The things keeping Brisbane’s Olympics boss up at night
The business heavyweight overseeing the Brisbane Olympics has been quizzed on what he worries most about and what animal will be chosen as the Games mascot.
The business heavyweight overseeing the Brisbane Olympics has been quizzed on what he worries most about and what animal will be chosen as the Games mascot.
A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.
A man will stand trial for murder after being accused of hitting his wife over the head before staging her death to make it look like a farm accident.
Fears for the safety of hundreds of long weekend holidaymakers have prompted a massive response to an out-of-control bushfire on a popular Queensland island.
A man accused of murdering a father-of-two a few years after serving as his groomsman has a record of breaching bail and shouldn't be released, a judge says.
A snake expert has been left stunned by the sight of two giant, writhing pythons after the reptiles appeared inside an elderly man's pantry.
A man who fatally stabbed a young footballer has had his murder conviction set aside after a prosecutor asked him to rate his own level of honesty.
Up to 20,000 medical images are being reviewed after a weeks-long delay in the assessment of a cancer patient's scans revealed a systemic failure.
One of Australia's largest and oldest coal-fired power stations could shut in less that four years after a surprise announcement from its owners.
About 400,000 employees in the aged care sector will receive an extra $60 per week as a pay rise comes into effect
The family of a young Indigenous man who went missing will challenge a central theory that he took his own life, a coroner has heard.
Teenagers have been caught with drugs and armed with knives in a police crackdown on antisocial behaviour in the school holidays.
An elderly man accused of trafficking animal euthanasia drugs for use in people's deaths has yet to see any evidence against him, his solicitor says.
A major regional city will face a by-election after its former mayor and army reservist quit following a "lengthy saga".
A history-making and history-mapping artwork will be on display on Australian soil for the first time since taking out a major international award.
Police want help from the public following a "brutal and violent" attack that left a man dead at a suburban shopping centre.
Researchers have identified four key issues faced by people experiencing dementia at home or in aged care to evaluate whether quality care is being delivered.
A failed political candidate has been accused of performing a Nazi salute just after he was released over performing the same alleged act at an AFL game.
A bystander stopped a man from sexually assaulting a woman soon after he allegedly committed a fatal stabbing outside a shopping centre, police say.
Star's casinos in Sydney and on the Gold Coast have been granted licence suspension deferrals to allow them to continue with remediation measures.
As Brisbane Lions fans flock to the MCG, epidemiologists sound the alarm after multiple clusters of measles cases across Queensland.
The extended shelf life of coal-fired power has enraged conservation groups, with one state declaring it will be in use for decades.
The death of a baby five days after an emergency caesarean is being probed by a coroner to determine if the boy could have been saved.
A bus driver who fatally struck a teen pedestrian claimed the steering column blocked his brake pedal but investigators were unable to recreate this in tests.
Six-figure fines, jail time and new powers for health authorities will be introduced as a state cracks down on illegal tobacco and vapes.
An 81-year-old woman has been granted bail after being accused of telling an undercover operative about supplying animal euthanasia drugs to kill people.
A former elite soldier accused of possessing 45 grams of meth was caught up in a police raid while trying to buy drugs for his own use, a judge has heard.
Police are hunting a fugitive accused of shooting a man and fleeing the scene of a crash, warning that he is armed, dangerous and should not be approached.
Notice has been given to the suspended mayor of a regional city after the corruption watchdog revealed what a state minister describes as "serious allegations".
A business owner is accused of taking money in exchange for giving animal euthanasia drugs to a 43-year-old former chef who was paralysed from a car crash.
A manhunt spanning more than 1000km is over after a fugitive was located and charged by police following a public appeal for assistance.