A motorbike rider is being flown to hospital in a critical condition after crashing in the Sunshine Coast hinterland on Saturday morning. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash about… Continue reading Motorbike rider airlifted to hospital in critical condition after crash near Sunshine Coast
More men will hopefully be recruited for nursing and teaching jobs under a new “bloke quota” set by Australia’s Workforce Gender Equality Agency. The federal government body has said schools… Continue reading Push to recruit more men for nursing and teaching jobs in Australia
Fourteen-month-old twin brothers who had been conjoined at the head have shared their first hugs and words after being separated in the US. Jadon and Anias McDonald, were born… Continue reading Conjoined twins hug for first time since being separated
Police in India have arrested former air force chief SP Tyagi over allegations of corruption in a luxury helicopter deal with Anglo-Italian company AgustaWestland. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)… Continue reading AgustaWestland: India ex-air force boss arrested for bribery
A 19-year-old man will appear in court charged with murder following the violent death of a woman in her Townsville home. The teen reportedly presented himself to officers on Thursday… Continue reading Teen charged over Townsville killing
Brisbane residents are cautioned to be on the alert for measles, after a case was diagnosed in a man who recently returned from overseas. Metro North Public Health Unit confirmed… Continue reading Measles warning after confirmed Brisbane case
A Twitter account belonging to controversial Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya has been hacked by a group which published what appeared to be details of his assets, accounts and passwords. A… Continue reading Vijay Mallya: India tycoon ‘assets’ published in Twitter hack
An Indigenous woman has been ordered to pay the legal costs of three QUT students after a failed racial vilification case. Cynthia Prior unsuccessfully tried to sue three young men… Continue reading Queensland woman ordered to pay legal costs after failed Facebook racial vilification case
A man has handed himself in to police following the violent death of a woman in Townsville. Police said the 19-year-old man is now assisting police with their enquiries. A 59-year-old woman died… Continue reading Police hunt person covered in blood after grisly killing
Caboolture teenager Lakeisha Patterson won the Queensland Athlete with a Disability Award at the Queensland Sport Awards in Brisbane on Thursday night. The 17-year-old was recognised for her efforts at… Continue reading Paralympics star recognised at state sport awards
A massive downpour has lashed the city with conditions looking more like July than December. Heavy rain began falling in the city shortly after 11am, sending people scrambling to find… Continue reading Strong winds, storms, rain forecast for Melbourne
Officials have urgently appealed for more medicine and doctors to treat hundreds of people injured in the devastating earthquake which struck Aceh, Indonesia. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake levelled hundreds of… Continue reading Urgent appeal for supplies after fatal Indonesia earthquake
