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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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23/4/2025: 102 old World War 2 veteran Jim Grebert, with granddaughter Helen Bishop, ahead of Anzac Day this year, at the Sandgate RSL, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Veteran says war is no place for today’s young

If World War II veteran Jim Grebert had his time over, he’d put an ‘old head on young shoulders’ and not march off to war.

Jamie Walker and Kyle Rode

1936-2025World

Pope Francis smiles as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Divine disruptor: Pope dies of stroke hours after Easter service

Pope Francis will be buried not at the Vatican but in Rome, as his death plunges Catholics into mourning and heralds a new era of uncertainty for the church.

Jamie Walker

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APRIL 20, 2025: Sophia Kulovic 6yo from Burton ( dad Adis Kulovic 0451836151) at the Adelaide International Kite Festival at Semaphore. Picture: Brenton Edwards

From faith to footy: how nation celebrated Easter

It was a time for prayer or chocolate eggs, the beach and family, when the nation took the opportunity to relax and give thanks. And wisely, our leaders took a break from bareknuckled political campaigning.

Jamie Walker

EXCLUSIVENation

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

Public-private infrastructure deals back in vogue

Once shunned by governments, a new study has identified ‘green shoots’ in public-private partnership agreements, which could save taxpayers tens of billions of dollars in project costs and risk.

Jamie Walker

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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

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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

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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

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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

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