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Paris 2024
Painful end for Tokyo hero; Heavyweight goes down; Man who lit the cauldron wins gold
Australian decathlete Ash Moloney has been forced to pull out, while the Boomers face a nervous wait to see if they’re also going home. Follow the action.
Latest live posts
LoadingBoomers lose two from three – but they can still make the quarters
The Boomers are staring at the possibility of an early flight home from the Games after losing to Greece in their final group A match in Lille.
Opinion
Sport
The outrageous – and sad – double standards of the Olympics
The IOC has no compunction in demanding US authorities cease criminal investigations that might reveal horrendous inadequacies in WADA’s efforts to combat doping. But it has no rules to measure the fitness and propriety of people that nations want to send to the Games.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
The true story of this Brisbane bookstore you won’t find in print
Not all chapters in Archives Fine Books’ history make for easy reading. But Dawn and Hamish have no regrets having “followed their bliss”.
Exclusive
Property prices
Australia’s super-sized mortgages climb $154 a day to record high
Queensland’s average home loan increased by 16.5 per cent, or $85,000, to $599,300.
Brisbane teen accused of using fake LGBTQ dating profile to rob people
Police have charged a 14-year-old Acacia Ridge boy who they allege arranged at least six meet-ups via a dating app to rob people.
Artwork using AI wins $10,000 in the Brisbane Portrait Prize
The winners for 2024 have been announced, and they include an AI-generated work and images that push the definition of a “portrait” to the limit.
A reporter, a Russian killer and everyone else freed in the prisoner swap
Twenty-four prisoners were freed in a multi-country exchange on Friday, the largest exchange between Russia and the West in years.
Gold Coast weatherman replaces Scarlett Johansson’s husband as correspondent
Colin Jost is a Saturday Night Live regular, married to a Hollywood A-lister, boasts an audience of millions and was NBC’s Olympic surfing correspondent. Until now.
Tripologist: What are the best short trips to take from Paris?
My short list would include Lyon for the food and culture and Strasbourg for its canals.
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
Is it ever acceptable for a guest to do their laundry at your place?
Let’s not talk dirty, says our Modern Guru: in this case, the distance your friend has travelled is key.
Digital divide: Students filing assignments on phones or using public computers
Students from poorer families are resorting to using phones and public libraries to get homework done, leaving many falling behind.
Egyptian volleyball player hits out at France’s hijab ban after facing bikini-clad opposition
There were contrasting kits at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on Thursday as Egyptian athletes Marwa Abdelhady and Doaa Elghobashy competed fully clothed and wore a hijab against a Spanish pair in bikinis.
Hit and myths: The truth about Algerian boxer at centre of Olympics gender controversy
The bout between Imane Khelif and Angela Carini lasted less than a minute, but it has become one of the biggest stories of the Olympics.
Analysis
Paris 2024
Where to from here? The questions the Matildas must answer
After parting ways with coach Tony Gustavsson, the federation has some big, philosophical questions it needs to answer before it embarks on a search for his successor.
The scientific secrets of Olympic high jump
Winning a gold medal in high jump isn’t just about jumping the highest – it’s about using speed and energy to get over the bar.
Olympics hub
Your home of Olympics news & results
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Live schedule of all events across the games
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Results for all events across the games
Queensland
Brisbane teen accused of using fake LGBTQ dating profile to rob people
Police have charged a 14-year-old Acacia Ridge boy who they allege arranged at least six meet-ups via a dating app to rob people.
Miles to push ahead with CFMEU crackdown, regardless of police findings
Steven Miles says he will leave it to police to determine whether CFMEU workers were behind an attack on a picket line-crossing worker outside his home.
‘Hero’ officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies
Emotional police officers tell an inquest of how they rescued a colleague and retrieved bodies while under fire at a remote Queensland property.
Albanese reveals Labor candidate to contest Kevin Rudd’s old seat
As Labor assembles its “Greenslide” fightback, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has introduced a youth mental health chief executive to take on the Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather.
Ex-Catholic brother jailed again for child sex abuse
A former Catholic brother convicted of sexually abusing 35 children more than three decades ago has been jailed again.
Politics
PM says passion still burns, but Price accuses him of grandstanding
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returns to the Garma festival with a speech long on hope and short on policy proposals.
Business
PwC wrongfully claimed legal privilege over documents to frustrate Tax Office, inquiry told
The consulting giant stymied Tax Office attempts to obtain thousands of documents, according to evidence at a parliamentary inquiry into the industry spurred by the tax leaks scandal.
World
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Biden seeks diplomacy in prisoner swap, Putin may see different lesson
Eleven days after his remarkable decision to drop out of the US election, America’s now lame-duck president had one of the most important breakthroughs of his time in office.
Opinion
Suddenly, Donald Trump looks enlightened about women
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
Explore
Property
Our eight favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a sparkling beachfront panorama to a palatial family home and a country estate, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
Man trying to sell house without an agent takes a $400,000 haircut
Brett D’Souza’s unorthodox approach to selling his house attracted a lot of attention, but didn’t quite reach his goal of a $1.8 million sale price.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Not everyone finds exercise rewarding. These four tips might help
We’ve all encountered that person who comes back from the gym or a run seemingly high on life. But for some, a workout just leaves us feeling worn out.
Opinion
Autism
My surprising midlife diagnosis makes me proud
Mike Knapp
Tech innovator and entrepreneur
Culture
★★★½
Review
Josh Hartnett the perfect serial killer in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap
The former teen idol gives a darkly funny performance as his character, the Butcher, tries to evade capture at a pop concert.
Traveller
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‘Des doesn’t stop’: Mellow Hasler can still rip a door off its hinges when he needs to
Slowly but surely, veteran coach Des Hasler is giving the Gold Coast Titans reason to believe.
Updated
NRL injury ward
Former NRL player loses $1m legal battle against rugby league insurer
Ethan Lowe had alleged he had suffered permanent paralysis to one side of his body after a tackle ended his career in 2020.
Utoikamanu chooses Storm over Bulldogs
The most in-demand forward in the game has ended speculation over his future.
Analysis
Paris 2024
Where to from here? The questions the Matildas must answer
After parting ways with coach Tony Gustavsson, the federation has some big, philosophical questions it needs to answer before it embarks on a search for his successor.
Opinion
Paris 2024
One code has a chance of making it in the US – and it’s not league
The NRL’s best player has just over 400,000 followers on Instagram. For Ilona Maher, a USA women’s sevens star, that number is 2.5 million.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Aussie weatherman replaces Scarlett Johansson’s hubbie as US correspondent
Colin Jost is a Saturday Night Live regular, married to a Hollywood A-lister, boasts an audience of millions and was NBC’s Olympic surfing correspondent. Until now.
Opinion
AFL 2024
The members of the 400 club share many traits, but where does Scott Pendlebury rank?
Pendlebury becomes the sixth person, and the first Collingwood player, to reach the 400-game milestone on Saturday night.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Have Your Say
The Olympics have never been a fair fight. But what’s happening in boxing and swimming is shameful
Away from celebrities in the stands, execs on their jollies and plenty of world-class sport, there are some pretty serious moral questions being raised at these Games.
