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.
Gadget set to give Queensland police the edge
High-powered lights will be attached to the guns of all frontline officers, eliminating the need to carry a torch in one hand and gun in another during dangerous sieges.
Roosters reach NRL prelims, beating Brisbane after bonkers finish
The Sydney Roosters are the first team into the NRL preliminary finals, after a 24-22 win over Brisbane that was saved as a spectacle by a crazy finish.
Teenage tech entrepreneur becomes CEO at age 17
Tech-head prodigy Scott Millar is being compared to a young Steve Jobs after turning a school project into a thriving business.
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.
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 give 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
The social media giants need to be more proactive in enforcing the standard Australians expect in their newsfeeds because we have different expectations than Americans, a researcher says.
Queensland's blue card, foster care systems to be strengthened
Queensland’s child protection system needs more money, better targeted funding and more frontline staff, a report finds following the death of school girl Tiahleigh Palmer.