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
Police are urging the public to be on the lookout for a baby boy missing from Caboolture. The one-year-old boy was last seen on December 8 with 24-year-old Alan Reid,… Continue reading Police in urgent search for missing one-year-old boy
India’s top court has ordered all liquor shops to shut down along state and national highways in an attempt to reduce drink driving and road accidents. The court told the… Continue reading India court bans liquor shops on highways
A spike in criminal cases in Queensland has prompted the state’s top judges to plead for urgent government funding, saying they will be unable to cope with the criminal backlog.… Continue reading Courts seek funds to cope with rise in criminal cases
Federal Labor MP Terri Butler has settled a defamation suit with a Queensland university student, agreeing to a “modest payout” over comments she made on the ABC’s Q&A program. Key… Continue reading Federal Labor MP Terri Butler settles racial case against QUT student with ‘modest payment’
A man charged with murdering his wife more than 15 years ago at Margate, north of Brisbane, has been denied bail. Key points Patricia Anne Riggs’s remains were found in… Continue reading Patricia Anne Riggs: Husband charged with wife’s 2001 murder north of Brisbane denied bail
