A remote Aboriginal school in Western Australia has broken two, long-standing records by winning a state science award. The Science Teachers Association’s (STAWA) Secondary School of the Year award —… Continue reading Remote Aboriginal school takes out top science award never won outside Perth
Four people have been charged after almost 2 million cigarettes were seized at Brisbane Airport at the weekend. Australian Border Force officers discovered the shipment, which they alleged were falsely… Continue reading Almost 2 million cigarettes seized at Brisbane Airport
POLICE have charged a 34-year-old Pacific Pines man following an incident involving a number of alleged traffic incidents, two serious assaults and the unlawful use of a vehicle. It will… Continue reading Pacific Pines man facing a string of charges
The 10,000-strong Pride march through inner Brisbane and soaring temperatures combined to create congestion headaches for Brisbane drivers, with major roads and highways clogged. Australian Traffic Network reporter Olympia Kwitowski… Continue reading Pride March and hot weather create Brisbane traffic headache
A MAN has died after he was hit by two cars on the M1, which caused 20km of traffic gridlock in southbound lanes this morning. At around 6.20am the man,… Continue reading Man dies after being hit by two cars in Pacific Motorway crash on the Gold Coast
Police had initially booked the accused, Rohit Krishna Mahanta, for rash driving and causing hurt by an act of negligence. But after the victim, Gurpreet Singh, died the police arrested… Continue reading Asked not to smoke in public, ‘drunk’ lawyer mows down 21-year-old biker; held
THUNDERSTORMS could hit today followed by an extreme heatwave as temperatures reach 35 degrees in parts of the Sunshine Coast. A high-pressure system parked off the east coast will send… Continue reading Severe storms, horror 35 degree heatwave threaten Coast
A Queensland taxi license that was worth $530,000 about three years ago is now worth only about $150,000. Now cabbies say they feel “doomed” and their taxi licence as a… Continue reading A $530,000 Qld taxi licence is now worth less than $150,000: cabbies
Among the towering figures of Australia’s Aboriginal and Islander communities, Dr. Evelyn Scott AO, stood proud and tall. The Indigenous educator and social justice campaigner has died in far north… Continue reading Dr Evelyn Scott, Indigenous rights activist and ‘trailblazer’, dies aged 81
A MAN is lucky to have survived after his runaway truck struck him at Upper Coomera this morning. The man is believed to have parked his truck on a steep… Continue reading Upper Coomera man lucky to be alive after being hit by his own runaway truck
A second uncle of a 10-year-old Indian child who gave birth to a baby girl last month has been arrested for allegedly raping her. He is the younger brother of… Continue reading India rape: Second uncle held in 10-year-old pregnant child’s case
A Christian teenager who was sacked for saying on Facebook she would vote “no” for same-sex marriage is entitled to make a legal claim under discrimination law, legal experts say.… Continue reading Teen who lost job over ‘No’ vote has grounds for legal discrimination claim
