In a result that will be heavily analysed by Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton just months away from a federal election, David Crisafulli shed his small target election strategy to promise to deliver significant reforms on infrastructure, crime and housing.
The PM’s hopes of dramatically increasing federal Labor’s paltry five out of 30 seats in Queensland remains a pipe dream and Greens leader Adam Bandt has been put on notice by this election outcome.
David Crisafulli says he learned from the mistakes the Newman government made when he was a rookie minister – mistakes that cost him his seat in the Queensland parliament, and nearly his political career.
Both of the party’s state MPs have faced stronger-than-expected challenges in their inner Brisbane electorates, with the results likely to have repercussions for the next federal election.
David Crisafulli won’t want to dwell on the messy way this particular democracy sausage was made. He should, because he needs to to learn from the missteps that went horribly close to blowing the election for the LNP.
Three people are dead after two light planes colliding mid-air before crashing to the ground.
The benefits and risks are far-reaching, and whoever leads in the development of artificial intelligence ‘will be ruler of the world’.
Rugby Australia’s CEO and former Wallaby Phil Waugh has suggested he would be willing to meet Israel Folau and mend the relationship that famously broke down in 2019.
The collective Yes position on the voice was the tip of the legal profession’s politically ‘progressive’ iceberg.
The West is facing a dual threat; from bad actors externally, and internally from polarisation and demoralisation on a scale unlike anything since the end of the Cold War.
Who do you think would be smarter and more experienced in matters of energy and economics: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, or lifelong ALP operatives Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese? Because not everyone can be right.
Under the Albanese government, Australia is now ranked ahead of all G7 economies on budget management in 2024, including the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany.
In the first trip by Australian media since January 2020, The Weekend Australian asks locals: What really happened in Wuhan?
The growing rift between the NSW judiciary and the state’s top prosecutor has been dramatically laid bare with a senior judge alleging Sally Dowling tried to ‘exert influence’ over the judiciary and engaged in ‘ethically questionable’ behaviour.
The family of missing mother Bronwyn Winfield is bitterly divided over her case being included in a list of 67 unsolved murders and disappearances of women on the NSW north coast that a politician has attempted to link to a serial killer | NEW EPISODE
Take away the gambling, the mega-casinos, the strip, and what do you have left? You’ll be surprised by the thriving cultural life of this iconic desert destination.
If we judge a nation on the direction in which it’s going, rather than its past, then Australia, we have a problem. But, it’s one we can fix it if we all agree to be the change we so desperately need.
That slogan ‘from the river to the sea’ is not about real estate. For Palestine and Hamas it is, and was always, what they see as the noble cause of ridding us of Jews. Hitler failed. They and their successors don’t plan to.
Only by seeing the war in the light of Jewish evolution can it be understood.
The bromance between Peter Malinauskas and Chris Minns has invited ridicule but is fast emerging as one of the most significant partnerships within the Australian Labor Party – and one that could have federal implications.
It has been 25 years since he cast Russell Crowe as the wronged Roman general who had his revenge. Now the British director is banking on the charms of a new leading man to anchor the long-awaited Gladiator sequel.
Inside a Chinese-built hospital, a crack team of Australian doctors and surgeons perform lifesaving surgery on a young Solomon Islander boy. There’s a battle going on for hearts and minds here – who’s winning?
Shaun Micallef has seen huge disruption in the entertainment industry since his TV debut 26 years ago. But one thing hasn’t changed.
Tim Walz’s very public journey over these past few months has been intriguing in terms of a fresh brand of masculinity in the public arena.
Starter jobs, student jobs, teenager jobs, call them what you will, they all have something to offer that is even more valuable than money.
From an apocalypse-obsessed church upbringing to losing her religion, it’s been a long road for Sydney singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko, whose seventh album deals with highly personal subject matter.
When I tell people the story of my misdiagnosis they are furious, and urge me to sue for malpractice. But I refuse to face the challenges ahead of me filled with bile.
A musical version of hit children’s TV series Round the Twist will bring Australia’s favorite family from the 90s to a whole new generation.
With his own mortality weighing on his mind, Bruce Springsteen embraces life and music in a series of concerts documented in a new film.
A huge spike in trading volumes on the ASX on a Friday in the early days of the Covid pandemic set alarm bells ringing at the market operator, whose CHESS system was clearly struggling to cope.
The second largest external shareholder in WiseTech says the firm has a strong ‘long-term value’ proposition and Richard White was right to step down into a $1m a year consulting role.
New chair John Mullen has sought to draw the curtain on the Alan Joyce era, vowing to move on from ‘serious mistakes’ while defending the airline’s close relationship with Anthony Albanese.
Although Australia doesn’t have one, changes being made by Canberra to our superannuation are creating a quasi-inheritance tax system. Here’s what you need to know.
