Two people have been rescued after their yacht broke down on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Kmart
A shopping centre north of Brisbane was evacuated and bus services affected after a package was found in a store.
Scientists freeze wombat sperm in name of conservation
With a gentle little rub on the rump, wombats receive the signal that it’s time to use the toilet.
82-year-old man dies after pub fight with 72-year-old in Oakey
An 82-year-old man is dead after a fight with a mate outside a Queensland pub.
Girl, 12, charged in Gold Coast drug raid
A 12-year-old girl is among seven people charged with drug and property offences in a police operation on the Gold Coast.
Protesting councillor warned to 'get out of the way' of $115 million Wynnum Road project
“You and the 10 members of that East Brisbane branch of the Greens that rallied at Parliament House last week, you managed to gather 10 people for your protest – we have got 56,000 people sitting in traffic congestion.”
Update: Armed robbery, Kedron
Police have charged a man following the investigation of an armed robbery of a hotel in Kedron Monday morning.
It will be alleged at 1.25am, a man armed with a knife entered the Gympie Road licenced premises and threatened staff, demanding cash.
The man stole a sum of money and left the scene in a silver/grey Honda sedan with damage to the rear.
On Tuesday evening a man was located at a residence in Royal Parade, Slacks Creek.
A 41-year-old Holmview man has been charged with seventeen counts of stealing, eight counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence, five counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, and one count each of armed robbery, possession of tainted property, fraud, stealing of a vehicle and arson of a vehicle.
He is expected to appear at the Brisbane Magistrates Court Wednesday morning.
The offences are alleged to have been committed during May and June
Claim $50,000 found in Paul Pisasale's plane luggage was for 'friend' barrister
The $50,000 in cash found on former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale at a Melbourne airport has been claimed by a Brisbane barrister, who says it was part of a court settlement for a Chinese client.
Is Queensland losing its appeal to backpackers?
While international tourism – mainly visitors from Asia and the US – in Australia had increased by about 7 per cent, backpackers were shifting south.
Queensland Racing bureaucrat facing fraud charges
Former senior Queensland racing bureaucrat Bill Shuck has briefly faced court over allegations he was involved in the fraudulent awarding of contracts.