A little girl who made a remarkable recovery after being left stranded on a hot daycare bus for six hours, has returned home to Rockhampton. 

Broncos rising star Selwyn Cobbo admits he has copped a stinging reality check after becoming the latest Brisbane player embroiled in an off-field incident. 

There has been a strong turnout to the first day of pre-polling on Monday, as the leaders gave their pitch to early voters. 

A court has been told Footballer turned high-school teacher Chris Dawson allegedly wanted to hire a hit man to murder his wife Lynette after the couple was unable to have children early in their marriage.

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