Omar and Zane Sabre have turned a $40,000 investment into a $50m retail business but admit their $16,500 diamond and gold iPhone case is next level. So who will buy it?
Mineral Resources is facing a major animal cruelty investigation as pressure mounts on managing director Chris Ellison and the rest of the company’s board over a tax evasion scandal.
Longevity is the new cocktail by the pool when it comes to luxury hotels and the treatments on offer will astound you, especially at this new London property.
Thousands of people are travelling overseas to partake in these gruelling 42.2km destination runs in London, Berlin and New York. But how do you get in? And why would you want to?
Mindfulness and self-care were not for me; I don’t like activated almonds or acai. But then I went to this Thai wellness resort and it changed my life.
This business class on an international carrier still has a middle seat on some of its planes. Is it worth paying if you could still find yourself wedged between two other passengers?
Brendan Fevola in black and white? It’s enough to make a Carlton fan ill. But, it might be the start of one of the more unlikely AFL coaching journeys.
The NRL is considering serious changes to the bunker, a rising star could leave Melbourne, and how Brisbane’s sponsors have responded to the Ezra Mam saga. All that and more in Saint, Sinner, Shoosh.
Shane Watson knows what it’s like to be hyped as the next big thing. When mentoring Sam Konstas he sees a player equipped to deal with the heat of Test cricket.
In the space of 25-years, Rugby Australia has torched everything that champions of the sport like John Eales fought to uphold, writes David Riccio.
Cam Waters has produced a sensational drive at the unforgiving Surfers Paradise street circuit, converting pole position into victory in race 21 of the Supercars season.
Israel Folau says he has ‘never shut the door’ on playing for the Wallabies again, as he views Joseph Suaalii has his natural successor at fullback.
Chopard’s new Global Ambassador Bella Hadid perfectly embodies the elegance and Joie de Vivre of Chopard’s Haute Joaillerie watches.
Vacancy rates are critically low and house prices continue to soar. We need a novel way of thinking to build the houses we need.
As Australia and UK signed a new partnership to beef-up their collaboration on climate change, King Charles said the world was ‘well past believing it is a problem for the future’.
The Coalition pledge to deregister the CFMEU sparks fresh criticism from building employers which back administration.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have held duelling rallies in Texas while also making time to record podcast episodes.
History also shows that Donald Trump is much better at losing elections than he is at winning them, but he is strutting like a victor as Kamala Harris suffers a stall in her momentum.
Kamala Harris and Barack Obama tell a star-studded Georgia rally Donald Trump will abuse the presidency to pursue his political enemies as voters, including a 100-year-old woman, tell The Weekend Australian who they want for president | WATCH
Economists say a second Trump administration would be a disaster for Australia, but not if he can’t hike tariffs as much as he’s promised, given Kamala Harris’s big spending and regulations plans.
Israeli military has completed its overnight retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian military sites, the IDF says, and it warned the Islamic republic will ‘pay a heavy price’ if it begins a new round.
Providing targeting data to the Iranian backed rebels shows how far Vladimir Putin is willing to go to undermine the US-led Western economic and political order.
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Qantas is soaring while conditions are good but when the cycle inevitably turns negative, this will test the airline’s commitment to changing its ways.
The airline is hopeful a record share price and new chairman will ensure a less fiery AGM than last year’s disastrous affair.
From anti-Semitism to financial challenges and technological change, new University of Sydney chancellor David Thodey has warned of a ‘decade of disorientation’ for tertiary education.
‘More job losses’ have been threatened by universities as the federal government starts a review of university governance.
Ten has been dealt a massive blow in Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal of the landmark defamation ruling that found he raped Brittany Higgins in parliament house.
Journalists at The Australian have scored a raft of wins at the 20th annual News Awards, celebrating News Corp Australia’s most talented journalists, photographers and cartoonists.
Owner and manager of the historic NSW property Mylora, Angus Graham, has poured his life into the land.
Weeks after buying an oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach County, the owner is putting the property back on the market for $US79m ($118m).
Cyber criminals have accessed sensitive visa and passport details, drivers’ licences and other personal information held by a Department of Home Affairs contractor.
The exit will be a major test for the tech player. Like all founder-led companies, investors are about to find out if there will be a WiseTech without Richard White.
DNA samples from diverse communities around Australia are being gathered to form what is hoped to be first national genetic biobank.
Rio Tinto and its partner in the Rhodes Ridge joint venture have informed regulators they will no longer push ahead with a long-awaited proposal to mine the Giles Mini deposit near Newman due to its impact on potential roosting sites for the vulnerable Ghost Bat.
Deceptively simple, that deeply burnished crown, almost charred, gives way to a creamy interior, intentionally undercooked, so that each bite slides between lightness and density.
You will find this dish in pretty much every tapas bar in every coastal town in Spain.
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