Two south-east Queensland mayors avoid prosecution despite allegedly breaching the Local Government Election Act, as the Crime and Corruption Commission chairman says public perception of councils is “on the nose”.
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Memorial for murdered mum Allison Baden-Clay vandalised
The plaque on a roadside memorial for murdered Brisbane mother Allison Baden-Clay near the site where her body was found after being dumped by her husband and killer, Gerard Baden-Clay, appears to have been removed.
Scores of Queensland greyhounds too risky for adoption euthanased
Almost a quarter of retired greyhounds surrendered to the Queensland racing watchdog’s adoption program have been euthanased in the past year, because their behaviour made them too unsafe to be rehomed.
'The house just exploded': Residents clean up after Bundaberg deluge
A clean-up is underway across much of Queensland’s Wide Bay and Fraser Coast after wild winds and torrential rain damaged properties and cut power.
Resources companies get ready ahead of cyclone season
Mining, oil and gas companies are well into cyclone preparation mode, with the official start to the season only one month away.
'It all happened so fast': Horror flu leaves 10yo fighting for life
The mother of a Queensland boy says a severe flu “took over his body”, leaving the 10-year-old on life support in a Brisbane hospital.
More rain forecast after Bundaberg hammered with flash flooding, power outages
Destructive winds and heavy rain is tipped for Bundaberg, after homes were damaged and motorists stranded when the city was hit by more than 300 millimetres of rain.
Brisbane teen dies after weightlifting accident at PCYC gym
Tributes pour in for 15-year-old Ben Shaw, who died in hospital after being crushed while trying to lift about 100 kilograms at a Brisbane gym, as his family revealing his organs will be donated.
Your best Riverfire photos and videos
A massive 20-minute fireworks display set to hit songs of the past two decades caps off the annual Brisbane Riverfire, seen by an estimated crowd of more than 500,000 people around the city. See the best photos from the day here.
Labuschagne costs Bulls after breaking cricket's brand new fake fielding rule
It’s a brand new rule and you may not have known about it, but it only took one day for the Queensland Bulls’ Marnus Labuschagne to be guilty of the sport’s new fake fielding law.