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They grew up playing footy in cow paddocks at home, where "rugby league is a religion". Now, these young men are preparing to grace footy fields in Australia, hoping to one day represent their country. 

The Australian Energy Regulator alleges a Queensland coal-fired power station did not comply with its generator performance standards, causing an explosion leading to a major blackout.

Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.

Robyn gets her car serviced every year, so she thought she should do the same for her herself. Doctors found a hole in her heart.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

With only 12 public cyclone shelters across Queensland, a leading design engineer recommends more people should consider building dedicated rooms in their homes.

Students are missing out on elective subjects and teachers are taking on subjects they are not qualified to teach, because of significant staff shortages at some state schools. 

Hayley Battisson put Nate's name down on waiting lists at nearly every speech pathology practice in Rockhampton years ago. She fears a dire shortage of regional clinicians has put him at a disadvantage.

Queensland’s state-owned power grid quietly forced almost 170,000 air-conditioners in homes and businesses into low-power mode six times over summer.

Damage assessments will be carried out today in parts of southern and south-east Queensland, after days of torrential rain.

Schools and roads closed as flash flooding hit widespread areas of south-east Queensland on Tuesday. Rain eased by late in the afternoon but flooding remained an issue in many areas. 

Master Builders Queensland warns there is a new wave of increasing construction costs coming and some believe opportunistic "price gouging" is partially to blame.

From finding a kilogram of illegal drugs in the back of a range hood and tracking people through kilometres of swampy bushland, these two pooches have done it all. Now it's time for their well-earned retirement, but what exactly does that involve?

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is moving inland as a tropical low after crossing the Queensland coast overnight leaving more than 60,000 residents without power.

The Queensland government has announced it's to increase the graduate salaries of child safety officers as experts say heavy caseloads and a lack of staff are creating delays in response times.

Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has been downgraded to a category one system as it crosses the Queensland coast, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

Rural communities worried that the high cost of living will damage attendance numbers at their local shows are innovating to find new ways to attract wider audiences to the events.

Vinnies stores across Queensland have been swamped with unsaleable donations, which the charity says are causing "chaos" for busy volunteers.

From sandbags to generators, this is what you need to know ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to make landfall in north Queensland between Cardwell and Bowen.

The cyclone is currently a category one but is expected to cross the coast as a category two system on Thursday night, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 

The slow-moving system is still gathering moisture over the Coral Sea, meaning it will bring rain to a broad area once it crosses over land. 

The system is now forecast to cross the coast late on Thursday between Cardwell and Airlie Beach.

Stride by stride, strand by strand, chin thrust forward, running machine Rhys Williams and his glorious beard are on a hair-raising journey in the running world.

A tropical low developing in the Coral Sea is forecast to strengthen into a cyclone over the weekend and may track south south-westerly towards the Queensland coast.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the major supermarkets have agreed to participate in the inquiry. It comes after he met with supermarket executives yesterday.