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 resumes giving evidence at the Federal Court in Brisbane into the collapse of Queensland Nickel, hobbling into the courtroom clutching a sick bag.

Take a closer look at exactly what Queenslanders can expect out of Treasurer Scott Morrison's second budget.

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.

Clive Palmer is recovering from a severe case of pancreatitis which his legal team said prevented him from giving evidence to the Federal Court on Tuesday, but a judge orders him to attend on Wednesday.

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".

Queensland musician Jeremy Marou will be changing his rider and increasing the amount of exercise he does after suffering a heart attack.

A Singaporean man accused of bludgeoning and stabbing a woman he met online is arrested, more than 17 hours after the alleged attack at the Brisbane Airbnb rental he had booked.

Allison Baden-Clay's three daughters will share an $800,000-plus payout from the Brisbane mother's life insurance policies, marking an official end to litigation involving the long-running murder case.

The rollout of Queensland's $4.4 billion new fleet of 75 trains continues to be plagued by design issues, but at least 15 must be ready for 2018 Commonwealth Games, Transport Minister Jackie Trad says.

Farmers whose crops were destroyed or damaged in Cyclone Debbie are being denied much-needed hardship payments because the criteria and evidence needed is too strict, or some live just blocks from eligible zones.

Australia endures another horror round of Super Rugby after failing to record a single win across the weekend, while continuing its embarrassing losing streak to New Zealand teams.

When you reached for your cup of tea this morning, it is likely you used tea leaves, a teabag or made a pot. But growing your own tea at home could do wonders for your wallet and more.

Stuck on a roof with floodwaters raging below them, things looked dire for Helen Gallo and her kids Sienna and Zander, until four volunteers showed up.

There was a big response to an industry fair aimed at encouraging city teachers to work in country schools.

The Federal Government and the prawn industry reach agreement on a $20 million reimbursement package for farmers affected by the white spot outbreak.

An eight-month old boy reported missing from Brisbane's southside has been found safe, Queensland police say.

The search continues for a time capsule at a Queensland school that was meant to be unveiled at the school's 150th anniversary celebrations last month.

Insurers should use a new study of the Brisbane River catchment to reduce premiums for flood insurance, a leading hydrologist and the Mayor of Ipswich say.

It is a career that sees families through one of the most joyous occasions of their lives, made more challenging by doing it thousands of feet in the air.

When Cairns mother Raina Thaiday killed eight children in 2014 she had been clean of cannabis for months, but a psychiatrist found her prior long-term use may have triggered the violent schizophrenic episode.

The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister is calling on the Queensland Government to intervene in the case of a terminally ill man sentenced to prison for driving offences.

Teys Australia turns its back on an industry assurance scheme it helped to initiate, citing its inability to keep up with increased demand for certified grass-fed beef.

An outbreak of itchy caterpillars in south-east Queensland has left locals scratching their heads.

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