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GenesWhat determines if you’re right or left-handed

Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in the science of handedness – but as with many discoveries, the answer isn’t straightforward.

Janelle Miles

ECONOMYAnxiety within hospo industry as JobKeeper changes kick in

Darwin publican Jason Hanna, who like more than 4800 Territory businesses is tapping into the JobKeeper program, is “really concerned” about the “potential tidal wave” of job losses that could come with the newest round of changes to the program.

MADURA MCCORMACK

Interstate travelMass exodus of educators likely over Christmas school holidays

EDUCATORS are prepared to spend these school holidays in the Territory but a mass exodus could occur over Christmas

Raphaella Saroukos

Suppression bid failsLabor MLA sues NT Police for alleged discrimination

New Territory Government MLA Mark Turner has failed in a bid to keep secret a workplace dispute with NT Police after taking legal action in the NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Jason Walls

Angus beats the big gunsDarwin 10-year-old wins court battle against global giant

DARWIN’S 10-year-old business entrepreneur Angus Copelin-Walters has taken on the big guns of the corporate world and come out on top.

GARY SHIPWAY, BUSINESS EDITOR

NetflixQueensland lands Australia’s first Netflix Original doco

In a continued investment in Queensland, Netflix has commissioned its first ever Australian Netflix Original documentary, which will stream worldwide and explore a part of the Great Barrier Reef too small to be seen by the human eye

Amy Price

Budget previewHi-tech manufacturing jobs to get $800m boost

Queensland is in the box seat for jobs to flow from an $800 million injection into the hi-tech manufacturing sector in next week’s Federal Budget.

Matthew Killoran & Michael Wray

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Feds over the moon with massive telescope project in WA

WA is a step closer to helping launch the world’s biggest radio telescope, allowing further exploration of the universe while generating hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity.

Sarah Ison

Branch meetingLib-Nat stalemate as ‘future leader’ stays put

A fiery branch meeting has failed to produce a clear result as the Liberals and Nationals grapple over “ownership” of a federal electorate – as a high-profile potential candidate rules himself out.

Matthew Killoran

Punishment pendingChild safety officers still awaiting fate as review complete

A review into the death of Caboolture toddler Mason Lee that was expected to have been finished months ago has finally concluded. But the child safety officers involved in the case are no closer to learning their punishment.

Jessica Marszalek

Arrest fail‘Cop broke my arm’: Woman sues for compo

A young Queensland woman who claims her arm was broken by an “overzealous” cop while she was questioned at her home has sued the state for damages for false imprisonment and assault.

Vanda Carson

Qld decidesWatch live as candidates go head-to-head in 40 seats

The Courier-Mail and its sister mastheads will host live-streamed election debates in 40 seats across the state, starting tonight. SEE THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Out of pocketDodgy drivers take ratepayers for $3m ride

Brazen motorists are repeatedly and deliberately dodging this responsibility, costing Brisbane City Council almost $3 million – which is passed on to ratepayers.

Tobias Jurss-Lewis

TravelThe big post-pandemic opportunity Qld could miss

It’s a proposal Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says she will consider, but Queensland could lose out to southern states if it does not act decisively.

Matthew Killoran & Jack McKay

LatestExperts warn of social justice warrior kids turned bullies

The failure of parents to allow their children to develop their own moral compass has a lot to do with a recent spate of school students acting terribly on muck-up days, experts say.

Christopher Harris

AnalysisWhy Dan’s right-hand man must quit

If Jennifer Coate makes the findings the lawyers assisting her are seeking, three departmental secretaries – including Premier Daniel Andrews’ right-hand man Chris Eccles – must immediately resign.

Ellen Whinnett

Fatally flawedBotched quarantine program failed to keep Victorians safe

The Andrews Government’s hotel quarantine program became a “seeding ground” for COVID-19 that unleashed a wave of “devastation and despair’’, the inquiry has heard.

Ellen Whinnett

Flying outCardinal Pell to return to Vatican

Cardinal George Pell will return to the Vatican tomorrow — for the first time since he was cleared of child sex abuse allegations five months ago.

Rourke Walsh

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Alleged ‘Mr Big’ behind $1b WA meth haul unmasked

This is the man WA Police will allege played a major role behind the $1 billion drug bust in the Abrolhos Islands last year.

Phil Hickey

LatestSchool holiday test as government eyes relaxation of 4sq/m rule

It is understood the NSW government is looking into allowing more people into licensed venues if the state gets through the school holidays without a rise in COVID cases.

Anna Caldwell, James O'Doherty, Clare Armstrong

Coronavirus chargesMum ‘breached quarantine’ to buy groceries for kids

A mother-of-three is facing charges after allegedly leaving hotel quarantine in Perth on two separate occasions to buy groceries for her children.

Services neededWA workers switch to gig economy

Demand for business skills in the gig economy has exploded over the past six months, as more Australians became entrepreneurial to navigate the coronavirus pandemic.

Meilin Chew

Waterfront visionNext step in Albany’s waterfront vision

On the main western breakwater between the Toll Place carpark and Albany Waterfront Marina, this is the first time the 1734sqm site has been available for lease.

Sarah Makse