Queensland state and Catholic students will not participate in the online pilot of NAPLAN testing next month over a number of glitches the Education Minister says will disadvantage school kids.
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Broncos flex muscle with win over Roosters
Attack is no longer a problem for the Broncos, as they bounce back to post a comfortable 32-8 win over the Roosters at Lang Park.
'Callous' father gets nine-year sentence for 3yo daughter's manslaughter
A man who discovered his three-year-old daughter dead in his lounge room is sentenced to nine years in jail.
Selfie conscious: Lens people went to for the perfect picture
Long before smartphones, selfie sticks and one-swipe filters, having your “perfect” picture taken still took lots of practice, preparation and plenty of posing.
Wine industry gives world's top sommeliers a taste of Australia
As chefs from the world’s 50 best restaurants descended on Melbourne, Wine Australia invited their sommeliers along as well.
Revealed: How AFL docs keep bloodied players on the field
A retired AFL club doctor reveals the tricks deployed to get players back on the field just minutes after they receive lacerations, dislocations, broken noses or corked thighs.
Volunteers aplenty awaiting call to help with cyclone and flood clean-up
Thousands of volunteers ready to join the clean-up in central and northern Queensland are yet to be called in because councils and local organisations have not asked for help.
Wivenhoe Dam $900m facelift considered to prevent flood disaster
Seqwater is considering a massive upgrade of Wivenhoe Dam that could raise the dam wall by 4 metres in a bid to prevent a “rare” catastrophic flood event in Brisbane in the future.
Millers, marketer agree sugar code of conduct too late to force peace deal
Queensland Sugar Limited and Wilmar could be on the brink of a peace deal, but both agree it had nothing to do with a new federal code of conduct.
Clive Palmer-owned company sued for $106 million
Liquidators of the failed Queensland Nickel company are chasing millions of dollars allegedly owed by Clive Palmer’s company Mineralogy, including huge payments made to Mr Palmer himself.