With only 285 flying hours behind him, Zac Cox pulled off an emergency landing without the front wheel of his light aircraft, later being told that his textbook descent had basically validated his commercial pilot’s licence.
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Boy found safe after being taken from Brisbane hospital
A sick four-year-old boy, taken by his parents from a Brisbane hospital, is located safe and well after a major police search across Queensland and New South Wales.
Possum killer 'a danger to the community' but avoids jail again
A Brisbane teenager who tortured a possum and posted a video of his actions on Snapchat is given another suspended sentence after breaching probation on the animal cruelty charges.
Farmer makes eco-friendly lemongrass surfboards
A Gold Coast farmer drops in on the surfboard manufacturing industry, by growing lemongrass and turning it into foam to make eco-friendly surfboards.
Sugar milling council hits out at Government intervention in dispute
The Australian Sugar Milling Council says the Federal Government’s intervention in a long-running dispute is disappointing, given a draft contract between Wilmar and QSL had been “on track” to be finalised within weeks.
Chinese developer offers to buy Gold Coast farmland
Chinese developer, Songcheng, offers contracts to buy up 6,000 hectares of farmland between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Canegrowers Burdekin sign cane supply agreement
Falling sugar prices force some canegrowers in the Burdekin to sign a cane supply agreement with their sugar miller, Wilmar.
Millers, marketer agree sugar code of conduct too late to force peace deal
Queensland Sugar Limited and Wilmar could be on the brink of a peace deal, but both agree it had nothing to do with a new federal code of conduct.
Liberal MP Stuart Robert's CCC testimony 'unbelievable', councillor says
Turnbull Government backbencher Stuart Robert’s testimony to Queensland’s crime watchdog is questioned by a Gold Coast councillor.
Mud crabbers incomes halved as white spot response cuts off valuable seafood markets
Mud crabbers in Queensland’s Moreton Bay say tough biosecurity measures to control a prawn disease outbreak have resulted in their incomes being halved.