
Man stabbed in Gold Coast car park identified
Police have revealed more details about the alleged motive behind the fatal stabbing of a young man at a shopping complex.
‘Red flags’: Former Mar-a-Lago worker details Pratt’s relationship with Trump
A witness in a criminal trial involving Donald Trump claims the former president gave the Australian billionaire information that “would more than likely be classified”.
New bridge in Brisbane’s west slips off council election agenda
The major parties are not promising any new Brisbane River crossings, and they have mixed views on how to keep the city’s traffic moving.
Gossip Girl star to feature in new series, made in Queensland
Leighton Meester’s new show, Good Cop/Bad Cop, is one of a number of original productions Stan announced at an event on Tuesday.
Opinion
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Kategate and the royal photo fail is so hamfisted, it feels like a stitch-up
The scenario of Kate in her home office, tinkering to create the perfect comeback photo after surgery, is genuinely bizarre.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
‘I’ve been called a coconut many times … it’s just words’
Manly forward Haumole Olakau’atu says he has been on the receiving end of racial sledging on and off the field.
BRISBANE COUNCIL ELECTION
Where can I vote? Do I number every box? What you need to know
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.
How the lord mayoral candidates would fix Brisbane’s bus system
If the LNP retains control of City Hall, more than 54 per cent of bus commuters would have faster journeys under changes.
Queensland
Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing near Gold Coast shopping centre
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the man was stabbed near Hope Island shopping centre.
Accused killer of mother Emma Lovell pleads guilty
Lovell, 41, died from stab wounds after two teenagers allegedly broke into her family’s North Lakes home on Boxing Day 2022.
Blender allegedly used by mum for lethal smoothie contained drug traces: court
The details emerged in the case of the Gold Coast woman accused of murdering her son by giving him an overdose of prescription drugs in a fruit smoothie.
‘Happened in a split second’: Witness recalls horror CBD bus crash
Daniel Marcus was walking up Edward St on Friday when a bus careened onto the footpath right in front of him, killing 18-year-old Tia Cameron.
Teenager pleads guilty to murder of Qld Uber driver
The search for the driver’s body lasted days, until it was found near a boat ramp.
Politics
Bronwyn Bishop apologises to teal MP over ‘antisemitism’ remark
The apology followed a week of dispute over comments that independent MPs said accused them of betraying their electorates.
Business
NSW government refuses to release results of first cashless gaming trial
A report into the first club to conduct a cashless gaming trial was completed in September but the government will not release it.
World
Ukrainian drones strike Russian oil refineries, NORSI on fire
Ukraine pounded targets across Russia in a sweeping attack that one Russian official said had triggered a fire at a major refinery in the world’s second-largest oil exporter.
Opinion
William took the photo, but Kate took the fall
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
How terrible would a second Trump presidency be for Australia? Terrible enough
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Fight over car emissions is as stupid today as it was in the 1980s
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
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Property prices
Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices: analysis
The Super Members Council found the scheme to allow first home buyers to withdraw $50,000 from super for a deposit would push home prices up by 9 per cent.
Brisbane house prices most overvalued nationwide compared with fair value
House prices are overvalued by as much as a third in some cities, but experts warn they are unlikely to fall back to a fairer level.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How do I get rid of the ‘chicken skin’ on my arms and legs?
Many people have small, rough bumps on their arms and legs. But what are they, and how do you get rid of them?
Culture
Updated
Royal family
Princess Catherine’s photo-editing caper a ‘massive own goal’ for royals
The Princess of Wales has apologised for causing confusion after admitting to editing a family photograph that was withdrawn by picture agencies.
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‘The game has failed in this instance’: Thurston says eight-week Leniu ban isn’t enough
Johnathan Thurston says rugby league has missed an opportunity to send an unequivocal message that racial abuse will not be tolerated in the game.
‘He’s important to us’: Why Reds are confident Petaia won’t be lost to NRL
A bidding war is brewing for Jordan Petaia’s services, but Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss is confident the livewire fullback will remain.
Banned for life: Sixteen fans banished from AFL matches for racial abuse
The AFL imposed lifetime bans on 16 spectators who were found to have racially vilified someone while attending a match during 2023.
‘He literally stopped’: Djokovic complains in loss to 20-year-old lucky loser
World No.1 Novak Djokovic was stunned 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 by Luca Nardi in the third round of Indian Wells.
How the new short dropout rule has already spawned game-changing tactics
The NRL’s latest rule change has led to 80 per cent of dropouts now going short instead of long. So what does this mean for the game’s best attacking kickers?
Why Dean Widders went to the Leniu hearing even though it opened old wounds
Watching Monday night’s judiciary hearing at NRL HQ brought back bad memories for the code’s education manager, who was the victim of a racial slur during a game in 2005.
Carey bounces back from Ashes death threats as McDonald defends Smith
The abuse Alex Carey received on social media after stumping Jonny Bairstow when he left his crease at Lord’s last year also included threats to his family.
Have Your Say
Why hero Carey didn’t care about missing out on century
Alex Carey won a Test off his own bat for his country, but that’s not all he achieved as Australia chased down 279 to beat New Zealand.
