The results are going down to the wire, and a final count could be days away, but the Queensland election looks to deliver a set of new faces for Parliament’s crossbench.
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Hinds: Forget the run-rate, Gabba cracker shows Test cricket is just fine
Don’t behold a wonderful Test match like that played at the Gabba and fret about the slow scoring rate. In the context of a gripping match, that’s just an irrelevant statistical quirk, writes Richard Hinds.
England investigates alleged Bairstow-Bancroft bar clash
An alleged physical clash between Jonny Bairstow and Cameron Bancroft at a Perth bar earlier this month is being investigated by England’s cricket board.
Dangerous driving, drug and firearm charges Ipswich area
A 23-year-old Goodna man, who allegedly rammed a police car at Raceview overnight, has been denied police bail after being charged with dangerous driving and drug and firearm possession.
Yamanto police were patrolling in Collingwood Park around 00.40am this morning when they observed an alleged stolen vehicle enter a housing estate.
A tyre deflation device was deployed at the entry/exit to the estate in Eagle Street with the car driving over them and then allegedly failing to stop for police.
Police pursued the vehicle before stopping the pursuit after the vehicle allegedly entered the Ipswich Motorway, travelling on the wrong side of the road.
Around 1am the vehicle was spotted in Raceview where police will allege it rammed a stationary police car in Nolan Street, causing extensive damage to the front of the police car.
A female officer, and sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to hospital for assessment after being struck by the
Palaszczuk to win Queensland election with Labor confident of majority
Annastacia Palaszczuk will be returned as Premier with her government likely to win up to 48 seats, giving it a slim majority, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.
Palaszczuk to win Queensland election with Labor confident of majority
Annastacia Palaszczuk will be returned as Premier with her government likely to win up to 48 seats, giving it a slim majority, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.
Ponting backs Smith to become the 'greatest there has been'
Ricky Ponting believes Steve Smith is poised to become the greatest batsman of the modern era after witnessing his heroic century in the first Ashes Test.
Unit fire, Booval
Police are investigating after two units were damaged by a fire in Booval overnight.
Emergency services were called to a unit block on Alexander Street shortly after midnight following reports that there was a fire.
Two units which were under construction were extensively damaged as a result of the fire.
Investigations are continuing today to determine the cause of the fire.
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Steve Smith carries Australia again, but this can't last forever
Watching days like this are wonderful, but playing, they aren’t sustainable — Steve Smith can’t carry the team each match and next time some of the others will have to step up, writes Geoff Lemon.
Voters turned on major parties, leaving Queensland election result far from clear
One in three Queenslanders sent a message to Labor and the LNP by directing their vote elsewhere, muddying the waters and leaving the state with the prospect of a hung parliament.