73 m. ago Which shopping centre has the best food court? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

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2 h. ago Massimiliano was at work when police told him a toddler’s body was buried in his backyard

For hours, investigators scoured the yard of his suburban home using specialised ground-penetrating machines before digging up a section of the lawn near the house’s back door.

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4 h. ago Supercars towed from Mayfair after wealthy owners ‘ignore fines’

A Saudi-registered blue Rolls-Royce worth nearly $501,000 was one of the cars removed in a council crackdown outside a London hotel that charges from $2800 a night.

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5 h. ago Residents urged to flee immediately as bushfire rages in Perth’s east

The fire was reported just after midday on Thursday, and aerial crews have already been called in as firefighters battle the blaze in bushland to the east of Kenwick Wetlands Nature Reserve.

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5 h. ago Residents urged to flee immediately as bushfires rage in Perth

It is believed one home has caught fire in Perth’s east, while others are under threat. Meanwhile, another fire is burning in the City of Swan.

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6 h. ago Former TV star allegedly lured boy, 16, into backyard before groping him

Peter Everett allegedly approached the boy as he walked past his house and later lured him into his yard, where he sexually touched him.

Politics

28 h. ago There will be 6.5m Sydney residents by 2045. Here’s where they’re going to live

Sydney’s fast-growing population will be concentrated around dozens of “interconnected centres”, anchored by three crucial CBDs, spread across the city in the next 20 years.

Politics

28 h. ago Man guilty of breaking into aged care home and raping elderly resident

Hayden Carl Skinner attacked the 76-year-old in the early hours of New Year’s Eve, before fleeing and leaving her screaming for help in the hallway.

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29 h. ago Alcoa’s ‘no mining’ area now covers 860 Optus Stadiums. Environment groups warn there’s a catch

Sections of old-growth forest including part of Lane Poole Reserve, the Munda Biddi Trail, Bibbulmun Track and Nyingarn Bidi Loop, and a new zone around Inglehope will fall into new protected zones.

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50 h. ago Residents return home after fleeing fire engulfing Sydney servo

Atmospheric testing for gas was conducted before residents who fled as a nearby petrol station sent black smoke billowing into the sky were allowed home.

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54 h. ago ‘Gobsmacking’ final win over council eviction for Williamstown residents

After a two-and-a-half year war against Hobsons Bay council and its secret eviction plans, Williamstown residents have received a final ruling on their homes’ fate.

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3 d. ago ‘Prepare now’: Blaze that killed firefighter flares up again

Residents in the path of a bushfire that has been burning for days are again on alert after a national parks worker died trying to halt the fire’s spread.

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3 d. ago Firefighter was checking on colleagues’ safety when killed in bushfire zone

The national parks worker died after being struck by a tree in the Bulahdelah fire ground, north of Newcastle.

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3 d. ago Man shot in foot in violent home invasion on Brisbane’s bayside

A group of men broke into a Wellington Point home just before 1am and shot the 25-year-old resident in the foot.

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3 d. ago Wells billed taxpayers to fly husband to two Boxing Day Tests

Sports Minister Anika Wells charged taxpayers more than $4000 in flights for her husband to join her at two Boxing Day Tests and at a Sydney event at the PM’s residence.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront aftermath of Central Coast blaze

Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday, with up to 18 houses lost to the fast-moving and furious bushfire.

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4 d. ago ‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront the aftermath of Central Coast blaze

Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday, with up to 18 houses lost to the fast-moving and furious bushfire.

Politics

4 d. ago Natural disaster declared as residents return to their charred Central Coast homes

Premier Chris Minns was warned that December would be a challenging start to the bushfire season. They were right, with 76 fires burning across NSW this weekend.

Politics

5 d. ago The $265 million commute: How urban sprawl is costing Melbourne

Outer-suburban residents generate 14 times more carbon emissions to get around than those in the inner city, according to research that shows better transport links between housing and jobs would cut emissions by 80 per cent.

Economics

5 d. ago Fourteen Australians arrested in Bali in raid involving controversial creator

Fourteen Australians have been arrested in Bali, as part of a police raid on controversial content creator Bonnie Blue over alleged pornographic activity.

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