How Steve Smith became the next Bradman
When Steve Smith returns to Lords next week, it will be light years away from his Test debut as a bashful recruit.
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11 ways Trad, Premier have failed pub test
The only thing more concerning than the twin integrity crises engulfing the Premier and her deputy are their inability to acknowledge there’s a problem, writes Steven Wardill. Here are 11 reasons they should be concerned.
Acts that rocked the original Festival Hall
As its spiritual successor opens across town in Fortitude Valley, we remember the legendary Festival Hall that brought a steady stream of top artists to Brisbane.
Why character test is bad news for Premier
Unionists who threaten to rape children and attack non-union workers with crowbars would fail the good-character test enshrined in new laws before Parliament. And that’s bad for the Premier, writes Des Houghton.
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Warning: Insanity for next 4000km
COMMONWEALTH Games? Puh-leeze. Nothing tests the body and soul greater than the Easter Family Road Trip, writes Matthew Condon.
Bigger issues than losing 30 Newspolls
TODAY the political class will burst into action to talk endlessly about Malcolm Turnbull losing 30 Newspolls in a row. But most everyday Australians couldn’t care less, writes Renee Viellaris.
Iconic brands lost to Queensland
BILLABONG is only the latest iconic Queensland brand to fall into foreign hands. We take stock of the others.
The more the Ekka neighbourhood changes…
BRISBANE’S showground precinct might be undergoing gentrification, but the events held at the venue ensure the demographics remain the same, writes Susan Johnson.
Madigan: The Prince has evolved in our collective minds
ONE day he might own all the dolphins in England and a property portfolio worth over $20 billion but for now, England’s next King is doing his duty and sipping a rum in the Barrell Room of the Bundaberg Rum Distillery.
It’s crush hour at Lady Cilento
QUEENSLAND’S biggest children’s hospital put on a warm welcome for Prince Charles and his wife Camilla this week. But would the royal couple have visited if they’d been aware of a controversy behind the scenes, asks Des Houghton.
Our Games’ gold medal lifeguards
AS EYES turn to the Commonwealth Games action on the Gold Coast next week, some of Australia’s elite athletes will be out saving lives in the surf instead, writes Grantlee Kieza.
Counting cost a year after Debbie did damage
ONE year ago, in a 1200km-long path of destruction, Cyclone Debbie left families displaced, industries crippled, towns isolated, 14 people dead, and a $2 billion damage bill, writes Peter Michael.
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