Iconic Queensland koala sanctuary to stop offering koala cuddles
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, which opened in 1927, is a popular destination for getting up close and personal with the loveable Australian marsupial.
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'Fiercely loyal' mother killed in Bruce Highway crash
The family of a woman killed in a horrific crash in Queensland is mourning the loss of the much-loved wife, mother and grandmother.
crashes
Mortgage holders reducing monthly repayments adding years to borrowing term
Mortgage holders reducing their monthly repayments to cope with rising interest rates could be adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to their debts.
national
Queensland firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed
Police phone intercepts captured Liam Rudolph speaking to people he referred to as "my runners" about supplying drugs and guns.
national
Projector mount sold at JB Hi-Fi stores nationwide recalled
The mount does not contain a secondary locking mechanism, Product Safety Australia said in a recall notice.
national
Man charged after crashing allegedly stolen car into house
The 28-year-old has been charged with 20 offences after crashing an allegedly stolen ute into a house and trying to swim away from police during three hours of chaos on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
national
Grieving family devastated after thieves steal tiara from girl's grave
A Gold Coast couple has been left outraged and heartbroken after thieves stole a tiara from the grave of their three year old daughter.
crime
Photos show damaged bus as police probe crash that killed three
"I just woke up and seen us hitting the caravan," the passenger, who didn't want to be named, said.
Bus
Boy impaled in the neck by meat hook during ute drive
He was travelling in a ute with his dad on a property in the Western Downs in regional Queensland yesterday when his father hit a bump in the road.
hospitals
Two men fighting for life as road reopens after horror bus crash
Three women were killed in the collision with a towed caravan on the Bruce Highway yesterday.
Australia
Police search underway for scuba equipment after diver's death in Queensland
A 54-year-old Gold Coast man died while on a commercial dive charter at the Wolf Rock dive site near Rainbow Beach.
Gold Coast
The 'crime capital of Australia' revealed
According to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 58,479 assaults and 49,490 break-ins occurred in 2023.
Brisbane
Man fighting for life, four other teens injured after Gold Coast crash
A Holden Commodore mounted a roundabout before colliding with a retaining wall just before 1am today.
national
Man charged with murder after woman fatally stabbed in Queensland
A 51-year-old north Queensland man has been charged with an alleged domestic violence murder yesterday.
North Queensland
Man dies after being hit by a bus in Brisbane
The bus driver has been taken to hospital for assessment.
BrisbaneMan arrested after woman dies in northern Queensland
Police are investigating the death of a woman in northern Queensland as a homicide.
national
Queensland government insists plan to tackle youth crime is working
Serious repeat offender crimes are still rising, but the State Government insists its long-term plan is working.
queensland
Prisoners should be kept 72 hours not 21 days: coroner
The length of time prisoners can be held in watch houses should be drastically reduced, while funding for organisations supporting people in custody should be boosted, a coroner says.
police
Albanese hunts Brisbane gold with record Olympic sport funding boost
The federal government is set to announce a record Olympic and Paralympic sport funding package in an attempt to boost the medal haul in Brisbane, as well as Los Angeles 2028.
Olympics
Fire south of Brisbane forces evacuation of dozens of homes
Witnesses saw a "big fireball" shortly after the blaze broke out in Logan about 10pm yesterday.
fires
Residents lash council after almost every car on Brisbane street fined
Residents of a Brisbane street have called their council to use common sense after almost every car was hit with a parking fine.
Brisbane
Teens escape conviction over 'war zone' attack on rugby great's family
Two teenagers who attacked a former Wallabies star and his family in a home invasion that resembled a "war zone" have been sentenced.
courts
Family of man injured in random attack meet with hero who protected him
MMA fighter James Williams ran to help Linda's 39-year-old son Jay when he was targeted by a stranger at Nambour bus station on Sunday.
Brisbane
Mushroom gummies recalled after presence of 'unapproved novel food ingredients'
Two varieties of Uncle Frogs mushroom gummies are being recalled due to the presence of unapproved novel food ingredients.
national
Teenager found lying on road with serious injuries south of Brisbane
The 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital.
Brisbane
Search for group after series of Queensland tobacconists broken into overnight
Police are appealing for witnesses after a series of ram raids targetting tobacconists in South East Queensland this morning.
