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Houses for the price of a hatchback

COULD these be Queensland’s cheapest houses? If so, they’re going for less than the price of a new hatchback, and they’re not the only properties to sell for well under six figures. Fi...

Turnbull’s last bastion of support

MALCOLM Turnbull can still win the next election if he awakens the sleeping army that will be hurt the most if Labor wins, writes Des Houghton.

A chance at a scholarship isn’t worth dying for

PARENTS wanting their kids to be healthy, fit and well-socialised is normal, but pushing them to breaking point too soon is only going to end badly, writes Kylie Lang.

The queen of the bay is back

Carmel Bullivant is back in hometown Redcliffe, with big plans for the peninsula should she run for mayor – which the former multimillionairess says is on the cards

What brought Barnesy closer to his son

THEIR wives kickstarted the process of forging a father and son bond between Jimmy Barnes and David Campbell. But the rocker’s new doco has changed their relationship.

The only thing missing from a bumper Ekka

IT’S been a bumper year of competition entries and crowd numbers at the Royal Queensland Show but there’s been one familiar feature missing – not that anyone is complaining.

Slacker’s guide to prepping for B2B

SUMMER bodies are made in winter, right? Well if you’re already behind the eight ball with that one (don’t worry, us too) it’s not too late to get off the couch and get moving before b...

Well-priced choices in Halliday ratings

A $35 riesling from a remote vineyard at Porongurup, 400km south of Perth, scored an astonishing 99 points and was named wine of the year in the Halliday ratings.

’Deal with the devil’ that kept Apple alive

THE biggest publicly listed company in history is also the biggest turnaround story in history, and it can be traced back to a controversial bargain struck with a sworn enemy.

Why more employers should offer ‘pawternity’ leave

MODERN life is filled with situations that require us to take time away from the office but don’t fall under the category of sick leave. So why not rectify that, asks Jill Poulsen.