Queensland is in the box seat to sensationally steal the NRL grand final after a fresh breakdown in talks between ARL Commission boss Peter V'landys and the NSW government.

A call for Scott Morrison’s immediate resignation following revelations the former prime minister secretly assumed control of five ministries during the pandemic is dividing stunned senior Coalition MPs. 

There is now a 70 percent chance of a third La Nina forming in the coming months, following a "renewed cooling" in the Pacific Ocean, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. 

And architectural firms have been urged to lodge an expression of interest to redesign the Gabba Stadium ahead of its Olympic Games overhaul.

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