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Jacqueline Maley cuts through the noise of federal politics.
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SEQ western suburbs rail hits the brakes despite population growth
There are no plans for new trains on a major rail line even after the number of passenger trips doubled in the past decade and jumped 39 per cent in the past 12 months.
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Resolve Political Monitor
Labor vote falls to new low as Australians buckle under cost-of-living pressure
Australians have cut their support for the federal government as they feel the financial damage from rising prices and higher interest rates, according to the Resolve Political Monitor.
Perspective
Public Transport
My dog is welcome on the CityCat. Why can’t she catch the train?
Dogs are allowed on public transport in cities around the world, but banned on Brisbane’s buses and trains, and muzzled on the CityCat.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Can a member of parliament job-share? These childhood friends want to find out
Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock plan to run as job-sharing MPs in federal parliament, working one week on and one week off and alternating trips to Canberra.
Indigenous artist Archie Moore first Australian to win top prize at Venice Biennale
The Australian Pavilion received top honours as Moore picked up the coveted Golden Lion award.
Opinion
Culture wars
The best thing about the Lehrmann judgment? Its slowness in a time of dangerous speed
We have increasing difficulty in integrating disparate views, and having civil disagreements. The only antidotes are slowness, nuance, and a tolerance for complexity – all things that are increasingly rare.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
NRL 2024 LIVE: Sharks rout Cowboys as winger enjoys dream debut, Ponga injured in big Bulldogs’ win
Sam Stonestreet scored a first NRL try in front of his family and friends in a thumping Cronulla win as Kalyn Ponga was injured for the Knights in a big loss to the Bulldogs.
‘I’ve broken every bone’: Aussie skateboarder’s biggest challenge ahead of Paris 2024
At 21, Gold Coast raised Keegan Palmer has a long list of achievements and almost as many injuries.
‘If I ever have to talk in front of more than four people, I get nervous’: Kristen Wiig
Bridesmaids made her the golden girl of American comedy. But in the decade since, the actor’s career has been far from the typical Hollywood trajectory.
Australian teen sensation beats world’s fastest woman in Diamond League triumph
Torrie Lewis has made another stunning sprint breakthrough by beating the world 100-metre champ and powering to victory in the 200 metres at the season’s opening Diamond League meeting.
Explainer
Oral health
‘A prevailing fixation’: Why do we love straight, white teeth?
Teeth are essential to everyday life – and they carry our secrets long after we’re gone. What do they know? (And what makes a “perfect” smile?)
When a $770 drone can take out a $15 million tank, it puts the future of war in doubt
The emergence of cheap drones, not dissimilar to commercially available models, has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank’s place as a war-winner may be over.
Queensland
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Emergency services
‘I was yelling at residents to get out’: Neighbour helps rescue people from New Farm blaze
On Saturday morning, when Iain heard an explosion, he ran down the street. Four people were on a balcony desperately trying to escape an intense blaze.
‘Our hearts are shattered’: Luke Davies farewelled in Brisbane
Allegedly killed by a serving NSW Police officer, Luke Davies was remembered at an open-air memorial service in New Farm, an inner suburb of Brisbane.
Troubled forensic lab’s DNA backlog blows out to 41,000
The backlog of cases at a forensic DNA lab has increased to more than 41,000 as Queensland’s opposition calls for a strategy to address the beleaguered service.
Hole lotta love could turn this quarry into a ‘South Bank’ by 2032
An internationally prominent urban planner believes a plan to rejuvenate Mount Coot-tha Quarry should be a project of state significance. And it can be ready by the Olympics, he says.
Govt has ‘eroded’ Brisbane’s 11-year Olympic runway: Paris ’24 and LA ’28 consultant
There’s time to get the Games right, he says, but Brisbane’s advantage from an 11-year lead-up has been affected by the lack of an independent delivery authority.
Politics
Exclusive
Immigration
Why this Qld Liberal senator is calling for empathy in the immigration debate
A Queensland Liberal senator is urging a rethink from all sides of politics, saying the proposed legislation would have “real-world consequences” for vulnerable people.
Business
Legal fight over Trump Media’s ownership adds to its woes
For weeks, two former Apprentice contestants have been fighting with Trump Media, the parent company of Truth Social, over their roughly 8 per cent stake in the company.
World
English wines are set to take over from French and Australian, scientists say
Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could squeeze out today’s leaders.
Opinion
The everyday debates guaranteed to start an argument
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Civil War is a movie. If Trump wins, will it be a reality?
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Explore
Property
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
In Brisbane, a couple earning 1.5 times the average income would struggle to afford the median dwelling now.
Jordan applied for rental homes he once would have cringed at. It didn’t go to plan
As Brisbane rents reach record highs, home hunters are queueing out the door even for tiny properties with obvious problems.
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The April 20 Edition
The Aus-designed artificial heart set to revolutionise medicine | Preppers go mainstream | A sperm donor’s message to his progeny
Opinion
Work therapy
We’ve been told we need to work from the office full-time. Why?
Jonathan Rivett
Freelance writer
Culture
Taylor Swift’s new album is here, and it’s proof she needs to take a break
The megastar exorcises her past relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy on an album likely to divide fans.
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Sport
NRL 2024 LIVE: Sharks rout Cowboys as winger enjoys dream debut, Ponga injured in big Bulldogs’ win
Sam Stonestreet scored a first NRL try in front of his family and friends in a thumping Cronulla win as Kalyn Ponga was injured for the Knights in a big loss to the Bulldogs.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why Hardwick and the Suns should just leave Dustin Martin alone
Dustin Martin’s seven-year mega contract at Richmond expires this year, and since 2022, if not earlier, Gold Coast have been mooted as the logical destination for Dusty if he wanted out. But does he?
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Why clash with an All Blacks superstar could seal a Wallabies comeback
Hunter Paisami’s dissection of the Highlanders defence has taken him step closer to a Wallabies’ return, and an All Blacks battle could secure his revival.
Beale’s star debut as Force send Crusaders to bottom of Super Rugby table
The Western Force have heaped more pain on the Crusaders and dragged themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with a bonus-point victory over the fallen champions in Perth.
Largest wave ever surfed? 28.57m claim to break German’s own world record
Sebastian Steudtner has partnered with engineering giant Porsche and taken on the monster swells at Nazare, potentially emerging with a new world record in the process.
Test returns beckon amid injury drama: Four things learnt from Reds’ triumph
An emphatic return to the winner’s circle has been cruelled by a huge injury blow for the Queensland Reds, as two men put their hands up for Wallabies recalls.
Analysis
Wallabies
Coach Joe Schmidt will pick fewer overseas Wallabies, not more
The future of the Giteau Law may be of little consequence for the new Australian coach.
Have Your Say
Title credentials reinstated? Four things learnt from Broncos’ warning shot
Any talk that the Brisbane Broncos would be a shadow of last year’s grand finalists have been extinguished. We break down the key takeaways from the Raiders’ romping.
