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Three deaths at Brisbane hospital mental health unit spark review
The health minister confirmed a review was under way after three people died by suicide at the hospital unit in the past 16 months.
Police seeking witnesses to alleged Kangaroo Point road rage
Also in today’s live news blog, a teenage girl allegedly stabbed a man in the stomach north of Brisbane overnight.
Breaking
Indigenous art
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery remove her portrait
Australia’s richest person wants the gallery to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira.
Chris Dawson’s alleged ‘odd behaviour’ over kids’ portraits
A top prosecutor tells Chris Dawson’s murder appeal the convicted wife killer appeared to show a “complete lack of sentiment towards his own children”.
Australian Olympic flag bearer banned for sexual misconduct with a minor
The figure skater has been barred after an investigation led by the US’s peak sports abuse authority.
Carol Clay reunited with her first boyfriend. They died together on a camping trip
When Russell Hill and Carol Clay went missing in the remote alpine region it raised an unusual problem for her family.
Opinion
Air travel
The battle for carry-on bag space has become a joke
I’m guilty of taking a bit more than is strictly allowed in my carry-on, but some people – there’s no polite way to say this – are taking the piss.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
The code-breaking maths whiz who built a $48b fortune
Jim Simons was working for the US government cracking codes and ciphers used by the Soviet Union when he had a brainwave.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
If the US election were held today, Trump would win
Donald Trump’s many outrages are plain for all to see, yet thus far, he’s playing the winning hand against Joe Biden.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Two shock Wallabies bolters emerge. A trial by fire could seal their fate
A pair of Queenslanders have thrust themselves into the mix for shock Wallabies call-ups.
The story behind a Queensland player’s one-fingered salute to the crowd
When Queensland forward Tazmin Rapana “flipped the bird” at the NSW crowd, she was also sending a signal to a former Maroons great.
Wayne Bennett agrees to $3 million, three-year deal with South Sydney
South Sydney officials have held a meeting with Bennett in Brisbane days out from Magic Round as they prepare to announce his return to the Rabbitohs.
Federal Budget 2024
Opinion
Don’t be fooled: this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer
The likes of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart’s companies will receive an indirect boost to mine and process critical minerals or develop green hydrogen.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Analysis
Is this the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts
Jim Chalmers’ third budget sought to strike a balance between inflation and cost of living. Here’s what our experts thought.
Queensland
Perspective
Federal budget
Billions of dollars to bolster SEQ, but migration and Olympics loom
The Albanese government underestimated how many Australians would move to Qld, and will now face criticism that it has short-changed the state.
Sean Parnell
Editor
Grocery giants are accused of stifling other stores. Qld could step in
Amid government efforts to address grocery pricing and competition concerns nationwide, advice to the state has pointed to potential planning interventions.
Qld reheats calls for migration ‘moderation’ – and more cash
The push – on federal budget day and ahead of the state’s own pre-election budget – calls for faster, not deeper, action on arrivals.
Perspective
Government
Qld’s Aldi version of a supermarket pricing probe takes full flight
A federal inquiry saw Woolworths’ chief executive threatened with jail. The state effort has seen a maybe not-so-surprising intervention from the premier.
Miles rails against LNP’s ‘car park’ criticism of Sunshine Coast link
The state and federal Labor governments have defended their staged approach to delivering the Sunshine Coast rail line, amid LNP claims it would turn Caloundra into a “car park”.
Politics
Exclusive
Federal budget
Mothballing Nauru’s detention centre could save $250 million in a year
Home Affairs expects the centre to move from an “active state” to empty with a skeleton staff.
Business
Opinion
Pension
Want to help the housing crisis? Bring back the pensioner savings account
Part of solving the current housing crisis needs to be removing financial barriers for people who want to downsize. Pensioners are a good place to start.
Rachel Lane
Money contributor
World
Aaron staged a protest in Australia, then Chinese police visited his parents
Aaron, an international student studying in Sydney, knows all too well that the industrial-scale surveillance deployed by the Chinese government doesn’t stop at the border.
Opinion
Don’t be fooled: this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
The Albanese government doesn’t just like women, it needs them
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Explore
Property
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a private sandy beach to equestrian facilities for horse lovers and a 15-metre pool, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze
Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Halfway through Fashion Week, two front rows couldn’t have been more different
Two vastly different labels stood out at Australian Fashion Week by getting personal with their customers.
Opinion
Parenting
We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children
Ramona Koval
Writer and broadcaster
Culture
Tony Armstrong reveals the ‘thing’ he’ll never give up
The popular ABC News Breakfast presenter criss-crossed the country on a bike in search of people’s most precious possessions for his new show.
Traveller
Drivedrive
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Sport
Two shock Wallabies bolters emerge. A trial by fire could seal their fate
A pair of Queenslanders have thrust themselves into the mix for shock Wallabies call-ups.
NRL admits Harry Grant sin-bin ‘may be considered harsh’
Graham Annesley gives his verdict on the most scrutinised refereeing decision of the year.
Boycott threat by cricket’s biggest states forces women’s T20 change
Australia’s two most populous cricket states considered boycotting a new women’s T20 tournament and playing matches among themselves.
Titans speak after Fifita stays put, Roosters pull offer
Gold Coast star David Fifita will remain with the Titans after the Roosters sensationally withdrew a big-money offer.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why the Roosters won’t lose any more sleep over Fifita
“No” is a word the Roosters have heard with unusual regularity in recent times.
Bennett agrees to $3 million, three-year deal with Souths
South Sydney officials held a meeting with Bennett in Brisbane days out from Magic Round.
Broncos injuries throw wrench in club’s State of Origin preparations
But a setback opens the door for a young star.
Have Your Say
The Lord’s jibe that hurt Usman Khawaja the most
As a rising star, Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer kept his thoughts in check. Then he found his voice – and used it.
