News from Queensland
About three million Queenslanders have had their licenses or passports logged by ID scanners in pubs and clubs in the past three months, with 125 people on banning orders caught… Continue reading Queensland pubs scan 3 million patrons, 125 people caught
QUEENSLAND’S motorists are being ripped off more than $50 million a year when it comes to fuel prices. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) report on Brisbane fuel prices… Continue reading Qld’s $50 million fuel rip-off is ‘highway robbery’
A driver accused of slamming his car into a Queensland police officer will remain behind bars on a charge of attempted murder. Police tried to pull over Michael John Purcell… Continue reading Driver accused of hitting police officer remanded in custody
Passers-by have come to the rescue of a woman after she was grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted by a man in north Queensland on Saturday. The victim was walking… Continue reading Woman grabbed from behind and sexually assaulted by man in north Qld
A measles alert has been issued for Brisbane and the Gold Coast after a Victorian traveler visited Queensland’s south-east while infectious. The person travelled to Brisbane from Melbourne on Jetstar… Continue reading Measles alert issued for south-east Queensland
Queensland’s crime watchdog says council candidates should be banned from receiving donations from property developers. It also recommended setting a limit on how much candidates and parties can spend during… Continue reading Councillors should be banned from receiving developer donations: CCC
Parts of Queensland’s east coast are copping a drenching, with the Bureau of Meteorology registering falls of more than 100 millimetres within a matter of hours on Monday. The unpredictable… Continue reading Bureau warns of flash flooding along Queensland’s east coast
The major highways heading to the coast just can’t catch a break, with several incidents causing heavy congestion for motorists heading out of Brisbane for the second consecutive day. The… Continue reading Long weekend traffic chugs as major highways hit with delays
Queenslanders can be confident the state’s electricity network is ready for hot weather and the associated power demands this week and during the coming summer, authorities say. Energy Minister Mark… Continue reading Queensland’s electricity network should cope with soaring temperatures
Parts of south-east Queensland will be hotter than the northern tip of the state, as a heatwave likely to break records sweeps the region. Communities west of Brisbane, including Ipswich,… Continue reading Heat records tipped to tumble in Queensland
Among the towering figures of Australia’s Aboriginal and Islander communities, Dr. Evelyn Scott AO, stood proud and tall. The Indigenous educator and social justice campaigner has died in far north… Continue reading Dr Evelyn Scott, Indigenous rights activist and ‘trailblazer’, dies aged 81
DARIUS Boyd has suffered a tragic loss just days out from Brisbane’s preliminary final showdown with Melbourne after his wife Kayla revealed that his beloved grandmother had passed away. The… Continue reading Darius Boyd mourning the loss of beloved grandmother Delphine
