In addition to Advance Australia Fair, an alternative version of the national anthem will be played at tonight’s first match of the Indigenous round of the NRL season as part of a push to start a conversation about other anthem options.
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LNP wants to refer Queensland Labor MP Rick Williams to ethics committee
The LNP asks the Speaker of Queensland Parliament to refer Labor backbencher Rick Williams to the powerful ethics committee over his involvement in a tow-truck company.
Man charged with attempted murder over alleged hammer, stabbing attack
A Singaporean man is charged with attempted murder, accused of bludgeoning and stabbing a woman he met online in a Brisbane Airbnb rental he had booked.
AACo profit up to $71.6 million, despite lower beef sales
Australian Agricultural Company again reports an increase in net profit, up almost $4 million to $71.59 million.
Darius Boyd has 'footy nous' to replace Thurston in Origin: Meninga
Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga says Broncos captain Darius Boyd is a “great player with great skills” who “deserves an opportunity” to replace Johnathan Thurston at five-eighth for the Queensland Maroons in the State of Origin if necessary.
Clive Palmer testifies in court, says he has memory loss due to morphine
Clive Palmer briefly testifies at court proceedings in Brisbane into the collapse of Queensland Nickel before a lunch adjournment, saying he is in “great pain” and suffers from memory loss due to morphine.
What's in the federal budget for Queensland
Take a closer look at exactly what Queenslanders can expect out of Treasurer Scott Morrison’s second budget.
Queensland in fight for slice of $10b fund for Cross River Rail, Brisbane Metro
Queensland receives hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure funding in the federal budget but the state’s biggest project — the $5.4 billion Cross River Rail — is left out.
Judge rules Palmer's health good enough to attend Queensland Nickel hearings
Clive Palmer is recovering from a severe case of pancreatitis which his legal team said prevented him from giving evidence to the Federal Court today, but a judge orders him to attend tomorrow.
NAPLAN opt-out principal says Australia must 'wake up' to student stress
A Queensland principal whose school has less than 2 per cent of students sitting NAPLAN insists he did not actively encourage the boycott but says young people’s anxiety levels are too high and besides, “a good teacher always diagnoses on the spot”.