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‘Go up, not just out’ to meet housing demand
The Queensland government has announced $350 million to incentivise infill development and new homes close to underutilised infrastructure.
Musk loses anti-Muslim fight in Queensland hearing
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled that his company X – formerly known as Twitter – has to answer to the state’s laws despite being based in America.
Horrendous death as son is ‘left to die in the dirt’
Two men who chased down and caused the crash of Jakob Opacic, brother of NRL star Tom, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and have been sentenced.
‘We were fish in a barrel’: West Australian man recalls being shot by ISIS
A WA adventure tourist targeted in a deadly shooting in central Afghanistan thought he would die after coming face to face with an ISIS gunman.
Milk for sale: Fonterra, big cheeses behind Australia’s shrinking dairy industry
One of the nation’s largest dairy processors is pulling the plug on Australia. But it’s just the latest domino to fall in a sector that has been dwindling for decades.
Exclusive
Resolve Political Monitor
Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap
The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.
Birkin hell! Rebekah Brooks has Murdoch’s News Corp in the bag
A controversial star of the global Murdoch empire is turning heads in Australia with her regal style.
Opinion
Housing crisis
Treasury tells all: How the housing market is so stuffed up
Our housing industry has been too slow to respond to the increased demand for housing. What’s the Albanese government doing about this mess?
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Catholic Church shift marks ‘a step back in time’ for some
They often stand out in the pews, with the men in ties and the women sometimes with the lace head coverings that all but disappeared from American churches more than 50 years ago.
Opinion
Protests
Macron’s supreme arrogance to blame for riots in New Caledonia
In the ongoing blame game, it’s hard not to point to Macron himself as the arsonist in chief. He’s the one who set in motion a vote in Paris that triggered the protests in New Caledonia.
Anne-Elisabeth Moutet
‘It’s not about our love’: Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall on separating fact from fiction
When Colin from Accounts became an international hit, the couple were faced with sudden celebrity – and the challenge of writing season two.
Which company has backed down after legal threats from Scarlett Johansson? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz
Test your knowledge of the week’s biggest and strangest news stories.
Ten tourist traps that are actually worth visiting (and 10 others to avoid)
Don’t be a Grinch. Sometimes you should simply give in and enjoy the entertainment and outrageous kitsch of tourist traps.
Queensland
Church takes XXXX brewery to court over fears of liquid explosion
Global beverages giant Lion wants to diversify production at the Milton brewery. But it will need to convince a court that neighbours will not be put at risk.
Perspective
Night-time economy
Small Brisbane venues are struggling. Is it time for a rescue mission?
Less than a week after discovering my new favourite bar, I was surprised to read its desperate plea for help. “Basically, it was do or die.”
Serpentine glass facade to delay new QPAC theatre by another year
The installation of the intricate glass facade at the theatre will take about a year, developer Lendlease has revealed, kicking the already delayed delivery further down the road.
Cocaine bust at Magic Round forces Suncorp Stadium corporate suite to be evacuated
A NSW man was arrested during the NRL Magic Round in Brisbane for allegedly possessing cocaine, prompting a corporate suite to be evacuated.
Man charged over bashing death of beloved bus icon
James “Jim” Hill, 76, died in hospital after he was allegedly assaulted in his home on Anzac Day.
Politics
‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
Business
Opinion
Work therapy
Is workplace abuse more prevalent than I realised?
There’s a desire in our society to believe most companies exist on a reasonably narrow spectrum with nothing radical at the extremes. But that’s a myth.
Jonathan Rivett
Freelance writer
World
Updated
Aviation
Australian injured in Singapore Airlines flight speaks from hospital
Keith Davis spoke a day after staff surrounded him in a hospital cafe when it became apparent he was about to talk to the media.
Opinion
I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Political scientist and writer
Explore
Property
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
A new report finds how to fetch a higher price, attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.
Analysis
Home loans
Have property prices peaked for now? These factors suggest so
Weakness could emerge in Australian house prices in the second half of 2024, with the RBA potentially keeping interest rates on hold.
Robert Baharian
Good Food
Lifestyle
Explainer
Healthcare
‘Disorders of consciousness’: The million-dollar question and the mysteries of coma
An “acute brain failure” jettisons a patient, their doctors and families into an anxious twilight zone. How aware is a person in a coma? And how are decisions made in the face of uncertainty?
Opinion
Trends
In appealing to the rich, has trail running lost its dirtbag spirit?
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Opinion
Real life
When I had a Baby Reindeer experience, I resolved to find my stalker
Damien Nowicki
Deputy Opinion Editor, The Age
Culture
‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the original Mad Max
With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week, we took a look at how we reviewed the first, now iconic, film.
Opinion
Streaming
Is Netflix killing off the binge model it created? The signs say yes
Aine Ryan
Culture news editor
Traveller
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‘Eight-storey building onto a four-foot reef’: Why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and terrifying
Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.
‘Lucky to be alive’: How Souths legend learned to walk again after a coma
Nathan Merritt will take a simple stroll in Indigenous Round that represents a significant milestone.
Two decades on, the Central Coast Mariners are a miracle of Australian sport
The A-League’s smallest club has survived a series of near-death experiences over nearly 20 years.
Opinion
State of Origin
Maguire’s call on Tedesco will decide NSW’s Origin fate
He’s not only the fullback but also the captain, so the decision Maguire makes will have major implications.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Exclusive
Swimming
‘Wanted the pain to end’: Qld Olympic gold medallist in sudden retirement
A member of Australia’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her career just months before Paris.
NBA closes investigation into Giddey’s alleged relationship with underage girl
The NBA has ended its investigation into Australian basketball star Josh Giddey, ESPN reported on Thursday.
Burton dazzles in 11th-hour Origin audition; Dragons ‘so bad you’ve got to laugh’
Canterbury piled on 38 unanswered points in the second half to blow away a Dragons side derailed by injuries to Jack Bird and Hame Sele.
Have Your Say
Cocaine bust at Magic Round forces Suncorp corporate suite to be evacuated
A NSW man was arrested during the NRL Magic Round in Brisbane for allegedly possessing cocaine.
