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Voters split on nuclear, but most see renewables as way forward

Some 41 per cent of voters supported the use of nuclear power in Australia, a new poll shows.

Many Australians are willing to consider nuclear power, even if they are not sure, raising the stakes for Labor and the Coalition in an election fight on energy.

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Armed teenagers trigger Adelaide Westfield lockdown as shoppers flee

Armed teenagers trigger Adelaide Westfield lockdown as shoppers flee

Police said two groups of teenagers, some armed with batons, battled in a food court, causing mass panic.

Brisbane council warns of bus-system breakdown during 50-cent fare trial

In response, the government says it will negotiate more bus funding, amid fears the lower fares “will bring the whole house of cards tumbling down”.

Psychiatrists fear patient confidentiality is being undermined in Qld courts

Last year, Queensland made changes to its laws meaning offenders accused of sexual offences can now be identified before they are committed to trial. The change brings Queensland in line with other states.

There is increasing concern that court access to health files may be used to cast doubt on the credibility of rape and sexual assault survivors.

How momentum is growing for workers to get five weeks’ annual leave

The ACTU is hopeful more companies start introducing the extra five days off to help build a case for all employers to introduce the policy.

Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash (IGA) will face massive penalties under the revamped and mandatory code of conduct.

Woolworths and Coles face billion-dollar fines under stronger grocery code

The new maximum fines – up to $5 billion for Woolworths and $3.8 billion for Coles – are designed to protect farmers and food suppliers in their dealings with supermarkets.

People who use the CityCat in Brisbane have consistently been the happiest commuters for years. So what can we learn from them as Queensland urges people to hop on board public transport when 50¢ fares begin on August 5?
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Public Transport

What Brisbane can learn from the city’s happiest commuters

Brisbane needs 50¢ public transport fares to work, and we can learn something from CityCat commuters to set the trial up for success.

Afghanistan trigger a cricket earthquake, put Australia’s cup campaign on the ropes

Gulbadin gets Maxwell.

Australia’s first loss of the T20 World Cup and their first ever to Afghanistan has put  them at risk of early elimination.

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Hip pocket

A stage 3 payday is on the way. Here’s how to maximise it

Tax time doesn’t have to be painful if you follow a few simple tips.

Take-home pays are set to rise from the end of this month thanks to the stage 3 tax cuts. Don’t let your newfound wealth go to waste.

Dominic Powell
Dominic Powell

Money Editor

And the Gold Logie nominees are: (from left) Lary Emdur, Tony Armstrong, Andy Lee, Sonia Kruger, Robert Irwin and Julia Morris.

Hamish Blake off the list for gold as ABC scoops Logie nominations

This year’s gold nominees include Blake’s long-time comedy partner, Andy Lee, as well as the ABC’s Tony Armstrong.

New book paints Trump as wounded, forgetful and hung up on Hollywood

You’re fired: Donald Trump promotes The Apprentice in 2012.

Disgraced, defeated and twice impeached. Trump’s party had abandoned him and he focused on happier times – when he was just a celebrity businessman.

Wild Thang crowned world’s ugliest dog after five tries

Perhaps it’s his pink tongue, or the way his eyes poke out from a mop of frizzy fur, but Wild Thang finally repulsed the judges enough to take the prize.

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A wild Aussie paradise so little-known, one man came here to escape the Kremlin

Australia’s final frontier is a totally unspoilt universe of ochre-red cliffs, pristine beaches, clear turquoise waters, and starry, starry nights.

Beyond Paris: The French cities having their moment in the spotlight

The Promenade des Anglais, Nice

The capital may be basking in its Olympic glory, but some of France’s most inviting cities are crashing the party.

Why your next laptop will be the smartest of the lot

In the ’80s, the best laptop let you edit documents on the go. Now they can produce their own documents and images on demand, and process anything they see and hear.

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Queensland

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he would not let premiers stand in the way of his nuclear power plan.

‘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.

Grave robbers, body snatchers and the history of Australian museums

Grave robbers, body snatchers and the history of Australian museums

Seven museums have confirmed the number of stolen remains and artefacts they have in storage. Another says it would be too sensitive to say.

Keely escaped as her mates were gunned down. A court will hear her triple-0 call

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.

‘Enormous potential’: Plan to bring life to the forgotten end of South Bank

Images of the southern end of South Bank Parklands showing green space and a restructred entry to the Goodwill Bridge where the current Queensland Maritime Museum is today.

High-level talks have begun to map out the future of a stretch of Brisbane riverfront that predates Expo 88. What does that mean for its major tenant?

The smoke haze blanketing Brisbane this week began with a wet summer

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.

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Eddie Jones’ tenure with Japan opened in similar fashion to his return to the Wallabies.

Another hammering for Eddie will test his revered status in Japan

Club coaches in Japan have worked hard to enhance the esteem in which their competition is held, and they won’t take kindly to heavy losses for the Brave Blossoms.

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Gulbadin gets Maxwell.

Afghanistan trigger a cricket earthquake, put Australia’s cup campaign on the ropes

Australia’s first loss of the T20 World Cup and their first ever to Afghanistan has put them at risk of early elimination.

As it happened: Australia semi-final bid in doubt after crashing against Afghanistan

As it happened: Australia semi-final bid in doubt after crashing against Afghanistan

Australia’s first loss of the Twenty20 World Cup and their first ever to Afghanistan has left Mitchell Marsh’s team one game away from possible elimination

Ajla Tomljanovic will try to win the Birmingham title ahead of Wimbledon.

Setbacks be damned: Aussie Ajla into grasscourt final, but Thompson loses

Ajla Tomljanovic’s latest comeback is gathering steam ahead of Wimbledon, advancing to the Rothesay Classic final in Birmingham and within one victory of her maiden WTA title.

Bryson DeChambeau index

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.

Mitchell Moses

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.

Blues star Payne Haas and partner Lani.
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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.

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