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‘Horrendous’: Young mum killed in alleged ‘targeted’ hit-and-run attack
Police believe the pedestrian, who had just dropped her child off at daycare, was deliberately mowed down in Daisy Hill on Friday.
More than 80 per cent of serious young offenders are ice users
“I have watched a 12-year-old girl directly inject meth into her arm,” the Department of Youth Justice director-general said.
Perspective
Education
This girls’ school is Brisbane’s best, according to epic ATAR data project
An Anglican girls’ school in Brisbane’s western suburbs achieved the city’s best year 12 results last year. But bringing you this analysis was no small feat.
Felicity Caldwell
Journalist
Exclusive
General insurance
The forgotten tax adding billions to the country’s insurance premiums
State governments have reaped billions from stamp duty on insurance, and the industry’s peak body says it’s time for states to put that money back into mitigating natural disasters.
New push to end ‘ugly’ exploitation of older Australians
A $5 million media campaign aims to raise awareness of and eliminate elder abuse, which affects about one in six older Australians.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
For heaven’s sake, Joe, let it go
It makes me sad that Biden doesn’t see what’s inescapable: if he doesn’t walk away gracefully right now, he will probably ruin his legacy.
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
Opinion
Network outage
How close are we to chaos? It turns out, just one blue screen of death
Tech meltdowns like CrowdStrike look like the new normal, and we will need to prepare better backup plans, such as cash.
David Swan
Technology editor
Global IT crash could cause weeks of ‘issues’
Microsoft has estimated a software update by cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike disabled 8.5 million devices around the world.
Her Brisbane family had to struggle for everything, but at 16, this ‘lion’ is now an Olympian
Emma Frroku’s family emigrated from Greece with nothing. Now the 16-year-old is on the cusp of Olympic history.
7000 words on a five-foot, octogenarian weightlifting coach? The uber-long story you need to read before the Olympics
He’s the supercoach who helped Dean Lukin win gold in 1984. And now he has another unknown weightlifter ready to shock the world.
Surge in new hotels as crackdown on Airbnbs in Byron looms
A new home away from home has opened in Byron as the impact of new caps on short-term rentals in the tourism hotspot are about to be felt.
Postcards from the edge: Relics tell true tales of Antarctic explorers
A piece of a ship is among the Antarctic exploration relics that Tony Shields has collected.
My mother’s anxieties about something happening were always there. Now I know why
A tragic accident would shape my mother’s life – and affect mine a generation later.
Paris 2024
46 tests in 52 weeks: How China’s swimmers are being targeted by drug testers
Fresh details have emerged over the increasing number of drug tests China’s swimmers are being forced to take ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Three golds, a record and controversy: Australians dominate at pre-Olympics aths meet
Mackenzie Little set a new personal best en route to gold in the javelin, Nina Kennedy won in the pole vault for the fifth consecutive time and Oli Hoare took gold in a controversial running of the Emsley Carr Mile.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I don’t just want to be an Olympian, I want to be a successful one’
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Queensland
‘It’s horrendous’: Young mother killed in alleged ‘targeted’ hit-and-run attack
Police believe the pedestrian, who had just dropped her child off at daycare, was deliberately mowed down in Daisy Hill on Friday.
More than 80 per cent of serious young offenders are addicted to ‘ice’
“I have watched a 12-year-old girl directly inject meth into her arm,” the Department of Youth Justice director-general said.
Brisbane’s most exciting bar openings of 2024 (so far)
From a wine spot hidden in a CBD garage to a British-inspired gastropub and the return of a classic Spring Hill boozer, here’s what’s caught our eye so far.
Updated
Building Bad
Black hoodies, cameras and ‘slurs’ at centre of Queensland CFMEU case
A judge has imposed new restrictions on CFMEU representatives and measures to allow safe passage for other workers on the $6.3 billion Cross River Rail project in Brisbane.
Murder accused ‘embraced’ view to stop girl’s medicine
“The Saints” allegedly withheld the girl’s life-saving insulin for six days while they gathered around her in prayer.
Politics
Updated
Hospitals
Painful contraction for private maternity hospitals
One in four women gives birth in private hospitals. The collapse of private obstetrics will have huge flow-on effects for the public system.
Business
Investors ‘comfortable’ about a Trump presidency, despite volatility
Economists say the outcome of the US presidential election has been largely priced in by investors, as softening inflation helps to buoy shares.
Opinion
Workplace culture
There are two different types of workers. Which one are you?
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Opinion
Work/life balance
No, you’re not too busy to take a break for lunch
Shelley Johnson
Careers contributor
World
With Vance by his side, Trump holds first rally after attempt on his life
Donald Trump addressed a Michigan rally exactly a week after he was shot. Not much has changed.
Opinion
Can Dutton win the battle for the battlers?
Margot Saville
Journalist and author
J.D. Vance is a jump to the left and a step to the right
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
While Trump is being canonised by his party, Biden is being flagellated by his
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Explore
Property
How home sellers made 10 per cent more money than the highest offer
The premium has hovered in a range of about 10 per cent to 11 per cent in recent years, and pushed above 12 per cent in 2021.
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
Good Food
Lifestyle
Magazine
Good Weekend
Have a Good Weekend wherever you are with our digital edition
The renewable-energy power struggle in regional communities | Serena Williams on pushy parenting | Making art and love in a war zone | Abbie Chatfield
Opinion
Phones
I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Light-hearted TikTok video sparks global wave of mockery and abuse
A light-hearted TikTok video was viewed tens of millions of times before attracting the ire of online misogynists, including Andrew Tate.
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Sport
Swans pipped by Lions in Gabba thriller after Papley, Rampe injured
Sydney led by 15 points heading into the final term but were unable to hold on in Brisbane, falling a third loss in their last four games.
Wallabies set to wheel out international big guns against Springboks
After three Test victories using only home-based players, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is ready to call up international reinforcements for the Test against South Africa.
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NRL 2024
End in sight to Brooks’ 223-game finals drought as he rains on Hasler’s parade
Luke Brooks owns the longest finals drought of any player, but surely not for long after helping shore up Manly’s surge to fifth following the Bulldogs’ later loss.
22 charges and $22,000 fines: Sezer latest Tiger in trouble
The Wests Tigers’ awful judiciary record just got worse with their halfback hit with a hip-drop tackle charge.
Opinion
Wallabies
Wallabies produced their best passage of play in two years
The Wallabies’ impressive opening quarter in Saturday’s wobbly Test win will give the Springboks plenty to think about.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Three golds, a record and controversy: Australians dominate at pre-Olympics athletics meet
Mackenzie Little set a new personal best in the javelin, Nina Kennedy won in the pole vault, and Oli Hoare took gold in a controversial running of the Emsley Carr Mile.
Piastri, Norris combine for 12-year first at Hungarian Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri, Australia’s McLaren driver, has promised to let personal ambition take second place to team priorities after a remarkable front-row lockout for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
Have Your Say
The McReight stuff: How the Wallabies rated against Georgia
Fraser McReight was a standout for the Wallabies in their tense win over Georgia. How did the rest of the team rate?
