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Isabella Pesch is a general and breaking news reporter at The Courier-Mail. Isabella’s career includes stints at The Toowoomba Chronicle and The Australian, as part of News Corp Australia’s national cadetship program.

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Julie Elvery says she was diagnosed with lung cancer despite having never smoked. Pictures: Adam Head

‘Ticking time bomb’: Brutal shortfall in deadliest cancer battle

Australia’s deadliest cancer kills one person every hour but receives the least funding among common cancers due to harmful stigma that labels it a “smoker’s disease”.

Conan Marson 7yrs, Conan was once an active, outgoing little boy, Conan Marson suddenly became paralysed from the waist down after being diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis, Brisbane - on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 - Photo Steve Pohlner

He complained of a sore back, the next day he was paralysed

Doctors cannot say if Conan Marson will walk again after sudden paralysis, but the brave seven-year-old Queensland boy refuses to give up his footy dreams.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 26, 2025: Kids with no helmets ride e-scooters through the Brisbane court grounds. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

Five every day: The e-scooter crisis just got much worse

Shocking new data reveals e-scooter crashes are sending five people to Queensland hospitals daily, as experts warn Christmas shoppers about illegal devices.

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Fans stranded outside Suncorp Stadium Tuesday night.

‘$350 tickets, three hours in line’: Fury after thousands stranded at Gaga

Furious fans have continued to blast Suncorp Stadium after thousands of Lady Gaga concertgoers missed the start of the star’s show last night.

square Oprah Winfrey surprised Clarrissa Hill for her 80th birthday in Brisbane.

WATCH: Oprah Winfrey gatecrashes Brisbane birthday party

Just hours after touching down in Brisbane, the TV icon was already stealing hearts as she surprised guests at an 80th birthday party.

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Police are appealing for information after a man allegedly assaulted staff members at a North Lakes business after stealing several items.

Man allegedly assaulted staff, stole items before fleeing

Police are looking for a man on the run after he allegedly assaulted staff members at a North Lakes business and stole several items.

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Project Director at Queensland Migrant WorkWise Rosa Sottile speaks about the shocking mistreatment of migrant workers in aged care homes. Picture Annette Dew

The secret slave trade caring for our elderly

Nurses have made shocking allegations of passports being confiscated and visa threats, forcing migrant aged care workers into unpaid overtime and double shifts.

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Parkinson’s breakthrough: New drug offers hope to 150k Aussies

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough that could transform treatment for the 150,000 Australians living with Parkinson’s disease and prevent its devastating progression.

Pommy idiot front.

Watch: Poms shut down The Courier-Mail as Stokes crumbles

Ben Stokes has been rattled by a journalist from The Courier-Mail after she called him out over his blatant disregard for Queensland laws.

Generic photo to illustrate breast exam for breast cancer. Picture: iStock

World-first scanner can see breast cancer years before it develops

A world-first breast cancer scanner arriving in Brisbane next year can detect deadly warning signs up to four years before cancer develops.

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