Conflict over bus fares, delays and the attitudes of students are identified as some of the main triggers of violence against bus drivers across Queensland.
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MP tearful over father's diagnosis as Queensland passes new black lung laws
After losing her grandfather to black lung, Labor MP Jo-Ann Miller breaks down in Queensland Parliament revealing her father has also been diagnosed with the disease, as new laws are passed.
Massive Brisbane wake-up call as Eels put 50 past Broncos
It was miserable viewing for Brisbane and glory for Parramatta as the Eels run riot to beat the Broncos 52-34 in an incredible Lang Park NRL stunner.
Queensland's new trading hours laws keep state in 'dark ages'
Amended trading hours will see 21 regional areas in Queensland banned from applying to have big supermarkets open on Sundays for the next five years, and shopping centres opening an hour later.
'Like the Joh era': Premier accused of backing allegedly corrupt mayor
ALP backbencher and former police minister Jo-Ann Miller compares her own government to the Bjelke-Petersen era, saying the Queensland Premier backed former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale despite knowing of corruption allegations.
Dropped your phone, mannequin or false teeth on the train? It could be here
Queensland Rail opens the doors on its ever-expanding lost property department – which took in more than 18,000 items in the past year ranging from phones, wallets and keys to camping equipment, boat motors and false teeth.
Palmer says suggestions he could offload assets 'absurd'
Clive Palmer says he does not “hide assets” and has only sold one property in the last six months, adding that suggestions he could dispose of assets to avoid a court judgment are “absurd in the extreme”.
Police dogs given stab-resistant armour
New stab-resistant harnesses fitted with layered polymer panels to shield vital organs are being rolled out to all general purpose police dogs in Queensland.
Police Commissioner apologises after law breach for Prince Frederik
Queensland’s Police Commissioner apologises to “anyone who was at Jade Buddha” after officers breached the state’s new liquor laws to allow Prince Frederik of Denmark into the Brisbane bar without having his ID scanned.
Brisbane's Local Food community shares spoils of backyard farms
Likeminded Brisbane locals create small farms in their backyards and share their spoils in an attempt to live more sustainable lifestyles.