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Queensland Origin star chooses Samoa over Jillaroos

Gold Coast second-rower Sienna Lofipo has opted to play for Samoa in the Pacific Championships, one day after being named for a potential Australia debut.

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Labuschagne hits Shield ton as Konstas fails again

Queensland No.3 Marnus Labuschagne has top-scored with 160, making a major statement in his bid for a Test recall, while NSW's Sam Konstas fell cheaply again.

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Victorian DPP confirms it will appeal Erin Patterson’s sentence on the basis it ‘is manifestly inadequate’ – as it happened

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More and more Australian families are homeschooling. How can we make sure they do it well?

Across Australia, more families are choosing to homeschool.

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Intense rain, landslides and potholes everywhere: how climate change is trashing Australia’s roads

Australia has one of the world’s longest road networks, covering almost 900,000 kilometres. More than 80% of it is rural or remote.

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Renshaw wins round one of Ashes bat-off with Shield ton

Opener Matt Renshaw was the big winner as Queensland's top order made a solid start to their first innings in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania.

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‘Careless’ Beach Campfire During Fire Ban Blamed For Moreton Island Blaze

"When careless things like this happen, it has a big impact, particularly on our volunteers who go out all hours of the night to keep our community safe," Neil Parker, Rural Fire Service Queensland Acting Chief Superintendent, said.

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Younger Cleary caps first year at Warriors in style

Guided by Tanah Boyd and featuring Jett Cleary, the Warriors have comfortably defeated Burleigh in the annual clash of the NSW Cup and Queensland Cup premiers.

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Island fire forces holiday weekend campers' evacuation

Fears for the safety of hundreds of long weekend holidaymakers have prompted a massive response to an out-of-control bushfire on a popular Queensland island.

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Hot public holiday expected for Sydney and Brisbane after record rain for parts of NSW and Queensland in September

Warm weather follows deluges in more than a dozen places in NSW and Queensland which topped daily records for the month

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Smooth as: Silk and Weatherald shine as Tigers rally

Jake Weatherald and Jordan Silk have rescued Tasmania after three early wickets on day one of their Sheffield Shield match against Queensland.

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Game on in the fight to ban platypus 'death traps'

Queensland is under pressure to fall in with the rest of Australia and move on a notorious yabby trap blamed for also fatally ensnaring the iconic platypus.

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Something not in the water: why are Queensland councils voting to remove fluoride?

Queenslanders can decide on whether to add fluoride to the water at a local government level – and council by council they’re voting it out

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Construction 'thugs' on notice at powerful union probe

A stark warning has been issued to militant union officials, labelled "thugs" as a powerful probe into the construction sector gets under way.

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Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station could close six years early

Crisafulli government wants coal plants to run longer – reversing previous Queensland Labor government’s plans to end reliance on coal power by 2035

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Push to shut coal plant early sparks political fight

One of Australia's largest and oldest coal-fired power stations could shut in less that four years after a surprise announcement from its owners.

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Twelve whales have been tangled in shark nets off Queensland’s coast so far this year. Here’s why

In the worst case, entanglements could cause drowning, one expert says, but whales can also suffer long-term effects from the nets

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7 ways Brisbane 2032 can avoid repeating past Olympic planning disasters

Ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games, Queensland stands at an historic crossroads.

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Crisafulli insists on more shark nets to protect human lives despite trapped mother and baby whale

Queensland premier says he won’t protect whales ‘at the expense of one single human’

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Clive Palmer banks on Swiss strategy after court throws out $305bn mine compensation claim

Queensland mining magnate had been ordered to pay $13m after tribunal dismissed claim of being a ‘foreign investor’

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The fight to free Old Faithful, the ‘majestic, wild crocodile’ made famous by Steve Irwin: ‘His place is back in the river’

Exclusive: When Queensland rangers removed the 4.2m reptile from his waterhole and placed him in captivity, lawyers – and Irwin Sr – began agitating for his liberation

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Mother and baby whale trapped in shark net off Queensland’s Rainbow Beach

The humpback whales, which were caught in a net 245km north of Brisbane, were among nine whale entanglements in past nine days

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Controversial Queensland mayor Troy Thompson resigns after corruption inquiry

Thompson, accused of misleading voters about his military record, says he will now nominate in the byelection caused by his departure

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Trump tariff announcement wipes $1bn from CSL value – as it happened

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'Exceptional' Munster, Dearden clinch Maroons awards

Queensland captain Cameron Munster's emotional heroics in the State of Origin decider clinched him a favourite gong as star half Tom Dearden was also rewarded.

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