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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.
Almost 200 job cuts at Brisbane City Council
The council has shed 110 full-time employees in the past seven months as a result of the organisation’s savings drive.
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.
Everything you need to know about the $300 energy rebate
Here’s how the government will deliver the money, and what it could mean for inflation.
Analysis
Federal
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.
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.
The medicines and first-aid items travellers should pack
Few things ruin a tropical holiday as quickly as an ear infection. I’ve been burned before, but a cruise finally saw me pack my first medical kit.
‘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.
Opinion
Social media
I’ve seen what a Facebook news ban looks like – more Clive Palmer and Peta Credlin
Canada’s experience offers lessons on the consequences of Facebook’s coming news ban in Australia. Reputable media is blocked but “media personalities” thrive.
Elise Thomas
Disinformation and conspiracy analyst
To keep or delete: Should you delete photos of your ex on social media?
Is keeping photos of your ex an indicator that you haven’t moved on or a sign of maturity?
Federal Budget 2024
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.
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.
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
Budget’s $22b boost puts Australia ‘back in race’ for green energy spending
The CEOs of Australia’s largest critical minerals companies have backed a $22 billion budget boost, in support that fuels a clash with the Coalition.
World
Trump signals support for AUKUS pact in meeting with Morrison
The former prime minister has come to the former US president’s defence, describing the challenges the Republican faces in the US as a “pile on.”
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
Opinion
Sunday Life
I gave an Airbnb home just four stars. Apparently that’s a fail
It’s bad enough that every service we use, every restaurant, plumber, grocer or app, demands praise like a needy toddler, but it has to be five stars or death.
Jo Stanley
Columnist
Opinion
Parenting
We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children
Ramona Koval
Writer and broadcaster
Culture
Bad hair day? This sexy, icky, potent display might just be the answer
A new exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art explores our sometimes weird relationship with hair.
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Opinion
State of Origin
The NSW women’s Origin team wants to travel down Caxton Street – and get pelted with XXXX
The women’s Origin series starts a new chapter on Thursday night with three matches being contested for the first time.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Opinion
NRL 2024
300,000 kicks over 12 years: Cleary’s will to win is breaking his body
Rugby league’s No.1 star should consider changing the way he trains.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
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.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
Police arrest former Tigers and Bulldogs halfback
Former Canterbury and Wests Tigers playmaker Brandon Wakeham has been arrested after he was picked up by police on Wednesday.
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.
Have Your Say
The Premier League has exposed Postecoglou as a purist in an impure world
English football is not always good and nourishing, and Postecoglou is not always patient with deviation.