Firefighters were finishing extinguishing the Kingaroy bacon factory fire late on Sunday afternoon, as a scientific team tried to determine whether the smoke from the blaze contained toxic chemicals. A… Continue reading Kingaroy bacon factory fire being investigated for toxic fumes impact
UPDATE: Police have confirmed a Brisbane man aged in his 20s was killed in the incident at Conondale last night. The man had stopped his vehicle on the Maleny Kenilworth… Continue reading Police confirm man in his 20s killed after tree falls on car
A Pakistani court has ordered that the National Geographic’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” be deported once her detention expires. The case of Sharbat Gula, who was arrested 10 days ago… Continue reading Pakistan to deport National Geographic’s ‘Afghan Girl’ Sharbat Gula next week
Fire crews are confident containment lines around a fire at Millstream will keep the blaze under control. Rural firefighters left the Glen Gordon Station area about 12.25pm today after battling… Continue reading Containment lines keep blaze under control at Glen Gordon Station
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed his state visit to Australia this weekend after violence erupted in Jakarta on Friday following a rally demanding the city’s Christian governor be jailed for… Continue reading Indonesia President Joko Widodo postpones visit to Australia
The remains of a Brisbane City Council bus driver who was killed on the job last week are being taken back to India today. Manmeet Alisher, 29, died after he… Continue reading Manmeet Alisher death: Brother to take body home to India today
THE parents of a women allegedly raped at an indigenous boarding school in Townsville when she was 14, have told a royal commission they believe the school tried to cover… Continue reading Girl raped at Townsville boarding school
Fire fighters are currently working to extinguish a grass fire burning on Ramsey Dr and McFarlane Dr in Mooroobool. The fire started at 1.30am, and was diminished before reigniting about… Continue reading Grass fire reignites in Mooroobool, burning along Ramsey Dr
An Ormeau mother has been jailed for nine years after embezzling $1.7 million from a not-for-profit employment agency. Between 2009 and 2015 Amanda Smith, 37, embezzled more than $1.7 million… Continue reading Mother jailed for nine years over charity fraud at Nerang employment agency
Amber Lowe knew her daughter, Olivia, was a caring kid but did not really know what she was capable of until last Tuesday morning. Amber found herself on lying on… Continue reading Seven-year-old’s heroic actions surprise mum
A man developed an acute liver problem because of his daily energy drink intake, doctors suggest. The case occurred in Florida when a 50-year-old construction worker sought help after developing… Continue reading Energy drink ‘fuel hepatitis risk’
In a surprisingly low-profile shoot in Adelaide, an Australian filmmaker is filming a tense thriller about the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai that has been likened to The Towering Inferno.… Continue reading With Dev Patel as a waiter, Hotel Mumbai dramatises Indian terrorist attacks
