The absence of Queensland star Johnathan Thurston gives New South Wales reason to believe they claim victory in State of Origin I, writes Warren Boland.
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Suspected cop killer holed up in Queensland farmhouse
A stand-off continues in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, with police surrounding a remote farmhouse where a gunman possibly armed with an automatic weapon is holed up after shooting dead a policeman yesterday.
Black lung: The proof we have failed our coal miners
This is what failure looks like. Men coughing their lungs out in dark, viscous blots of toxic meat rot.
Scrap payroll tax in five years, Queensland: Small business group makes budget plea
Payroll tax should be eventually scrapped in Queensland and infrastructure spending increased by $6 billion, the state’s peak group for small business has argued.
Catholic schools move to ease fears of fee hike under Gonski 2.0
Brisbane Catholic schools write to parents in a bid to reassure them they won’t be hit by a massive fee increase next year as a result of the Federal Government’s proposed school funding model.
Minister defends 'hard working' bureaucrats after damning black lung report
A bipartisan inquiry finds officers of the Department of Mines and Natural Resources displayed “resistance and obstruction” during a black lung inquiry, but the Minister says he has never seen evidence of that behaviour.
Motorcyclist dies on Gateway Motorway after crash with truck
The Gateway Motorway is back to “normal peak-hour traffic” after a fatal motorbike and car collision closed part of the road.
She's got the media's attention, but could Schapelle make a profit?
Legal expert Bill Potts says it would be illegal for Schapelle Corby to profit from her drug smuggling past, but there are other ways around the legislation which could see her make the most of her celebrity status.
Police corner gunman after officer shot dead
Queensland police are negotiating with a man suspected of “opening fire” on a number of police cars in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, killing Senior Constable Brett Forte (pictured).
$1m donation from anonymous family gives green light to mobile cardio bus
A generous family with a love for the bush have donated a million dollars to build a second mobile cardio clinic to provide specialist healthcare services to those who need it most.