Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt admits public opinion swayed Labor’s mid-campaign backflip on Adani’s Commonwealth loan.
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Freeholding costs spike and a perpetual leasehold grazier demands answers
A north Queensland grazier has been backed by rural lobby AgForce in her demands for transparency on leasehold conversion costs.
Coroner backs police for not laying charges over rugby league player's shoulder charge death
Sunshine Coast Falcons forward James Ackerman died from a ruptured artery in his neck but ex-Bronco recruit Francis Molo made no direct contact with his head or neck, a coroner finds.
To bee left-handed or right-handed: Researchers discover bee bias
A Queensland researcher discovers bees, like humans, can be left or right-handed, and this could impact the way drones are developed in the future.
Boy who dreamed of fast cars now in race to be Queensland premier
Liberal National Party leader Tim Nicholls grew up around cars and wanted to be a race driver, but now he is in a fast lane of a very different sort.
Johnathan Thurston named Queensland's Australian of the Year
The Cowboys co-captain and indigenous mentor Johnathan Thurston can add another achievement to his growing list of accolades, after being named Queensland’s Australian of the Year for 2018.
Marking blunder at Queensland school could cost students' future
Queensland’s Education Department admits a significant marking blunder at a state school could affect the chances of some students gaining admission to university.
Centrelink 'brick wall' frustrates rural and remote Australians
A former regional Centrelink manager claims the Government had deliberately made it difficult to access staff members to reduce welfare expenditure.
Tim Nicholls swims with the fishes in campaign stunt
The LNP leader tries to channel former Labor premier Peter Beattie’s famous election stunt, scuba diving with fish in a bid to promote his party’s tourism policy.
Remains found at Mt Coot-tha after hikers spot shoes poking out from brush
Bushwalkers scouting for a potential zipline project near one of Mount Coot-tha’s popular walking tracks uncover skeletal remains, with police saying the area is known to be frequented by homeless people.