A man accused of defrauding Australians of $1.6 million has been released on bail despite allegations he once gave the order to have someone thrown off a balcony.
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Tests confirm Panama disease on another Queensland banana farm
Further testing has confirmed the presence of the devastating Panama disease on a north Queensland banana plantation.
Queensland Premier angry over anti-vax screening at Gold Coast school
Anti-vaxxers have enraged the Queensland Premier after screening a film about their beliefs at a Gold Coast school allegedly under the pretence of holding a seminar about organic vegetables.
'I didn't want to leave her side': Accused mother emotional in witness box
A Queensland mother accused of trying to kill her infant daughter has emotionally described not wanting to leave the baby’s side after finding her “blue” and not breathing.
QUT staffer pays 18C lawsuit debt to students
A Queensland University of Technology staffer who unsuccessfully tried to sue students over what she claimed were racist social media posts has paid her debt to two of them, a court has heard.
Man, 17, charged with flying drone over V8 event in Townsville
A man has been charged after he allegedly flew a drone over an annual motor racing event and stopping helicopter flights.
Attempted murder accused fronts court after woman was set on fire
Matt James Nolan, 27, cried in the dock of Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday less than 24 hours after he was charged with attempted murder
Obscenities fly as man calls magistrate 'c—', tells police 'sit down dickhead'
The Brisbane man became abusive from the beginning of the hearing on Wednesday morning, shouting over the magistrate repeatedly as she tried to carry out the hearing.
Five hits and five misses of the Queensland economy
There are five positives and five negatives about the Queensland economy in the latest Deloitte study.
Tributes for 'little angel' who drowned in water tank
Family and friends are mourning the loss of a “little angel” and her cheeky smile after she drowned in a water tank in the outback Queensland town of Longreach.