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Queensland Police
Woman in her 20s among bus crash victims, mayor likens highway to ‘country road’
Three women have died and two young men are fighting for their lives after a bus crash on the Bruce Highway.
Man allegedly stole ute, crashed it, and took to the water instead
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man Caboolture man who allegedly crashed a stolen Ford Ranger into a house on the Sunshine Coast this morning.
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’.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are 10 options for the Democrats
A meandering, occasionally incoherent and almost universally panned first-debate performance from Biden has led to calls for him to step aside, even by those loyal to him.
Aaron Blake
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.
Opinion
North America
I knocked Biden out of the race in ’87. Almost four decades later, he needs to quit again
In Washington, people often become what they start out scorning. This has happened to Joe Biden.
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
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.
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.
Former Home and Away star facing jail time for assaults on a woman
Orpheus Pledger pulled a woman to the ground by the hair and stomped on her face in a series of assaults over three months.
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
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
How Putin handed America the keys to the world’s energy market
It did not take long for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to reshape the world’s energy markets, but the Russian president might be kicking himself.
Jonathan Leake
World
Chinese space rocket takes off by mistake, with fiery conclusion
Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of, but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.
Opinion
The freedom messiah is free, but a few women won’t join the cheer squad
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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
Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective
Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter?
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.
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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PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
With Paris approaching, Boomer handover begins
Patty Mills and Joe Ingles are pushing to make the final Olympics squad, but the next generation will determine how far the team can go.
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.
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.
