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Brisbane lawyer charged with trafficking cocaine in frozen chickens
The former high-profile lawyer is charged with trafficking more than 120 kilograms of cocaine into NSW disguised as frozen chicken.
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LoadingThree arrested, burnt-out ute found as Mexican police search for Aust brothers
A 23-year-old woman allegedly threw a bag to the ground and tried to run when approached by police.
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Social media
‘Meta will play hardball. So will the government’
“Meta’s threat to pull news content from Australia should send a shudder down the spine,” says the Assistant Treasurer.
Opinion
USA
My shocking arrival in the US: Border security was nice to me
Passing through the borders at US airports used to give me nightmares, but something seems to have changed. Or perhaps I have.
Steve Madgwick
Travel writer
Opinion
Real life
My wedding plan was perfection, then I turned my feet into two blocks of ice
My scheduling and Be Your Best strategy seemed to have paid off, before suddenly I realised it hadn’t.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Same age, same experience, less pay. But not for reasons you might think
“This research busts the myth that the pay gap exists because more women are nurses, carers and administrators while more men are lawyers, bankers and pilots.”
Exclusive
China relations
‘Shoddy work’: China twist on Australia’s $492m Pacific pledge
The government agreed to the substantial funding after the Asian Development Bank pledged to reform its bidding processes.
Opinion
Domestic violence
Holding all men responsible for a violent minority has failed to keep women safe
The more I heard the discourse around respect and violence, the more it reminded me of being told that it was up to all Muslims to own the problem of terrorism and solve it.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Exclusive
Crime
Carly was looking for help. Instead, she found the man who killed her
Carly McBride vanished just before a letter landed on her mother’s doorstep. Had it arrived earlier it could have saved her daughter’s life.
Opinion
General insurance
Who’d pay $3440 to insure my tiny car? My ex-insurer thought I would
My Kia Picanto is worth about as much as a Taylor Swift ticket. Check out the swifty my ex-insurer tried to pull.
Margot Saville
Journalist and author
Brisbane’s Carmen Hartwich named Australia’s first master of bourbon
She’s just the seventh person in the world to achieve the qualification – and the first female.
Who is selling their $200m Sydney home? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz
Test your knowledge of the week’s strangest news stories with our multiple-choice challenge.
Queensland
New Woolloongabba plan to allow for 75-storey towers
Towers of up to 75 storeys would be allowed in Woolloongabba under a new Queensland government planning scheme put out for public comment on Thursday.
Updated
Tragedy
NT woman and former cop identified in fatal Brisbane tunnel crash
A former officer was driving the Audi that crashed into another car, killing an occupant and closing the Legacy Way tunnel for hours.
Queensland households score $1000 off energy bills
Queensland households will score a $1000 energy bill discount under a $2.5 billion government spending splash on cost of living relief.
Court grants injunction stopping CFMEU blocking workers from Cross River Rail sites
The judge ordered that the union was prohibited from physically blocking Cross River Rail construction sites, or threatening any person entering or leaving a CRR site.
Former Brisbane chef charged with 18 counts of sexual assault, stalking
The 34-year-old worked at venues across Brisbane for more than 15 years and also held a real estate licence.
Politics
Exclusive
Crime
Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
Business
Analysis
Media & marketing
Breaking news: Will social media kill the evening bulletin?
Competition from agile digital outlets and social media giants is forcing a major rethink of how TV news is delivered, and who is best suited to do so.
World
Three arrested, burnt-out ute found as Mexican police search for Australian brothers
A torched vehicle has been found as Mexican authorities search for Perth brothers Jake and Callum Robinson.
Opinion
‘Community safety is our priority,’ the govt says. Tell that to Ninette Simons
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
Explore
Property
‘Aussie’ John Symond lists trophy home. Yours for just $200 million-plus
The last time the Aussie Home Loans founder listed the waterfront mega-mansion, he knocked back an offer of $110 million because he didn’t want to part with it.
Geography hacking: How home buyers can (almost) afford a house on their current salary
Plans to move out of the city and buy a home in the regions come very close to stacking up - if workers can pull it off.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The best questions to ask and red flags to avoid at the dentist
Advocating for yourself at the dentist is important. Here’s how.
Culture
My relationship with Kate Hudson was over before our son was two: Chris Robinson
The lead singer of the Black Crowes discusses how heartbreak has been a constant in his life.
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Sport
South Sydney to offer Bennett three-year deal as Eels pass on supercoach
Parramattawon’t be making at an immediate play for Bennett, who is about to be be offered a three-year deal to return to the Rabbitohs.
Breaking
Inquest
‘This can’t happen again’: Titmuss died after ‘inappropriate’ training session
A coroner has handed down his findings into the death of the former Manly rugby league player.
‘I’ve never seen that happen’: Shock obstacle bobs up in Warrnambool jumps race
A clerk of the course has been involved in a near miss when they and a riderless horse veered into the path of a jumps field.
‘Get your foot off Carlton’s throat’: When Eddie McGuire went into bat for the Blues
For Eddie McGuire, there’s nothing better than the anticipation of playing Collingwood - and then beating them.
Analysis
NRL 2024
The moment that highlighted just how much Bennett has to do at Souths
The enormity of the job, should he wish to accept it, has just been laid bare.
Phil Gould fined $20,000 over television rant
The NRL has sanctioned the high-profile television commentator after he labelled the game “stupid”.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Peter FitzSimons is hurting the concussion cause, not helping it
The former Wallaby would have greater impact if he took us with him rather than belittling us.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Have Your Say
Why Australian rugby must invest in Reds youth, or risk further turmoil
There is a cohort of Queensland prospects who have announced themselves as future Wallabies. Reds coach and former rugby league star Les Kiss needs to keep them.
