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Brendan O’Malley has been a journalist with The Courier-Mail and Quest Newspapers for 30 years, covering Council, state politics, the environment, science and the far north Qld bureau. He currently covers courts and local issues in Brisbane’s inner-west, southwest, inner south and inner north suburbs.

Brendan O'Malley

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South West

QUT mathematician Dan Nikolau is part of an international teamlooking into whether an asthma drug can help treated COVID-19.

Asthma drug could help treat COVID-19

Brisbane researchers are spearheading a global trial of a common asthma inhaler which may help treat coronavirus.

Local

Cricket bat and ball on green grass of cricket pitch

Elderly man swings bat as feud erupts

A long-running dispute between two elderly men has ended with a broken rib for one and a jail sentence for another in a case so unusual police didn’t know what sentence to recommend.

Local

Supplied photo fo a bottle of Jack Daniels

‘Get out!’ Drunk kicked out of court after guzzling whiskey

A furious Brisbane magistrate ordered a defendant so drunk she needed help opening a door to ‘get out’ of his courtroom.

SuperRacing

Westburn Grant and trainer driver Vic Frost on way to win the Australian Pacing Championships in /Launceston. (1991) / racing trotting action

Sweet ‘Spot’ holds special place in Frost’s heart

Legendary pacer Westburn Grant produced many great moments for trainer/driver Vic Frost during his career, but one win stands out in his memory after the death of the Miracle Mile winner.

Local

Third strike for leadfoot clocked at 146kmh

A Gold Coast stockmarket trader and security consultant has been convicted of driving at 146kmh on the Pacific Mwy.

Local

Henry Clarke 5 and Poppy Robertson 5 who are excited about the Queensland Museum reopening. Pic Peter Wallis

78 best free things to do these school holidays

The school holidays don’t have to hurt your hip pocket. Here are a stack of free, and most importantly fun, family activities from all corners of southeast Queensland.

Local

Exterior of Atira Glen Road Student Accommodation at 33 Glen Road, Toowong, Monday, April 20, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

REVEALED: $6.6m deal with UK giant for highrise homeless

Taxpayers have paid a massive UK company about $6.6 million to lease one of its highrises for 300 at-risk people.

Local

A DES drone captured this image of car bodies and an estimated 25,000 to 27,000 tyres at Willawong.

The drone photo that sprung illegal 30,000 tyre stockpile

A Brisbane property owner accused of illegally hoarding up to 30,000 car tyres has been sprung by suspicious government officials who put a drone up to spy on his property after they didn’t believe the story he gave them. SEE THE PHOTOS

Local

The waste treatment plant at Luggage Point where Queensland Urban Utilities is using superbugs to help breakdown effluent.

COVID tracking breakthrough could end mass lockdowns

Brisbane scientists say they are close to being able to track coronavirus by postcode, ship or plane. Here’s how it would work.

Local

Black BMW clocked at 225km/h on Darwin city road

What police found hidden in drive-by shooting BMW

A Brisbane magistrate has warned a man he needs to “get his story straight’’, or face jail, after police found a hidden compartment in a BMW gear stick.

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