French backpacker who killed two at Queensland hostel will be sent home
A French backpacker locked in a psychiatric prison ward will be sent back to Europe after killing two British travellers in "a horrifying and frenzied attack" at a north Queensland hostel in 2016.
- by Lydia Lynch and Jorge Branco
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This is why your Queenslander feels like an oven in summer
Should this classic housing style be changing as record-breaking heatwaves become more common?
- by Jorge Branco
Missing Queensland diver's leg found hundreds of kilometres south in NSW
Andrew Page, 24, had been free diving with friends and may have got tangled in the line after spearing a big fish and was dragged, police said.
- by Jorge Branco, Esther Han and Emma Partridge
The greater Brisbane suburbs where only one property sells per year
In a few tiny hamlets through the Scenic Rim, a single property changes hands about as often as the NRL premiership.
- by Jorge Branco
Brisbane suburbs where it’s too easy to get a burger
Take a look at the areas of Greater Brisbane where fresh food is king and others where you are more likely to end up with a burger than a fresh-cooked meal.
- by Jorge Branco
Hamilton and Hendra: Why two of Brisbane’s wealthiest postcodes scored low for healthy opportunities
A new study analysing the health opportunities in every suburb of Brisbane may come as a shock to the residents of two of the city’s most desirable postcodes.
- by Jorge Branco
Alleged shooter in Petrie killing charged, as tributes flow for slain man
Jacob Bell (pictured) was shot dead on Friday morning. Detectives arrested and charged Luke Cunningham with murder and burglary overnight.
- by Toby Crockford & Jorge Branco
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Cole Miller's killer charged with assaulting another prison guard
Fairfax Media can reveal Renata, who has since been moved to Brisbane Correctional Centre, was one of four prisoners charged with alleged assaults on staff.
- by Jorge Branco
Man gunned down in unit identified as hunt for shooter continues
The shooter remained on-the-run on Friday night as friends and loved ones mourned the loss of 24-year-old Jacob Bell.
- by Jorge Branco & Toby Crockford
Mass search fails to find missing gyrocopter pilot despite credible sighting
Despite 10 aircraft being involved and the search area being narrowed down by a credible sighting, there was no sign of the gyrocopter.
- by Jorge Branco & Toby Crockford
'Super gonorrhoea' resistant to all routine antibiotics found in Australia
These latest cases and a recent one in the UK appear to be the first reported that are resistant to all of the antibiotics that have been in routine use against gonorrhoea.
- by Jorge Branco
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