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Reds rugby thriving thanks to mental preparation

A self-declared hot-head, young Reds No.9 Kalani Thomas says his work with the Queensland team psychologist has helped him keep the joy in his rugby.

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‘Inland lakes’ as Queensland’s western outback drenched with a year’s worth of rain

Flood waters are expected to take weeks to flow into Lake Eyre and north-east South Australia after widespread wet weather

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Midday AFL start 'not great' in heat: Lions star

Brisbane star Lachie Neale admits midday matches in Queensland early in the season should be avoided after having to play in "extreme" heat against West Coast.

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Sheffield Shield skippers put mateship on hold

Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan McSweeney will put their mateship on hold when they lead Queensland and South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final.

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Khawaja backed for big Shield final after public spat

Queensland captain Marnus Labuschagne says Usman Khawaja will have extra motivation in the Sheffield Shield final against SA after his spat with officials.

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'Earned the right': Petero backs DCE on Maroons call

Petero Civoniceva, Queensland's oldest ever Origin player, says Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans has earned the right to decide if he breaks his own record.

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Brisbane Olympics 2032: David Crisafulli breaks election promise and announces controversial new stadium

Historic Gabba stadium to be demolished and replaced by residential development, with new $3.8bn stadium at Victoria Park to host Olympics, AFL and cricket

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More rainfall forecast to hit 'typically dry' regions

Normally dry and dusty outback towns in central Queensland are in for a heavy onslaught of rainfall with up to 300mm expected as communities hunker down.

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Green hydrogen has stalled in nearly every corner of Australia. So why is the government still revving it up?

Chris Bowen announced $814m for the clean energy source despite projects in doubt across NSW, Queensland and South Australia

The Guardian - AU

Weather tracker: Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

A broad trough has dragged in warm, moist air and offers perfect ingredients for heavy rainfall and even supercells

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Nervous swimmers tread water ahead of Games pool reveal

An anxious wait for peak sporting bodies will finally end when the 2032 Olympic venue plan is revealed, more than four years after Brisbane was named host city.

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Fire ant sting hospitalisations surge post-Cyclone Alfred as reports of first pet death also emerge

Twenty-three people hospitalised with fire ant stings amid a surge in reports of the highly invasive pest in south-east Queensland

The Guardian - AU

4 key changes you may have missed in the new school funding agreement

Queensland and the federal government have reached an agreement on school funding. This means all Australian states and territories are now signed up to new arrangements, which officially began at the start of 2025.

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Afternoon Update: ALP’s social media backfire; Queensland signs education deal; and kindness at the airport baggage carousel

Labor admits it ‘missed the mark’ after releasing shirt design similar to historical racist memorabilia

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A new deal means every school in Australia will be fully funded by 2034. Here’s what you need to know

Why has it taken so long to reach an agreement and does Queensland signing up really spell the end of ‘the education wars’?

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'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

Every Australian student will receive a fully funded public education after the Commonwealth brokered a deal with a final holdout state.

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‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals

Seven million Australians live in rural and remote areas and many struggle to access the same quality of health care as those in metropolitan areas.

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Track and feud: Queensland to announce third 2032 Olympic stadium plan in four years. Will this one stick?

The widely expected construction of a new 60,000-seat venue at Victoria Park will take a chunk of the largest green space near the inner city

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The Guardian - AU

Proposed Queensland nuclear power plants risk contaminating water supplies in event of disaster, research finds

Queensland Conservation Council analysis finds reactors could strain water supplies even under normal operations

The Guardian - AU

Proposed nuclear power plants in Queensland could not access enough water to prevent a meltdown, research finds

About 1,000 times the combined capacity of Wivenhoe and Boondooma dams was required to cool Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors in 2011

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‘They’re smart now’: Australian fishers are on tenterhooks over shark encounters. Should swimmers be worried?

Increasing run-ins between anglers and the ocean’s apex predators reflects a growing unease among beachgoers. But is widespread fear justified?

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Haas, Reynolds fire Broncos to win over Cowboys

Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh was put on report as prop Payne Haas won the Carl Webb Medal in a 26-16 win over North Queensland.

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Protest over potential venue after Games body questions

The 2032 Games boss has assured the Olympics governing body Brisbane is on the right track ahead of a venue reveal but a protest could ignite further debate.

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Authorities investigate after thousands of leatherjacket fish wash up on NSW and Queensland beaches

Mass fish kill of juvenile leatherjackets along NSW south coast, from Lake Conjola to Narooma, and on Sunshine Coast

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'Fuming' Khawaja bites at '100 per cent wrong' critics

Usman Khawaja has delivered a passionate explanation for his controversial Shield absence and slammed Queensland Cricket's Joe Dawes for fuelling the fire.

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