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More than $10 million was spent in the year’s Queensland council elections.

$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.

State of Origin III tips: Experts analyse the series decider

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

Brisbane Broncos player Payne Haas (left) and Gregor Haas at the 2019 Dally M Awards at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.

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.

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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
Nick Wright

Sport reporter

Teck’s Freshly Picked vegetables is one of the stallholders at Rivermakers Farmers and Artisan Markets.

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.

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Marriage

Steven said no to the strip club on a buck’s night. Then his mates shunned him

The buck’s party: a time-honoured tradition, or past its time.

Should the buck’s stop here? Yes, and so should the hen night. They belonged to another century.

Jenna Price
Jenna Price

Columnist and academic

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
Ben Groundwater

Travel writer

The five names that shrouded a terrible anniversary

Families of the victims place flowers at a ceremony marking 10 years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17).

At a service to mark the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of flight MH17, five names hung over those in attendance.

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
Michael Gebicki

The Tripologist

Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump

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

‘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”.

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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
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

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Paris 2024

Paris kept to its Olympic vision, but changed its plans, organisers say.
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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.”

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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

The court heard that Elizabeth was flown by helicopter to the hospital in Brisbane in July 2019.

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

CFMEU members protest at the Cross River Rail construction site in Roma Street.

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

PsiQuantum’s Aussie founders professor Jeremy O’Brien and Terry Rudolph say their plans are ‘bigger than the government of the day.’

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

Now and then… Escalators at the Roma Street underground station.

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 machines and electronic tables will remain switched off until issues with its latest updates are resolved.

The Star’s electronic gaming machines and electronic tables will remain switched off until issues with its latest update are resolved.

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Daly Cherry-Evans has the chance to join elite company on Wednesday night.
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
Nick Wright

Sport reporter

Andrew Johns and Ricky Stuart both know what it takes to win an Origin decider in Brisbane.

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
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Rugby league great Darren Lockyer says goodbye at Suncorp Stadium on July 6, 2011.

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.

Billy Slater

‘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?

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?

Taniela Tupou celebrates scoring a try against Wales in Sydney.

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.

Richmond’s Tim Taranto is tackled by the Giants’ Toby Bedford.
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.

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