YOU WONT BELIEVE: 8 - What They Never Told You

'Boxing saved my life': initials fuel Paro title shot

Remembering his late mate, Liam Paro credits boxing as his "medicine" as he nears a 39-year Australian first in the sport.

AAP · Jun 23

No-frills budget tips surprise surplus amid Games blitz

A pathway to surplus has been mapped out by a state government as it handed down a budget with cost of living relief while ramping up Olympic preparations.

AAP · Jun 22

Teen either 'troubled kid' or terror plotter, jury told

A teenager's motive when experimenting with homemade explosives was a key issue in deciding if he was preparing for a terrorist attack, a jury has heard.

AAP · Jun 22

'Carry his loss': family mourn son, drunk driver jailed

A speeding, drunk driver has been jailed for 14 years over a horror crash that killed a nine-year-old boy and seriously injured his dad as they rode an e-bike.

AAP · Jun 18

Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder

A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody.

AAP · Jun 18

Like 'wearing oven mitts': champ eyes 39-year first

Liam Paro has dared champion Lewis Crocker to underestimate his power ahead of their world title fight in Brisbane, where the Australia can join elite company.

AAP · Jun 17

Olympic-sized cost for Games city's bridge revealed

Australia's biggest council has revealed the cost of restoring an Olympic host city's famous bridge, prompting pleas for state and federal financial help.

AAP · Jun 17

Perkins weighs in on "wicked" Games prizemoney debate

Prize money for Olympic medallists remains a point of contention as Australian athletes welcome life-changing funding ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Games.

AAP · Jun 17

'Back it up': half must prove Maroons debut no one-off

Queensland half Sam Walker had a stellar debut at halfback and teammates have urged him to double down and do it all again at the MCG.

AAP · Jun 15

Numbers expose void, Brumbies sift through Super ashes

Stephen Larkham has identified why the wheels fell off the Brumbies' Super campaign, while the Reds have locked in a young No.10 among a raft of list changes.

AAP · Jun 15