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Three deaths at Brisbane hospital mental health unit spark review

The Prince Charles Hospital in the north Brisbane suburb of Chermside.

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.

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, and Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira.

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

Chris Dawson; and sketches of his daughters commissioned by his wife, Lynette, in 1981.

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

Brendan Kerry, competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, has been banned for life from US Figure Skating.

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
Ben Groundwater

Travel writer

The code-breaking maths whiz who built a $48b fortune

Jim Simons

Jim Simons was working for the US government cracking codes and ciphers used by the Soviet Union when he had a brainwave.

If the US election were held today, Trump would win

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
Bruce Wolpe

Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer

Tom Lynagh is the form No.10 in Australia.

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

Queensland’s players celebrate after clinching the two-game Origin series in 2023.

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.

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Federal Budget 2024

Andrew Forrest is delighted with the federal budget
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
Elizabeth Knight

Business columnist

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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

Queensland is the most popular state for interstate migrants, but there are questions over the infrastructure and housing needed to support them.
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.

Grocery giants are accused of stifling other stores. Qld could step in

Morning Stanley warns Woolworths and Coles were exposed to the potential changes in national eating habits.

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

Premier Steven Miles made a guest appearance at Queensland’s supermarket prices inquiry on Monday.

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

An artist’s impression of Caloundra station on the Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line.

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”.

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Tom Lynagh is the form No.10 in Australia.

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.

Melbourne Storm skipper Harry Grant.

NRL admits Harry Grant sin-bin ‘may be considered harsh’

Graham Annesley gives his verdict on the most scrutinised refereeing decision of the year.

The WBBL’s changed format for next summer led to a battle between Cricket Australia and its two biggest states.

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.

The Roosters have withdrawn their offer for the million dollar Titans forward.
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NRL 2024

Crichton becomes NRL’s hottest property after Fifita rejects Roosters

Gold Coast star David Fifita will remain with the Titans after the Roosters sensationally withdrew a big-money offer.

David Fifita and Nick Politis.
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.

Wayne Bennett is on his way back to the Rabbitohs.

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.

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