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Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Grace Brown wins Australia’s first gold, Boomers and Kookaburras win ahead of swimming finals
Australia’s first opportunities to win gold have arrived just hours after a spectacular opening ceremony in Paris. Follow all the action with our live coverage.
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LoadingThe Boomers need their star trio to fire at the Games. They passed the first test
The Boomers’ Olympic campaign is off to a great start with an impressive win over Spain in their opening Group A match in Lille.
‘Are you scared of China?’: Doping suspicion turns the Paris pool into a well of mistrust
At the start of the Paris Games, a gulf exists between the athletes who have come here to compete and the organisation responsible for keeping sport clean.
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.
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COVID inquiry
COVID left us poorer, sicker and with a big financial headache, inquiry told
Businesses, unions, health experts and the education sector say Australia needs to prepare for future pandemics to avoid repeating mistakes that are still being felt in some parts of the nation.
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Crime
Qld prisons at 144% capacity, made worse by housing crisis
A long-awaited review has proposed sweeping reforms to the parole and prison system. But some proposals are too much for the Labor government.
Cabinet reshuffle designed to boost Labor’s election chances
A new ministerial line up will be announced on Sunday as the government seeks to build momentum against the Coalition.
The best way to understand Australian landscape art? Go feral in the remote wild
Of all the art events I’ve attended over the past decade, my trips to Newhaven have proven the most valuable.
Opinion
Careers
More pay, better skills: How job-hopping can turbocharge your career
Job-hopping divides employers, but a growing number of professionals are embracing it as a strategy for career advancement.
Téa Angelos
Careers contributor
Opinion
Workplace culture
The surprising upside of impostor syndrome
Impostor thoughts, while often labelled as wholly negative, might just have a silver lining.
Shadé Zahrai
Careers contributor
Opinion
Work therapy
Why is my colleague making fun of my standing desk?
Your slightly crabby teammate may think you’re participating in a frivolous fad rather than making a change for genuine health reasons. They’d be wrong.
Jonathan Rivett
Careers contributor
Analysis
US Votes 2024
The Obamas called Kamala Harris. Cameras rolled. Hokeyness ensued
The historical weight of the moment may have been somewhat undercut by the stage management.
Rebecca Davis O’Brien
Opinion
Paris 2024
The athletes Olympic medallist Ash Barty is desperate to watch in Paris
She won three grand slam tennis titles but Barty will cherish her Olympic bronze medal forever.
Ash Barty
Stan Sport expert
Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony - in pictures
Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined up along the Seine to witness the colour, pomp and star power of the opening ceremony.
Move over dance mums; meet the new breed of skater dad
Skateboarding used to be known for its sexist, masculine culture. Now, it’s dominated by teenaged girls, who might be “coached” by their dads but run the show.
France’s train network sabotaged in arson attack ahead of opening ceremony
The high-speed network was targeted by vandals in a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruptions to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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Queensland
‘Gateway to Straddie’ plan in limbo until developer makes next move
More than a decade after it was proposed, and eight years after an infrastructure agreement was signed, there is nothing to show for the Toondah Harbour project.
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Public Transport
Another Brisbane bus driver to face court over death of pedestrian
The driver of a City Glider bus has been charged with manslaughter.
‘Very troubling’: Corruption watchdog fights Queensland government leash
The Crime and Corruption Commission has warned that planned Labor government changes to its powers are not in the public interest.
Faulty GPS nearly drove bulk carrier into the Great Barrier Reef
An investigation into a near-grounding of a bulk carrier off the Queensland coast has found the humans on board were too easily misled by the ship’s computer.
‘Just Satan having his last go’: Text messages as girl lay dying
Crown prosecutors have taken Justice Martin Burns through more than 5400 text messages exchanged by members of a religious group as Elizabeth Struhs died.
Politics
Australia, Canada and NZ call for an immediate ceasefire to end catastrophic human suffering in Gaza
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined with his New Zealand and Canada counterparts to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Business
Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer
Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis, but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.
World
Video of police kicking man on ground at British airport sparks protests
The unnamed male officer has been suspended and removed from all duties and is now under investigation for criminal assault.
Opinion
How to solve Australia’s housing crisis
Kevin Bell
Former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
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Property
Byron and beyond: Sea-changers and tree-changers move to regional NSW
House prices in regional NSW have reached a record high as buyers chase lifestyle and affordability, but can it last?
Brisbane house prices hit a record high, but how close is the $1m mark?
Prices have risen more than $385 a day over the past year but can the pace of gains continue?
Good Food
Lifestyle
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Culture
Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years
The Piano Man has performed his final concert of a historic residency at Madison Square Garden.
Traveller
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Sport
Razzle-dazzle Bulldogs dismantle dire Broncos
Canterbury have turned on a simply sensational display of attacking rugby league to put a dagger deep into the heart of Brisbane’s NRL finals hopes.
‘Bang or whimper’: Dolphins must choose how 2024 ends
Wayne Bennett’s men are seventh ahead of the home clash with Gold Coast on Sunday, but have lost five of their past seven matches.
Opinion
Paris 2024
‘I felt like a fraud’: the psychology of silver
We’ve talked a lot about gold medals in the lead-up to Paris but not everyone will realise their dream over the next week.
Grant Hackett
Stan Sport expert
Perspective
NRL 2024
He’s been lauded the Broncos’ slumbering talent. Is now the time to test Mozer?
So much hype surrounds Blake Mozer, it is difficult to believe he has just three NRL appearances to his name.
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
Science of sport
Paris 2024
Why staying underwater (and using a dolphin kick) might be the key to gold
Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown will be racing the best swimmers in the world in Paris, but they have another foe to overcome to win gold.
Racist ‘headbutt’ video: six-month ban for French rugby star
French rugby union full-back suspended for six months following racist remarks he made while on tour in Argentina.
Opinion
NRL 2024
How to make the greatest game of all even greater
Six-agains, more teams in the finals, fewer games, ditch the disruptors … and don’t mention the Bunker. What needs to change in rugby league?
Have Your Say
‘So ocker, so good’: Brisbane 2032 marks eight years to go with chant push
Brisbane’s Olympic organisers are pushing a new social media campaign to flood the internet with the famous “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi! Oi! Oi!” chant.
