Gamblers betting on the St George-Illawarra Dragons to be the 2018 NRL premiership midseason champions lost thousands of dollars when their team finished in a dead heat with the Penrith Panthers, newly released documents reveal.
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WTO action against Indian sugar subsidies
Australia joins forces with Brazil in lodging a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over India’s sugar subsidies.
Farmer reckons watermelon ham is vegan alternative that could bear fruit
It won’t be shrimp on the barbie but watermelon in the smoker if one Queensland farmer has his way.
Sweet supermarket honey deal a boost to beekeepers
A Far North Queensland beekeeper secures a contract to supply raw, local honey to a major retailer after two years of negotiation.
How this country kid topped city students in school results
Queensland’s top country high school student says success is not all about study, but more about being organised and taking time to de-stress.
'Sending lambs to the slaughter': Parliament told senior doctor sexually harassed junior staff
Allegations a senior Queensland doctor sexually harassed female staff and left them feeling like “lambs to the slaughter” are to referred for investigation, Health Minister Steven Miles says.
Video footage of incident involving cyclist and pedestrian not proof of assault, police say
A cycling lobby group is shocked that no charges will be laid over an incident in Brisbane’s CBD last year that left a cyclist with a broken ankle.
Queensland floodwaters heading to Lake Eyre
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting floodwaters will reach Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in South Australia’s outback within weeks, but the lake is unlikely to fill.
Elderly woman dies after being struck by train on Brisbane's eastside
A woman aged in her mid-70s is struck and killed by a train in Brisbane’s east while crossing the tracks about 5:00pm.
Preserving the DNA of classic Aussie rock
Wayne Budge’s friendship with some of Australian music’s most iconic figures has led to a photographic time capsule.