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Queensland votes
Crisafulli’s LNP climbs higher against Miles’ Labor leadership
Steven Miles took the top job in December, pitching himself as Labor’s best chance for the October election. New polling for Brisbane Times details what’s changed.
Perspective
Perspective
A Labor leader agreeing with Peter Dutton? It is election season
The Queensland-based federal opposition leader and Premier Steven Miles, maybe more by design than accident, landed on the same side of migration talk this week.
Matt Dennien
Reporter
Qld budget will now go $3b into red next financial year
Fresh from his first warning about the state of the Queensland budget last month, Treasurer Cameron Dick has issued another: the $122 million surplus forecast for the financial year starting on July 1 is no longer.
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Australians abroad
After high-drama capture, Haas’ life all but rests in the hands of Australian diplomats
In a possible high-stakes test for the Albanese government, the case of Gregor Haas, father of NRL star Payne, has the making of a three-way diplomatic tangle.
The portrait Gina Rinehart does want you to see
The National Gallery refused to remove a portrait the billionaire didn’t like. So her people came up with their own effort.
Amal Clooney on panel that backed ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas
Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, had been criticised for not speaking out on the war.
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Political leadership
What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy
Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans, countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.
Premiers urge Shorten to put the brakes on NDIS changes
State and territory leaders have banded together to warn that Australians with a disability will be worse off unless the NDIS minister slows his plans to clamp down on the $44 billion program.
One and done: 12 great TV shows that truly were one-season wonders
From My So-Called Life to Firefly, the modern era of TV is littered with shows that were cancelled way too quickly.
A dietitian ranks seven popular supermarket yoghurts (and reveals her top picks)
From Greek to plain to no added sugar, yoghurt options are proliferating in the supermarket. So which one is right for you?
Struggle with making decisions? This simple mindset trick could help
We make hundreds of decisions every single day. Here’s how to make it all feel easier, according to experts.
Do you really need an iron supplement? Here’s what the science says
There are plenty of reasons you may have low iron. Here’s how to turn that around, according to experts.
Queensland
Man who died after hours on stretcher ‘should never have remained ramped’
Leaked emails show that paramedics escalated their concerns to hospital bosses as the 78-year-old man’s condition deteriorated.
Number of long-stay patients at Qld hospitals ‘highest it’s ever been’
The LNP lambasted the government over the new health data, which showed there were more than 603,000 presentation to emergency departments between January and March.
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Australians abroad
Investigators allege NRL star’s father has cartel links, sent drugs from Mexico
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas, who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.
Woman charged with more than 50 offences after traffic stop
A man and woman were stopped by officers while they were driving along David Low Way in Coolum Beach.
‘Early stage’: PM speaks on Gregor Haas arrest in Philippines
Gregor Johann Haas, father of Brisbane Broncos forward Payne Haas, has been accused of running enough drugs in Indonesia to qualify for the death penalty.
Politics
Looking for longer: job ads disappear, applicants rise as interest rates bite
More people are fighting to fill fewer vacant positions in a further sign the job market is slowing thanks to higher interest rates.
Opinion
Federal budget
Money can’t buy everything, but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction
Richard Denniss
Executive director at The Australia Institute
Business
Delays building renewable energy ‘superhighway’ raise power grid fears
One of the most significant upgrades to Australia’s outdated power grid is facing fresh delays, intensifying concerns about the pace of the clean energy shift.
World
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CCP influence
Meet Xi’s new No.1 enemy: The man at the heart of the US-China superpower battle
Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te has demanded Beijing stop threatening the island, while urging the world to see the protection of Taiwan’s democratic freedoms as essential to global peace.
Opinion
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
When Taiwan changed leader, Beijing sent its own guests, uninvited
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
In defence of Gina Rinehart, I hate my portrait too
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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Property
‘As bad as it’s ever been’: Property prices blow out and pay rises lag
Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term, and the gap looks set to widen.
Six of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an idyllic rural retreat to a modern home with in-ground trampoline, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
Opinion
Pension
Want to help the housing crisis? Bring back the pensioner savings account
Rachel Lane
Money contributor
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Lifestyle
Struggle with making decisions? This simple mindset trick could help
We make hundreds of decisions every single day. Here’s how to make it all feel easier, according to experts.
Culture
Bluey’s World coming to Brisbane this November
After a dramatic season finale, Bluey and her family and friends will be back on show in a 70-minute interactive and immersive experience at Northshore Hamilton.
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Sport
Fluid build-up in the brain, stroke and ICU: Brisbane cricketer’s Hawaiian holiday nightmare
Renegades and South Australia wicketkeeper Josie Dooley spent a month in hospital in Hawaii before she was well enough to fly home to Australia after suffering a stroke while on holidays.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Operation woo Wayne west: Inside the Eels’ failed plot to replace Arthur with Bennett
On May 11, while the rugby league world poked fun at the Eels for not pursuing Bennett’s services, club bosses boarded a flight to Brisbane.
Perspective
NRL 2024
Mam or Dearden? Why Munster agony should signal Ezra’s moment to shine
Cameron Munster’s injury has ended his State of Origin campaign and opens the door for two men.
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
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Around the clubs
Cameron Munster to miss entire Origin series
Scans have confirmed the Storm superstar will join Nathan Cleary, Tom Trbojevic and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui on the sidelines.
Analysis
Ange Postecoglou
‘Big Ange’ and the political football: Postecoglou’s place in sporting code wars
The Spurs boss returns to Melbourne in the middle of the AFL season. Steeped in two codes, how should he negotiate the “No Sherrin” rule?
Analysis
AFL 2024
The killer stat that shows Harley Reid is the new Dusty
The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, has already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
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AFL 2024
Saints seeking shared tenancy, Essendon-style, at the MCG
St Kilda want to shift some home games to the MCG and have a shared tenancy between the AFL’s Marvel Stadium and the MCG.
Have Your Say
Who is the greatest? Ranking boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champions
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion. But how Foreman?
