Honours are even after day two at the Gabba, with Steve Smith and Shaun Marsh helping to get Australia’s reply back on track.
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Palaszczuk's plea to LNP supporters: Vote Labor 'just this time'
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk continues to frame the election as a choice between Labor or a minority LNP-One Nation government, pleading pointedly to LNP supporters to make their vote count, as political parties make their final pitches to Queenslanders ahead of today’s election.
Experts criticise LNP's 'shocking' power station plan
The LNP’s election pledge for a new coal-fired power station in north Queensland is akin to an idea conceived by “guys in a bar who have had too much to drink”, a former power company executive says.
Aussies put on notice to perform in the Ashes
Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland reminds Australia’s Test squad there is pressure to perform in the Ashes, as he backs the contentious selections made for the series opener in Brisbane.
Deal-breakers: The policies Queensland's minor parties will demand
Guns, crocs, gambling, and Adani: Just a few of the issues minor parties would demand action on in return for their support if Queensland is left with another hung parliament.
The NBL season thus far — how your teams are performing
As the National Basketball League pauses to allow the Boomers to compete in two qualifying matches for the 2019 World Cup, teams are using the break to assess where their season is headed. Here is how your team is looking.
Lyon throws support behind 'country's best gloveman' Paine despite drop
Nathan Lyon throws his support behind Australia wicketkeeper Tim Paine after the Tasmanian drops a chance off the off-spinner’s bowling on day one of the first Ashes Test.
'Abandoned' rural Queensland towns say they'll vote for minor parties
People in country Queensland say they feel forgotten by many of the state’s politicians, so they’ll be voting for minor party candidates in the upcoming elections, in the hope it will give them better representation in Parliament.
Live: Aussies on the ropes early in first innings at the Gabba
It’s the final session on day two of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, as Australia tries to steady the ship after some early wickets in reply to England’s first innings total of 302. Follow the action with our live blog.
PM dined with Chinese donor days after company gave $40k to Queensland LNP
A Chinese businessman had dinner with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull just four days after one of his companies declared a $40,000 donation to Queensland’s LNP, and less than a week out from the state’s knife-edge election.