Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, the self-styled anti-establishment libertarian, is resurrecting his political career, and he’s starting with the Coalition’s conservative base.
The Borg is back: Lawrence Springborg returns to state politics
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The “Father of the LNP”, Lawrence Springborg, has returned to state politics after overwhelmingly being elected party president.
Amid a grassroots movement for change within Queensland’s conservative party, Mr Springborg, 53, was voted in as the party’s new president at the LNP state convention on Saturday.
Lawrence Springborg has been returned as LNP state president.
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Mr Springborg delivered a brief statement to waiting journalists, without taking questions, stating he did not intend to run public commentary on the party in his voluntary position as president.
The Uncertain Recovery of Manhattanâs Chinatown
Alternate-side parking: In effect until March 28 (Passover).
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Jenny Wu, 28, planned to have her wedding banquet next year at Jing Fong, the largest restaurant in Chinatown.
For many, the dim sum palace was the prime spot to hold weddings, birthdays, graduations and reunions. But that is no longer possible: After 28 years in operation, the banquet hall closed down this past Sunday.
The restaurant will continue to offer takeout and some outdoor dining. But Jing Fongâs banquet hall was geographically and symbolically at the heart of Chinatown, and the shutdown underscored the uncertain recovery of one of New Yorkâs most famous immigrant neighborhoods.
Behind the curtain: meet the writers shaping local TV in 2021
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From a drama about dying with dignity to a comedy exploring cancel culture, Australia isn’t going to run out of compelling local TV any time soon.
The pandemic has created a double-bind for the television industry: on one hand, we’re consuming more TV than ever before. On the other, productions – especially in Europe and America – have been cancelled and delayed left, right and centre.
Thankfully, the situation isn’t as grim closer to home. So what can we expect to see on our TV screens this year? Who helped craft these shows, and what makes them tick?
When Business as Usual Was Turned Upside Down
Decontaminating the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Victor LLorente for The New York Times
When Business as Usual Was Turned Upside Down
A photo retrospective of how the pandemic changed the business world and ruptured the economy in 2020 creating some winners and, tragically, too many losers.
By Alana Celii, Crista Chapman, Brent Lewis, Renee Melides and Brent Murray
Dec. 30, 2020
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An empty restaurant near the usually busy theme parks in Orlando, Fla., in May.Credit.Eve Edelheit for The New York Times
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Starship delivery robots being loaded with groceries in Milton Keynes, Britain.Credit.Ben Quinton for The New York Times