Dirty little secret behind report that sparked school phone ban
At the end of the first year of Queensland’s ban on mobile phones in schools, there’s been an extraordinary revelation on how it came about.
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Ex-Qld dog squad boss to take over troubled NSW jails
A prison dog squad boss from Queensland known for being “dependable in a crisis” has been wooed back to NSW by the Minns government to take over NSW’s jails after the serial rape saga.
Shock stat that makes water fluoridation a must for state
A growing dental crisis among Queensland’s youngest has lent added urgency to a push for mandatory water fluoridation.
Bizarre twist in Mount Isa Rodeo rescue plan
There has been a bizarre twist in the bid to save the ailing Mount Isa Rodeo.
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Teen thugs feel untouchable – this is our best way of stopping them
If we take away their “look at me” tool, who knows, some of these young criminals might actually get a job, writes Kylie Lang.
Drug dealer advertises ‘special schoolies sales’ on Snapchat
The woman also advertised other offers including that if a customer bought cannabis, they would get a “free MDMA cap”.
‘Lights will go out’: Grid in trouble within year under wind, solar, hydro
The electrical grid would face trouble as soon as next year under a renewables model where all coal power is closed, it has been revealed.
Pair charged three months after alleged hotel armed robbery
Two people have been charged three months after an alleged armed robbery at a hotel south of Brisbane where a worker was threatened with a handgun.
2.1m lightning strikes, 160km/h winds, flash flooding: Qld’s high-risk storm season
Queenslanders are being warned to not ignore emergency warnings as the state is in the midst of a high-risk weather system season that could bring cyclones, fires and floods.
Watch: Ironic moment ‘anti-social’ media op ambushed by bin-dragging heckler
Just hours after an erratic, near-naked man was filmed running through Maryborough’s CBD amid escalating disorder, a top cop’s pledge to restore a safe atmosphere in the city was interrupted in jaw-dropping fashion.
Gallery: The Kid Laroi’s Brisbane Entertainment Centre show
The Kid Laroi wowed the soldout Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday night with crazy dance moves and a subtle dig at the Gold Coast.
Inside LNP war room: The $17bn crisis attack on CFMEU
The LNP has held crisis meetings on how to save key projects from blowouts caused by controversial CFMEU “tax” which the the government temporarily suspended this week.
Teen fighting for life after 6m fall near UQ campus
A teenager has been rushed to hospital after falling about six metres from a rock wall near the University of Queensland campus this morning.
500 arrests, hooligans, booze-soaked violence: Most infamous Schoolies week
I’ve covered Schoolies for 40 years but I’ll never forget the “state-sponsored binge-drinking” instalment of 2009 which sparked headlines for all the wrong reasons, writes Greg Stolz.
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