71 m. ago Brisbane news live: Traffic diverted, lanes closed for CFMEU protest | Clearway hours extended to every day on major corridor

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3 h. ago ASX set to slide, global markets fall on Middle East tensions; Oil rises

European shares skidded to an over one-month low on Thursday as escalating Middle East tensions and fears over potential US involvement rattled investors. Wall Street was closed.

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3 h. ago ‘It’s a scary climate’: America’s LGBTQ community begins the fightback

Hate attacks, employment discrimination and public harassment for those who were in the Stonewall riots, it’s all too familiar.

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3 h. ago Gina Rinehart spends tens of thousands of dollars to evacuate media chief from Israel

PR operative James Radford was stuck in Israel last week. Then his boss, Australia’s richest person, stepped in, leaving other stranded Australians frustrated.

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3 h. ago Market stallholders revolt over council’s ‘shocking’ fee hike

Stallholders at a long-running Sydney market fear they could be forced out of the site over a council plan to jack up stall fees.

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3 h. ago Dubious loan, ‘bully boy’ tactics as costs blow out on Sydney Fish Market

Building costs have skyrocketed since Multiplex won the contract for the new outlet, but with the NSW government unwilling to spend more on the colossal project, it is turning the screws on subcontractors.

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3 h. ago Gangster has survived four murder plots: How Samimjan Azari became Sydney’s most marked man

For years, Azari has worked his way up the pecking order of the notorious Alameddine crime network. It could cost him his life.

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3 h. ago Gina Rinehart spends thousands evacuating media chief from Israel

PR operative James Radford was stuck in Israel last week. Then his boss, Australia’s richest person, stepped in, leaving other stranded Australians frustrated.

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3 h. ago It’s a Paradox. Trump Tower developer rebrands Sydney’s Radisson

Sydney’s historic Radisson Blu Plaza hotel, which was the original home of publisher John Fairfax & Sons, is being rebranded under the Paradox chain.

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13 h. ago Which airline was just named the world’s best? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

Get up to date with the week’s local, national and international stories with this multiple-choice challenge.

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13 h. ago NSW needs to build thousands more homes. Developers say this change will help

The state government has released long-awaited draft guidelines for a scheme that enables developers to choose between paying a $12,000 levy or delivering infrastructure.

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13 h. ago Armoured cars, ferries: How Australians are fleeing the Middle East

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran and almost as many to flee Israel amid the escalating conflict.

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14 h. ago CFMEU members take to Brisbane streets after High Court ruling

Hundreds of CFMEU members marched through Brisbane in a last-minute protest against the forced administration of the union.

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14 h. ago Pride aims to break down barriers for more winter success at Randwick

Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride believes there is a culture of scratching horses because of poor draws in Sydney, but he is not joining the club.

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15 h. ago ASX slips as investors track war in Middle East; Banks rise, miners fall

Caution reigned on the Australian sharemarket as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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17 h. ago Iran ruler’s iron grip has lasted almost four decades. Who is the man Israel wants to kill?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is deeply sceptical of the West, but is willing to bend when the survival of the Islamic republic is at stake.

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19 h. ago ASX treads water as investors track war in Middle East; Fed stays on hold

The Australian sharemarket stays in cautious as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

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22 h. ago Monitor for symptoms: Health warning issued after Sydney outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease

Health authorities are urging Sydneysiders to monitor for symptoms after three Potts Point residents developed the disease in the city’s latest outbreak.

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24 h. ago Qantas plane damaged after air bridge strike at Brisbane Airport

A spokesman said Qantas was investigating “how an aerobridge made contact with the front of one of our aircraft at Brisbane Airport”.

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