Central Queensland receives its heaviest rain since Cyclone Debbie in March as a trough moves across the state, but don’t expect a downpour in the south-east, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
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15yo Ben Shaw dies after Brisbane gym accident
Tributes begin to pour in for Ben Shaw, a 15-year-old who died in hospital after being crushed while trying to lift about 100 kilograms at a Brisbane gym during the week.
Your best Riverfire photos and videos
A massive 20-minute fireworks display set to hit songs of the past two decades caps off the annual Brisbane Riverfire, seen by an estimated crowd of more than 500,000 people around the city. See the best photos from the day here.
Labuschagne costs Bulls after breaking cricket's brand new fake fielding rule
It’s a brand new rule and you may not have known about it, but it only took one day for the Queensland Bulls’ Marnus Labuschagne to be guilty of the sport’s new fake fielding law.
Calls for names of officers who died by suicide to be recognised alongside fallen comrades
As police around the country pay tribute to fallen colleagues, there are renewed calls for the National Police Memorial in Canberra to include names of all officers who have taken their own lives.
If you thought Brisbane was ridiculously hot today, you were right
Brisbane temperatures rocket up to 37 degrees, coming close to breaking September records set more than 70 years ago.
Cattlemen challenge biosecurity signage
Biosecurity is a major issue for all farmers, they don’t want pests or diseases but nor do cattle producers want big biosecurity signs posted at their front gate
'I was a scapegoat': Former rail boss blames Government for network woes
Former Queensland Rail chief operating officer Kevin Wright denies responsibility for a driver shortage that caused cancellations on the south-east Queensland network.
ATO scammer cracks with foul-mouth rant after questioning from target
Have a listen to the moment a scammer pretending to be from the ATO cracks under questioning from his potential victim — a quick-thinking Queensland lawyer who says it’s one of the “best reactions he’s ever had”.
'I'm not normal': Eunji Ban's accused murderer told mum 'I don't feel right'
The mother of a Brisbane man accused of bashing a Korean student to death said her son told her he was not feeling normal and had a ball “rolling around in his head”, the Supreme Court hears.