Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says “honest people” have no need to worry about a decision to scrap 1,000 and 500 rupee notes. Mr Jaitley said the move would flush… Continue reading Shock as India scraps 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes
A Brisbane mother who found out on Twitter that a paedophile teacher had been working at her daughter’s school says she may never send her child there again. Crossbench senator… Continue reading Brisbane mum shocked by paedophile teacher tweet
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last night hosted an annual reception at Parliament House for the state’s Indian community leaders and the business community, in which she honoured the life of… Continue reading Premier Palaszczuk hosts Indian community reception, remembers late Manmeet Alisher
UPDATE: Power is being restored to Sunshine Coast homes after 2198 customers were left in the dark. Residents in Mountain Creek, Mooloolaba, Buderim and Minyama all experienced a loss of… Continue reading Power restored to Coast homes as storms smash south-east
A youth has been jailed for four years for raping a 22-year-old woman last year when he was 15. Cairns Judge Brian Harrison said the attack in November last year… Continue reading Teen, 16, pleads guilty to raping young woman on Mulgrave Road
Seqwater has confirmed it was told by the Redland City Council in August about the illegal dumping of soil – later shown to contain asbestos – at the Leslie Harrison… Continue reading Seqwater alerted to illegally dumped soil at Leslie Harrison Dam back in August
Surging pollution levels are driving panicked residents of the Indian capital, Delhi, to queue up for face masks, leading to shortages across the city, as the BBC’s Vikas Pandey reports.… Continue reading Delhi pollution: Face masks run out as residents panic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that the existing 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes will be withdrawn from the financial system overnight. The surprise move is part of a… Continue reading India scraps 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes overnight
A diver missing for more than 17 hours at the famous Yongala shipwreck site off Townsville was found alive earlier today. He was located by a local air rescue crew… Continue reading Missing diver found alive at Yongala wreck off Townsville
Today we step back in time to 1875 when Brisbane seed and produce merchant Robert Bulcock bought about 112ha and built a house he called The Homestead in 1878. It… Continue reading Pioneer’s legacy found in name of popular beach
BREAKING: The Sunshine Coast’s most popular shopping centre will introduce paid-parking in the new year. But the good news for shoppers is the first three hours of parking at Sunshine… Continue reading Paid-parking coming in at Sunshine Plaza
Canberra siblings Kate Goodchild and Luke Dorsett have been remembered as kind and selfless at a funeral service to mark their lives which were tragically lost at Dreamworld last month. While the world… Continue reading Family and friends farewell Dreamworld victims Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett
