A man who was already disqualified from driving is caught behind the wheel of a car with no front seats, instead propped up on a rolled-up mattress, police allege.
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Rob Pyne defends letting MP's accused stalker into Parliament
Cairns MP Rob Pyne defends inviting a man charged with stalking a female MP into Queensland Parliament, saying the man was not a risk and his behaviour was “exemplary”.
95yo veteran reunited with father's WWI trench art
An inkwell made by a digger from scavenged materials found in the trenches of World War I is held by his 95-year-old son for the very first time.
Minor parties to determine who wins Queensland election, poll finds
With both major parties a long way short of commanding enough direct support to win, minor party preferences will be the deciding factor, an opinion poll on the eve of the expected campaign finds.
Former Billabong boss loses appeal over fraud conviction but gets earlier parole
The Court of Appeal knocks back Matthew Perrin’s bid to overturn his conviction for forging his then-wife’s signature to access more than $13 million from the Commonwealth Bank.
Brisbane hospital cladding too flammable, will be removed
Cladding on Queensland’s Princess Alexandra Hospital will be removed after testing revealed it is more combustible than previously thought.
Woman, children flee after Child Safety hands address to 'abusive' ex
Queensland’s Department of Child Safety unwittingly gives out the address of a woman to a man accused of torturing, strangling, and assaulting her.
Queensland unit owners may face multi-million-dollar bills to rip out combustible cladding
Queenslanders living in body corporate-run apartment blocks could be forced to pay for new safety audits and pick up multi-million-dollar tabs for ripping out combustible cladding in buildings previously ticked off as safe.
Plastic bag ban gets green light in Queensland
Queensland shoppers will no longer be able to get plastic bags at the supermarket from mid-next year but will be able to cash in their cans and bottles under new laws passed in State Parliament.
'How many more people need to die?': DV victim's family slams Queensland Government
Family members of murdered domestic violence victim Teresa Bradford slam the Queensland Government after a Gold Coast woman was not notified by authorities when her abusive ex-partner was released early from prison.