Greens MP Amy MacMahon releases update on her condition as she recovers from Kangaroo Point car crash
In short: Amy MacMahon was taken to hospital earlier this month following a car crash at Kangaroo Point.Ms MacMahon has released an update on her…
Multi-billion-dollar direct rail line to Sunshine Coast announced, but some say it’s not good enough for the Olympics
A long-awaited rail line connecting the Sunshine Coast, Moreton Bay and Brisbane is a step closer to construction as the Queensland government commits almost $3…
Woman charged with attempted murder over alleged stabbing of baby suffering from ‘serious’ postpartum depression
An Ipswich mother charged with stabbing a three-month-old baby was suffering from "serious" postpartum depression, a court has heard.The 26-year-old woman's matter was heard at…
BOM warns tropical low in Coral Sea could become Queensland’s third cyclone in as many months
Another tropical low is gaining strength in the Coral Sea, with forecasters warning it could turn into a cyclone by late next week.If a cyclone…
Paedophile and ex-Sunshine Coast water polo coach Dean Carelse found working as children’s lifeguard at UK family resort Butlin’s
A paedophile former water polo coach convicted of grooming and possession of child exploitation material offences in Queensland, has been working as a children's lifeguard…
Man who made chance fossil discovery in outback Queensland named Local Hero in 2024 Australian of the Year Awards
The man behind a chance fossil discovery that saw palaeontologists flock to outback Queensland, making it a now-famous dinosaur hotspot, has been named Australia's Local…
Remote-controlled robots bring metropolitan healthcare experience to outback patients with heart conditions
A robot, operated by health workers in Brisbane, is scanning patients' hearts more than 1,000 kilometres away in the Queensland outback.Sonographers sitting in a tiny…
El Niño doesn’t automatically mean it won’t rain. Here’s why it’s been so wet and stormy for Australia’s eastern states
Australian weather has always been prone to extremes, which is why the sunburnt country is known for its drought and flooding rains.When the Bureau of…
Traces of cocaine found in Sea World Helicopters pilot’s system after fatal crash could lead to increased testing regulations, expert says
An aviation safety expert says pilots may be subject to greater drug and alcohol testing after a Sea World Helicopters (SWH) pilot who died in…
Allegedly drunk skipper charged, more than 100 people evacuated after private boat crashes on the Gold Coast
More than 100 people had their New Year's Eve celebrations interrupted when an allegedly drunk skipper crashed the boat they were on into a sandbar…