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Footy fans and pub goers to be scanned for knives under Qld crime plan
The expansion of arbitrary police metal detection searches form part of the Miles government’s latest effort to address community and political pressure on crime.
Mother ‘casually lit a cigarette’ before discovering toddlers dead in car
A coronial inquest in Brisbane has heard what a woman did before and after she found her children’s lifeless bodies in the back of her car.
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Domestic violence
Leaders weigh plan to track DV offenders
The prime minister has also warned about the way boys and men are gaining access to violent and misogynistic content online, raising the prospect of new measures.
Analysis
Insolvency
The global turbulence behind Bonza’s backers
Bonza airlines was tipped into voluntary administration. But its problems are just part of wider questions being asked about the financial health of its backer, US investment firm 777 Partners.
Perspective
Australian Border Force
It’s time to bin Australia’s intrusive Incoming Passenger Cards
Australia is one of the few developed nations still using paper arrivals cards, even for its own citizens. It can be an intimidating experience.
Cameron Atfield
Journalist
Emotions charged as Maroons rise: Why halves will decide Broncos’ fate
A star returns for what is set to be an emotionally charged rematch, as the two halves pairings brace for one of the season’s biggest battles.
How a scam artist who conned hundreds in Hollywood was exposed
Documentary maker Chris Smith spent four years trying to track down the Hollywood Con Queen and found it wasn’t the money they were after.
Inside Hollywood’s billion-dollar real estate agencies – and the stars that make them
Mauricio Umansky’s agency made $19 billion in 2022. He’s just one of the exclusive group who have earned fame on TV and millions selling homes to the likes of Beyoncé and Daniel Craig.
China investors in the cold as Chalmers makes security a test for budget largesse
Anthony Albanese’s Future Made in Australia will be the centrepiece of the May budget. The treasurer will reveal the five key tests for how it will work.
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Property market
Coalition looks to turbocharge super withdrawals, easy loans in battle for first home buyer votes
Party insiders say the shadow cabinet is weighing which policies to include in Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech.
‘Path forward remains uncertain’: Spending slumps before RBA’s rates call
Retail spending growth over the year to the end of March was just 0.8 per cent – the weakest growth on record outside the pandemic and the introduction of the GST in 2000.
Exhibition is hosting one of Canberra’s best restaurants (for two nights only)
The two-hatted Pilot is popping up in the star Brisbane eatery for a nine-course degustation with paired drinks. But you’ll need to be quick to nab a booking.
Hotel’s $8 million revamp helps overlooked Queensland town into spotlight
This stunning town has emerged from the shadows of its showstopper neighbour the Great Barrier Reef.
‘I do, but don’t tell anybody’: Why Gen Z are keeping their marriages secret
Marriage rates in young people have never been lower. But even those who are tying the knot are choosing to keep their news private.
Queensland
Mum of sisters who died in car said she’d dump baby if it was a girl: inquest
A mother texted “oops” when explaining how she had left her child in a car all night. It was one of several failures before toddlers Darcey-Helen and Chloe-Ann Conley died after they were left in a hot car.
Teachers to stop work after the bell, interrupting new curriculum
Amid a long-running staff shortage and a rash of resignations, teachers are planning industrial action.
Fire fight over ‘hostile takeover’ of local brigades
A country revolt is brewing over a state government “hostile takeover” of rural fire brigades, under legislation before the Queensland parliament this week.
‘To dad, if you can see this’: Grieving family speaks after alleged Queensland gardener murder
“We are shocked and devastated by what has occurred,” the Reeves family said.
Police stage recreation of fatal Brisbane bus turn
Police staged a quiet recreation of the bus turning from Ann Street into Edward Street as part of their investigation into the bus crash that killed 18-year-old Tia Cameron.
Politics
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Defamation
‘He won’t buy a ticket on the Titanic’: Sharaz retreats as bid to delay Reynolds’ defamation row fails
Lawyers for Brittany Higgins’ fiance, David Sharaz, have declared he can no longer fight WA Liberal senator Linda Reynolds’ “titanic” defamation action, as the court rejected Higgins’ bid to delay the looming trial.
Business
Opinion
Electric vehicles
The China ‘game changer’ that just made Elon Musk billions
Elon Musk’s two-day trip to China has paid off with what looks like a major breakthrough for his spluttering electric vehicle maker Tesla.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The pro-Palestine wave tearing some of America’s most prestigious universities apart
American universities are “walking a tightrope” as one of the nation’s most storied higher education institutions becomes the centre of a national student uprising.
Opinion
Stop! This is not about a squabble at a rally, this is about women’s bodies piling up
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
The $60 billion game that BHP boss Mike Henry needs to win
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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Property
‘Taken me by surprise’: Brisbane house prices hit record high
Does your house earn more than you? The typical Brisbane house has gained more than $100,000 in value in a year, and much more in some locations.
Ex-Good Guys boss who made $17m tree-change sells $6m city bolthole
When Essendon director Andrew Muir sold his Toorak house for $28m he bought a Flinders spread and a Carlton terrace. Now he’s offloaded the pied-à-terre.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Magnesium spray is said to be the secret to good sleep. But does it work?
Beyond anecdotal claims for its benefits, how effective is magnesium spray? How does ingesting magnesium differ from applying it topically?
Culture
★★★★
Review
This is Nick Cave at his transcendent, heartbreaking best
When the singer-songwriter is left genuinely alone on stage during this “solo” show, with just his piano as accompaniment, his status as national treasure is laid bare.
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‘I have been sacked’: Souths part ways with Demetriou after board meetings
The Rabbitohs board has terminated coach Jason Demetriou’s contract, effective immediately, following the side’s disastrous start to the season.
Another Wallabies star eyes code switch after NRL talks
Carter Gordon is considering a move to rugby league as uncertainty swirls around the future of the Melbourne Rebels.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Nine years after Luke Keary stared down Russell Crowe, others at Souths are doing the same
The departure of coach Jason Demetriou is merely a subplot in a bigger power play at the Rabbitohs.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Updated
Crime
Paul Kent in hospital with suspected collapsed lung and broken ribs
The man who clashed with the rugby league personality outside a nightspot suffered a head injury after a bystander intervened in the melee.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Ban the kick-off? I’m all for player welfare, but this is madness
Dragons centre Moses Suli was knocked out in the first tackle of the Anzac Day clash against the Roosters, but it had nothing to do with the kick-off.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Aussie bowler infamous for crude graffiti declares interest in England defection
Daniel Worrall is best known for sketching genitals on a cricket pitch.
DCE deserved ‘discount’ for 14-year clean record, say teammates
The Manly captain is off to the NRL judiciary for the first time in his 313-game career.
Have Your Say
The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold
Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.
