A fun charity challenge reveals a new generation of student skipping champions who are about to compete on the world stage.

Maryborough-based manufacturer Downer says a downturn in work means it is considering redundancies, despite a contract to build 65 trains ahead of the Brisbane Olympics.

Liberal deputy Sussan Ley and Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor firm as the two likely contenders for the party's leadership, as a split emerges among Coalition MPs over what to do with its nuclear proposal.

The Coalition lost a seat in Queensland's far north and suffered a swing against it in almost every seat it retained in the state.

Luke Bantoft has survived melioidosis but the experience has left him "petrified" of returning to his home where he believes he caught it. Experts say the source of the outbreak could be the Bruce Highway upgrade.

Origin Energy is expanding to seven regional Queensland cities, including Bundaberg and Maryborough, where residents have previously had only one choice of electricity provider.

Teeming with marine life and being popular spots for diving, Queensland is home to more than 1,400 wrecks. They are deteriorating and researchers are exploring how to preserve them.

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