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JIM’S GUIDE TO LYING
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given all Labor MPs a cheat sheet on how to explain why the government broke two massive election promises in last night’s federal budget. After weeks of speculation, Mr Chalmers confirmed that from July 2027, negative...
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HANDS OFF OUR FOOTY
Premier David Crisafulli has dared rugby league boss Peter V’landys to lock in the future of Magic Round at Suncorp Stadium by Sunday night. It comes amid fears the $41m marquee event could be stolen by domestic or international poachers. This...
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CLIMATE WAR ON ORANGE WAVE
Nationals leader Matt Canavan has vowed to double down on killing net zero to win back conservative voters in the regions after Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party won its first federal lower house seat in three decades in Saturday’s NSW Farrer...
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MILES OFF THE MARK
The Crisafulli government is on track to pull off a historic upset in the Labor stronghold of Stafford in next weekend’s by-election, a contest that could reshape Queensland politics. Exclusive exit polling of 300 Queenslanders, conducted by The...
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FOREVER MATILDA’S MUM
Bondi massacre victim Matilda’s heartbroken mum Valentyna Poltavchenko has revealed she returns to the beach regularly to “feel closer” to her daughter as she prepares for her first Mother’s Day without her.
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INTEGRITY HALL PASS
Premier David Crisafulli has again declared he was not obligated to make sure a secret yearlong affair between two of his ministers did not pose a conflict of interest when the LNP formed government. He failed to ask the Integrity Commissioner when in...
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Alexa’s SECOND LIFE
Australia knows Alexa Leary as the bright and bubbly swim star who won the nation’s hearts with two swimming gold medals at the Paris Paralympics. Her inspirational heroics came after doctors gave her little chance of surviving a high-speed, road...
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Oueens OF NEW YORK
Nicole Kidman and daughter Sunday Rose lead Aussie Met Gala contingent
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YOU CAN’T TRUST ME
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has bizarrely claimed commitments made to voters at elections can be broken at will by the government if the broken promise is made for the “right reasons”. And he said that breaking his own promise not to mess with property tax...
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OUR KIDS, OUR FUTURE
Top doctors warn Australia’s children are at a critical turning point, with a generation now facing worse health outcomes than their parents for the first time. They say only world-leading research can reverse the slide and return kids to good...
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Premier’s bold plan to build fuel refineries along Queensland coast OIL BE BACK
A chain of fuel storage and refinery hubs will be built along Queensland’s coastline, as Premier David Crisafulli frees up government-owned land to harden the state against global energy shocks in the wake of the Iran War. Six parcels of...
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REZA RAPE CHARGES
Former premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s partner, Dr Reza Adib, faces potential life behind bars if convicted after being charged with raping a woman three decades younger at his luxury apartment. Dr Adib, 65, was charged with three counts of rape, two...
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COPS RAID DR REZA
The luxury home of Dr Reza Adib – the high-profile partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk – has been declared a crime scene by police amid a bombshell investigation. The Queensland Police Service conducted searches at Dr Adib’s...
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WHERE STARS ARE BORN
Angela Jones has her sights on Group 1 glory after creating history last season when she became the first female to win the Brisbane senior jockeys premiership. Jones, who grew up riding ponies in outback Queensland, will be one of the stars to watch...
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WAR WAGED ON EMAIL
Jackie Trad’s henchmen pushed the builders of Cross River Rail to sign up to a controversial CFMEU pay deal in a letter sent from a personal email address, an inquiry has heard. CPB Contractors would ultimately sign up to the Best Practice Industry...
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MAGIC ROUND TRAIN WRECK
Rugby league fans have been told to expect rail chaos during Magic Round, with thousands of train workers set to go on rolling strikes from today. The renewed round of industrial action by seven unions comes after a tense meeting with Queensland Rail...
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BALLROOM TERROR
A defiant Donald Trump declared the White House correspondents’ dinner will be rescheduled so the alleged shooter “doesn’t win” after a suspected third assassination attempt in three years on the US President was foiled yesterday. Cole Tomas Allen, a...
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CAULDRON CRUSH
Magic Round could be thrown into chaos due to the state’s ongoing public transport crisis in a major blow for fans and the NRL. Frustrated Broncos bosses are in urgent talks with the government amid revelations more than 10,000 fans are turning up...
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‘THEY GAVE US THE LIFE WE HAVE’
The black pocket book is faded now, each page threatening to come unstuck as it is turned. The 1915 Collins Diamond Diary went to Gallipoli, and then France, where its owner shied from shells and cringed at the instant carnage that they rained from...
