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Queensland Police
North Queensland bus crash leaves three dead, four fighting for life
Three people have died and another four are fighting for their lives after a bus crash in the Whitsunday region late Sunday morning.
Queen’s Wharf to partly open in August, two years behind schedule
Seven years after demolition teams moved in at the old Queensland government executive building, the opening date for Queen’s Wharf has been set.
Exclusive
Tax cuts
Value of stage 3 tax cuts will be gone soon after next election
Australians will start to see their pay packets improve from Monday as the stage 3 cuts begin, but more tax cuts are needed to stop tax rates climbing higher.
Analysis
Income tax
Sugar hit from stage 3, but the country needs a tax reform diet
From July, $23 billion will flow to hard-pressed Australians as the stage 3 tax cuts begin. But they’re a long way from solving the nation’s biggest tax issues.
Perspective
Schools
Smaller is not necessarily better when it comes to class sizes
Most Brisbane classrooms aren’t ‘overcrowded’ because they don’t break targets, but what is the perfect class size?
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Panthers count cost of Origin as Cowboys ride away with victory
North Queensland, themselves missing a half-dozen Origin players, moved into the top eight after an impressive win at Penrith.
Beale’s career in jeopardy after Achilles injury
Kurtley Beale’s long-awaited return to the Wallabies could be over after the fullback suffered a suspected Achilles tendon injury playing for Randwick on Saturday.
Exclusive
Abducted in Japan
‘Heartbreaking’: Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan
Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.
Exclusive
International students
States revolt over foreign student caps
NSW and South Australia have warned federal Labor its contentious push to drive down international student numbers risks damaging Australia’s international reputation and economic standing ahead of a slated debate in parliament this week over laws to limit overseas students.
Opinion
Assange saga
Just don’t call him a hero. Assange’s recklessness may have cost lives
I know the view of Australian intelligence agencies: it’s likely that Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks dump of information cost lives. It was wickedly reckless.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
All you need to know about Australia’s 14 Wimbledon contenders
Fourteen Australians – 11 men and three women – will compete at Wimbledon in 2024, spearheaded by top-tenner Alex de Minaur and dual quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic.
Exclusive
Advertising
Loophole allows alcohol advertising to be broadcast during the Wiggles
Independent senator says the government must close a loophole in laws protecting children from alcohol advertising on free-to-air television.
I’m a retired nurse and academic. I’m also a sex worker
Slut-shaming kept me in the closet for 20 years. It’s time to reclaim my story.
Queensland
Women avoiding Mt Coot-tha trails after new sighting of attacker
A fourth incident since May 13 where a man has allegedly harassed women on the walking trails around Mt Coot-tha’s bushlands has triggered an increase in police patrols.
Man dies after being struck by bus in South Brisbane
An investigation is under way into the crash and the Lord Mayor has expressed his condolences to the man’s family on Saturday.
Man allegedly stabs woman to death, attempts carjacking on major Qld highway
A man allegedly stabbed a woman to death before crashing into a truck and trying to carjack another woman on a major Queensland highway.
‘More disappointed than angry’: Kefu reacts to home invaders’ sentence
Australian rugby great Toutai Kefu has spoken of his frustrations over crime as Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath reviews the sentences given to his attackers.
Outer suburban travellers to be left behind under 50¢ fare scheme: council
The impact of 50 cent fares is the latest flashpoint between the council – which has paid $1 billion for the Brisbane Metro bus network – and the Labor state government.
Politics
Investigation
Child abuse
Inside the AI ‘deepnude’ apps infiltrating Australian schools
The websites are currently legal in Australia, but many do not have adequate controls preventing them from generating images of children.
Business
How this property giant is waging war on office waste
One property fund and landlord is doing its bit for the environment, and saving money.
World
Difficult, paranoid and polarising: Dissecting the contradiction that is Julian Assange
The messier parts of his story are inconvenient for some of Assange’s supporters. It shows how hard it is, in the modern world, to advocate for a flawed man.
Opinion
Why the government might need to start peddling unedited porn
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Assange may be out of jail, but in Australia he’s on probation
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
There’s no warning when you do something wonderful for the last time, so here’s what I do
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
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Property
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a designer beauty with a private pontoon to a classy new build with ocean views, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
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.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Baking
Five old-fashioned biscuit recipes to bake this weekend
Recipe collection
Best of
The 50 most popular new recipes of the year (so far)
Lifestyle
How worried should we really be about mercury in canned tuna?
What experts want you to know before you crack open your next can.
Culture
From cancer diagnosis to recovery, Troppo’s Nicole Chamoun is back in business
With her season one buzz cut – a result of her cancer treatment – long gone, the actor had to reimagine how she felt about her tough private eye character.
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Analysis
NRL 2024
The shocks and shake-ups of a faster, younger, tougher NRL in 2024
As the season moves past the halfway point, attacking football is in vogue, big names have made way for new talents and the off-field wheeling and dealing is as intriguing as ever.
Panthers count cost of Origin as Cowboys ride away with victory
North Queensland, themselves missing a half-dozen Origin players, moved into the top eight after an impressive win at Penrith.
From Transylvania to the Wallabies: The wild journey of Logan’s ‘Romanian Rumbler’
David Feliaui always had a dream to play for Australia. He just had to go on a Mormon mission and play in Dracula’s backyard first.
This Collingwood comeback wasn’t quite enough; Bulldogs win but still ‘on edge’
On a frenetic day of footy, Sydney were pipped by Fremantle, there was a shock for Collingwood and Marcus Bontempelli shone for the Doggies. Geelong regained their form to take down a disappointing Essendon with Brad Scott frustrated by a lack of composure.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Another T20 tournament has come and gone. This one had a benefit
The rise of Afghanistan provided a rare moment to remember from the bubble gum form of cricket.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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NRL 2024
Moses magic fails to drag Eels off bottom of the table
Origin II hero Mitchell Moses continues his rich vein of form, but the Knights prevailed at McDonald Jones Stadium to end a three-match losing streak.
Opinion
AFL 2024
State of Origin can work again for the AFL. Here’s how
There’s a way to do it that would contribute to Australian rules football overall, placate those concerned about injuries and still ensure a worthy spectacle.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
Have Your Say
Broncos’ déjà vu: Four things learnt from fourth straight defeat
Déjà vu ensued for the Brisbane Broncos once again: ultimately, they were their own worst enemy.
