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healthClimate change as big a health threat as COVID-19: top doctor

CLIMATE change is as big a threat to public health as COVID-19, according to a former NT Chief Health Officer

Sarah Matthews

PFASAffected Katherine residents on their own once RAAF water top ups end

DEFENCE will only provide water to people who have had their bore water supply contaminated by PFAS for one more year

JUDITH AISTHORPE

EXCLUSIVEElected members put on notice as council dramas ruled out of order

DARWIN council’s elected members have been put on notice after a number of recent heated exchanges

Will Zwar

Set prices, cut deathsMinimum alcohol floor price limits deaths, hospitalisations: Study

NEW research shows a minimum ‘floor price’ policy on alcohol, as the Northern Territory has, can significantly reduce liquor-related deaths and hospital visits

ALICIA PERERA

MOST INFLUENTIAL ASIAN-AUSTRALIANPowerful story behind young Darwin barrister’s rise

DARWIN barrister Lyma Nguyen has been recognised as the overall winner of the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians. At just 38, her story is remarkable

Thomas Morgan

SALES SKYROCKETHouse sales surge, low interest rates drive market: Report

A NEW property report shows the Territory has had one of the most prolific quarters in real estate in recent years

Raphaella Saroukos

NT VolunteersMeet the friendly faces that come to the rescue in any emergency

THESE volunteers are there to help you when disaster strikes

JUDITH AISTHORPE

Election lossWill Deb survive LNP bloodletting?

Deb Frecklington last night vowed to remain LNP leader but party insiders revealed it should have changed leadership four months ago and ‘we’ve wasted our time in opposition’. So will she survive the fallout? VOTE IN OUR POLL

Jack McKay, Domanii Cameron

LandslideHow One Nation propelled Labor to victory

It was a move straight out of Pauline Hanson’s playbook that helped Labor to a surprise majority government win at the election. Ironically, it came with the help of One Nation supporters.

Greg Stolz, Michael Madigan and Michael Wray

Queensland TheatreSex, love and theatre: Treats in store for 2021

When Queensland Theatre unveils its 2021 program on Sunday expect some treats with a couple of ripping plays set in South east Queensland and another about sex and true love.

Phil Brown

MELBOURNE CUPStarters orders for Cup Day decadence

Melbourne Cup hot spots around Brisbane are selling out fast with those keen for an opulent day out encouraged to get a move on or miss out.

Sophie Chirgwin

TOP PRIORITIESFULL LIST: The promises Palaszczuk has to deliver

The Palaszczuk Government will introduce controversial laws to legalise euthanasia and deliver her budget in the first 100 days of being elected. SEE THE LIST OF PROMISES A LABOR GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY WILL DELIVER.

Domanii Cameron

FAKE PROFILEPenis plonker’s sister targeted

The sister of Queensland’s infamous “penis plonking” former MP Peter Dowling was the target of a bizarre attempt to use a fake profile to discredit her professionally. FIND OUT HOW

GREG STOLZ

BUSINESSYou’re a hustler, baby

From craft markets to fitness classes in the park, there has never been a better time to get your side hustle on and generate a supplementary income stream. FIND OUT HOW

Shiloh Payne

Height rowCourt fight over ‘bulky’ extension to $2.5m mansion

A Brisbane homeowner is taking the city council in court over claims that her plans to extend her grand French-provincial-style mansion with a three-storey addition breaches strict height restrictions and is too “bulky”.

Vanda Carson

ElectionPremier wins third term with surprise 5.2 per cent swing

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has promised to ‘roll up her sleeves’ and immediately get back to work after winning a historic third term with a surprise swing as voters abandoned the LNP and One Nation.

Jessica Marszalek

Brisbane seatsTrad ousted as Greens support surges in multiple seats

Once Queensland’s most powerful political player, Jackie Trad’s eight-year career has come crashing down at the hands of the Greens, who not only won her South Brisbane seat, but also put another of Labor’s most prominent players through the wringer. HOW IT UNFOLDED

Hayden Johnson

The SellFormer Socceroo lists Airbnb stunner

Jason Van Blerk has listed his Balmain East investment; The Block’s Shelley Craft has a new personal project; and the fight over pets at swanky residential tower The Horizon heats up. Who’s buying what and where, with Jonathan Chancellor.

Jonathan Chancellor

CrimeBoy charged with stabbing murder of woman in home

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a 36-year-old woman who was allegedly discovered by her own mother stabbed to death in a Bundaberg home.

Cormac Pearson

Rest in PeaceSean Connery dead at 90

Scottish movie legend Sean Connery, who shot to international stardom as the suave, sexy and sophisticated British agent James Bond has died aged 90, according to reports.

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McGowan blasts Clive Palmer as ‘no friend of WA’

Premier Mark McGowan has taken a last-minute swing at arch-enemy Clive Palmer, saying the Queenslander is ‘no friend of WA’ as the High Court’s hard border decision draws closer.

Joe Spagnolo

Where’s Palmer?Clive, Anna skip campaign, spend day on $8.3m mega yacht

Clive Palmer splashed millions trying to unseat Labor but come election day, he and his wife Anna disappeared from the campaign trail and spent the day on their luxury $8.3m mega yacht.

GREG STOLZ