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AFL 2024
Brisbane to clash with Sydney Swans in 2024 grand final after Lions send Geelong packing
Brisbane Lions come from behind for the second final in a row to reach a grand final showdown against the Sydney Swans.
Wallabies 28 All Blacks 31
Wallabies
Thrilling fightback too late for Wallabies as All Blacks hang on
It looked like another dark day for the Wallabies after a shocking first half. But then came a spirited comeback.
Significant gaps found in professionals identifying sexual, domestic violence
Queensland health professionals are failing to detect intimate partner sexual violence in victims and need specific training to identify risks, a review has found.
Vape-flation: prices have surged, but retailers are still flouting the ban
Two months after a ban on selling vapes outside pharmacies, this masthead visited a dozen tobacco and convenience stores across Sydney. All had vapes available on request.
‘Mission failure’: Probe finds multiple flaws by Secret Service on day of Trump shooting
Drone problems and lack of coordination, meant the July 13 security breach was not a result of a lack of resources, but a failure to anticipate the threat.
Kiwi pilot held hostage in West Papua freed after 592 days
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was captured by separatist rebels last year.
‘Longest cold case we’ve ever solved’: Alleged Easey Street killer arrested in Italy after 47 years
Police have arrested a man in Italy over the 1977 Melbourne murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett. He fled Australia in 2017.
‘I’m angry’: Lily was 17 when her baby was taken in Brisbane. Now, she wants UN help
Lily Arthur was one of the young, vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now, she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.
Ambitious Greens say ‘conditions perfect’ to pick up Brisbane seats
The minor party believes it could represent about a third of all Brisbane residents after next month’s state election.
Opinion
Crime
Gisele’s 80 rapists were monstrous, but not monsters. They were ordinary men
The victim, however, was extraordinary in her courage, making her name public so the “shame” would rest with her abusers.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
‘Mohamed al-Fayed was a monster’: More than 100 women make sex abuse accusations
The late billionaire and former owner of the London luxury department store Harrods has been accused of serial rape and the sexual abuse of minors.
Australian golfing prodigy suffers career-threatening injury in freak accident
Jeff Guan, considered one of the country’s most exciting young golfers, made his PGA Tour debut last week. But back in Australia he was badly hurt in a horror incident on course.
Star US political reporter on leave over relationship with presidential campaign subject
The revelation about star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31, sent phones quaking in Washington media.
Eric Beecher on being sued by a Murdoch – and other media matters
The Crikey proprietor on the danger of moguls, why media is a manipulation business and how to keep quality journalism alive.
Queensland
NSW girl charged for carrying knife in Queen St Mall
The 16-year-old was searched amid a police blitz in Brisbane on people carrying weapons.
Brisbane 2032 boss faces second day of scrutiny from senior Labor MPs
With political tensions high, Andrew Liveris has this week fronted a “networking event” hosted by federal LNP energy spokesman Ted O’Brien’s fundraising program.
Painful removals, mission history detailed at inquiry
Aunty Florence Watson told the inquiry the story of her mother, who survived a massacre on the Palmer River in north Queensland in the early 1930s when she was four years old.
Authorities seize 12 devices in case of alleged Russian spies
Australian army soldier Kira Korolev allegedly told her partner how to log into Defence systems on her official work account from their Brisbane home.
Perspective
Queensland votes
The state seats where votes may be worth more – or less
Major party campaigns are gearing up for key stops across Queensland’s 93 electorates before October 26. But some seats aren’t like the others.
Politics
The teals stunned the nation in 2022. They could make or break the next government
The seven women who won formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seats in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth promised a “new way” of doing politics. How have they changed the parliament?
Business
Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close
Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to stay in the mix.
World
Star US political reporter on leave over relationship with presidential campaign subject
The revelation about star political reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31, sent phones quaking among the Washington media corps.
Opinion
Explore
Property
‘A little piece of paradise’: The most affordable sea-change towns
Australia’s most affordable sea-change towns have just been revealed in new data that compares property prices with incomes.
The roadblock stopping couples from having more children, if any
The number of births in Australia is set to plummet to its lowest levels in two decades by the end of the year, new forecasts show.
Good Food
Lifestyle
To treat an incurable illness, he quit science – and took up Qigong
What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.
Opinion
Real life
An isolated beach shack has finally made me feel like myself again
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Culture
How Rachel Burke became the city’s queen of colour
From a uni dropout sewing in her parents’ garage in Kedron to a world-renowned designer with a cult following, this is the story of a cult Brisbane fashion hero.
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AFL 2024
AFL LIVE 2024 updates: Brisbane to clash with Sydney Swans in 2024 grand final after Lions send Geelong packing
Brisbane Lions come from behind for the second final in a row to reach a grand final showdown against the Sydney Swans. The Lions will strive to win the flag after finishing fifth.
Bledisloe Cup LIVE updates: Wallabies v All Blacks at Accor Stadium
Can the Wallabies respond after a huge defeat in Santa Fe against Argentina and shock the All Blacks?
‘His toughness goes unnoticed’: How Holmes played eight minutes with a broken leg
The Cowboys believe their departing star played on with a fractured fibula on Friday night as he tried to keep the club’s season alive.
Hynes asked Cleary for advice. Now he can show the Panthers star what he’s learnt
Nicho Hynes sat down with Nathan Cleary earlier this year to learn about handling clutch moments. Now they’re pitted against each other for a grand final berth.
The brutal grand final history that will leave Swans wary of backing injured Mills
John Longmire has had major decisions to make on injured players in three of his previous four grand finals as coach. The time he made the brutal call, he won.
‘Painfully mature’: What Oscar Piastri’s mum wants you to know about him
The Australian lives in Monaco and mixes with sporting royalty. But he makes no apologies for being “a nice person” in a cut-throat Formula 1 world.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Nicho Hynes used to run the circus, but the main stage is all Braydon Trindall’s now
Nicho Hynes wears the No.7, but after Cronulla broke their finals hoodoo with a win over the Cowboys, there’s no doubt who runs the show in the Shire.
Have Your Say
Why James Slipper feels uneasy about breaking Gregan’s Wallaby record
The veteran prop will become the most capped Wallabies player of all time on Saturday – and George Gregan couldn’t be happier.
