Australia

New schools could pop up in booming areas of Queensland due to the popularity of master-planned communities.

Ratepayers paid almost $600 in cab fares for an experienced Brisbane councillor on a salary package of almost $240,000 a year to see two concerts, which the opposition says "doesn't pass the pub test".

Technology sector salaries in the greater Brisbane area have surged over the last 12 months as companies back top-flight talent.

Terence and Christine Hodson were murdered, execution-style, in their home in Kew in May 2004. Now, stinging statements by former police officers into the investigation have been released by the royal commission into the Lawyer X scandal.

Within Fremantle, the first major portent of Ross Lyon’s sacking came in July, when the club board convened to discuss the findings of a strategic report.

Statistics show the Melbourne Storm aren't close to being the best at slowing opposition play-the-balls down.

Unless the rain sets in.

A former Australian cricket team doctor says he is amazed that even some batsmen still refuse to wear neck guards attached to their helmets.

Football operations general manager Graham Wright said that after discussion with Roughead both parties agreed that the Suns clash was the perfect note for the 32-year-old to finish his career on.

St Kilda would be silly not to seriously consider bringing Ross Lyon back as coach, according to former club champion Brendon Goddard.

Brisbane's Tevita Pangai jnr has copped a five-week ban from the NRL judiciary after failing to have his crusher tackle charge downgraded.

It is understood the teacher was trying to break up a fight between as many as 20 students when he was set upon. A 17-year-old was taken to hospital and later discharged.

Steve Smith's chances of playing in the third Test appear all but over after he failed to train on Tuesday.

Signal mechanic Charles Lagaaia died in June 2016 after he was hit by a train while carrying out maintenance work.

Listed fund manager Platinum Asset Management has reported a 17 per cent fall in annual profit following what it said was a "disappointing investment performance".

Malcolm Turnbull would have survived the extraordinary leadership spill if Mathias Cormann had not abandoned him, according to the former PM's ally Craig Laundy.

"It's almost like the instrument is another part of his body," Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Tim Matthies said ahead of the 2020 season program reveal.

Lance Franklin will return for the final Swans in their final game of what has been a difficult year, chalking up a huge milestone in the process.

South Sydney skipper denies former coach's assertion that Rabbitohs' attack became 'predictable' and had not changed since his departure.

Cabinet has considered a draft of new religious discrimination laws and is bracing for a messy debate, with the Attorney-General saying "some fine-tuning" was needed.