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Jodie Haydon has regularly accompanied the prime minister on international trips. Pictured here leaving Madrid, June 2022, after the NATO summit.,

From a fish shop to The Lodge: Who is Jodie Haydon?

From a love of music to shared Labor values, Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese have lots in common. But their marriage gives her a very public role.

  • Jordan Baker

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Golden Avenue opens to the public tonight.

Restaurants open in Brisbane until 2am? Why not?

A top restaurateur has reignited the debate over closing times in Brisbane. But here’s the real problem with the city’s current idea of a night-time economy.

  • Matt Shea
A koala photographed last month on French Island, in an almost-denuded tree.

How do you save a starving koala?

The difficulty of moving koalas is again in focus following soaring numbers on French Island in Victoria, and deaths of translocated animals in NSW.

  • Bianca Hall
A photo posted by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie wiith LNP government colleagues this week as parliament returned for the first sitting since the 12-month anniversary of their 2024 election.

From selfies to the Supreme Court, the LNP run into rules and reality

At the end of the mid-October parliamentary week, one minister privately conceded the difficulty of government was starting to set in. Then this week arrived.

  • Matt Dennien
David Crisafulli, pledging a statewide crime victim advocate service from Townsville, faced a third-straight day of questions about whether abortion laws will change if the LNP wins government.

How Crisafulli has, so far, kept most of his contract with Queensland

While the majority of the premier’s pledges appear on track, some elements have been breached in the year since the LNP took power.

  • Matt Dennien
Penelope (at night, at least) hides in plain sight on James Street.

Prices going up at your local cafe or restaurant? Get used to it

Hospitality operators are still dealing with the hangover from high inflation and subsequent interest rate hikes. Some diners need to cut them some slack.

  • Matt Shea
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Brisbane’s new identity? US-based brand designer Caleb Nugent has unveiled his vision for Brisbane, at the request of the city’s tourism body.

Why a Brisbane rebrand ahead of the 2032 Games could be risky

Is Brisbane experiencing an identity crisis, and if so, could a US-based designer have the solution?

  • Brittney Deguara
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli pictured in parliament earlier this year.

The fight for an empty parliament seat, and the story it tells, begins

We may not yet have a date to elect a new MP for Hinchinbrook, whose seat was vacated this week. But the government’s campaign began almost instantly.

  • Matt Dennien
Reece Walsh.

Walshmania is just beginning. What’s next for the drought-breaking Broncos?

Two years ago, Reece Walsh was getting backlash for not orchestrating a Broncos premiership triumph. Who’s laughing now?

  • Nick Wright
Cleve Cole Hut at Mount Bogong.

Mount Bogong deaths occurred on a mountain of perilous beauty, tragedy and mystery

Victoria’s highest mountain had a history of glorious vistas suddenly diminishing into whirling, white nothingness long before two women froze to death on Friday.

  • Tony Wright

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