An international tax accounting company hopes to know by February if its legal challenge to the backpacker tax will see the controversial measure overturned.
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'I've just done old mate next door': Father testifies against son accused of killing neighbour
Robert Wells tells the Supreme Court in Cairns his son Samuel appeared with hands “covered in blood” shortly before their next door neighbour was found stabbed to death on his kitchen floor.
'I was happy to be sacked': Wayne Bennett doesn't regret messy Broncos exit
Only two days after his abrupt sacking from Brisbane, a relaxed Wayne Bennett reveals he is at peace with the Broncos’ decision as he takes charge of his first training session with the Rabbitohs.
$250m cost blowout on Queensland digital hospitals plan
Queensland’s auditor-general delivers a scathing report on the rollout of a program to digitise care in the state’s hospitals, highlighting cost overruns of $256 million.
Live exporters impose northern summer ban on sheep trade to the Middle East
Livestock exporters have announced that they will cease exporting live sheep for three months next year.
Bali scooter crash victim dies days after returning to Australia
A 21-year-old Sunshine Coast surf coach with a “heart of gold” who was left in a critical condition with a severe brain injury after a scooter crash in Bali dies in Brisbane.
Third person charged over body found in Brisbane wheelie bin
Police charge a 23-year-old woman with being an accessory to murder over the killing of a man whose body was found dumped in a wheelie bin and wrapped in garbage bags on Brisbane’s southside.
45C in November: 'Extraordinary' Queensland heatwave smashes records
If you thought summer had started early this year in Queensland, you were right, with temperatures that soared into the 40s last month breaking all-time records.
Seeing red, Kodie's punt on gridiron pays off with US contract
On the soccer field, Kodie Fuller was seeing red (cards) too many times so she decided it was time for another challenge, moving to the US to play American football.
Blind and deaf 'Hurricane Chef' teaches others to cook
There’s no stopping chef Nate Quinell from pursing his culinary dreams as the ‘Hurricane Chef’.