The Queensland Opposition suggests duplicating a large stretch of the motorway on the Gold Coast, but stops short of promising to build the road if it wins government.
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Drivers still answering phone because it's 'less risky than texting'
When you’re driving and hear a mobile phone ringing, do you answer it or wait to return the call when you’ve arrived at your destination?
Drowning deaths climb 9pc in Queensland, report finds
A quarter of all drownings in Australia happened in Queensland in the 2016/17 financial year, with the state recording a 9 per cent increase compared to the same period 12 months earlier.
Senior Ipswich City Council officer charged by corruption watchdog
Ipswich City Council suspends a senior officer who was charged by the Crime and Corruption Commission for alleged misconduct.
Security guard at elite Brisbane girls' school stabbed by intruder
Somerville House girls’ boarding school in Brisbane says students “are not in any danger” despite an intruder stabbing a security guard after being discovered in a classroom early this morning then escaping.
Going once, twice: Brisbane man retains crown as best auctioneer
A Brisbane man with the gift of the gab is named the Australasian Auctioneer of the Year, the first Australian to do it twice in a row.
'Armed 72yo pinned officer down' before police opened fire, union says
New details emerge about a police shooting south of Brisbane yesterday, with the police union claiming officers were blindsided by an armed Vietnam war veteran who came close to stabbing a female officer.
NRL bunker in a tug of war between spontaneity and getting it right
NRL referees and the bunker drew the ire of the coaches in the opening week of the finals but do they have much to complain about, asks Warren Boland.
Teen's accused killer searched for 'best way to dispose of a body', court told
Brendan Bennetts allegedly searched “best way to dispose of a body” on YouTube the day before he killed his 16-year-old friend Jayde Kendall, his Supreme Court murder trial hears.
The Brisbane suburb that accounts for two-thirds of all littering fines
Brisbane City Council is accused of unfairly targeting Fortitude Valley nightclub goers with an “un-Australian” approach to littering fines.