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I SURVIVED 20 HOURS LOST AT SEA
A diver lost at sea in shark-infested waters off North Stradbroke Island has revealed the three words that kept him sane during the terrifying 20-hour ordeal: “Don’t look down.” In an exclusive interview with The Courier-Mail dive instructor Daniel...
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ABSOLUTE DIS-GRACE
The Palaszczuk government’s industrial relations minister Grace Grace threatened to tear up a billion-dollar contract unless builders of the Toowoomba bypass did a deal with the CFMEU, an inquiry has heard. Senior executives from the Nexus consortium...
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LEANNE’S KILL CASE REOPENED
One of Queensland’s most high-profile murders will be reinvestigated by a coroner after 35 years, multiple appeals and an internal police review. The Acting State Coroner has ordered the case of 12-year-old Leanne Hollands’ murder in 1991 be reopened...
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LIGHTNING DOES STRIKE TWICE
Brisbane Broncos superstar Reece Walsh might be sidelined by injury, but another member of the family has stepped up to fly the flag. Daughter Leila is following in his footsteps, making her debut for the Coomera Cutters on the Gold Coast at the...
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I’LL FIGHT TO THE FINISH
Ben Roberts-Smith has slammed the Australian Federal Police’s decision to arrest him so publicly in front of his family as an unnecessary spectacle as he vowed to fight the war crime charges laid against him. Australia’s most decorated living soldier,...
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CON AIR MADNESS
Thomas Chamberlin Prisoners are being flown around the state in private planes, using up precious jet fuel in the midst of a global crisis because Queensland’s watch-houses are overcrowded.
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The record breaking race that I almost didn’t run
It was the history-making moment that very nearly didn’t happen. Queenslander Lachlan Kennedy was all set to become the first Aussie to run 100m in under 10 seconds on home soil last Friday at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney. Coach...
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HOPES UP IN FLAMES
A blazing inferno at one of Australia’s two fuel refineries will tip the country closer to direct government intervention, experts have warned. Australian production will take a severe hit from the devastating fire at Viva’s refinery in Geelong, which...
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CFMEU’S INSIDER TRADIE
A union-aligned spy working as a workplace health and safety beaurocrat intercepted and diverted calls to police about violence on Queensland work sites. Explosive evidence to the CFMEU Commision of Inquiry alleged safety boss Helen Burgess, who was in...
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Royally chuffed
Prince Harry and Meghan have kicked off their four-day trip Down Under by visiting sick kids at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met patients, parents and staff at the world-class healthcare facility on...
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“I’M COMING FOR YOU LACHIE ”
World record-holder Gout Gout has already moved on to his next mission. As his stunning exploits at the national championships on Sunday reverberated around the world, the Queensland teenager is locked into taking care of unfinished business. The...
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BETTER THAN BOLT
Queenslander Gout Gout has confirmed he is a global sprinting icon after running the fastest under-20 200m of all time – quicker than even Usain Bolt’s best time at that age. Gout’s extraordinary new Australian record of 19.67 seconds would have won a...
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JAIL FOR AI CREEPS
Predators and bullies who create deepfake nudes will face up to three years’ jail under tough new state government laws. In a Queensland first, it will become a criminal offence to produce AI-generated or digitally altered explicit images of a person...
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SAVING ALEXA
Australia knows Alexa Leary as the bubbly star who won our hearts with two Paralympic gold medals. What they don’t know is how the world almost lost her a second time. Her desperate family helped her rise from the ashes of a suicide attempt after the...
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TRAIN PAIN UNTIL GAMES
Commuters face years of extended track closures as an unapologetic state government prioritises completing major rail projects such as Cross River Rail on time. Already the Queensland Rail works calendar until the start of December shows about 66...
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FUEL FIGHT RAGES ON
US President Donald Trump’s deal to end hostilities in Iran and begin peace talks will do nothing to ease petrol prices here – with motorists told to expect more months of pain. Peace talks are expected within days after the US and Iran agreed to a...
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WAR HERO BEHIND BARS
Former SAS soldier and Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith could face a lifetime behind bars if he is convicted on five war crime murder charges laid after his sensational arrest at Sydney Airport yesterday. But behind the scenes, lawyers say...
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YOUNG GUN’S MOMENT
Michael Maguire says ex-Cowboys halfback Tom Duffy is ready for a Broncos baptism of fire against his old club, as skipper Adam Reynolds races the clock for Friday’s Queensland derby. Reynolds is refusing to rule himself out of the Suncorp Stadium...
