News from Queensland
Silkworm cocoons could be the answer to preventing millions of people from going blind around the world. Researchers at Brisbane’s Queensland Brain Institute are breaking down the insects’ silk cocoons… Continue reading Silkworm cocoon implants may help prevent age-related macular degeneration
People have been attempting to catch crocodiles using baited lines to boost their social media cred – only to catch the attention of Queensland authorities instead. In the past two… Continue reading Facebook leads authorities to crocodile hunters
A Stanthorpe man has publicly apologised for getting drunk and breaking the town’s Christmas tree. The tree was broken on Sunday morning about 2.30am, according to a Stanthorpe council spokeswoman. “Some youths… Continue reading Stanthorpe man apologises for being drunk, breaking town Christmas tree
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
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
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
A man and a woman have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a child in Brisbane’s south-east more than a year ago. The 10-year-old boy was found dead… Continue reading Two charged with manslaughter over 10-year-old boy’s death
Yellow Cabs will offer fixed fares for customers who telephone for a taxi in 2017 in the first return volley since ride-hailing* schemes such as Uber were legalised in Queensland. It will be… Continue reading Yellow Cabs taxis to launch fixed fares to tackle rise of Uber
Queensland’s most senior road policing officer is mystified and alarmed by driving practices after a deadly start to the Christmas holiday period in the Sunshine State. Assistant Commissioner Mike Keating… Continue reading Police ‘mystified’ as road toll worse than last December in just 11 days
Queensland skin cancer patients will be the first in Australia be treated with a new machine for delivering radiation, which is less invasive and leaves less scarring than surgery. The… Continue reading New non-melanoma skin cancer treatment gives Queensland patients more choice
Key themes of reflection, community spirit and remembrance will be shared across Queensland as part of Christmas celebrations in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Treasurer and Minister for… Continue reading Community key to Christmas celebrations
