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Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis. His HIV means he’s not allowed to stay
The Italian national says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.
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Queensland Police
Woman in her 20s among Qld bus crash victims
Three women have died and two young men are fighting for their lives after a bus crash on the Bruce Highway.
Exclusive
Tax cuts
Stage 3 tax cuts take effect today. This is how your pay packet will change
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.
Interactive
Income tax
Stage 3 tax cuts calculator: See how much money you’ll get back
The stage 3 tax cuts officially take effect today. Here’s how much you’ll get back.
Marketplace and burgers: What a Brisbane marketer on $114,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries this week, a media manager on $114,000 sells her belongings on Facebook Marketplace and saves for an ‘adult gap year’.
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.
Chalmers says he is mindful of views of Muslims in Logan
The Treasurer says the decision to suspend Labor senator Fatima Payman was right but acknowledged members of the Muslim community in his electorate would support her.
Analysis
Social media
Billionaire’s court win threatens to expose Facebook’s trillion-dollar secrets
How does Facebook interact with fraudsters who book scam ads on its platform? Billionaire Andrew Forrest is about to find out.
48 hours to fix a 90-minute mess: Inside the Biden camp’s post-debate frenzy
There is heightened scrutiny as Joe Biden retreats to Camp David with those who have been crucial in his past decisions to run for the presidency.
That ‘healthy’ supermarket snack with the five-star rating might be bad news
Star symbols on food products are common on supermarket products, from 0.5 to five full stars. And how much should you rely on them?
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
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
Analysis
Political leadership
Albanese had to act on Payman, but doing so creates headaches for Labor
Labor is likely to face blow-back from Muslim Australians.
Business
How the US election result could hurt Australia’s green metals exports
There are fears that a second Trump presidency could slow the rollout of electric cars and renewables, softening demand for Australia’s critical minerals.
World
I thought my husband was dead. Then 30 years later, a letter arrived
Amid the chaos of the Red Army advance in Latvia in 1944, Milda and Rudis Masens were separated.
Opinion
Just don’t call him a hero. Assange’s recklessness may have cost lives
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Explore
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
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
I’m a writer, so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?
When we do puzzles together, something dark and fierce takes over. I feel a frenzied desire to win.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
‘I always looked to Dad with stars in my eyes’: Elly-May Barnes on her famous father
The daughter of Jimmy Barnes reflects on the great men she has known, many of them renowned musicians.
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Sport
Analysis
NRL 2024
The shocks and shake-ups of a faster, younger, tougher NRL in 2024
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.
Broncos’ deja vu: Four things learnt from fourth straight defeat
Déjà vu ensued for the Brisbane Broncos once again: ultimately, they were their own worst enemy.
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.
Hooper announces retirement after missing Olympics
The former Wallabies captain has missed the cut for the men’s Olympic sevens team.
‘People talk a lot of rubbish’: Bellingham hits back at critics as last-gasp stunner saves England
Gareth Southgate’s side was on the verge of being knocked out by Slovakia at Euro 2024.
Faster, higher … hotter: Why some Olympians fear a Paris heatwave could be fatal
Current and former Olympic athletes are concerned intense heat could lead to competitors collapsing, or in worst-case scenarios, dying.
Updated
Formula 1
‘So close it hurts’: Piastri makes podium as Russell wins Austrian GP
The Australian capitalised on a crash involving Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to win second place for McLaren behind George Russell.
Have Your Say
Queensland’s smart Daugunu move boosts Reds depth
The Reds’ hoovering up of former Rebels players in positions they already look solid in is long overdue.
