Queensland’s crime and corruption watchdog released a statement saying it was investigating development decisions made by some councillors.
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Seven students who overdosed on Russian drug expelled from Gold Coast school
Saint Stephen’s College headmaster Jamie Dorrington said he believed the boys were sorry and asked for the college community to support them.
Importing drugs is probably more legal than you think
The shocking news last week about a group of high school students who overdosed on a Russian drug, banned in Australia, but purchased online leaves us asking an important question – are there laws that govern this?
Charges dropped against man accused of stabbing granddaughter to death
A man accused of stabbing his baby granddaughter to death and trying to kill his wife and daughter has had his charges dropped.
Coronial inquest sparks calls for safety switches to be mandatory across Queensland
The electrocution of an apprentice at a Cairns school has prompted calls for safety switches to be mandatory in all homes across Queensland.
Police think locals are covering for an outsider suspected of mum's murder
A mother found dumped in a far north Queensland river was killed by someone passing through her small community but locals are covering up the murder, police believe.
Man shot in the ear, chases intruders from home, police say
Two men came into the man’s Hendra home, in Brisbane’s north-east, about 11pm on Thursday before threatening him.
More than a dozen people in hospital after two separate bus crashes in Queensland
More than a dozen people were taken to hospital following two early morning bus crashes across Queensland.
Elderly man dies in Townsville crash
A man, 70, has died when his car hit a tree outside Townsville.
Gift of sight: Crowdfunding campaign helps Brisbane boy see clearly for first time
Max Geoghegan is the first Queenslander with a pair of eSight glasses. A GoFundMe campaign raised most of the money to pay for the life-changing technology.