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Brisbane households warned of rate rises amid $127 million council revenue slump
A lack of building activity has been blamed for a slump in Brisbane City Council’s cash reserves from $500m to $50m. And the opposition fears ratepayers will pick up the slack.
The Australians with most of their wealth tied up in property
Research into wealth has revealed which Australians are more likely to have most of their money tied up in their family home.
Opinion
Property market
Two weeks after the budget, I realise I missed its most surprising revelation
The budget papers include a long statement spelling out what’s wrong with housing with a candour I’ve not seen before.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Perspective
Government
Sting of the North: Statehood may be a double-edged sword
History shows it’s not that easy to create a new Australian state. So how easy would it be for a North Queensland to be welcomed into the Commonwealth fold?
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Killer ‘did not meet threshold’ of restraining order before he shot a mother, daughter
The daughter of a double murderer has spoken out just days after he shot dead her mother’s best friend and the friend’s teenage daughter.
‘Two-bit big shot’: Robert De Niro unleashes on Donald Trump outside hush money trial
As closing arguments began in the former president’s historic trial, the Hollywood star made a surprise appearance in Lower Manhattan.
Nearly half of Australian school students failed this science test. Can you pass?
The latest National Assessment Program report in science literacy found about a third of year 6 students say they do not have science lessons every week.
1.2 million homes needed, but construction workers not yet on ‘core skills’ visa list
Migrants who are plumbers, roof tilers, painters or workers in other building trades are at risk of not being eligible for a core skills visa.
How to stop talking yourself out of things, from cafe orders to new jobs
There are many reasons we second-guess decisions. Here’s how to feel better about the choices we make, according to experts.
Nine tries in four starts: Will Wallabies unleash the ‘Junkyard Dog’?
Reds rookie Tim Ryan has become a cult hero with a series of sizzling tries that have to be seen to be believed. And he is NSW’s problem this week.
‘I’m trying to look after my family’: Payne Haas breaks silence over dad’s drugs arrest
The Broncos star has spoken for the first time since his father was arrested over alleged links to a Mexican cartel and plans to smuggle methamphetamines into Indonesia.
‘I’ve maintained my innocence all along’: Fagan welcomes potential court hearing into racism saga
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says he’d welcome the chance to tell his side of the story of the Hawthorn racism saga in court.
Opinion
Australia
Brisbane is a ‘big country town,’ and other myths we tell tourists about Australia
Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Cold Chisel to reunite and tour Australia
Australia’s most distinguished rock’n’roll band has announced a 50th anniversary tour.
The first Australian to undergo cryopreservation is now on ice. This scientist says he won’t come back
A Sydney man who died this month lies frozen in liquid nitrogen at a regional cryogenics facility. But will he ever be resurrected?
Queensland
Updated
Crime
Police hunt for driver after crash kills passenger in Brisbane’s south-west
Police believe an adult driver is responsible for the early morning crash at the intersection of Boundary and Progress roads in Wacol.
Mayor referred to corruption watchdog over claims of army service
When challenged by journalists about his military history on Anzac Day, he said he could not remember his service number.
Laundry charity scrubs up new permanent Brisbane base
A decade after Orange Sky hit the streets in a single van, the service will put a $3 million boon from the government towards its new base of international operations.
Perspective
Queensland votes
Politicians trying to win votes before an election? You don’t say
Labor hopes 50c transport fares will turn heads and votes, even if it’s been on Steven Miles’ mind since the 1990s. How else should contenders try to woo you?
Tolls set to rise, Brisbane CBD parking now most expensive in Australia
As the Queensland government slashes the cost of public transport, it is becoming more expensive to use a car in Brisbane.
Politics
Exclusive
Environmental protection
‘From the Rinehart playbook’: Plibersek lashes Dutton’s mining project pledge
The opposition leader is promising to slash green tape for resources projects, which has prompted Tanya Plibersek to accuse him of writing policies for mining magnates.
Business
Nine boss Mike Sneesby faces more claims of his executives’ bad behaviour
Former Stan executive Adrian Foo attended this year’s Australian Open as a guest of Nine less than a year after leaving the company amid inappropriate conduct claims.Â
World
Pope says ‘sorry’ for use of homophobic slur in private meeting
Francis was said to have made the remark when the subject of admitting gay men to seminaries was raised by participants.
Opinion
The end of men like Darren Wick is coming. Here’s how I know
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Explore
Property
Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch
Two statistics indicate Australia’s housing affordability crisis will get worse, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
‘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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Everyone at my brand-new job got a pay rise, except me. When can I ask for one?
When you’re new to a role, timing is everything when it comes to asking for a salary adjustment, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
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Comedy
The Cleaner turns tragedy into hilarity in this cameo-filled comedy
UK funnyman Greg Davies plays a crime-scene cleaner who can’t help getting involved with the oddballs he encounters on the job.
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‘I’m really blessed’: Marsh’s return as World Cup captain after 14 years
Mitchell Marsh lifted a World Cup trophy as under-19s captain in 2010. After almost disappearing as an international player, he has the chance to do it again.
Updated
French Open
Demon exacts revenge to breeze into second round at Roland-Garros
Alex de Minaur is the first Australian into the second round after a five-hour rain delay and watching five compatriots exit the claycourt major.
‘If anyone thinks I’m a racist, I can’t control that’: Leniu opens up on Vegas fallout
NSW debutant says he isn’t expecting retaliation from Brisbane teammates of Ezra Mam in the Origin opener.
‘I’m trying to look after my family’: Payne Haas breaks silence over dad’s arrest
The Broncos star has spoken for the first time since his father, Gregor, was arrested over plans to smuggle methamphetamines into Indonesia.
Opinion
State of Origin
Queensland picked Israel Folau. Why wouldn’t NSW pick Joseph Suaalii?
The relevant question about Suaalii isn’t whether he should contest the Origin opener, but on which side of the field he will play.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘No pills in our camp’: The version of Walsh that Slater is eager to see
The Broncos may have told Reece Walsh to take a ‘chill pill’, but Maroons coach Billy Slater wants nothing of the sort.Â
‘Have you seen Tommy play?’: Why Dearden beat Mam to Munster’s spot
Tom Dearden has fended off a challenge from his Broncos rival to win the Maroons jumper, and now feels he is ready to lead the team to victory.
Have Your Say
From high school dropout to Maroons’ secret weapon
This is the debut that never should have happened, but Queensland’s newest hope comes with a weapon to keep his rivals nervous.