Australia
Central Queensland hit with a month's worth of rain in just one day
Parts of central Queensland have been hit with over a month's rain in just 24 hours, with more wet and cold weather on the horizon.
Weather
Bus driver accused of crash that killed young woman abused outside court
Lindsay Francis Selby, 70, was also targeted by the victim's supporters outside Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday in heated scenes.
courts
'Missile event': Damning report in 2021 explosion at power plant
The 2021 explosion at the Callide Power Station blacked out nearly 500,000 customers when a backup battery system failed at the coal-fired plant.
power
'Too great a risk': Another music festival cancelled for good
The Caloundra Music Festival, which usually takes place annually on the Sunshine Coast, has been 'discontinued' due to rising costs, falling ticket sales and general uncertainty in the music industry.
music
What's behind the text messages flooding phones 'every two seconds'
According to police, SIM boxes are behind the influx, which can hold which can hold up to 100 SIM cards and are capable of sending out a text message every two seconds.
crime
Two-storey home destroyed in massive blaze on Gold Coast
Locals reported hearing cracks and bangs from the inferno streets away after it erupted early this morning.
fires
Skipper fighting for life after boating accident in Queensland
A man is fighting for life after a boating accident in Queensland yesterday.
national
Bodycam video released of violent arrest in Queensland
Bodycam footage has shown the moment a drunk driver was confronted by a police officer after he smashed through a busy intersection in Queensland.
national
Police find gun allegedly used in murder of Queensland mother
Natalie Frahm, 34, was allegedly shot dead by her neighbour Ryan Geoffrey Cole as she sat in her car in her own driveway with two children aged 11 and 12 in Robb Place in South Mackay on Wednesday afternoon.
Mackay
Queensland teens live stream police chase
A wild police chase that spanned from the Gold Coast to Brisbane was live streamed by a gang of teenagers.
queensland
Widower wants answers after husband dies following six-hour ambulance wait
Queensland's health system is under fire after a Gold Coast man waited six hours in agony for an ambulance after suffering a fractured pelvis.
Gold Coast
Tourist rescued after falling overboard from whale watching boat
A woman has been rescued after she fell overboard from a whale watching boat off the coast of Queensland.
rescue
Kirrilee's dad vanished 15 years ago. The mystery still haunts her
She visited a pub with him, and never saw him again. But it's a chilling message from police that rocks her to this day.
missing persons
Annastacia Palaszczuk defends pandemic actions
Annastacia Palaszczuk has defended the vaccine mandates and how many Queensland families were kept apart in an interview.
queensland
Sydney shivers as coldest capital amid sixth wet weekend
Forecasters said it was officially the coldest capital city in the nation.
Weather
Man hospitalised, another charged after alleged stabbing in Queensland
The two men had an argument at a home hours before one of them was flown to hospital with serious wounds.
Sunshine Coast
Mackay woman killed in shooting remembered as a 'bubbly, beautiful person'
Natalie Frahm, 34, was shot and killed in her own driveway on Wednesday night in front of two children.
Mackay
Drunk driver who was punched and Tasered by police during arrest spared jail
A man who crashed his car while drunk and assaulted a police officer has been granted immediate parole in a Moreton Bay court.
crime
Aussies brave icy cold waters to mark the winter solstice
In Antarctica on Macquarie Island, Australian researchers took a dip in sub-zero waters.
Weather
Truck driver charged after cross-border police chase
The 27-year-old man allegedly swerved at multiple cars, damaging them, as he drove along the Pacific Motorway.
crime
Gunman allegedly killed neighbour as she sat in car with two kids
Footage has emerged of the moment police arrested a 31-year-old man accused of killing a woman as she sat in her car with two young children.
Australia
Queensland man fighting for life after being crushed between lift and fence
A man has been rushed to hospital in Ipswich with life-threatening injuries after a workplace accident.
workplace
Man found guilty of manslaughter over bashing after drunken argument
Scott Pilton died in hospital from acute bleeding on the brain just over a day after he was fatally punched on Lamb Island.
national
Man, 46, fighting for life after police shooting at home north of Brisbane
Police said the man was critical and is likely to undergo surgery, as an investigation gets under way.
shootings
