20yo who died while swimming was talented surfer
A 20-year-old man who died while swimming in a river near Gympie on New Year’s Day has been remembered as a “tremendous athlete” with an “infectious smile”.
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Man arrested after Paddington lock down
Police have revoked a PSPA lock down of four streets in Brisbane’s inner-west initiated due to a man making threats.
It’s on! Crowd is ‘95% maroon’ for Origin blockbuster
Suncorp Stadium will be a sea of maroon tonight as 50,000 mad footy fans pack Queensland’s spiritual home of rugby league for tonight’s big State of Origin decider.
Township evacuated as huge fire burns on Fraser Island
Warnings over a large fire on Queensland’s Fraser Island have been downgraded as fire crews try to keep it under control following the evacuation of a camping area. SEE THE LATEST ADVICE.
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Can you pick a winner? Download and print your tipping chart ahead of Saturday’s Queensland election and then tune in for the state’s best political coverage to see how you scored.
FULL LIST: Queensland’s best teachers revealed
From one of Queensland’s most experienced educators to a science teacher who helps his students save endangered animals on the reef, the winners of the TEACHX Awards have been announced. SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS.
WATCH THE REPLAY: Aspley election debate
The seat of Aspley is one of the key battlegrounds at the upcoming October 31 election. Watch the replay as the LNP’s Amanda Cooper and incumbent Labor MP Bart Mellish went head-to-head in our debate in the Sky studios.
Two killed in separate crashes
Two men have died in separate crashes in the state’s southeast overnight – one when his car hit a tree and the other when his motorbike crashed into a drain.
‘We were ambushed’: Gang attack witness saw friend ‘bleed out’
Police say a violent series of attacks in Brisbane’s north that spilt into a major hospital and left one person dead and three critical could be “retribution” for an earlier incident. It comes as a witness has told of seeing her friend “bleed out” as fears of further revenge attacks grow.
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