Former prime minister Kevin Rudd returns to the schoolyard to prove his status as ‘handball champ’.
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Titans, Hayne deny reports Gold Coast star wants Sydney return
Gold Coast dismisses claims Jarryd Hayne wants an early release from his Titans contract, with the player denying reports he wants to return to Sydney.
Former Malcolm Roberts adviser facing rape charge
Sean Black, a one-time adviser to former One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts, will stand trial for rape in the District Court in Brisbane.
Claim Labor candidate told constituent Adani mine would never happen
The Adani coal mine continues to dog Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, with reports one Labor candidate has been actively telling constituents it will never happen.
Fee hikes at some Brisbane Catholic schools to hit parents after funding changes
Some Queensland Catholic schools will charge almost 10 per cent more in tuition fees next year as a result of funding changes under the Federal Government’s Gonski 2.0 scheme.
Audit of LNP political donation breaches remains secret ahead of election
The Queensland Liberal National Party tries to block the release of documents detailing breaches of political donation rules — picked up during recent electoral commission audits.
Kokoda veterans reflect 75 years after end of battles
Australia’s surviving Kokoda veterans meet in Canberra to remember the campaign to recapture Port Moresby, 75 years on.
Adani outrage tops priority election issue list in Facebook poll
Environmental issues, particularly the Adani mine project in central Queensland, top an ABC Facebook poll on what people rate as their most important issues for the state election.
Three bikies convicted for walking to a car
Three bikies are convicted for walking to a car on the side of a Brisbane road, under Queensland’s VLAD laws that ban gang members congregating in public. The trio made sure to leave the court separately after sentencing.
Mother pleads guilty to manslaughter of 4yo Tyrell Cobb
The mother of Tyrell Cobb left court visibly shaken and remains on bail after pleading guilty to manslaughter over the death of her four-year-old son on the Gold Coast in 2009.