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Jodie Munro O’Brien is digital journalist for the Courier Mail and Sunday Mail. Over the course of her career, the award winning journalist has covered everything from breaking news, crime, court, the military, local government, education and religion. She has also worked as an investigative journalist and as a features/lifestyle reporter in Australia and overseas.

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Jodie Munro O'Brien

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QLD News

Allegations of price gouging on bottled water at a Brisbane Night Owl convenience store were circulating on social media on Wednesday morning, as people prepared for the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.Night Owl's head office has refuted the claims. Picture: Supplied

Allegations of price gouging refuted

Allegations that a store increased the price of water as residents prepared for Cyclone Alfred are incorrect, according to the store’s head office.

QLD News

Gold Coast locals were left stumped when this odd looking fish washed up. It was later identified as a Hairtail blenny.

Rarely-seen mystery creature leaves locals stumped

An odd-looking sea creature that washed up on a Queensland beach has been identified as a rarely-seen fish.

QLD News

**Please do not use until we have permission**A green tree frog was captured devouring a keelback snake on Tuesday in Cedar Vale, a suburb of Logan. Picture: Melissa MacPherson

Watch: ‘World’s ballsiest’ frog devours entire snake

A green tree frog has been caught on camera turning the tables and devouring a snake which usually preys upon amphibians. WATCH THE VIDEO

QLD News

A shot is fired at the Clay Target Shooting Range, Gladstone.Photo Luka Kauzlaric / The Observer

Why Qld gun ownership has soared over last five years

Latest figures reveal there has been an almost 30 per cent increase in the number of registered firearms in Queensland in just under five years.

QLD News

The victims of the Wieambilla shooting: (L-R) Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, and good Samaritan Alan Dare, 58

How Wieambilla police shooting changed Qld gun laws forever

Controversial firearm prohibition orders have been introduced and an amendment related to the Wieambilla murders have been made to Qld gun laws under the new Community Safety Bill.

Lifestyle

** Please do not use. This is on hold for a feature, 2024. Thank you**Leia O'Brien, 14, gets used to wearing a mermaid tail in Crystal River as she enjoys the mermaid encounter. Picture: SuppliedTaken with a Gopro.

‘Everybody wants to be a mermaid’: How to be a mermaid in 2025

A Queensland family’s attempt to see wild manatees turned into an unexpected opportunity to become mythological creatures instead.

QLD News

Fluke was recently found on the side of a road during the last week of September, 2024 with a slashed throat. The now approximately 4-month-old border collie cross (possibly a border collie staffy cross) is now in the care of Queensland (Gold Coast-based) rescue group, Domestic Animal Rescue and Education (aka DARE, Inc or DARE Rescue), a No kill Charity in specialising in Border Collies and working breeds. Picture: facebook.com/darerescueinc

Puppy with slit throat left for dead beside major Qld highway

A rescue group is seeking help after a puppy was found on the side of a Queensland motorway with a slashed throat, following a “deliberate” act. WARNING: Distressing

Full ListQLD News

A customer shoots at the newly opened Gold Coast Indoor Shooting Centre. The public shooting gallery is on the same premises as the Southport Indoor Pistol Club at 76 Ferry Rd, Southport on the Gold Coast: Picture: Jodie Munro O'Brien** This photo has been flipped from its original**

Your ultimate guide to every gun club in Queensland

A new public shooting gallery catering to unlicensed shooters as young as 11 has opened as firearm sports experience a surge in popularity. See our exclusive list of all gun clubs in Queensland.

QLD News

Janelle Spies, 33, from Noosa runs through the Brisbane Domestic Airport as a koala to surprise her sisters in this screenshot from a now viral video. Picture: Supplied

‘Mortified’: Sister’s very Aussie airport welcome goes viral

Footage of a Queensland woman running through an airport dressed as an enormous koala to welcome unsuspecting family members home has gone viral.

Lifestyle

** Please DO NOT USE. ON HOLD (Sept 2024) ** : Charles-Etienne Pretet, also known as Charly Pretet, 38, of Noosaville-based Terra Firma Dining, cooks using open fire cooking inspired by the traditional Argentinian method of Asado at the Shelter Pererenan restaurant in Pererenan, Bali on March 20, 2024. Mr Pretet helped open the restaurant's new dedicated open fire cooking space. Picture: Valeria Ramirez ** Please DO NOT USE. ON HOLD (Sept 2024) **

Queensland chef’s ‘fire dining’ sparks global demand

Swapping fine dining for ‘fire dining’ in an effort to connect with people has resulted in unexpected opportunities on a global scale for a Queensland-based chef.

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