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In our leading stories today, a Powerball lottery ticket holder in south-east Queensland has won half of the country’s largest ever jackpot of $200 million.
Brisbane mum Kylie Burton has spearheaded a campaign warning teachers against asking students to calculate their body mass index (BMI) and using the words “good” and “bad” to describe food.
Kylie Burton has spearheaded a national campaign to improve the way food and wellbeing is taught in schools.Credit: Glenn Hunt
Queensland government leaders have called on the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates next week, with one even suggesting the big banks should move first.
Two tradies have rescued an elderly man who became trapped in his car in floodwaters in the Moreton Bay region.
Booming numbers of crocodiles in northern Australia, right down to the Rockhampton area, have led to increased calls to separate the predators from people – and new dilemmas when it comes to protecting the species.
Crocodiles have flourished in Australia after being made a protected species in the 1970s.Credit: Paul Harris
In sport, a desire to seek a new challenge, to regain a sense of his past identity, and to emulate the feats of rugby league legend Paul Gallen has motivated former Brisbane Lions star Mitch Robinson to embark on what he hopes is a formidable boxing career.
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