A teenage boy has spent a terrifying two hours treading water in choppy conditions without a life jacket off the Queensland coast after falling off his grandparents’ yacht.
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'You can't sanitise history': Attempt to erase Indigenous past blocked
Indigenous activist Sam Watson is pleased an attempt to erase an important part of Indigenous history has been taken off the table.
'The first time I fired at my enemy I was crying': Dunkirk veteran relives war
The first time war veteran Victor Power shot at his enemy during World War II he cried.
‘I felt like his pimp’: Driver’s new allegations against Paul Pisasale under investigation
The Crime and Corruption Commission is investigating claims former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale used his mayoral car for chauffeur-driven trips to brothels
Brisbane traffic: Significant delays with inner-city roads closed
The Queens Wharf casino development and a high-rise crane caused significant traffic problems on Sunday.
Inner Brisbane home engulfed in flames as residents evacuated, streets closed
Fire has engulfed an inner-Brisbane home on Sunday morning, causing residents to be evacuated and sending plumes of smoke into the air.
Queensland police hunting man on crime spree
Queensland detectives want to find a thief they say has been on a crime spree for three months across Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Man six times over limit crashes twice: police
A member of the public intervened after witnessing the alleged crashes.
Queensland couple arrested after car chase
A couple have been charged after allegedly fleeing police in a stolen car.
Family struggling to bring home body of woman found dead in Africa
The woman had been volunteering in Uganda when she died in June, and her family still don’t know what happened.