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Police officer to face trial for alleged rape of female colleague
A Queensland police officer, who is still with the QPS, will go to trial in July for the alleged 1999 rape of his colleague after a Christmas party.
Perspective
Rubbish
A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
Billions tune in to watch the Tour de France, but Brisbane has a trashier version – and cyclists here will get a front-row view while inner-city roads are closed to cars.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Exclusive
Courts
Seven producer claims model posted ‘intimate image’ as cops probe leak
Taylor Auerbach says Tziporah Malkah posted an “intimate image” of him on Facebook on Christmas Day 2019. Police are now probing claims he leaked naked photos of her.
Panicked missed calls and ‘silly’ seat demands: New texts expose Lehrmann interview tensions
Spotlight producers thought their interview with Bruce Lehrmann would be “the most amazing thing on Australian TV ever”. But new texts show a different story.
Opinion
JK Rowling
This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling
When the author dared police to arrest her – if they believed she’d broken new hate-speech laws – she struck a blow for freedom.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
‘Like the Day of the Triffids’: How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us
When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder, one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.
Afterpay lifts credit limit while bracing for looming buy now, pay later laws
Afterpay is preparing for proposed government legislation that would require buy now, pay later operators to perform credit checks on new customers.
Five Brisbane lord mayors oppose new stadium at Victoria Park
“Madness”, one called it. A “body blow” said another. Their parties are political rivals but the Games venue suggestion has united these ex-mayors.
Riverdance, Cake Show and school holiday fun: Best things to do in Brisbane
There are shows, movies and exhibitions for the adults and school holiday time-fillers for the kids around town this week.
Take your seats: The 14 new movies we can’t wait to see
From sequels to reboots, rom-coms and Ryan Gosling, consider this your must-see list for the next few months.
Opinion
Hip pocket
The overlooked tool that can guarantee your retirement income
Retirees are often wary of annuities, also known as a lifetime or fixed-term pension. Here’s what you need to know.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
Opinion
Health insurance
How to manage now private health insurance costs are (seriously) rising
If you want to keep your coverage but can’t find the extra money, there are a number of options available to you.
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
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NRL 2024
Dolphins’ injury crisis: Four things learnt from triumph over Tigers
Dolphins star Herbie Farnworth is expected to miss at least a month with an AC joint injury
Queensland
SEQ bracing for heavy rains, east coast warned to be ready for floods
South-east Queensland is bracing itself for heavy rain, with up to 200mm tipped to fall in the south-east.
Updated
Crime
Teenager allegedly stabbed outside McDonald’s north of Brisbane
Paramedics said they treated a teenager in a serious condition, with wounds to his face, neck, and chest following an alleged stabbing.
How the dust has settled on Qld’s council elections
Three weeks on, more than one-third of local government roles in the south-east have changed hands.
Woman trapped, three in critical condition after crash into tree
Three people in their 70s have been taken to hospital after a crash on Brisbane’s northside.
Unprecedented spread of coral bleaching along Great Barrier Reef
Aerial survey results show massive bleaching along the 2300-kilometre ecosystem, which may trigger the announcement of a global event following similar incidents in the northern hemisphere.
Politics
Albanese, Paterson trade blows on border protection after arrival from ‘unknown vessel’ located in remote WA
A man has been found in remote Western Australia after going missing following his arrival via an unknown vessel.
Business
Kerr Neilson lost over $500m in six years. Then he made it all back
The billionaire watched as the performance of the company he once ran, Platinum Asset Management, tanked alongside his fortune, spurring him into action.
World
How and why the US gives billions of dollars of weapons to Israel every year
It was uncontroversial when the Obama administration signed a deal with Israel to provide weapons for a decade. Little thought was paid to how they might one day be used.
Opinion
Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
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Title Deeds
Liam Hemsworth plots $14.6 million designer digs in Byron Bay hinterland
The house won’t be nearly visible from space like his big brother Chris’s place, but including land cost it will set him back more than $20 million.
Queenslanders forced to choose between air-con comfort and cost
Two in three Queenslanders who have an air-conditioner say concerns about the cost of running it prevent them turning it on.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Health insurance
How to manage now private health insurance costs are (seriously) rising
If you want to keep your coverage but can’t find the extra money, there are a number of options available to you.
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
Opinion
Ask an expert
My bush property is too big for me to get the pension. What can I do?
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Culture
What have the Simpsons got to do with a Nobel laureate’s latest novel?
A strange presence in Jon Fosse’s latest short novel is a tantalising invitation to curiosity and doubt.
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Sport
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NRL match review
‘He’s very lucky’: Latrell facing ban for elbow but stars say it could have been worse
The NRL match review committee has hit Mitchell hard over an ugly elbow on Shaun Johnson.
Updated
Super Rugby
‘A disgrace’: Drua coach wants culprit banned for life as rugby chiefs investigate alleged racial slur
Fijian Drua star Frank Lomani was left visibly shaken after alleged slur against the Rebels in Melbourne.
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NRL 2024
Four things learnt from Dolphins’ win over Tigers
The Dolphins’ third win of the season came at a cost with injuries to star trio Herbie Farnworth, Thomas Flegler and Felise Kaufusi.
Sunday Age sport quiz: Rack your brains about Guenther Steiner, Bells Beach surfing
Challenge yourself with questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in history.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘The game does not take the safety of women seriously’: Jennings’ ex-wife slams NRL
Kirra Wilden, the former wife of the controversial Roosters star, is up in arms over the NRL’s decision to allow him to resume his career.
Analysis
EPL
Why Ange’s Spurs still have a role to play in EPL ‘title race’
Spurs have the chance to severely dent Arsenal’s title hopes, but also need their fiercest rivals to go as deep as possible in Europe.
Qld cyclist’s wife feared the worst amid his horror crash
Jay Vine’s wife has revealed how she feared he might have died when the star Australian cyclist was lying prostrate in a ditch.
Have Your Say
‘It’s not us out there’: The new lingo that’s testing us all
From Ace Baldwin jnr to Ricky Stuart, the latest craze in sports talk is one worth following.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
