National Party MPs and senators fail in their bid to convince the Federal Government to underwrite a new coal-fired power station for Queensland, with the Coalition opting for other energy sources.
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Machine guns, mansions, and Muslim immigration: Recordings capture One Nation behind the scenes
One Nation’s Queensland party leader is heard boasting about how easy he found it to change laws, joking about what he’d do if he was rich and bemoaning Muslim immigration in dozens of conversations captured by an Al Jazeera covert investigation.
'Can you get to the door?': Sole survivor of trawler sinking yelled at trapped crewmates for hours
Ruben McDornan, the only survivor of one of the worst maritime accidents in recent Queensland history, recounts his efforts to save his crewmates after their boat overturned in violent seas off the coast of 1770.
'Allergic to the sun': AFLW star weathers skin cancer scare, sparking Lions' long-sleeve trend
Brisbane Lions midfielder Emily Bates was told she “shouldn’t be living in Queensland” after having basal cell carcinomas cut from her skin, but that didn’t stop her or the AFLW team from doing their part to join the fight against skin cancer.
Cycling doesn't have to be about lycra and sweat — just ask these stylish riders
Getting from A to B on a bike doesn’t have to involve sweat and racing gear. More and more men and women are choosing to ride their own way, at their own pace and in their everyday outfits.
NDIS grants deaf man $15k for social outings but no money for hearing aid upgrade
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is being criticised by participants after it refused to fund $10,000 for a hearing aid upgrade for a profoundly deaf man and instead gave him $15,000 for social outings
Queensland Government to run two privately owned prisons in bid to reduce assaults
Two privately operated prisons in Queensland will be transferred into state government hands, in a bid to reduce the number of assaults on staff.
Parents describe horror of finding son crushed under tree after it stood back up
Twelve-year-old Connor Creagh was standing by a the roots of a tree after it was knocked down in a severe storm in the South Burnett last year, when all of a sudden it sprung back upright and crushed him, leaving him with life-threatening injuries including a squashed heart.
Call for tougher trespass laws after dozens of animal rights activists invade feedlot
The Federal Agriculture Minister has joined cattle industry leaders in calling for tougher penalties to target animal rights activists trespassing on farms, after more than 100 people entered a property over the weekend.
Twin cyclones bring rain to outback cattle country
Cattle stations in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland receive significant rain — thanks to not one but two cyclones.