Cameron Smith’s sudden retirement from representative rugby league sends shockwaves through the NRL, as speculation about the impact of his decision on the Maroons grows ahead of the State of Origin series.
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'Can you kill?': Man accused of murdering wife 'asked lover to find hitman'
John Chardon, who is committed to stand trial for allegedly murdering his wife Novy, asked a Filipino man he slept with for his help to find a hitman, a court hears.
Bail refused for man accused of kidnapping 12yo boy on Gold Coast
Zhen Jie Zhang, 53, loses his bid for bail on charges of kidnapping for ransom, torture and deprivation of liberty over the abduction of a 12-year-old boy on the Gold Coast last Friday.
Two Queensland mountains to be renamed to rid them of racist connotations
The Darumbal people celebrate success after pushing for several years to change the names of Mount Jim Crow and Mount Wheeler.
Cameron Smith makes shock Queensland and Australia retirement
Cameron Smith surprisingly calls an end to his representative career with Queensland and Australia just three weeks out from the beginning of the State of Origin series.
Queensland's population to hit 5 million people today
The milestone is due to an increase in migration growth, particularly from New South Wales, and 60,000 babies being born in the past year.
Man charged with kidnapping for ransom over 12yo's alleged abduction
A 53-year-old man is charged with kidnapping for ransom and two counts of extortion after allegedly abducting a 12-year-old boy on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Uber driver takes to Brisbane footpath, claims taxis forced him off road
The latest stoush between the taxi industry and ride-share operators emerges after vision of Max Foley’s unorthodox exit from a street in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley party precinct hits social media.
Jane Prentice's preselection dumping a 'bloody disgrace'
Operation “Save Jane” kicks off, with outspoken Liberal backbencher Warren Entsch suggesting the Prime Minister intervene to overturn Jane Prentice’s preselection defeat.
Queensland man jailed for manslaughter of mother
A man who killed his mother and buried her body in Queensland’s Gold Coast hinterland with a bag of lime is sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after deceiving authorities for six years by saying his mother was in New Zealand.