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Montrachet owner’s bakery and cooking school goes into liquidation
A company owned by one of Brisbane’s most prominent chefs has been placed into voluntary liquidation, with eateries including King Street Bakery closing their doors.
Public transport lifts aren’t working hundreds of times a year
Figures listing reported outages on the south-east Queensland network, including at train stations, show how often the elevators aren’t going anywhere fast.
Opinion
Media & marketing
The end of men like Darren Wick is coming. Here’s how I know
The end of such men is coming through legislation. And it’s accelerating because of the alleged behaviour of men like Wick.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Australians may be caught up in suspected Ticketmaster hack
Notorious hacker group ShinyHunters claims to have stolen the personal details and credit card information of millions of customers around the world.
Opinion
Ask an expert
When do I need to start worrying about the $3m super tax?
If your super balance is over the $3 million mark, where it will soon be subject to higher tax, there are some key dates to be aware of.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
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
Opinion
Donald Trump
Of the Trump trial’s sleazy cast, one actor performed best
During this historic trial, one person exhibited a strength of character the others plainly lack.
Bill Wyman
Columnist
Like Vegas meets Disney: Mega-resort is impressive, but I won’t be returning
Once an illicit playground for the elite, mega-resort Sun City now has different challenges.
‘Two-bit big shot’: De Niro unleashes on Trump outside hush money trial
As closing arguments began in the trial, the Hollywood star made a surprise appearance.
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.
This ‘outrageously delicious’ saucy dinner is your one-pan answer to chicken satay
Plus two more budget-friendly one-pots including a generous home-style Greek chicken and rice recipe and a rich red wine and tomato beef ragu.
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.
Queensland
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Crime
Police hunt for driver after crash kills Uber passenger in Brisbane’s south-west
A manhunt continues for the driver of a Ford Mondeo that ploughed into an Uber vehicle, killing a passenger and injuring another.
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
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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
Shareholders approve fire sale of mines to Russian tycoon with former links to sanctioned oligarchs
Tigers Realm will take steps to delist from the Australian Stock Exchange after shareholders approved a fire sale of its Russian coal mines to a Russian businessman.
World
‘Two-bit big shot’: De Niro unleashes on 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.
Opinion
Wall Street is changing its trade clocks. Here’s how it could cost you
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
A tawdry tale of how Nine became its own headline
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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
‘It’s quite unusual’: The five infections making Queenslanders so sick
The preferred antibiotic to treat ‘walking pneumonia’ in children is in short supply, as a wave of respiratory illnesses spreads across Queensland.
Opinion
University
What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking
Flynn Shan Benson
Graduate, essay prize winner
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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AFL 2024
Watch how the AFL tightened holding-the-ball calls
The AFL has ordered umpires to reduce the “reasonable time” they give tackled players to dispose of the ball; a throwback to how holding-the-ball decisions were made in 2006, one senior umpire says.
‘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.
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. And he is NSW’s problem.
Fagan welcomes court hearing into racism saga
Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan says he’d welcome the chance to tell his side of the story.
‘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 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.
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 watching five compatriots exit the major.
Have Your Say
‘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.