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Paramedic Paul Rossington has been remembered by ambulance service colleagues as a brave and honourable man who died trying to save his girlfriend's life.

Tributes have been paid to former Dubbo MP Gerry Peacocke who died in his sleep on Wednesday night.

The Queensland corruption watchdog's investigation of a former public servant was appropriate, says a parliamentary committee.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has called on the public to report suspect use of chemicals which could be used in terrorist bombs.

Queensland's treasurer says there will be tough decisions in next month's budget after the state was hit by natural disasters and a drop in royalties.

Queensland's deputy premier says the success of a pilot scheme to release water from flooded mines will see practice expanded.

A man due to be sentenced for rape and robbery of five Adelaide women in the 1990s may die within five years from severe emphysema, his lawyer says.

Ford's plant closures have been described as a watershed for Australia's troubled manufacturing sector.

The NSW ambulance service is warning people not to engage with scammers who purport to sell fundraising advertising space in a magazine.

Car maker Ford will end its Australian manufacturing operations by 2016, with 1200 jobs to be lost at its Broadmeadows and Geelong plants.