TayTay’s bestie puts on gut-wrenching, relatable Brisbane gig
Pop star Gracie Abrams has opened her Qld leg of her tour with a bang, and it was so earth-shatteringly beautiful I’m just glad I’m not going through a breakup, writes Mikaela Mulveney.
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‘What the hell is she even doing?’ Minister ‘MIA’ amid Trump tariff chaos
Queensland’s Trade Minister has been accused of being missing in action as Donald Trump’s tariffs send shockwaves through the local film industry.
‘I put things like you in the ground’: Witnesses tell of interactions with murder accused
A witness says the man accused of murdering a young Qld mother told him that if he had something to do with her death “they would never find her”, a court has heard.
Construction trend that almost turned deadly in Cyclone Alfred
A damage assessment of TC Alfred has laid bare just how close SEQ came to recording widespread destruction where higher winds would have turned 15kg pavers into deadly flying debris.
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Trump tariffs strike at the heart of Goldywood
Queensland’s multimillion-dollar movie machine could be derailed after the US President slammed foreign film incentives like Australia’s.
Nice if you can get it: Qld uni boss’ jaw-dropping $120k pay rise
The massive salaries of Queensland’s major university vice-chancellors have been revealed with one receiving a whopping $120k pay rise – and that’s without her eye-watering bonus.
Bigger than a small country: Australia’s largest cattle stations for sale
Australia’s largest cattle stations – some running up to 20,000 livestock and boasting 20-plus dams – are on the market. More than 1.8 million hectares – larger than a small country – are up for grabs.
Elderly woman suffers burns, as trio escape inferno west of Brisbane
An elderly woman has suffered burns as three people managed to escape a “well involved” fire at a property west of Brisbane.
Three people escape big blaze at Bundamba
Three people have escaped a well involved house fire west of Brisbane, with an elderly woman suffering burns.
Huge move that could actually bring down Qld power prices
In a move that could crack open the regional Queensland energy monopoly and drive down prices, a new player is set to enter the market.
‘Just argy bargy’: Minister tries to hose down nurses’ wage storm
Health Minister Tim Nicholls has brushed off a threat from the nurses’ union, dismissing the tough talk as the usual “argy bargy”.
Plans for ‘crammed estate’ to force residents to park on narrow streets
A proposed 159-lot Redland Bay estate has locals worried, with 17 homes lacking off-street parking and narrow streets threatening congestion near a growing primary school.
Driver in cemetery smash goes to ground as police hunt continues
The driver of a vehicle which ploughed into a Gold Coast cemetery remains on the run from police as the clean-up effort gets underway. Read the latest
Mystery surrounds sentence of man who killed grandad in crash
A man who pleaded guilty to killing a grandfather in a crash in 2020 had his sentence delayed after the court was closed to the public.
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