Queensland’s very own marine spider named after reggae legend Bob Marley has made it to the worldwide top 10 list of remarkable species discovered in 2017.
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Brisbane author Emily O'Grady wins $20,000 Vogel Literary Award
Brisbane author Emily O’Grady wins the prestigious $20,000 Vogel Literary Award for her novel, The Yellow House.
Woman dies in south-east Queensland car crash
Meanwhile, a man seriously injured in a crash north-west of Brisbane late last year has died in hospital.
Super Netball draws world's best, but questions raised over import policy
Super Netball’s season two gets underway this weekend, in the shadows of Australia’s shock Commonwealth Games loss to England and amid a debate over the merits of including international players in the league.
Down a Queensland mine and off to war like grandad
Finlay Steel followed the path of his namesake grandfather’s down a mine in Mount Isa and then in the service of his country.
Predator gets deported for sexually assaulting, filming backpackers
An Italian man with “voyeuristic fantasies” who sexually assaulted female backpackers and filmed them naked in Brisbane hostels is jailed for five years, with the sentence suspended so he can be deported.
'We can put a bullet in your head': Ex-ASIO officer sues police over arrest on honeymoon
A former ASIO officer is suing Queensland police for $750,000 in damages over what he claims was a wrongful arrest including a “deadly chokehold” during his honeymoon.
Queensland's interstate migration 'surging' as state economy turns around
After years in the economic slow lane, Queensland is starting to surge with solid jobs growth and strong interstate migration driven by Sydney and Melbourne’s high property prices, the latest Deloitte business report shows.
Man stabbed to death at Macleay Island, woman taken into custody
A woman is taken in custody as police investigate the stabbing death of a man at Macleay Island, on Brisbane’s Bayside.
Man dead after reports of stabbing at Macleay Island home
A man has died after a stabbing at a Moreton Bay island home on Monday afternoon.