Mild symptoms behind young boy’s terrifying diagnosis
Just 40 children in Queensland have the same rare disease as Odinn Meehan. And the nightmare started with just a bout of Covid and a few mild symptoms.
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Time to end rot as tourism gems left in ruins
Opinion: If the land-bankers and big promisers who hold the tourism leases of some of Queensland’s best known island resorts can’t be made to do what’s right, it’s time for the Queensland Government to get in and do it, writes Leisa Scott.
‘I pulled the dog off, blood everywhere’: Inside emergency effort to save attacked dog
Dog bites, popped eyeballs and swallowed socks are just some of the reasons frantic pet lovers make a dash to veterinary emergency after night falls. The cost to save a beloved pet can end up in the thousands. We take you behind the scenes.
Paradise lost: Shock photos reveal Great Keppel Island in ruins
Feral goats roam freely inside trashed hotel rooms, pools are filled with putrid green water breeding mosquitoes and piles of debris litter the grounds of Queensland’s island resorts left to rot. SEE THE PICTURES.
Island time: Tropical paradise 75 minutes from Brisbane
It’s just a 75-to-90-minute boat trip from Brisbane but it feels like a world away. Here’s why you need to cross the bay.
‘Love’: Beautiful Ava Pearce’s family open up about her legacy
As the year draws to its close, we revisit some of the most beautiful, shocking, harrowing and heartbreaking stories featured in QWeekend magazine in 2022 to see what happened next.
Love, finally: Brisbane Airport lights up with family reunions
No more Facetime. No more WhatsApp. No more explaining why nana can’t visit. Emotional family reunions were all around this week at Brisbane International. READ THE HEARTWARMING TALES HERE
‘Really sorry’: Family’s truth bomb on Qld migration boom
More young families are moving to Queensland than ever before – who can blame them? But the southern influx is making life tougher for locals. HAVE YOUR SAY
Cops’ concern as youth knife crime arrests surge by 30 per cent
“Really concerning” statistics reveal a staggering 676 kids aged 14 and younger have been dealt with by police over knife-related crimes in the past financial year, as arrest numbers have exploded.
Inside story: Saving the Great Barrier Reef from climate change
Hanging coral gardens and webs of “stars” for coral to cling to are just some innovations being used by Great Barrier Reef tourism operators to help protect the reef from climate change.
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