Brisbane detectives have charged a man with unlawful wounding following an overnight disturbance at Ellen Grove in which a man was allegedly stabbed. It will be alleged an altercation occurred between two men at a Doreen Crescent home around 10pm last night during which time one of the men was stabbed in the chest area. […]
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Escapee recaptured after police car 'rammed', officer's foot run over
A prison escapee who had been on the run for weeks was arrested in Mackay on Monday.
Hunt for owner after dog bite leaves boy needing surgery
The boy’s friends rushed to help after the attack in Redland City but police later said the man appeared to downplay the severity of the dog bite.
Shoppers urged not to 'bag' Woolworths workers over bans
The Queensland government mandated bans don’t start until July 1, however, Woolworths has moved to phase out the bags from June 20.
Queensland's plastic bag ban starts today — here's what you need to know
Supermarket giant Woolworths is banning single-use plastic bags from today ahead of a statewide ban taking effect next month. The bags take years to break down, and many end up in the environment polluting oceans, rivers and beaches.
Helicopter crash survivor's belongings wash up on Qld beach months later, 1,000km away
An American tourist who survived a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays, which killed her mother and stepfather, will be reunited with her bag after it was found by a couple three months later.
'Fight clubs' and inmates 'shooting up on the landings' in notorious private prison
Secret reports and insider accounts from prison officers and former inmates reveal Brisbane’s Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is overcrowded, increasingly violent and unsafe — even for the staff.
Armed robbery charges, Norman Park
Detectives have charged two people following investigations into an armed robbery in Norman Park overnight. It will be alleged shortly after 7pm a man entered a Bennetts Road supermarket armed with a knife and demanded money from a staff member behind the counter. The 17-year-old male employee complied and the man fled the store along […]
Brisbane to host silent vigil for Eurydice Dixon on Thursday
The silent vigil follows thousands of people attending a candelight vigil in Melbourne on Monday night.
How the bachelor of arts was reinvented in the age of career-driven studies
Is the Bachelor of Arts still of use in a society driven by career priorities?