A Gold Coast investment company former director, who embezzled almost $6 million, has been jailed for four years. Frederick Leslie Hansen was sentenced in the Southport District Court on Thursday,… Continue reading Gold Coast embezzler jailed for four years
Professor Suzanne Miller will be the next Chief Scientist for Queensland, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said today. Professor Miller, who is Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Queensland Museum Network,… Continue reading Queensland gets new chief scientist
A man seriously injured in a crash near Yungaburra on Saturday has died in hospital. The 24-year-old man was a passenger in the vehicle which crashed on Lake Barrine Rd… Continue reading Man dies in hospital days after crash on Atherton Tablelands
They are the wife and offspring of one of the most powerful men in America and will soon be part of the country’s next first family. Donald Trump, 70, will… Continue reading Meet the Trumps: America’s next first family
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
