Queensland’s Liberal National Party will choose on Tuesday from a trio of contenders vying to lead the party out of the political wilderness after its worst election result for the state’s main conservative force in almost two decades.
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Palaszczuk unveils new-look Labor cabinet
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Traditional owners feared losing native title rights over Adani mine site
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Researchers find 12 million deep-water mushroom corals with robot
Using a robot 40 metres below the surface, researchers find what appears to be the largest community of deep-water mushroom corals, stretching more than 2.5 kilometres long.
Council rat hunters are family pets when they're off the clock
Pest control doesn’t sound like the world’s best gig, but what if you could take your trusty detection dog home with you every night?
Tyrell Cobb's mother inflicted fatal blow on toddler, judge finds
Heidi Strbak will be sentenced next week after a judge finds she killed her four-year-old son with a fatal blow to the abdomen on the Gold Coast in 2009, and did not seek treatment for the treatable injuries she caused.