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Qld to spend $11b on cost-of-living help, as it also looks for savings
As coal prices fall, the Labor government is having to rely more on property and payroll taxes to fund its pre-election commitments.
A three-minute guide to Queensland’s 2024-25 budget
Pressed for time? Here are the key facts from the cost-of-living election-year budget.
Ratings agencies question growth forecasts, ‘waning fiscal discipline’
Catch up on the highlights of Cameron Dick’s election-year budget, and what stakeholders are making of it.
Diners queuing out the door for sandos at this Japanese vinyl cafe
It’s also serving soba, pan-fried potato mochi, Japanese curry bread, and canned strawberry cake. But you’d best arrive early.
Eggs, milk, meat? The chink in Australia’s bird flu armour
One group of households is particularly important in keeping bird flu from taking hold in Australia.
‘Don’t do it alone’: What Mosley learnt pushing his body to the limit
After taking a dip in the freezing sea in 2019, Michael Mosley blanked out and woke up in hospital. It wasn’t the only time he partook in risky behaviour.
How to keep warm, save money, and help the planet this winter
Good home design and the principle of heating the person, not the room, can go a long way.
Do kids have the right to consent? What to consider before tracking their location
More parents are using technology to track their children’s whereabouts, but its use raises a number of questions around ethics, privacy and development.
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Budgeting
This tax time, it pays to remember my ‘guaranteed’ secret for wealth
In a few weeks, everybody will have a fatter pay packet because the tax rates are changing. Smart money managers will put the extra to good use.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
She helps hoarders clean their homes, and she has some advice for you
With 7 million social media followers, Brogan Ingram knows a thing or two about cleaning messy homes.
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RecipeTin Eats: 10 things I wish every cook in Australia knew
From using the right salt to eating like a prince on a pauper’s budget, these are Nagi Maehashi’s top cooking tips.
You could spend all day at Europe’s grandest palace without going inside
Arguably Europe’s most grandiose royal stronghold, the Palace of Versailles is an easy day trip from Paris.
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Budget green light for Gympie Road bypass tunnel to move to next stage
The proposed tunnel in Brisbane’s north will be allocated $318 million in the budget. The funds will allow for more detailed planning but no construction.
What it costs to live in Queensland’s top locations for wellbeing
Some of south-east Queensland’s most coveted coastal pockets have been named the state’s best areas for wellbeing – and price tags are soaring.
Citipointe reaches settlement over gender contracts
The Brisbane Pentecostal Christian school has reached a settlement with parents two years after issuing controversial student gender contracts.
Three-month-old baby dies days after mother was killed in crash
A three-month-old baby has died days after a car crash that killed his mother north of Brisbane. Vision of the crash shows the white SUV wrecked, and on its side against a tree.
Former reporter to take on housing minister at Queensland election
Bianca Stone, who worked for Channel Seven’s Sunrise program for 18 years, will be the LNP’s candidate for Gaven. Her top priority will be community safety.
Politics
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RBA
RBA overhaul in limbo over stand-off on rate-setting board
The RBA was supposed to be dragged into the 21st century with huge changes to how interest rates are set. But the July 1 start date will be missed.
Business
Opinion
Bruce Gordon
The man who wears the crown in Nine’s Game of Thrones
Billionaire Bruce Gordon began his career juggling apples at his father’s fruit stand – useful experience for any Nine directorial shuffle.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
A suspected extremist group just posted its best election result in Germany
Not even a string of scandals could halt the far-right AfD’s progress in Germany. The shift to the political right is a theme that is occurring across Europe.
Opinion
The Finns are the happiest people on the planet. Here’s why they’re not smiling
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores the real China threat
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez
Climate policy analyst
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Property
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Government
Qld to give first home buyers a ‘fairer go’ with changes to stamp duty
Some 10,000 buyers are expected to save up to $17,000 under Labor’s latest pre-election budget sweetener.
‘Tiny’ Chatswood block sells for $2.02 million after 17 buyers registered to bid
The sheer interest underscores the dearth of affordable options between a unit and house in the suburb and much of the north shore.
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Lifestyle
‘Of course I make an effort with how I look’: Elizabeth Hurley at 58
As bold in life as she is in fashion, the actor talks glamour, loss and how working with son Damian strengthened their bond.
Culture
Jake Gyllenhaal is made to squirm in every frame of Presumed Innocent
The TV remake of the 1990 Harrison Ford thriller ups the tension and tightens the screws on its lawyer suspect.
Opinion
Review
Settle down, Swifties – the Beatles are still the biggest thing to hit Australia
Tom Compagnoni
Head of Creative Video
Opinion
History
Queen Victoria had a dog called Looty. What does that tell you?
Peter FitzSimons
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NRL 2024
Roosters drop and fine Brandon Smith
The Kiwi international’s big-money contract is under the microscope after a formal warning for missing a team meeting.
Olakau’atu prognosis eases Blues headache, Aloiai accepts tripping ban
The Manly back-rower has been cleared of any significant injury as his teammates plead guilty to tripping and hair-pulling charges.
Australia’s new Thorpe-Hackett power pair who can rule Olympic 400m freestyle
Elijah Winnington and Sam Short are doing what no one else has for 20 years – pushing each other to possible gold and silver in Paris.
How Australia can help old enemy advance at World Cup
Australia coach Andrew McDonald deflects the possibility of rotating his team for their last match against Scotland to knock out England.
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Weightlifting
He was banned for life. The Olympic gold medallist is now handing out awards
Nicu Vlad’s appearance at multiple weightlifting events has highlighted concerns in the sport’s running.
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AFL 2024
Petracca faces long layoff after surgery for internal injuries
The Melbourne star reportedly has internal injuries after he was kneed in the midriff by Darcy Moore.
Titmus almost breaks own world record as Winnington edges out Short at trials
Ariarne Titmus gave her 400m freestyle world record a nudge on the opening night of in Brisbane.
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Titmus, McKeon, Strauch? Why unheralded ace looms as huge medal hope
Among a cohort of household names lies an unheralded Olympian determined to cement her place among the nation’s elite and announce an emphatic injury comeback.
