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.
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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.
$1b resort-style island development gets Qld Minister's nod despite council rejection
The state’s Planning Minister overturns a central Queensland council’s decision to reject an island development off Gladstone, even though the council says it’s too big and not needed.
Dreamworld operator on 'her first day' when four people died on rapids ride
One of the two operators managing the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld was trained on the morning of the day four people were killed, a court hears.
Older drivers 'doctor shopping' to keep their licences, GP says
Older drivers desperate to hold onto their licences are going “doctor shopping” to find a GP who will sign off on them staying behind the wheel, a Queensland GP says.
'Phones and roads are deadly': RACQ wants pedestrians on mobiles fined
The RACQ says pedestrian deaths in Queensland are rising sharply because too many people cross the road while staring at their mobile phones. The motoring lobby group wants offenders fined like jay walkers.
South Australian cult details revealed in court case
A beautiful mansion — built by Sir Alexander Downer — became home to a cult decades later. Details of the group known as the “Ideal Human Environment” movement have been revealed during a District Court trial.
What's a Luthier? Guitar maker is reclaiming the 'dying craft'
In a skinny shop-space on one of Mount Isa’s main streets, a luthier is helping to reinvent the dying craft of guitar-making.
'Unscrupulous, well-rehearsed' 4WD scam ripping off tourists, Qld Parliament told
A Gold Coast businessman is accused of ripping off tourists in “a relentless, systemic and well-rehearsed fraud”, the Queensland Parliament is told.