‘Look who has turned up’: Dick finally meets debate rival
Cardboard cut-out Jarrod Bleijie has made a surprise visit to meet Cameron Dick ahead of their big debate on Thursday. SEE THE VIDEO
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Why most Queenslanders don’t want ‘cheap’ Games
Many Queenslanders have resoundingly rejected Premier Steven Miles’ no frills option for an Olympic Games stadium, instead backing the more ambitious proposals which could also lure major artists like Taylor Swift to Queensland. SPECIAL REPORT
Spotlight: Netball QLD U17, U19 squads
New and old faces alike bolster Netball Queensland’s Under-17 and Under-19 reduced squads for the National Netball Championships set for April 2025. See who made the cut and the notable omissions:
Axe-wielding accused faces court via video link
A man has faced court on 14 charges over an alleged rampage with an axe. SEE THE VIDEO
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New details revealed after worker dies from horror 20m fall
Fellow workmates witnessed the horror 20 metre fall after wind monitoring equipment suddenly collapsed while it was being constructed at the site of a proposed wind farm. DETAILS
‘Bad boom’: Fears property market set to explode again
The head of Australia’s biggest family owned builder has warned major overheating across the market is now worse than 2003’s boom – with one area collapsing amid fears costs will ‘kick again’.
LNP rejects renewable plan, but what’s the alternative?
Opposition leader David Crisafulli has emphatically rejected the plans to build the Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro. But the Miles government claims it’s the only way to meet targets on time.
‘Appalling, arrogant’: Savage attack over Premier jet drama
Revelations that Queensland taxpayers paid for two jets to fly powerbrokers across the state has drawn the ire of many. HAVE YOUR SAY
‘Shoot me’: Horror history revealed as car thief shot dead by police named
The identity of a 36-year-old man shot dead by police near Gladstone can be revealed along with details about a chillingly similar standoff on the Gold Coast, other crimes across Queensland and insight from his friends about where it all went wrong.
‘Doesn’t feel real’: Tributes for victim of alleged hit-and-run
A young motorbike rider killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Townsville has been identified as police continue to search for the occupants of the other vehicle involved.
Beloved father and chef dies after overseas scooter crash
A Sunshine Coast father of two has tragically died in hospital after crashing a scooter in Thailand – with his family, who had battled to bring him home to fight his shocking injuries, left devastated and heartbroken.
‘Large bang’: Electric car explodes as inferno engulfs shed
An electric car charging in a Sunshine Coast shed has caught fire and exploded overnight, completely destroying the vehicle and structure. See the photos.
Qld’s horror road toll: 290 dead in one year, ‘can’t be ignored any longer’
Queensland’s road toll is tracking more than 40 per cent above a target agreed to by the state and federal governments, which aims to halve fatalities by 2030.
‘I’m the luckiest, happiest bloke with a hole in his head’
Queensland war veteran Brett Green’s wife watched in horror as her super fit husband’s fingers and toes turned blue, he fell over and banged his head against a wall. After surviving Afghanistan, his battles were only just beginning.
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