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CULTURAL CRINGE
Secret documents have revealed the Crisafulli government dumped plans for a long-dreamt-of First Nations Cultural Centre at South Bank, against the advice of the $3m taxpayer-funded business case report.
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KING-HIT CAPITAL
The number of Queenslanders being assaulted is the highest it has been in more than a decade, with residents more likely to be attacked than those in other states. There were 215,900 assault victims in 2024-25, data shows.
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THEY JUST DON’T CARE
Residential care providers given millions of taxpayer dollars meant for vulnerable children are splashing out on cryptocurrency, gold and Mercedes-Benz cars while CEOs pocket salaries of up to $679,000 a year, a damning report has revealed. An...
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SHE’LL BE RIGHT MATE
Anthony Albanese has used the first formal prime ministerial address to the nation since the start of the Covid pandemic to assure Australians they have little to fear from the global fuel crisis. Mr Albanese gave eight hours’ notice of his historic...
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BUDGET HELP IS ON THE WAY
Queensland Treasurer David Janetzki has promised to pass on to households any extra GST the state takes on higher fuel prices. Mr Janetzki said the cost-of-living relief program would be targeted, but with the state set to receive up to $150m extra,...
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THE HUNT FOR A COP KILLER
Tracked down to a remote property on Victoria’s border after seven months on the run, cowardly cop killer Dezi Freeman was offered the chance to surrender. Instead, the fugitive again pulled a pistol on police that he had concealed behind a blanket...
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Hannay’s Titans fire at last
Gold Coast players Lachlan Ilias, Oliver Pascoe and Beau Fermor celebrate their first win of the season, against the Dragons last night
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PRICE OF GETTING OLD
Elderly Australians are being forced to choose between paying a carer to help them shower or buying food as the price of services under the federal government’s aged care reforms skyrockets. A Sunday Mail investigation has found many older Australians...
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HOME OIL ADVANTAGE
A lake of oil, the size of Singapore, that sits three kilometres beneath the surface of Queensland could produce hundreds of millions of barrels of liquid gold as the state government moves to fast-track the project amid the global fuel crisis.
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YOUNG AT HEART
MATCH-DAY SPECIAL EDITION SPORT CONFIDENTIAL | TEAM LISTS | EXPERT ANALYSIS
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CITY’S NEW CAULDRON
The architects of the new Brisbane Stadium have promised a Suncorp Stadium-like atmosphere inside the new 63,000-seat venue thanks to it being sunk into the hills of innercity Victoria Park. Their promise, in an exclusive interview to mark a year...
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WHY BEN BUCKED BRONCOS
Michael Maguire has been left “pained” by the bombshell resignation of Ben Te’o as Broncos bosses backed their head coach in the wake of an explosive fallout with his assistant. Broncos chief executive Dave Donaghy confirmed an exclusive report by The...
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GAMES PLAN’S ROCKY TRUTH
Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River needs to be widened and dredged to fit Olympic rowing in 2032, a secret report reveals. The Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority’s feasibility study into the government’s controversial plan to host...
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GOLDEN TICKET
Brisbane’s new stadium would house a National Olympic and Paralympic Sports Museum under a legacy plan backed by some of Australia’s greatest sporting heroes. Despite Australia’s success in and love of the Games, there is no single attraction where the...
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HONEYMOON KILLER’S NEW LIFE
The notorious “honeymoon killer” Gabe Watson is living a quiet life in Alabama with his schoolteacher wife and their children 23 years after his bride of 11 days died in mysterious circumstances while scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef. The Sunday...
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WFH, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS & EVEN LOWER SPEED LIMITS AS FUEL CRISIS SPREADS PETROL PANDEMIC
Australians have been warned to slow down on highways, work from home, limit air travel and ditch gas cooktops as the war in the Middle East limits oil supply. The grim warning from the world’s energy watchdog comes as major businesses including Uber,...
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CHEERS NARELLE
One of the most powerful storms to ever hit Queensland will slam into the far north coast this morning at high tide, bringing deadly winds, storm surges and flash flooding. Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle will cross the coast directly east of Coen, on...
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3 YEARS OF PAIN AHEAD
Fuel prices could remain at wartime highs for three years, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers warning there was a “very real” prospect inflation could reach 5 per cent this year. Mr Chalmers also warned if the Middle East war drags on, oil would hit $US120 a...
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THE HITS KEEP ON COMING
Queensland families face a massive hit to their hip pockets after the Reserve Bank yesterday bucked world trends and delivered a 0.25 per cent rate rise. The RBA’s decision – which Treasurer Jim Chalmers blamed on the war in the Middle East – lifts...
