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The Queensland PortalQueensland (locally/ˈkwiːnzlænd/KWEENZ-land, commonly abbreviated asQLD) is astate in northeasternAustralia, the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by theNorthern Territory,South Australia andNew South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by theCoral Sea and thePacific Ocean; to the state's north is theTorres Strait, separating the Australian mainland fromPapua New Guinea, and theGulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of 1,723,030 square kilometres (665,270 sq mi), Queensland is the world'ssixth-largest subdivision of any country on earth; itis larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and includetropical rainforests,rivers,coral reefs,mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in itstropical andsub-tropical coastal regions, as well asdeserts andsavanna in thesemi-arid anddesert climatic regions of itsinterior. Queensland has a population of over 5.5 million, concentrated inSouth East Queensland, where nearly three in four reside. The capital and largest city in the state isBrisbane, Australia'sthird-largest city and comprising fully half of the state's population. Ten of Australia's thirty largest cities are located in Queensland, the largest outside Brisbane being theGold Coast, theSunshine Coast,Townsville,Cairns,Ipswich, andToowoomba. 24.2% of the state's population wereborn overseas. The state has the highest inter-state net migration in Australia. (Full article...) Selected ArticleTheBrisbane Broncos are an Australian professionalrugby league club based in the city ofBrisbane. The Broncos play in Australasia's elite competition, theNational Rugby League premiership. The Broncos have won six premierships during their twenty years in competition, making them the league's most successful club. The club was founded in 1988 as part of theNew South Wales Rugby League premiership's national expansion, becoming, along with theGold Coast-Tweed Giants, one of Queensland's first two participants in theWinfield Cup. The Broncos later played a significant role in theSuper League war of the mid-1990s before continuing to compete successfully in the reunified National Rugby League competition of today. Selected images
Selected businessBank of Queensland (BOQ), one of the oldest financial institutions inQueensland, Australia, is aretail bank with a network of almost 270 branches, including 152 in Queensland, 52 in New South Wales, 23 in Victoria and 34 in Western Australia. Following the Home Building Society and Pioneer mergers, it now has more than 650,000 customers. In 2007, customer satisfaction with the bank was placed at 88%. In 1874, the Brisbane Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society was established as the first permanent building society formed in Queensland. The Society incorporated in 1887. The company amalgamated with City and Suburban Building Society in 1921. The company amalgamated with Queensland Deposit Bank a decade later. The company received a licence to operate as a trading bank in 1942. 1971 saw the bank become a publicly traded company listed on theAustralian Stock Exchange. In 2011, the bank experienced a profit slump due to lending losses from the2010–2011 Queensland floods.(Full article...) Did you know(auto-generated)
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