Debris found in search for missing plane

Part of a propeller has been found on a beach as an air and sea search operation continues for a vintage plane that has been reported missing off the Gold Coast after it failed to return fro...

Secret chat that sparked Origin’s first send off

Maroons prop Craig Greenhill nearly killed Blues rival Paul Harragon with a high tackle to become the first man marched in a Origin game... so who made him do it?

School sends 9yo home for wearing Origin colours

A Gold Coast student has been left devastated after being sent home from school for wearing his Blues colours on State of Origin game day.

State of Origin: what you need to know for game 1

Whether you’re watching from the couch at home or on the sidelines at Suncorp Stadium, it’s time to don your best Maroons jersey and cheer on Queensland in game one of the State of Origin.

‘Strong’ call to change one word of national anthem

A push to change the words of the Australian national anthem to alter the line “we are young and free’’ is gaining momentum amid the partial boycott of the song by State of Origin play...

‘Wonderful couple’ killed in horror crash

UPDATE: Heartbroken friends and colleagues of a Queensland couple killed in a horror road crash have paid tribute to a “wonderful couple” who adored their two young children.

Horror fatal: Paramedic tells of ‘confronting’ scene

An off-duty paramedic has told of the scene she was confronted with after a horror crash that killed two, praising the quick-thinking motorists who plucked a baby boy from a burning car, sav...

Bali bombing survivor caught in Darwin shooting

A Queensland man who survived the 2002 terrorist bombings in Bali says he was caught up “in the front seat” during the deadly shooting rampage in Darwin that ended in the deaths of four ...

Queensland woman's link to accused Darwin shooter

A Queensland woman who went to school with the man accused of killing four people on a shooting massacre in Darwin has opened up about her eight years of friendship with him.

Child killer in cuffs after gun uncovered in crash

The stepfather convicted of killing four-year-old Tyrell Cobb has landed before the courts handcuffed after he was allegedly caught with a gun at the scene of a 'violent crash' on the Sunshi...