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Now it’s a strip of car yards. Will it be a ‘thriving precinct’ in a decade?
Council has revealed plans to transform a major road on Brisbane’s southside with bustling neighbourhoods and 12,500 new jobs.
LNP slams Labor for ‘cheering’ budget, but premier notes a lack of ‘new money’
Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli says the federal budget reflects a choice by the Albanese government to prioritise its political survival over infrastructure planning.
Analysis
Jim Chalmers
Five things Jim Chalmers didn’t tell you in his budget speech
We pick apart an abridged version of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget speech and explain five key points.
Growing numbers of students with disability to cost $1.1 billion more in school funding
As more students need help, budget figures raise the stakes in tense government negotiations over spending on schools and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Perspective
Hotels
Did Brisbane need this five-star hotel?
The manager says a hotel at this level of luxury not only attracts new ventures to a precinct, but encourages neighbours to step up. Can it do for Spring Hill what The Calile did in the Valley?
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Man allegedly lured to his death after $150,000 necklace ‘burglary’
A woman accused of murdering a man, who she allegedly lured from Queensland to Victoria, has been granted bail.
NRL aware of sexual assault allegation against Queensland-based player
The allegation comes leading into Magic Round and the first women’s State of Origin match.
Starfish cousin caught in the act of cloning itself
A recently discovered fossil in Germany pushes the origin of cloning sea stars back more than 150 million years, in first-ever evidence of the phenomenon.
The deadly price of a perfect strawberry
We’re running out of medicines that can treat deadly fungal infections. A new agricultural chemical could make things even worse.
Opinion
Tripologist
Got somewhere to be? Never try to arrive the same day
The recent deluge that soaked Dubai left some passengers stranded for several days.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
‘This is a genocide’: Labor senator breaks with govt over Israel war
Fatima Payman also used the slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, which Anthony Albanese has criticised as provocative.
Updated
Courts
‘I’ve got my guns, I’m going to kill you’: Justin Stein’s alleged threat to Charlise’s mother
A jury has heard voicemail messages left by the accused killer to his fiancee after he allegedly murdered her nine-year-old daughter.
Sumo slammed by data breach as customers’ details leaked
Customers’ credit scores and other personal information have been posted online, as the flood of national data breaches grows.
Federal Budget 2024
Analysis
Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China
A Future Made in Australia is really about a global battle, led by the United States, against a rising China and a destabilising Russia.
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
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.
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
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.
Politics
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters defy warnings to leave university building
The protesters have moved to occupy one of the University of Melbourne’s main buildings, as Deakin University protesters say they will defy an order to leave.
Business
Santos slashes Perth office: 200 positions to go
Oil and gas producer Santos will cut positions at its Perth office by more than a third, from 550 to 350, due to old assets nearing the end of production and delays to new projects.
World
Updated
World politics
A rare changing of the guard in Singapore as the ‘miracle’ hits turbulence
Lawrence Wong inherits an overachieving middle power famed for its prosperity; a beacon of stability and open trade. But the nation has problems too.
Opinion
If the US election were held today, Trump would win
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
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
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Sport
Watch: The unremarkable Sandown race that was referred to betting investigators
This is the last 150 metres of a low-profile race at a barely attended Sandown meeting in the winter of 2022 that caught the stewards’ eye.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Updated
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.
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.
