BIG STINK: Green protesters face claims of creek contamination

Anti-Adani activists staying near Bowen will be subject to a council investigation following concerns overcrowding is causing environmental damage with raw sewage in nearby waterways.

Former school chaplain dodges jail for brutal assault

A Queensland businessman and former school chaplain who brutally assaulted his partner while she was in bed and threatened to kill her has walked free on parole.

CONFIRMED: Byron Palace Cinemas opening date revealed

THE movie line up for the first week has also been unveiled for the re-opening of the Byron venue, dubbed as “cinema re-imagined.”

Drunken woman deliberately drove into house, police claim

DALBY police claim a woman was drunk when she assaulted another woman and then drove into her house in her car a number of times this morning.

‘She lit up the room’: Idol finalist’s family breaks silence

“She was selfless, courageous, she was fun and she’d have you into some harmless mischief and laughing out loud before you even realise what happened.”

Mum ‘drowned’ daughter as cheating revenge

A mum allegedly drowned her three-year-old daughter in the bath after becoming convinced her husband was having an affair, a court has heard.

Mum seeks pardon for daughter jailed in Iceland

Mum’s desperate bid to free a Queensland woman from a maximum security prison after she was jailed for biting part of her ex-husband’s tongue off.

‘I nearly killed myself proving to them I was way better’

Popular Gympie Bank of Queensland owner Jellina White celebrates 10 year milestone, talks about achievements despite historical discrimination against women.

Letting ‘kids be kids’ is vital for child well-being

The emphasis must be brought back to children’s health and well-being, and not a fear of injury or being sued.

Mum’s heartbreak as terminally-ill son chooses death

In her Little Mountain home, Barbara Spencer sat and waited for news from half a world away that her son, a career firefighter and the bravest man she had ever met, had taken his final breath.

Staff feel the sting after Rebl Corp collapse

The firm dealing with the liquidation of Rebl Corp’s subsidiaries has revealed how many staff were left without jobs after last week’s shock closure.

Executives of failed companies hard to track amid pressure

Rebl Corp executives are keeping mum on their role in the collapse of a Sunshine Coast media business which closed its doors on Thursday.

‘I should be dead’: Dad’s miracle escape from NYE nightmare

Michael Clarke walked into his Wurtulla home for the first time in two months yesterday after knocking on death’s door.

Popular business forced to close

A popular meat business has closed its doors, with the owner saying he didn’t make the heartbreaking decision lightly.

Skeletal remains discovered at construction site

Police have been called to a Queensland construction site where skeletal remains have reportedly been uncovered.

How marshmallows, fishing hid man’s child sex abuse attacks

Child sex abuser appeals conviction on five charges after using using fun activities like marshmallow toasting and fishing to prey on girl

Man struck by machinery suffers serious head injury

A man was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after he was struck by machinery at a property near Toowoomba.

‘Fierce protector’ remembered in touching miner memorial

Heartbreaking service: ‘I cannot believe that you are not here by my side – but I know you will always be with me in spirit’.

Brad Hardwick memorial service

Man charged with drug driving a year after killer crash

A day after news of an appeal broke, it’s been revealed the driver who hit and killed a Coast mum was charged with a drug driving offence a year after her death

Dog killed at boarding kennel

A retiree is heartbroken after his beloved dog died in a tragic incident at a boarding kennel in southeast Queensland.

WATCH: Teenage boy rescues man from burning house

A blaze engulfed a North Ipswich home last night, endangering neighbours and causing a power outage.

Mackay lightning: man rushed to hospital

Man rushed to hospital after lightning strike

Woman’s incredible 32kg weight loss – without the gym

Charlie Bartlett’s decision to become fit and healthy has changed her life. But the Queensland woman’s transformation was by no means easy, particularly as she had no interest in joining a gym.

Worker allegedly blew $110,000 of company coin on Keno

A Queensland TAB worker has been charged after allegedly racking up about $110,000 in losses while betting on Keno with company money.

Robbed at knifepoint: ‘Sorry, but I have to take your car’

A terrified north Queensland woman said two criminals were “strangely apologetic” as she was carjacked at knifepoint.

