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Powderfinger is reuniting after 16 years apart, with a national tour announced for 2027. The iconic Australian rock band will perform in multiple cities, including Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney.
The owner of Australian budget airline Bonza has pleaded guilty to a $US500 million fraud scheme in the United States. Joshua Wander, co-founder and CEO of 777 Partners, was charged by the FBI over a plot to defraud the company's lenders and investors.
A proposed $32 billion data centre in Queensland's Western Downs claims it can operate during droughts. The development will comprise four data centres, with the first leased by Anthropic for use in 2027.
Global sugar prices have surged to a 19-month high, bringing relief to struggling Australian farmers. The rally is attributed to rising oil costs and political uncertainty in Brazil, the world's largest producer of sugar.
A Queensland man has been denied bail after being charged with bribing foreign officials investigating his estranged wife's alleged murder in Bangladesh. Awlad Hossain, 51, is accused of transferring $97,000 to Bangladeshi associates in a bid to have his name removed from a police investigation.
A remote Far North Queensland community is growing increasingly concerned about the lack of police support as a local station remains unstaffed. The Laura police station, located 310 kilometres north-west of Cairns, has been left empty while authorities try to fill a vacancy after the solo officer took unplanned leave.
The Burketown airstrip, which was upgraded at a cost of $27 million, may need to be relocated due to its flood-prone location, despite being reopened with commercial flights expected to resume in mid-November. The airstrip was closed for nine months after a "biblical-style flood" in 2023.
Football Queensland has backflipped on proposed changes to its 2027 fee structure after pushback from member clubs across the state. The governing body will retain the existing structure, with "modest adjustments to reflect inflation".
Austraila won the third and final ODI against Bangladesh by eight wickets, securing a clean sweep of the series. Megan Schutt starred with the ball, taking 4-16 and restricting Bangladesh to 172 all out.
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