An Australia school teacher who has never been to Poland has been made the country’s national coach for its rugby league team. Lee Addison says he is “genuinely gobsmacked”.
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What a city-based journalist learned during a stint reporting in outback Queensland
This Brisbane-based digital producer discovered a lot about life in remote Queensland — and the work of regional ABC journalists — after spending five weeks in Mount Isa.
'You decided to go out and to kill someone': Alex McEwan found guilty of Eunji Ban's murder
Alex Reuben McEwan is sentenced to life in prison after a jury finds him guilty of bashing a 22-year-old Korean exchange student, saying he was being instructed by a demon, to death in Brisbane’s CBD almost five years ago.
After almost a century of cakes and caring, Winton's CWA calls it a day
Pivotal in the Country Women’s Association movement since 1924, the Winton branch in outback Queensland is finally shutting its doors.
Pop star Pink answers grieving girl's wish for a hug at concert
A teenager grieving the recent loss of her mother has been sent “a hug from heaven” after pop star Pink pulled her out of the crowd for a hug, selfie, and motivational chat at one of her concerts this week.
Parents of injured teenager Connor Tweedy tackle the future with hope
A month on from a horrific ruby union accident, parents of Brisbane schoolboy Conor Tweedy are determined to keep a positive outlook.
Principal driving students to success — and school — in isolated outback town
A dynamic young school principal has a novel approach to ensuring her students turn up to classes.
Cold case detectives to charge man over Gold Coast woman's 1983 murder
A 51-year-old man will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today in relation to the murder of Linda Reed, who was found dead after she disappeared from Pacific Fair shopping centre in December 1983.
The seaside town where rents are less affordable than Sydney
A new report on rental affordability in Australia’s eastern states reveals the tourist town of Byron Bay is ahead of Sydney and Melbourne on the list of problem areas, with average rents almost half the average household income.
Police hunt croc killer after 70yo reptile found decapitated
A forensic investigation is underway after a headless 70-year-old crocodile was found at a lake in north-west Queensland, and police are confident they will catch the killer.