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$4.35m splurged on Brisbane council election for little change
Across the state, more than $10m was spent on this year’s council polls. Search how much was expended in your area.
Divisive Qld union figure says PM ‘panicked and soiled himself’ over CFMEU
Michael Ravbar has broken his silence to declare the union will not buckle under pressure from governments.
State of Origin III tips: Experts analyse the series decider
Our experts predict how Wednesday night’s decider will play out with the Origin series on the line at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.
NRL star’s dad will be spared death penalty if convicted in Indonesia
Gregor Haas has been in a Manila prison since May after police alleged he was connected to the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel and had tried to import drugs into Indonesia.
Perspective
NRL 2024
DCE in the spotlight for Suncorp Stadium clash
Will this be the swan song of Queensland’s captain? And if so, where will Daly Cherry-Evans stand among the Maroons and State of Origin greats?
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
Permanent Sunday market to open by the river in Morningside
The historical site will host markets from this weekend, promising paddock-to-plate produce and artisan goods.
Opinion
Marriage
Steven said no to the strip club on a buck’s night. Then his mates shunned him
Should the buck’s stop here? Yes, and so should the hen night. They belonged to another century.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Opinion
Tips & advice
My anti-bucket list: The 12 things I’ll never do
People make travel bucket lists of things they’ve always wanted to do. This is the opposite: a collection of travel experiences I never want to have.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
The five names that shrouded a terrible anniversary
At a service to mark the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of flight MH17, five names hung over those in attendance.
Opinion
Tripologist
Airline to allow women to choose to avoid sitting next to men on flights
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has become the first airline to allow women travellers to choose a seat next to another woman.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump
If there was ever any doubt that this was not the party of Donald J. Trump, it has ended.
‘He is a lion, he is bold, he is strong’: Trump’s daughter-in-law speaks
Lara Trump, wife of Donald Trump’s son Eric, told the Republican National Convention that nothing could have prepared the family for the moment “someone tried to kill a person you love”.
Opinion
China
Trump’s shadow looms larger over China
The increased likelihood that Donald Trump will regain the US presidency is a threat to Xi Jinping’s factory-led strategy for restructuring China’s economy.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Paris 2024
Exclusive
Paris 2024
Paris has a message for people worried about Brisbane 2032: Don’t be
Paris 2024 chief executive Etienne Thobois says Brisbane should settle on a clear vision for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics. “And then, you know, get moving.”
Opinion
Paris 2024
LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics
The luxury brand has spent €150 million ($241 million) to be one of the premium sponsors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Andrea Felsted
Queensland
Girl ‘nearly died’ of neglect before alleged murder
A senior endocrinologist told court that Elizabeth Struhs was “the most seriously unwell child I have ever seen”.
Qld Labor seeks distance from CFMEU as probes, protests continue
Queensland Premier Steven Miles will not meet with any CFMEU officials, and Labor will not accept their donations, while the union is under a “cloud”.
Computer the size of Suncorp Stadium to take shape near airport
Five Queensland universities today sign a partnership with the company building the world’s first commercial quantum computer.
Roma Street to the Gabba: A ride on Brisbane’s underground
It’s July 2026 and I’m rushing from the new Roma Street Station to the Gabba. What might have taken me 40 minutes in traffic, now takes less than four minutes.
Pokies shut down at Brisbane and Gold Coast Star casinos
The Star’s electronic gaming machines and electronic tables will remain switched off until issues with its latest update are resolved.
Politics
The squeeze that could shut down one in 10 cafes this year
High interest rates and inflation are forcing consumers to slice their spending. That could end up sending the local cafe broke.
Business
$9b Qantas super fund to merge with Australian Retirement Trust
The merger is putting an end to one of the oldest corporate super funds in Australia.
World
Exclusive
US Votes 2024
US relationship with Aust only stronger under Trump, says Kevin McCarthy
Despite Donald Trump’s resilience after the shooting, the former House Speaker noted that Trump “seems a little different”.
Opinion
I witnessed the rot set in at the CFMEU. Here’s how it happened
John Sutton
Former union official
I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m glad it wasn’t long COVID
Margaret Gordon
Audio Video Producer
Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that
Cathy Sherry
Professor of law at Macquarie University
Explore
Property
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
The south-east Qld coastal hotspots having a sea-change boom
A love affair with the surf shows no sign of slowing in neighbourhoods where southerners and celebrities are paying a premium.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I kept a colleague’s secret. Now my boss is angry and ignoring me
Your managers may have had a reasonable expectation that you would immediately notify them, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Updated
Live music
Tenacious D ends tour after Trump assassination joke
Jack Black said all future creative plans for the musical-comedy duo are on hold following a bad taste joke from bandmate Kyle Gass at a Sydney gig on Sunday.
Opinion
ABC
Familiar as hell? Shaun Micallef’s new chat show not what the ABC needs
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Traveller
Drivedrive
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Perspective
NRL 2024
He’s on the brink of history, and a reality check will put DCE among the greats
Will this be the swan song of Queensland’s captain? And if so, where will Daly Cherry-Evans stand among the Maroons and State of Origin greats?
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
Opinion
State of Origin
Ricky Stuart and Andrew Johns’ Blues-print for winning Origin deciders in Brisbane
Stuart did it as a player in 1994 and coach in 2005, in which Johns was at his very best.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Queensland’s royal run in recent Suncorp Stadium deciders
We take a look at Queensland’s royal run of Origin wins at Suncorp, from the nail-biting moments to the star performances.
‘Fake news’: Billy Slater bristles at Cobbo claims
Billy Slater was angered by suggestions the Queensland coaching staff had fallen out with Selwyn Cobbo.
Crucial Bronco nears a shock return. But how influential is he?
Captain Adam Reynolds is on the cusp of a remarkable injury comeback, but how much of a difference would his presence have made?
Waratahs poised to sign Tupou, scrum guru lauds Thor’s ‘explosive power’
The ‘Tongan Thor’ - Taniela Tupou - and a 21-year-old Wallabies debutant are among a group of Rebels players closing in on deals to play in sky blue.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Were these AFL bans correct, or the suspensions that broke footy?
Debate is raging over the three-match bans upheld by the AFL tribunal for Toby Bedford and Charlie Cameron’s tackles.
Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
Have Your Say
Advice to Maroons enforcer: embrace the ‘Webby spirit’ or risk Cauldron heartbreak
A Maroons star has been challenged to emulate a legend, or risk being bullied out of the Origin decider.