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Mum gets the RED CARPET TREATMENT
Irish actress Jessie Buckley has beaten out Aussie darling Rose Byrne for best actress in a dramatic Oscars ceremony where Timothee Chalamet was roasted for his controversial views on ballet and slain Hollywood legend Rob Reiner was honoured in a...
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HAPPY TO BE HOME
Danish royals King Frederik and Aussie-born Queen Mary swapped ancient culture for business, politics and glamour on Sunday as they travelled from Uluru to Canberra on day two of their Australian tour. Governor-General Sam Mostyn hosted a ceremonial...
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WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DIE IN PEACE
Queenslanders with terminal illnesses living in regional or remote areas are dying in distress, unable to access Voluntary Assisted Dying, because of a legal technicality. Families, like Helena Hammer (left) whose husband Patrick (inset) died last...
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YOU ‘FAILED’ HER
Queensland’s Child Safety Department allowed an underage teenager in state care to live with a man in his 40s despite several whistleblowers warning that the intellectually disabled child was at risk and being treated as “a sexual object”. Hayley...
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THE HANGOVER PART 2
Warriors and Brisbane bosses will ramp-up negotiations on a player transfer deal in the wake of Mitch Barnett’s move to the Broncos. Warriors boss Cameron George said the New Zealand club will expect some form of compensation in the form of a Broncos...
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BOOFHEADS, BARBIES & BABIES
Australians should embrace their unique larrikin humour and champion regional industries to revive the nation, new Nationals leader Matt Canavan says. “We need more Australian babies, more Australian jokes, more Australian barbecues,” he said.
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BRAVE NEW AUSSIES
Australia has helped five Iranian athletes flee the totalitarian Islamic regime in a top-secret Gold Coast evacuation operation. This included a daring dash to a secret location to sign their visas and a late-night call between Anthony Albanese and the...
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LET US STAY HERE ALBO
Multiple Iranian female soccer players have sought protection in Australia after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was urged to grant members of the team asylum. Five players are now under the protection of Australian Federal Police after chaotic scenes...
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2000KM OF WARNINGS
Queensland is on high alert for flooding as a tropical low that smashed the Far North charges south. Forecasters warned heavy rain could fall anywhere between Julia Creek, in the northwest, through to Brisbane, with flood warnings for more than 20...
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FREE GET YOUR REECE WALSH GLOSSY POSTER
Collect all your favourite Broncos heroes this week
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TECH GIANTS FAIL AGAIN
Teenagers across the country are still using social media despite the ban of under-16s, sparking calls for platforms to revoke access or face accusations they have “blood on their hands”. A national investigation that polled 273 Australian children...
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LET’S BULLDOZE THE PANTHERS
Ben ‘Dozer’ Hunt and Reece Walsh can’t wait to run out at Suncorp Stadium tonight as the Broncos begin their premiership defence
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BLITZ ON E-BIKES
Parents would be held responsible for their child hooning on an e-bike and pedestrians better protected under a proposed suite of tough new reforms to make Queensland’s streets safer. The long-awaited inquiry into personal mobility devices has also...
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THERE ARE NO LIMITS
Electric Broncos fullback Reece Walsh has declared his team can win back-to-back NRL premierships this season and “have only scratched the surface” of their playmaking potential. Brisbane is banking on the brilliance of its $5m man to lead its title...
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TYRANT GONE IN A FLASH
Iran’s ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed, along with much of the country’s leadership, in US and Israeli air strikes, as President Donald Trump urged the Iranian people to rise up in revolt. In response, Iran has attacked US bases, as well...
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AMERICA STRIKES IRAN
The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran as Donald Trump vowed to eliminate the rogue state’s nuclear and missile programs, devastate its military and fuel a regime change. Explosions were reported across the Middle East –...
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WHERE ARE MY KIDS ’ KILLERS
When Michael Pye’s daughter, Kristin, was killed during a robbery in 2008, he never thought lightning would strike twice – but then his son, Kieren, was stabbed to death seven years later. Both his children’s killers were migrants and should have been...
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THE COWBOYS TAKE LAS VEGAS
Those close to him say there’s another Todd behind the public Payten, but we never see it. League writer Travis Meyn boarded the Cowboys’ team bus in Las Vegas for a day of behind-the-scenes coverage and to better understand the North Queensland...
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SLASH OR CRASH
Queenslanders have been warned to brace for at least one interest rate hike and potentially more after higher than expected inflation figures. It has prompted economists to warn Treasurer Jim Chalmers to reduce government spending.
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