The Barnett Government’s loss in the Western Australian election shows conservative politics cannot match the campaigning commitment of the left, former Queensland premier Campbell Newman says.
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University student denied bail over mother's 'gruesome murder'
Simona Zafirovska, who is accused of bludgeoning her mother (pictured) to death with a timber paling at her home in The Gap, will remain in custody.
Alleged cemetery vandals defiant over cross damage
Two men who allegedly removed a sword from a large cross and reshaped it into a garden hoe at a Toowong memorial say they were “repairing” the monument, because the sword was a symbol of violence.
Dame Julie Andrews embraces return to My Fair Lady as director
The 81-year-old rediscovers “the wonder of the show” as its director, ahead of the opening of the production in Brisbane this week.
What is white spot disease in prawns?
White spot disease found in Queensland prawns is highly contagious, lethal to crustaceans and has reduced prawn farm productivity by up to 40 per cent overseas.
Person killed in house fire near Lowood in Queensland's Lockyer Valley
A person is found dead after an early morning house fire in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane.
Otherworlds: The art of space exploration
Michael Benson painstakingly creates a series of photographs showing off our solar system’s far-flung spectacles for a new exhibition at the Queensland Museum.
'We can't stop it': White spot prawn virus now in Moreton Bay
White spot virus is found in wild prawns in Moreton Bay off Brisbane and will have to die out naturally because it can no longer be stopped, the Queensland Government confirms.
Brisbane tunnel workers face lung disease from silica exposure: expert
A parliamentary inquiry into black lung could be empowered to examine lung disease among Brisbane road tunnel construction workers, after a medical expert says they are probably more at risk than miners exposed to coal dust.
Australia fumes as SANZAAR dithers over Super Rugby future
No solid news about the future make-up of the Super Rugby competition is leading to frustration in Australia, with speculation one team is likely to be culled.