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Analysis
Queensland votes
Peter Dutton’s vision brings nuclear issue to David Crisafulli’s doorstep
Nuclear energy is one topic the Queensland LNP leader wanted to avoid before the state election, but Dutton’s federal pitch means that’s no longer possible.
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes: Why voters deserve better than this
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a bold plan with almost no detail, leaving cynics to draw only one conclusion.
What to expect from the Tucker Carlson, Clive Palmer roadshow
If the conservative US commentator’s sarcasm at the launch is anything to go by, the Freedom Conferences, tackling “threats to truth”, won’t be dull.
Updated
Crime
Man arrested after woman found dead in shooting
Police found the woman dead and a man injured when they attended a shooting in South Mackay late on Wednesday.
Federal Court faulted for spending $34k at grog shops
The court, which spent more than $6000 over three occasions at one alcohol outlet alone, is one of three federal agencies marked down by the national audit office.
Perspective
Wellness
Brisbane mum finds cold comfort in city’s bathhouse boom
In search of pain relief, Rhiannon Meredith has taken the plunge at one of the many bathhouses popping up across the city.
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘These people were sick’: Visiting survivors plead for October 7 not to be forgotten
Mazal Tazazo went to the Nova music festival to dance with her friends. Instead, she ended up in a pool of blood, playing dead to avoid being killed.
Another ‘alien’ monolith appears, this time atop a remote desert mountain
The discovery is the latest in a series of mysterious shiny columns popping up around the globe since at least 2020. No one knows where they come from.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Weird Trump idea would shut America off from the world
Donald Trump floated a truly bizarre plan during a private meeting in Washington last week.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Exclusive
Brisbane
‘Brisbane’s Raffles’ set to animate waterfront dining precinct
A pan-European brasserie and late-night cocktail lounge have been announced, with a two-hatted chef and star designer attached.
Worried about your child’s screen time? Check your own
A new study has linked parental screen use with problematic social media use in adolescents.
Opinion
Motherhood
Is my biological clock faulty, or is motherhood just not for me?
It’s not that I hate kids. I just don’t want one of my own.
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
His crime shocked France. This film reveals why his wife stayed silent
A Silence unpacks the complicity that allowed a celebrated lawyer to commit horrific acts. For its director, it was also a reckoning.
Queensland
Updated
Crime
‘He’s got a knife’: Multiple people, including baby, at home where police shot man
Multiple people, including a child, were at a home north of Brisbane when police shot a wanted man on Wednesday.
Gold Coast teenager charged after female students ranked online
A 17-year-old boy allegedly linked to online posts that ranked female students into offensive categories has been charged by police.
Updated
Government
Dutton names sites for Qld nuclear plants, flags forced acquisition
Peter Dutton says his government would have “ample power” to compulsorily acquire the two Queensland sites for nuclear plants.
Exclusive
Mining
Adani takes Queensland to court to end secret royalties probe
The state government suspects Adani has not paid enough coal royalties. The company says a revenue office probe is getting in the way of business.
This suburb has the most plane noise complaints – but these locals say that’s just hot air
A Senate inquiry has heard most aircraft noise complaints come from one Brisbane suburb. Some residents are not worried.
Politics
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper, cleaner, more consistent’: Do Dutton’s claims on nuclear stack up?
We fact check the key claims of the opposition’s nuclear plans.
Business
‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected
Mining giant Mineral Resources has announced plans to shut down its Yilgarn iron ore hub by the year’s end in a move expected to affect up to 1000 employees.
World
US spent $345 million on Gaza pier. It’s only operated for 10 days
The pier the US built to rush humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has largely failed, aid organisations say, and will probably be abandoned soon.
Opinion
By dumping 2030 targets, Dutton reveals a worrying truth about the Coalition
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Explore
Property
Crisafulli opens door for first-home buyers to rent out a room
An LNP government would buck the current rules and allow first home buyers to rent out a room in their new home to help pay their mortgage.
Attention-seeker or renters’ champion? Greens MP driving pollies up the wall
Max Chandler-Mather is shaking up federal politics with his uncompromising take on the housing crisis.
Good Food
Lifestyle
From inside the fridge to under the sink: How to organise your kitchen
Professional organisers share their best advice for getting your kitchen sorted.
Culture
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Live music
How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road
Constant touring was taking its toll on the band, even as they were cracking the big time internationally. So they ripped up the formula and started again.
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Sports betting
McLachlan brokered extension of Sportsbet deal before he left the AFL
There was no public announcement of the extension, which prevents other wagering businesses – including McLachlan’s new employer, Tabcorp – from advertising or promoting their odds on AFL platforms until 2028.
How Silicon Valley lured ‘tech-savvy’ Cummins to US league
After competing in the IPL and T20 World Cup, the Australian pace ace had no interest in backing up for Major League Cricket – until someone mentioned Silicon Valley.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
Roosters try to lure Wallabies star for finals countdown
There is a tug of war between the Roosters and Rugby Australia over the immediate services of Wallaby star Mark Nawaqanitawase.
Why the Demon needs Novak to pull out of Wimbledon
The 25-year-old Sydneysider was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s last year, but tumbled out in the first round this year.
How filming with a Blues great 18 years ago sparked Connor Watson’s Origin dream
A 10-year-old Connor Watson shot a commercial for NRL footy cards with Blues pair Matt King and Nathan Hindmarsh in 2006. Now he’s set to follow in their footsteps.
McKeown stunned as American star breaks world record in Olympic warning
Kaylee McKeown has lost one of her world records after an eye-catching swim from her arch-rival at the US Olympic swimming trials.
Hall of Fame
AFL 2024
Saved from the sack, how Swan went from hall of tatts to Hall of Fame
Dane Swan was an unconventional footy figure. Kelvin Templeton was a classical player. The pair headline this year’s hall of fame inductees.
Have Your Say
Queensland’s amnesia about grubby tactics is breathtaking
Joseph Suaalii deserved to be sent off for knocking out Reece Walsh in game one, but the Maroons’ conspiracy theories are wearing thin.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
