Passengers were on board for the government’s new Fairer Fares package on Monday, with more than 105,000 Go Card trips made across the network. Acting Premier Curtis Pitt said the… Continue reading Brisbane transport: Fairer Fares package rolls out to commuters ahead of schedule
Queenslanders in ever-increasing numbers are buying E10 fuel, with October sales up by 11 per cent on the previous month. Analysis by RACQ found 35.6 million litres of E10, unleaded fuel… Continue reading Brisbane petrol: E10 fuel sales up 11 per cent in October, RACQ says
A woman has been seriously injured in an apparent stabbing inside the Joondalup courthouse north of Perth. She was rushed to Joondalup Health Campus after being attacked about 10:00am in… Continue reading Woman ‘stabbed’ in Joondalup courthouse mediation room, man in custody
India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has been discharged from hospital where she underwent a kidney transplant. Ms Swaraj tweeted late on Monday that she was back home and “seeing necessary… Continue reading Sushma Swaraj: Indian minister released from hospital
Heartless thieves who broke into a Nambour charity store have taken much more than thousands of dollars worth of Christmas takings. More than 1200 children in need in impoverished communities… Continue reading Heartless thieves raid Coast charity before Christmas
The first national curriculum for Auslan, the language of the deaf community in Australia, will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as a… Continue reading Auslan national curriculum for Australian schools hailed as ‘huge step’ for deaf community
A Gold Coast man accused of punching a paramedic in the chest will be free to spend Christmas with his terminally-ill mother. Jason Coates, 27, was granted bail in Southport… Continue reading Queensland ambo punch accused granted bail
Australia have escaped with a 39-run victory over Pakistan in the day-night Test at the Gabba, where the tourists delivered Steve Smith a serious scare. Pakistan were given no hope… Continue reading Aussies win tense day-night Test at Gabba
An armed robber has had some trouble fleeing from the bakery he held up in Wavell Heights on Saturday morning. Police said just before 6am a man armed with a large… Continue reading Armed robber crashes motorbike during getaway in Brisbane’s north
Village Roadshow’s theme parks, Warner Bros Movie World, Sea World and Wet’n’Wild have been given a clean bill of health by Queensland Government safety inspectors, the company’s chief executive Tim… Continue reading Gold Coast theme parks cleared in safety audit after Dreamworld deaths, Village Roadshow says
A US cybersecurity firm claims Yahoo data stolen by hackers three years ago was sold on the dark Web for around $300,000. The 2013 data breach, which was only revealed… Continue reading Cybersecurity firm says hacked Yahoo data was sold on the internet
Australia has a great chance at winning an Oscar in the unlikely foreign language category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday Australia’s entrant, Tanna, had… Continue reading Australian film ‘Tanna’ makes Oscars foreign film short-list
