This Month
Max Chandler-Mather seemed to be everywhere. Then the campaign began
This time last year, Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather was everywhere. But he has returned to his backyard in what pollsters say is a shift in the party’s strategy.
Billionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes record
Rich Lister and founder of Super Amart John Van Lieshout has sold his luxury Sunshine Coast escape, almost doubling the local record.
BoM said the sky was clear. Rain and floods told a different story
A huge meat-producing region of the outback, where livelihoods hinge on the weather, is stuck in an enormous Bureau of Meteorology blind spot.
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com to buy $240m Brisbane logistics hub
The conglomerate’s proposed acquisition is the latest example of how foreign investors are jostling for position in Australia’s tight industrial market.
March
Inside the awkward release of the Star casino probity report
The Queensland LNP government released a sensitive report into Star’s Brisbane casino business partner. The findings could have a significant impact on a sale.
What an election in the middle of NRL Magic Round means for Qld
Anthony Albanese’s polling date will clash with a major weekend in the NRL calendar as well as a long weekend in Queensland.
Election called; 25 seats to watch; Mecca’s biggest bet yet
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
PsiQuantum targets $9.5b valuation, handing Labor a potential windfall
The Silicon Valley-headquartered quantum computing start-up is heavily backed by the federal and Queensland governments, and is raising about $1.2 billion.
Builders line up for $7.1b Brisbane Olympic spree
The runway to develop infrastructure for the world’s biggest sporting tournament has shrunk to just seven years, so work has to begin soon.
New $3.7b stadium confirmed for Brisbane Games
After three premiers, two reviews and 3½ years of bickering, the main venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games has finally been decided.
Myer warns sales are falling, outlines $12m logistics breakdown
The department store chain is in the midst of merging with five fashion brands formerly owned by Premier Investments. Sales have fallen in the past few weeks.
Cyclone Alfred’s insurance storm batters sturdy $1.925m sale
Four hours before the scheduled auction of this Brisbane property, companies refused to extend home cover. But that didn’t put buyers off.
Inside Steve McCann’s final attempt to catch a falling Star
Star chief executive Steve McCann’s rescue plan for the casino group could be remembered as one of the trickier pieces of dealmaking in Australia this decade.
‘Superhuman’: Sea World staff slept at work to keep dolphins safe
As Tropical Cyclone Alfred crept towards south-east Queensland, Sea World set in motion a massive operation to ensure the park’s dolphins were safe.
This cafe owner took a gamble on flood insurance. She lost
The Insurance Council of Australia says nearly a quarter of homes in flood-prone areas don’t have appropriate insurance. Brisbane cafe owner Jacquie Tapsall says she could not afford it.
Beef exporters and farmers count the cost of Alfred
Lucrative export markets were hampered by ex-cyclone Alfred as fruit and vegetable farmers in Queensland count the cost.
Jim wins the battle of Queensland as Dutton lies low
Politicians of all stripes have cashed in on the extreme weather in the northern state, but the treasurer was the standout.
Iconic beaches stripped of sand could stay that way for months
Shorelines in tourism hotspots such as the Gold Coast and Byron Bay have been denuded by giant waves caused by the cyclone, and could take months to recover.
Alfred costing the economy $1b a day as Brisbane pummelled
Power remains cut to hundreds of thousands of residents as torrential rain causes flooding across Queensland’s capital.
Army truck flips in storm zone as storm kills one
The body of a man swept away in floodwaters was found Saturday afternoon as Queensland and NSW authorities fear the looming flood threat of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.