It was his huge heart that made him the man he was and ironically it was his heart that stopped him, Ironman legend Dean Mercer’s tearful wife tells hundreds of mourners at his memorial service.
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Breaking down the stigma around musicians and mental health
Substance abuse and the mental health of musicians is front and centre at Australia’s biggest music conference this week in Brisbane.
Brisbane man gets 3D-printed shinbone
The 26-year-old is the first person to have a 3D-printed tibia transplanted into his leg, after five operations over six months, the Princess Alexandra Hospital says.
Mother of murdered school girl 'gobsmacked' Government didn't tell her about report
The mother of murdered school girl Tiahleigh Palmer is stunned the Queensland Government did not consult or advise her about the results of three major reviews of child safety that were commissioned in the wake of her child’s tragic death.
Woman reunited with disabled son she thought was dead
Twenty years ago Sue McDermott was told her son Shaun, who has cerebral palsy, had died. Now half a century after she gave him up, she can give him something he’s never had — a mother’s love and affection.
Wool chairman uses one-way mirror on farm group
Farmers are shocked to find out that a supposedly anonymous focus group was watched by Chair of Australian Wool Innovation
Facebook, Twitter urged to crack down on hate speech in Australian feeds
Social media giants are upholding American standards of absolute free speech, a researcher says, allowing an Australian Neo-Nazi group’s message to gain traction.
Screening to find bad Santas under proposed Queensland laws
Shopping centre Santas and children’s photographers will be required to have a Blue Card under proposed reforms to child safety laws in Queensland.
Man accused of schoolgirl's murder was 'helping her run away'
A man accused of murdering Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall told police he was trying to help her run away from home on the day she disappeared, a court hears.
Rob Pyne defends letting MP's accused stalker into Parliament
Cairns MP Rob Pyne defends inviting a man charged with stalking a female MP into Queensland Parliament, saying the man was not a risk and his behaviour was “exemplary”.