News from Queensland
A north Queensland indigenous college is closing its secondary school and will no longer take boarders following child abuse investigations. Uniting Church Reverend David Baker says the decision was based… Continue reading Qld school cuts boarders after abuse
The cost of some vegetables has already soared after torrential rain and flooding wiped out millions of dollars worth of small crops in Queensland and the price pain could continue… Continue reading Vegetable prices soar in wake of Queensland’s floods
There were 501 people were banned from South Bank last financial year for being a nuisance, including 132 children. But with about 11 million people visiting the popular dining and… Continue reading 501 people were banned from South Bank last year
The deluge that hit central Queensland has broken a 64-year record for Bundaberg, with the city receiving seven times its October rain average well before the month’s end. A Bureau… Continue reading Bundaberg rainfall breaks 64-year record
Six fishermen are missing after their trawler capsized and sank off the east coast of Australia. A seventh man managed to survive being stranded for about 12 hours in waters… Continue reading Six fishermen missing in capsize off Australian coast
A six-year-old girl’s screams for help saved her after a man broke into her family’s Loganlea home and took her from her bed. Police said the man entered the girl’s… Continue reading Girl, 6, taken from bed, attacked during Loganlea home invasion
South-east Queensland has not seen the end of a drenching that dumped a month’s worth of rain in a matter of days. The weekend’s weather had crews scurrying as state… Continue reading A month’s worth of rain in a weekend and still more to come
A mother-of-eight who died in a “horrific” skydiving accident in far north Queensland on Friday has been described as “a beautiful soul” who “brought joy to everyone”. Kerri Pike, 54,… Continue reading ‘Beautiful soul’ Mother of eight dies in ‘horrific’ accident with two experienced skydivers
The man who dealt the punch that killed Brisbane teenager Cole Miller has been sentenced to seven years in jail for the “cowardly” attack. New Zealand national Armstrong Renata fronted… Continue reading Cole Miller’s killer sentenced to seven years in jail
A Queensland police officer has been charged with stealing money while executing a search warrant at a home north of Brisbane. It’s alleged the 31-year-old Caboolture constable took money during… Continue reading Queensland police officer charged with stealing while searching home
A woman and a girl have been charged over the alleged bashing of a teenage girl who was set upon by a group of people at Warwick, south-west of Brisbane. The… Continue reading Woman, girl charged after ‘cowardly act’ leaves teen fighting for life
Suspended Ipswich City Council chief executive Jim Lindsay has faced court for the first time on a charge of official corruption relating to a development application. Mr Lindsay, 53, who… Continue reading Suspended Ipswich Council CEO faces court
