Ipswich City Council’s suspended Mayor Andrew Antoniolli spends the night in custody in the city’s watch house, west of Brisbane, after being arrested for allegedly breaching bail.
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False IDs and secret bank account kept mother and girls hidden for years: police
A “well-organised network” helped a north Queensland mother who abducted her daughters without their father’s permission stay hidden for more than four years, police allege in court documents.
Iconic newsagency at Brisbane's meeting place closes after council eviction
One of Brisbane’s iconic business, Rankins on the Mall Newsagency, is closing today after almost 36 years to be demolished by the council and replaced with a fountain.
Billy Slater announces 2018 will be his final State of Origin series
The transition away from Queensland’s golden generation of Origin players continues, as Billy Slater announces the 2018 series will be his last for the Maroons.
Wave of support floods in for country's biggest paddle party
Almost anything goes — including stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and dragon boats — when it comes to getting down the Brunswick River for the Mullum2Bruns Paddle.
Fire fighters, paramedics successfully save puppy and kitten pulled from house fire
Cattle dog Holden and kitten Chip have been saved by emergency workers after almost dying in a house fire.
Former CFMEU boss accused of raping woman he met at a bar
Dave Hanna will stand trial on two rape charges after being accused of forcing himself on a woman he met outside a bar in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
Two men arrested over man killed in 'horrific' woodchipper incident
Two men are arrested over the “absolutely shocking” suspicious death of a man in an industrial woodchipper, which was originally considered an accident.
Will Queensland follow Ireland in moves to lift the ban on abortions?
While Ireland has just voted ‘yes’ to repeal the ban on abortion, in Queensland it remains a crime and women who choose to “unlawfully” have an abortion can be sent to prison.
'What kind of animal leaves a little girl in a river?': Tiahleigh's mother speaks of losing daughter
Tiahleigh Palmer’s mother and the foster brother of the murdered 12-year-old girl share their sides of the tragic story, with her mum saying Julene Thorburn left her daughter “there to die” at the hand of her foster father.