Queensland News

Tue 10 Nov 2015

Coast man's riot police horror: "They are coming in now"

Coast man's riot police horror: "They are coming in now"

A SUNSHINE Coast man held on Christmas Island has described in chilling detail heavily armed riot police storming the detention centre.

Alleged victim of AFL player bashing's gushing post

Alleged victim of AFL player bashing's gushing post

THE woman allegedly bashed by former Brisbane Lion Albert Proud had only recently wrote a gushing post about how lucky she was to have a new man in her life.

Former deputy premier to face sex abuse inquiry

Former deputy premier to face sex abuse inquiry

A FORMER deputy premier will again take the stand to explain why he gave a positive reference to a man he knew to have sexually assaulted minors in his care.

Mon 9 Nov 2015

Fatal crash truckie still wanted by police

Fatal crash truckie still wanted by police

TERRY Sewell is a man desperate for answers more than two years since his nephew Edward Jody Sewell was killed in a hit-and-run incident on the Cunningham Hwy.

Tiahleigh Palmer's death prompts calls for school cameras

Tiahleigh Palmer's death prompts calls for school cameras

IPSWICH'S mayor has called for security cameras to be installed in schools to protect children from predators after the suspected murder of Tiahleigh Palmer.

Uber drivers hit with almost $200,000 in new fines

Uber drivers hit with almost $200,000 in new fines

UBER is continuing to help top up the state's coffers, with another 171 drivers fined for operating with the service in Brisbane in the past six months.

Candelight vigil honours memory of Tiahleigh Palmer

Candelight vigil honours memory of Tiahleigh Palmer

HUNDREDS of people turned out for a candlelight vigil to honour the memory of 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer.

Lightning strike leaves terrified couple's car fried

Lightning strike leaves terrified couple's car fried

IMAGINE driving on a highway during a wild storm when suddenly there is a blinding flash and the car dies in the middle of the busy road.

Sat 7 Nov 2015

Probe begins into fire that destroyed Imperial Hotel

Probe begins into fire that destroyed Imperial Hotel

FIRE fighters have returned to the scene of the blaze that destroyed Gatton’s Imperial Hotel.

WATCH: LNP calling for electronic patient records

WATCH: LNP calling for electronic patient records

THE LNP is calling for the state government to consider moving to electronic patients’ records to help ensure the correct dispensing of medications.

13-year-old assaulted by father and son duo

13-year-old assaulted by father and son duo

A MIDDLE-AGED man teamed up with this adult son, to assault a 13-year-old boy.

Police warn Paywave makes it easy for thieves

Police warn Paywave makes it easy for thieves

THE growing popularity of paywave has made it easier for opportunists to fleece people’s bank accounts without the them even realising their cards are missing.

Fri 6 Nov 2015

SES on high alert as wild weather hits region

SES on high alert as wild weather hits region

UPDATE: Toowoomba's State Emergency Service was called to just one minor job last night as a result of the downpour.

Genius Qld schoolboy develops groundbreaking maths theorem

Genius Qld schoolboy develops groundbreaking maths theorem

A QUEENSLAND schoolboy has made a groundbreaking mathematical discovery, developing a theorem that calculates answers faster than a computer.

Johnathan Thurston's dream wedding on Hamilton Island

Johnathan Thurston's dream wedding on Hamilton Island

NRL premiership winning superstar and Daily M winner Johnathan Thurston has married his partner Samantha Lynch on Hamilton Island.

Thu 5 Nov 2015

Mum's doorstep terror after revenge porn pics posted

Mum's doorstep terror after revenge porn pics posted

A MUM has told how she had a least 50 strange men show up at her home over the past four years after a former partner allegedly posted explicit photos of her

Wed 4 Nov 2015

Little Ella's plea for daylight saving in Queensland

Little Ella's plea for daylight saving in Queensland

A THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has urged Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to put 'her best men' on getting daylight saving introduced into the Sunshine State.

Tue 3 Nov 2015

Swimmers beware: these puppies pack serious bite

Swimmers beware: these puppies pack serious bite

IT’S A WELL-KNOWN fact that bull sharks frequent the Brisbane and Bremer rivers.

Man hit father-in-law with stubby during family feud

Man hit father-in-law with stubby during family feud

A DAY of cricket ended with a night of wrestling when a Goodna dad drunkenly attacked his fiancé’s father and brother.

School no standing zones are there for a reason

School no standing zones are there for a reason

IS IT is okay to drop my child off in the no standing zone if I am quick? QPS bust another myth.

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