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Outbursts from bus victim’s loved ones as driver in appears in court
Tia Cameron’s family and friends filled the small courtroom and were forced to stand, with some swearing and insulting the 70-year-old defendant.
Tourists back in Brisbane – and spending up big
Visitors pumped a record $10.6 billion into the Brisbane economy in the 12 months to March this year, according to the latest Tourism Research Australia data.
The politicians who skipped question time to fawn over Tucker Carlson
The conspiracy-peddling favourite of the global Trumpian right visited Australia’s corridors of power. But tour promoter Clive Palmer was nowhere to be seen.
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
He’s ‘rooting’ for Putin’s war: How did Tucker Carlson get an Australian visa?
The issue with Carlson is not so much his political outlook or unstinting support for Donald Trump. Rather, it is his attitude to the invasion of Ukraine.
Jon Richardson
Former diplomat
Live
Assange saga
‘The plea of guilty is therefore accepted’: Julian Assange to fly home after plea deal
The WikiLeaks founder arrived at the court in Saipan with Australian ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd. Follow our live coverage.
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‘I don’t think we’ll be the last’: Why one of Brisbane’s best bars has closed
The closure came just days after it was named Queensland’s best bar. Still, owner Jamie Fleming remains optimistic about Brisbane’s food and drink future.
Analysis
Super Fit
How do you actually spend your super? Here’s all you need to know
Spending your superannuation can be daunting and, at times, confusing. Here’s all you need to know about accessing your nest egg.
Opinion
Money psychology
Money can’t buy happiness? No, but it certainly helps
Why do we insist that specifically money doesn’t buy happiness? What’s wrong with having it both ways?
Paridhi Jain
Money contributor
Perspective
City life
Ranking cities risks papering over their cracks (even if it’s Brisbane’s turn to brag)
City rankings can be good for bragging rights, but it’s not always helpful to look at your neighbours to assess how you’re going at home.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Exclusive
Media & marketing
Telstra’s new ad campaign looks very Australian, but it wasn’t made here
A series of new ads for Telstra features Australian voices and remote Australian locations. But it was made in Eastern Europe - and local creatives are angry.
Opinion
Tips & advice
Airbnb is not what it was. Here’s why I haven’t used it in years
I was an early Airbnb adopter for its convenience and connection to local life. But then it began to change.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
State of Origin game II
Opinion
Forget Mitchell or Moses ... this is the man who could stop Queensland
He has been criticised for his performances at State of Origin level – and that’s why Payne Haas is poised to have a big impact.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Opinion
Billy v Madge: The real reason behind NSW coach’s ‘glass houses’ sledge
The stage is set for a frosty pre-match press conference in Melbourne. Will Maguire’s gamble in firing up his former Storm fullback be worth it?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Queensland
Pregnant worker wins discrimination payout from Children’s Health Qld
The woman claimed she had been discriminated against on the basis of gender and pregnancy when her contract was not extended.
Another music festival cancelled as government looks for expert help
After 17 years, the Caloundra Music Festival has been scrapped due to rising costs. One industry veteran says it’s time to reconsider the role of such events.
Man appeared to be escaping before fatal fall: police
Police have told an inquest Mario Giovanni Merlo appeared to be attempting to escape the apartment balcony “like it was a foot off the ground” before falling without a sound.
CFMEU plans new theatre and events centre, before new unit development
One of Queensland’s most controversial unions is planning to build a new theatre and conference centre at Bowen Hills, complete with a rooftop bar.
Courts release dramatic footage of drunk driver arrest
Last year, a member of the public filmed an officer repeatedly punching a drunk driver in the face. But new vision from police shows what happened before the incident.
Politics
Analysis
Assange saga
The campaign to free Assange is over. The public argument about him is not
The campaign to free Julian Assange has reached a dramatic final moment. A moment that will divide opinion just as much as every other phase in his remarkable life.
Business
Analysis
Retail
Why grocery giants won’t lose sleep over $9 billion penalty threat
Coles and Woolworths face multibillion-dollar fines if they put the squeeze on suppliers, but is this is a realistic threat?
World
‘Miscarriage of justice’: Condemnation from US to Assange plea deal
Former Republican vice president Mike Pence said the plea deal was a “miscarriage of justice”, while candidate and conspiracy theorist Robert F Kennedy jr said he was “overjoyed”.
Opinion
I’m relieved for Julian Assange. I’m also deeply concerned
Peter Greste
Author, journalist and academic
I’m being generous this EOFY, but the taxman is not
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Alarms will be sounding at Qantas, but not in the cockpit
David Evans
Former Qantas captain
Explore
Property
Brothers offload North Bondi investment for $1.27m to buy homes
The two-bedroom apartment with two car spaces sold at auction for $30,000 more than its near-identical neighbour, which was purchased four weeks ago.
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records in the next year
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.
Good Food
Lifestyle
A plant-based diet is good for your health. But there’s one exception
New research shows that not all plant-based diets are the same.
Culture
This rock memoir has everything: sex, drugs, stardom and Andy Warhol
Chris Stein’s memoir of growing up in New York and finding fame – and love – in pop-art band Blondie is a compelling portrait of music, fame and 1970s and ’80s New York.
Opinion
Documentaries
Becoming a Celine Dion fan had nothing to do with her songs
Michael Ruffles
Deputy state topic editor
Traveller
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Sport
Opinion
State of Origin
Forget Mitchell or Moses ... this is the man to save the series for NSW
He has been criticised for his performances at State of Origin level – and that’s why Payne Haas is poised to have a big impact for NSW on Wednesday night.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Good draw, bad draw: Dour England do enough to top Euros group
A scoreless draw with Slovenia - means Gareth Southgate’s side will avoid the favourites until the final.
Origin II tips: Experts analyse game two at the MCG
Will Latrell Mitchell, Dylan Edwards and Mitchell Moses have what it takes to turn the tables?
Opinion
State of Origin
Stephen Crichton will be the best player on the MCG in Origin II. Tell me I’m wrong
The Panthers have rarely got their recruitment and retention decisions wrong, but losing the best player in the game is surely one they lament.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Australia didn’t deserve a World Cup semi-final
Afghanistan sealed Australia’s World Cup fate at 1.05am Caribbean time, but the defining moment of a failed campaign arrived well before then.
Jarryd Hayne will not face fourth sexual assault trial: NSW DPP
The former Parramatta Eels player was charged in 2018 over the alleged sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman in her Newcastle home.
NBA draft
NBA
How an Australian teenager rose to the NBA draft
He comes from a family of sporting high achievers and is poised to become an instant millionaire this week.
Have Your Say
Is Queensland’s west off the table? It shouldn’t be
It’s a region with a rich rugby league history, so why has Queensland’s west seemingly fallen down the NRL expansion pecking order?
