The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
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Government

The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round

As housing prices march on and a state election looms,Labor is working through long-promised help for renters labelled both a “war” on landlords and not enough.

  • byMatt Dennien

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Why does my four-year-old need an interview to enrol at school?
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Education

Why does my four-year-old need an interview to enrol at school?

Like me,Lucky was anxious about the idea of an interview before enrolling in prep. Would our kids pass or fail before they’d even learnt how to tie their shoelaces?

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Will Billy Walters’ career renaissance cost the Broncos another generational talent?
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NRL 2024

Will Billy Walters’ career renaissance cost the Broncos another generational talent?

Walters has defied the odds,culminating in a move that could have huge long-term ramifications at Red Hill.

  • byNick Wright
The Yachties,cruelly overlooked but now not forgotten
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World War II

The Yachties,cruelly overlooked but now not forgotten

Few of us know that hundreds of Australians fought and suffered in the British Royal Navy in World War II,only to be largely left out of their nation’s war history – until now.

  • byTony Wright
Victoria Park could save us $1.1b,so it deserves better than premier’s short shrift

Victoria Park could save us $1.1b,so it deserves better than premier’s short shrift

If the costs stack up,and there would be no net loss of green space,then Victoria Park is an absolute no-brainer.

  • byCameron Atfield
We all lose under Queensland’s winner-takes-all political games
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Government

We all lose under Queensland’s winner-takes-all political games

Practice makes perfect,as the saying goes. And there are few less-practised areas in Queensland politics than collaboration,as the youth justice blow-up shows.

  • byMatt Dennien
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My dog is welcome on the CityCat. Why can’t she catch the train?
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Public Transport

My dog is welcome on the CityCat. Why can’t she catch the train?

Dogs are allowed on public transport in cities around the world,but banned on Brisbane’s buses and trains,and muzzled on the CityCat.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Sales of the century:What’s in store for Brisbane’s oldest shopping arcade
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City life

Sales of the century:What’s in store for Brisbane’s oldest shopping arcade

As Brisbane Arcade celebrates its 100th anniversary,can it survive the evolving demands of retail?

  • byCourtney Kruk
Every show ever made is ours on demand. But television has never been so lonely

Every show ever made is ours on demand. But television has never been so lonely

Having every program,from every era,available when we want has its upsides. But we might have lost something along the way.

  • byCameron Atfield
‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

‘I found I was more comfortable in the forest’:The scientist who took on the logging industry

Professor David Lindenmeyer looked neater than you’d expect for a man who has spent years in Australia’s oldest forests,locked in political battles with the industries that depend on cutting them down.

  • byNick O'Malley
The big questions being raised around Queensland’s ‘Big Build’
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Government

The big questions being raised around Queensland’s ‘Big Build’

As major infrastructure project costs rise and deadlines extend across the country,a state election also approaches – and can help explain some of the bluster.

  • byMatt Dennien