Gardiner keen to plug Kiwis defence
New Kiwis defence guru Ben Gardiner has vowed to make his side's try-line defence the steeliest of this year's Rugby League World Cup.
Qld trawler survivor reunited with family
The sole known survivor of a fishing vessel that sank off the central Queensland coast has been reunited with his family as authorities try to find the bodies of his six crewmates.
Burn booze laws and start again: NT chief
The Northern Territory chief minister says he'll embrace "once in a generation" reforms to combat alcohol abuse following a sweeping review of liquor laws.
Food supply hit in Qld rainfall event
More rain could be the "nail in the coffin" for central Queensland farmers who are facing widespread crop losses after severe rainfall.
Westpac to refund $65m to customers
Westpac is refunding about $65 million to 200,000 customers who did not receive discounts on insurance and other products to which they were entitled.
Murders won't affect Qld tourism, expert
This month's stabbing death of a German backpacker - the seventh tourist to be killed in Queensland in four years - should not dent the state's reputation as a safe place to visit, says a criminologist.