Family’s emotional fight for justice tabled in Parliament

A petition to appeal the sentence handed to a driver responsible for the death of Sunshine Coast mother Sharon Cuthbert has been tabled in Parliament.

Masturbating grandfather sent to jail

A grandfather who masturbated in front of one woman and publicly exposed himself to another in Brisbane is to remain behind bars for at least the next two months.

Meth mum jailed after 170km/h death drive

The little boy was found naked, ejected from a car that was being driven at more than 170km/h. Another passenger was also dead, both suffered ‘massive and horrific’ injuries.  The woman behind the wheel has been sent to jail.  

Police, paramedics work to free woman trapped after rollover

Police have released initial information about the crash which happened on a rural road at Rosewood about 7.10am

Subbies, tradies celebrate joint taskforce announcement

Subcontractors have reacted with both optimism and doubt to the State Government’s announcement of a  taskforce to investigate the repeated collapses of Queensland building companies.

Outrage after girl, 11, gives birth

An entire country is up in arms after a girl, 11, was denied an abortion after being raped by an elderly man.

Council gives controversial sculptor a second chance

FINISHING the artwork could cost another $40,000, council estimates

‘Paralytic’ P-plater caught after naked Night Owl drink run

A naked P-plater was caught drink driving more than three times the limit after he was kicked out of a store while trying to buy an energy drink in the nude.

HEALTH ALERT: Two cases of whooping cough at Bay school

Two cases of the potentially deadly illness whooping cough have been confirmed on the Fraser Coast

Funeral driver charged over baby on van roof

A funeral driver who allegedly drove off with a baby’s corpse on the roof of his van has been charged with misconduct with a corpse by interfering.

Three options for Byron’s controversial ‘dildo’ sculpture

COUNCIL meeting to decide on future of controversial Bayshore Drive artwork

Big change to Tweed hospital site

The new $534 million Tweed Valley Hospital site at Cudgen has had a major change green-lighted by the NSW Government.

Teen stomps on man’s head in graphic bashing video

Shocking footage has emerged of a brutal bashing at a bus stop that left a man in hospital with a broken jaw and missing teeth. WARNING: GRAPHIC

Manhunt for two men in Byron Bay following shooting

VICTORIAN investigators would like to speak to two Point Cook men about the incident.

Woman haunted by moment she hit young boy in carpark

A Sunshine Coast resident said her “whole heart and whole being” was still crushed after the “freak accident” and it was lucky the outcome wasn’t a fatality.

Couple’s excuse for torching family car

A Queensland couple who pleaded guilty to torching their family car in an insurance scam have been blasted in court for their greed. But they say the were motivated by something else entirely.  

Toowoomba cafe debuts loaded hot cross buns

WHILE Toowoomba residents have grown accustomed to loaded fries, there is now a new kid on the loaded block, hot cross buns.

People inside Abbot Point fence

Two people caught inside fence at Abbott Point Coal Terminal.

The man who’s seen more than 50,000 births

An Ipswich doctor who is calling it a day after 40 years and 50,000 babies successfully delivered says the mixture of immense joy and relief has never faded.

The Queensland city beating Uber Eats at its own game

A home-grown food delivery service is winning the fight against Uber Eats in this southeast Queensland city, with 50 local businesses on board already – almost double the number signed up with the global giant.

Video captures aftermath of brutal bus stop bashing

 Footage has emerged of the moments after a man was brutally bashed by a gang of six youths at a southeast Queensland bus stop.

The Queensland solicitor representing one of Pell’s victims

The southeast Queensland lawyer representing the father of one of the boys sexually abused by George Pell says the Cardinal “has blood on his hands”.

Boxer to remain in police custody on torture charge

Toowoomba boxer Damien Duncan Hooper is facing seven charges including grievous bodily harm.

Mum’s unlikely fast-food death fears for kids

A southeast Queensland mother says she “thought someone was going to get killed” thanks to a newly-opened KFC and McDonald’s near her children’s school, but the reason had nothing to do with fatty food.