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Jamie Walker is a senior staff writer, based in Brisbane, who covers national affairs, politics, technology and special interest issues. He is a former Europe correspondent (1999-2001) and Middle East correspondent (2015-16) for The Australian, and earlier in his career wrote for The South China Morning Post, Hong Kong. He has held a range of other senior positions on the paper including Victoria Editor and ran domestic bureaux in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide; he is also a former assistant editor of The Courier-Mail. He has won numerous journalism awards in Australia and overseas, and is the author of a biography of the late former Queensland premier, Wayne Goss. In addition to contributing regularly for the news and Inquirer sections, he is a staff writer for The Weekend Australian Magazine.

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INSIDE STORYNation

8/4/2025: Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather in front of original 1950Ã¢â¬â¢s housing commission homes, during a break in door knocking, in Carina in his Brisbane seat of Griffith. Rudd's old inner-city seat is one that that both major parties want, and probably need. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Doorknock duel: Greens firebrand fights to hold key seat

Outspoken Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather should be as safe as houses in his Brisbane seat of Griffith. He’s not.

Jamie Walker

casinoNation

Rescue of fallen Star ‘not yet a done deal’

The $300m deal to keep troubled casino operator Star Entertainment in the game could still unravel.

Jamie Walker

1918-2025Nation

Australia's oldest known prisoner of war Arthur Leggett has died, aged 106

Vale Arthur Leggett, 106, WWII POW and Aussie ‘hero’

Arthur Leggett came home from World War II in ‘a mess’. He spent the rest of his long life fighting for his fellow prisoners of war.

Jamie Walker

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

Clockwise from left: Teal candidate Ben Smith on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula on Sunday; on his way to St Mark's Anglican Church in Dromanal; One Nation's Mike Brown at the church.

Exposed: Teal in covert meeting with One Nation

A prominent teal candidate in the hotly-contested seat of Flinders prayed with his One Nation opponent and allegedly asked the Hanson man for a preference deal.

Jamie Walker

INSIDE STORYNation

Vietnam veteran Ted Robinson and his wife Pip, aged75 and 68, were rescued by mustering helicopters during the Adavale floods in Western Queensland. The chopper Ted was in crashed, leaving him with burns all over his body.

Anatomy of a disaster: 12 desperate hours to live or die

Drought turned to flood in a flash in outback Queensland’s Channel Country. Here’s how our most stoic Australians survived.

Jamie Walker and Mackenzie Scott

QueenslandNation

Facebook post by Thargomindah local Daniel Roy = Today is a dark day for Thargomindah. The waters have risen to 7.5m, absolutely smashing the 1974 flood levels (6.75m) by a whopping 0.75m. To call this a simple flood is both underselling the sheer scale and reducing the destruction to a simple word. , Despite this atrocious destruction, the town still stands strong, with every one of our townsfolk keeping their heads high and pushing through to do whatever is possible. If you ever want to see what the true blue Aussie spirit is, just take a look at a Thargomindian and you'll see it with no trouble. , The waters are holding steady at the 7.5m mark, and while we still don't know what more is to come due to lack of flood monitoring equipment in the region, we are prepared for what each day unfolds. Our mini town shanty is spread across the Airport area, with SES, QPS and Swift Water Rescue supporting where needed. Picture Facebook

Flood of the century unleashes heartache across the outback

Outback Queensland’s flood of the century has descended into a human and financial disaster for far-flung communities, beef stations and vast sheep runs as stock losses pile up and emergency services scramble to save people from the rising waters.

Jamie Walker, Mackenzie Scott and ELODIE JAKES

InquirerInquirer

A render of the new Brisbane Stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games. A new stadium with the ability to seat 63,000 spectators will be developed in Victoria Park. Located centrally in Brisbane, Victoria Park offers a unique opportunity to develop a world-class stadium which will showcase Brisbane on the global stage. Its inner-city location, city views, and ability to integrate within a master-planned park make it an unparalleled choice for an iconic sporting and entertainment venue. Picture: QLD Government.

Brisbane Olympics: We need to talk about the elephant in the room

Consider the line-up since Sydney 2000: Athens (4m people), Beijing (22m), London (8.9m), Rio de Janeiro (11.8m), Tokyo (37.1m), Paris (12.5m) and greater Los Angeles come 2028 (12.8m). For all its subtropical charm, Brisbane is not in this league.

Jamie Walker

Inside StoryNation

pictured at the Howard Smith Wharves for the announcement of the Brisbane Olympics 2032 venues and infrastructure, Brisbane 25th March 2025. (Image/Josh Woning)

The marathon course to Games reboot

It’s taken a series of tense and willing negotiations to get everyone on the same team for the 2032 Brisbane Games venue and infrastructure reboot.

Jamie Walker and Michael McKenna

Bombshell ReportNation

BRISBANE AUSTRALIA FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2025 The Star Casino group has halted trading on the Stock Exchange this morning. Generic pictures of The Star at Queens Wharf Brisbane Picture David Clark

Casino tied to famous crime king

The co-owner of embattled casino operator Star Entertainment’s Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane repeatedly misled Queensland’s gaming regulator about its dealings with the Macau-based kingpin of a $160bn illegal gambling operation.

Sarah Elks and Jamie Walker

BRISBANE OLYMPICSNation

An artist impression of Brisbane Stadium in Victoria Park for Brisbane 2032 Olympics. Source: Queensland Government.

Stadium naming rights ‘should never be sold’

The naming rights to Brisbane’s Olympic stadium should never be sold to a corporate sponsor, the Games infrastructure review has warned.

Sarah Elks and Jamie Walker

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