As Victoria receives commitment on a bigger slice of Point of Consumption tax receipts, the Queensland racing industry is keen for government to invest more on the home front. RACING Queensland is likely to press for additional government investment for the local industry, as Racing...
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‘Not the time’: Daniel Andrews warns against ‘Invasion Day’ protests
Daniel Andrews has issued a stern warning to Victorians not to attend any upcoming anti-Australia Day rallies. Thousands are expected to gather at the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne for an “Invasion Day” protest on January 26. But the Premier warned “now is not...
‘Tired’ student tragically dies taking nap
A young woman whose life was “just starting to come together” has tragically died suddenly in her sleep. Maddie Gill was in the final year of her public relations and advertising degree at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) when she lost her life to Sudden...
Magistrate slams woman’s court attire
A woman has fired back at a magistrate who took issue with her very casual court attire, telling a court “it’s 35 degrees outside”. A magistrate told a woman “it’s not the beach” and she should wear something “more appropriate”, after she appeared in court...
Return to glory? Why Pike has taste for the All-Star
If the ‘boss’ says so, William Pike will be in Melbourne in March trying to win back-to-back All-Star Miles in the famous cerise and white of owner-breeder Bob Peters. Reigning All-Star Mile champion William Pike hopes defend the title on March 13 at The Valley....
Australia’s unemployment rate falls
Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to 6.6 per cent. The drop comes as 50,000 new jobs were added during the month of December. New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal the majority of new jobs were picked up in Queensland, with employment across...
Honey Badger debuts new girlfriend
Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins has gone public with his new girlfriend more than two years after his infamous season of The Bachelor. After shocking the nation by picking no one in the dramatic 2018 finale of the Channel 10 show, the former rugby union star...
‘WAxit’: Radical push for state to leave Aus
A new political party is pushing a radical idea for Western Australia to break away from Australia and become an independent nation. A political party that wants WA to break away from the rest of Australia has labelled certain eastern states the “ugly stepsisters” to...
Testing site shut down as 0 cases recorded in NSW
A public school in Western Sydney has undergone a deep clean ahead of the start of the school year, after the pop-up testing clinic hosted on its grounds was shut down. Incredible images show workers in hazmat suits disinfecting surfaces at Berala Public School on...
The quarantine plan that concerns PM
Regional Queenslanders fear Brisbane’s problems being “dumped” on them if the state government pushes ahead with a controversial plan, Scott Morrison says. Queensland’s plan to send international arrivals to regional mining facilities has sparked fears among locals that Brisbane’s problems will be “dumped” on them,...