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Brisbane council warns of bus-system breakdown during 50-cent fare trial
With 82,000 services cut in the past decade, the council says without extra state funding, there’s “a real risk 50-cent fares will bring the whole house of cards tumbling down”.
‘Won’t stop us’: Dutton’s nuclear threat to Qld election winner
The federal LNP leader’s claim that state opposition “won’t stop us rolling out our new energy system” heaps more pressure on his Queensland counterpart, David Crisafulli.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of Coke can ‘hard to swallow’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is spruiking the benefits of nuclear energy, but one of his claims has left a bad taste in experts’ mouths.
Simon set out to walk the entire length of the Brisbane River. Then the rains came
A 344-kilometre journey during the 2022 floods proved an education, to say the least. Here’s what author Simon Cleary learnt.
Toby gaslit his wife and manipulated her. Then he crossed a sacred line
Sometimes violent and controlling men want to change, but help is hard to find – and controversial.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘I don’t know how he doesn’t collapse’: Payne Haas’s fiancee awed by strength in adversity
Origin star Payne Haas is carrying the hopes of his state – and the future of his daughter and younger brothers – on his broad shoulders with a heavy sadness in his heart.
The search to reveal why many autistic girls go undiagnosed
New research is trying to uncover whether girls differ from boys in the early childhood signs of autism, leading to delayed or missed diagnoses.
Australia’s houseboat community is growing, but life isn’t as idyllic as you’d think
Houseboats are a popular accommodation option for holidaymakers, but long-term stays aren’t for the inexperienced or the faint-hearted.
‘Just gave money to a Jew’: Seinfeld faces more pro-Palestine hecklers
The US comedian didn’t back down when hecklers targeted his Melbourne show, days after his Sydney performances were also interrupted.
Israeli forces tie wounded Palestinian to bonnet and drive off
The “conduct of the forces in the video of the incident does not conform to the values” of the Israeli military, it said.
Watch: Prince William caught ‘dad dancing’ to Taylor Swift
As embarrassing as dad dancing can be, Prince William’s uninhibited performance at Taylor Swift’s first Wembley concert was as enthusiastic as it was vigorous.
Opinion
Illness
I thought the human body was beautiful, then I went to the chemist
I’ve suddenly seen the local pharmacy for what it is: a house of pain.
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Opinion
Air travel
The unexpected downside of finally experiencing business class
How am I supposed to go from proper cutlery and a flatbed to arguing over an armrest?
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Queensland
Keely escaped as her mates were gunned down. A court will hear her triple-0 call
One of the surviving officers involved may not give evidence at an inquest due to medical reasons.
The smoke haze blanketing Brisbane this week began with a wet summer
The rain that fell six months ago watered grass and trees that could have fuelled bushfires this summer. That’s why firies are cautiously burning around Brisbane now.
Tributes flow for woman shot in front of two girls
Tributes have poured in for Natalie Frahm after the 34-year-old was killed in the driveway of her Mackay home in north Queensland on Wednesday afternoon.
Gold, Sunshine Coasts tipped to record strongest growth in regional areas
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve.
Qld’s Cape York nominated for UNESCO World Heritage listing
Another Australian site may be in the mix for World Heritage status after a campaign was launched for parts of Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula.
Politics
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables with enthusiasm right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Business
Opinion
Renewables
Your Tesla could make your toast. Why doesn’t it?
One of the most important technologies for a clean power grid is sitting idle in your garage.
David Fickling
Opinion
Superannuation
How can super funds help us retire happy? Here are eight ideas
Bec Wilson
Money contributor
World
‘Largest problem’: Barcelona plans to ban all holiday apartments by 2028
The boom in short-term rentals in Barcelona, Spain’s most visited city by foreign tourists, means some residents cannot afford an apartment after rents rose 68 per cent in the past 10 years.
Opinion
They cast Peter Dutton as a wolf. Here’s why they’re wrong
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
I was a terrible Grace Bros employee, but I hope department stores don’t check out
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Why Dutton’s nuclear power plan is so Soviet
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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
Furiosa star declares war on red carpet ‘waste’ by selling her looks
Model turned actress Charlee Fraser has teamed with one of Australia’s top designers to launch a new charitable initiative by giving her gowns a second life.
Culture
Donald Sutherland, star of M*A*S*H and Hunger Games, dead at 88
The Canadian actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, managed to switch effortlessly from character roles to romantic leads.
Traveller
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Sport
3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?
Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.
He’s been to rugby league hell. This is what Mitchell Moses learnt in ‘rugby league heaven’
Moses has had a seat at the table during a rugby league masterclass. Now it’s his time to produce one for NSW.
The ‘super power’ that helped Connor Watson overcome 12 serious injuries
The Roosters utility will make his NSW debut on Wednesday. It’s a remarkable achievement for a player who considered retirement after a cursed run of injuries.
Exclusive
AFL 2024
Out of harm’s way: AFL’s mental health boss on drugs policy, weight ban
Dr Kate Hall, who treated AFL players with drug and mental health issues in her previous life as a clinical psychologist, says the league is focused on “harm minimisation”.
‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’
It’s Keesja Gofers’s third time competing at the Olympics, but her first as a mother. She’s not alone in her belief that parenthood has made her a better athlete.
As it happened: Graham set to miss season as Souths shut out Sea Eagles
South Sydney defeated Manly for a fourth consecutive win on Saturday, but they’ll be without centre Campbell Graham for the rest of the season.
As it happened: Pauga send-off takes shine off polished performance by Roosters
After being on the end of one of the best tackles of the season, Junior Pauga was sent off for producing one of the ugliest in the Roosters’ clinical 26-8 win over the Bulldogs.
Have Your Say
She’ll face the GOAT and a very fast upstart. Can Ariarne Titmus beat them?
The women’s 400m freestyle final will be one of the Games’ most anticipated races – not least for Brisbane-based world-record holder Ariarne Titmus.
