The LNP denies it has called for federal back-up to boost the party’s popularity in regional Queensland seats ahead of the next election.
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Australian farmers' record breaking season confirmed at $62.8 billion
The value of Australian farm produce is expected to dip slightly for the coming season, but is still tipped to be 9 per cent higher than the five-year average to 2015-16.
Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with extortion
Former mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale is charged with extortion and two other offences after being questioned by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Logan councillors tape mouths shut in protest against 'censorship'
Logan City councillors Darren Power and Lisa Bradley tape their mouths shut and dramatically walk out of a council meeting in protest over what they say is censorship.
Estranged husband of school teacher arrested in murder investigation
Police arrest the estranged husband of NSW school teacher Sharon Edwards, who was last seen on a night out with friends in Grafton in March 2015.
Abandoned restaurants at Brisbane's South Bank to be demolished
A set of empty restaurants along prime riverfront in Brisbane will be demolished to make way for public green space, after being abandoned since they were inundated in the 2011 floods.
World heritage reefs at risk of coral bleaching, UNESCO says
Almost 75 per cent of world heritage coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef, have been exposed to heat stress that causes coral bleaching in the past three years, UNESCO says.
South Bank: Brisbane's favourite backyard celebrates 25 years
The opening of South Bank Parklands to the public turned Brisbane’s former Expo ’88 site into a European-inspired playground for locals and tourists alike.
Gun-toting outback Queensland cop appeals against conviction
A Queensland police officer found guilty of assault after pulling his gun on an outback motorist appeals against his conviction.
'The ultimate cruelty': Iranian asylum seeker faces deportation from Brisbane
Iranian woman Mojgan Shamsalipoor has been living in Brisbane for the past nine months after being released from immigration detention. But she says her future in Australia has been “destroyed” after being told she could face deportation by the end of the year.