The host of The Daily Show faces boycotts and protests during his Australian tour next month after a stand-up routine from 2013 about Aboriginal women emerged on social media.
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Train inquiry to examine why NGR carriages don't comply with disability laws
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a retired judge will conduct an inquiry into the procurement of the problem-plagued New Generation Rollingstock and their failure to comply with disability laws.
'That could've killed someone': Cyclist speaks of agony after being clotheslined with hose
A 56-year-old man who was thrown from his bike by a hose tied across a road on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast says it was a malicious and criminal act, as he faces possible surgery and months off work.
Suspended Logan Mayor Luke Smith granted bail on assault charges
Luke Smith is granted bail with strict conditions, appearing in court on assault charges with a bloodstained bandage on his head after spending the weekend in the police watch house in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane.
Sole survivor of trawler capsize heard banging from inside the boat as it sunk
Ruben McDornan, the sole survivor of the trawler Dianne that capsized off the Queensland coast last year, tells Nine’s 60 Minutes he heard banging from inside the overturned boat as it sank with his crewmen on board.
'It was precarious': Teen surf lifesaving competitor hailed a hero after dramatic first rescue
A teenage surf lifesaving competitor is being praised for his role in a dramatic rescue south of Mission Beach in far north Queensland.
Cyclist badly injured after 'pranksters' string up hose across street
“Pranksters” who tied a garden hose across a street, seriously injuring a man on an early morning ride, are labelled cowards and criminals by a cycling advocacy group.
Gallipoli to Armistice trail tracks Anzac legend through heritage city
An interactive military memorial trail telling the story of the Anzacs in World War I now winds through Queen’s Park in Queensland’s heritage city of Maryborough.
Meet the young journalist embracing a life of chastity, poverty and obedience
ABC journalist Nancy Webb will soon unplug from the daily news cycle, social media and life as she knows it to become a nun.
Ex-Navy minesweeper's new mission as floating backpacker hostel
She has run seek and destroy missions on sea mines, played host to Hollywood and acted as a backdrop for a classic Australian TV series — soon she will become home to backpackers in Brisbane. But despite a colourful past, even this old warhorse has some dignity, owner Kris Mitchell says.