Mike Catt is a two-time Lions tourist who now coaches at the Waratahs. He shares what he knows about the Lions … and rising superstars Joseph Suaalii and Max Jorgensen.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/rugby-union/those-days-are-gone-why-waratahs-lions-won-t-get-punchy-20250628-p5mb1e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Australia has had more than 30 years of truth-telling about Indigenous injustice, yet it’s done precious little in response. What hope that the damning findings on Kumanjayi Walker’s “unavoidable death” will bring change?

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/what-s-the-point-of-truth-telling-if-we-can-t-handle-the-truth-20250711-p5me6i.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Yemen-based Houthi militants have resumed their Red Sea campaign, capturing and sinking two ships in recent days.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/three-dead-many-crew-missing-as-houthis-sink-red-sea-cargo-ship-20250710-p5mdzm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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A development planned for a former WestConnex dive site will now include more homes, and pedestrian links between Parramatta and Pyrmont Bridge roads.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/nsw/how-a-prime-piece-of-inner-west-sydney-land-will-be-transformed-20250707-p5md2c.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Once forward-thinking, shows such as The Project are dead and younger viewers are tuning out completely. We asked presenters and creators what comes next.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/tv-news-australia-social-media-roundtable-20250624-p5m9wv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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At times, the band’s opening show in Wales was pure triumph, the grandest pub singalong fathomable. At other moments, it was a ramble in the dark.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/music/oasis-reunites-its-songs-still-stomping-and-wounds-still-healing-20250706-p5mct6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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The woman, whose sister co-owns the zoo, was grabbed by her left arm while watching keepers cleaning the lions’ enclosure.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/nsw-teacher-joanne-cabban-identified-as-lion-mauling-victim-at-queensland-zoo-20250709-p5mdlt.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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A restriction on the supply of generic medicines to Australia is among genuine risks, regardless of the eventual tariff on pharmaceuticals.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/trump-is-toying-with-us-but-his-200-percent-tariff-threat-could-still-harm-sick-australians-20250710-p5mdvu.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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It used to be that economies prospered if they could produce goods more efficiently than their competitors. Now, the competitiveness of their exports to the world’s largest economy will be dependent on the tariff the US imposes.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/the-economy/whack-a-mole-comparative-advantage-is-being-redefined-by-trump-s-trade-war-20250707-p5mczh.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_business

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Canterbury’s CEO has called for an overhaul of the rules governing State of Origin’s 18th man after a star Bulldog was again scratched from a blockbuster NRL clash.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/key-attractions-are-sitting-in-hotel-rooms-bulldogs-hit-out-at-origin-18th-man-rules-20250703-p5mcbo.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Former child star Freddie Highmore returns to screens in explosive crime thriller The Assassin, premiering July 25, only on Stan.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/watch-the-official-trailer-for-the-assassin-20250704-p5mclr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Cryptocurrency billionaire Tim Heath was ambushed in a stairwell last year in an alleged extortion attempt. But he refused to submit to his attackers, a court has heard.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/australian-crypto-king-bit-off-part-of-attacker-s-finger-during-botched-kidnapping-court-told-20250702-p5mbuf.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Stringent conditions and more transparency around who receives City of Melbourne honours have been voted in by councillors after an outcry over the British pop star’s award.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/robbie-williams-key-to-the-city-award-prompts-rule-overhaul-at-city-of-melbourne-20250701-p5mbk7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Six months ago, Thomas Jenkins was on the rugby league scrapheap. Now he’s in camp with NSW as they prepare for Origin II.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/i-do-pinch-myself-from-ron-massey-cup-to-the-nsw-origin-squad-in-half-a-season-20250612-p5m6sp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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Matt Burton had no boots, no ride and not much time if Stephen Crichton was unfit for Origin I. So he called one of Australia’s richest men, just in case the Blues needed him.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/air-blues-the-800m-mate-ready-to-fly-burton-in-for-18th-man-duties-20250611-p5m6j4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/inside-the-secret-tunnel-where-israel-says-a-senior-hamas-leader-died-20250609-p5m60k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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The spectacular falling out between the US president and the world’s richest man has been both jaw dropping and entirely predictable.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/north-america/like-frankenstein-on-steroids-musk-and-trump-both-created-monsters-20250608-p5m5qc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Three young girls reported missing from a city in the US state of Washington have been found dead and their father is suspected of their murders.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/three-missing-sisters-found-dead-in-usa-father-suspected-of-murders-20250604-p5m4w3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Laura Modi’s baby formula company Bobbie grew quickly as a science-based brand that was ingredient-conscious. But her decision to align herself with the Trump administration set off a firestorm.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/companies/betrayal-she-built-a-cult-baby-business-then-rfk-jr-came-calling-20250531-p5m3um.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Two clubs well in the mix for finals spots and two clubs which played a memorable elimination final last year, the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn, lock horns at Marvel Stadium.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/western-bulldogs-vs-hawthorn-hawks-live-2025-dogs-hawks-square-off-as-round-13-begins-at-marvel-stadium-20250604-p5m50r.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Erin Patterson has had to share deeply personal sides of herself as she tries to convince a jury she didn’t deliberately serve a poisonous lunch.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/shame-embarrassment-self-loathing-the-picture-of-an-accused-mushroom-killer-20250604-p5m4ty.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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A mother accused of fatally stabbing her three-year-old daughter has died after being found unresponsive while in custody.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-mother-charged-over-three-year-old-daughter-s-murder-dies-in-hospital-20250602-p5m42p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/hamas-releases-american-hostage-in-goodwill-gesture-toward-trump-administration-20250513-p5lym6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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In 2001, a year after hanging up his boots, Ricky Stuart was placed in charge of a Bulldogs Jersey Flegg team containing Johnathan Thurston and Rocky Elsom. He duly guided them to the premiership – and the rest is history.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/nrl/thurston-rocky-and-gus-inside-the-rookie-year-that-put-stuart-on-path-to-coaching-greatness-20250508-p5lxgv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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From air fryers to swimwear and $10,000 in luxury-branded clothing, here are some of the strange claims the Tax Office has to sort through.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/sprung-the-wildest-claims-people-have-made-on-their-tax-returns-20250507-p5lx7e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_politics_federal

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The Lover and The Dumb Waiter bring thrills and laughs in equal measure.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/culture/theatre/sex-lies-and-hitmen-what-more-could-you-want-20250508-p5lxjk.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Sara Blicavs had spinal fusion surgery and disc replacement. A year later, she's back playing for the Opals, even though the surgery carried a risk that she would not be able to walk again. Source: Victorian Institute of Sport

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/blicavs-long-road-back-20250507-p5lxa4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The champion basketballer was in so much pain from spinal fractures that she did not realise she was also playing with a broken leg.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/basketball/blicavs-and-the-bionic-back-how-this-australian-star-came-back-from-a-spinal-fusion-20250507-p5lx6v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Superstar cameos at local matches have almost become a trope. But we cherish them because they are proof even the biggest names in the game haven’t lost their sporting soul.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/why-we-couldn-t-get-enough-of-josh-giddey-s-low-key-homecoming-20250507-p5lx8p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a late-night Boxing Day fracas that put two men in hospital.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/afl/afl-players-interviewed-by-police-over-sorrento-brawl-that-left-man-blind-in-one-eye-20250505-p5lwnn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_afl

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