The High Court declares Labor’s David Smith to be the ACT’s new senator, after former senator Katy Gallagher was thrown out over citizenship issues.
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The weird things your suburb is named after
From the gully of leeches to a 50-metre high fig tree, these are some of the things that inspired the names of Brisbane’s suburbs.
World's robotics experts descend on Brisbane and they're here to help
The world’s largest robotics conference is underway in Brisbane and it’s the first time it has taken place south of the equator in its 35-year history.
'How do you get that from sex?': Jayne suffered horrific injuries, but her accused rapist walked free
A Queensland woman calls for the state’s consent laws to be changed, speaking publicly for the first time about a sexual encounter that turned violent, leaving her at risk of dying from severe bleeding.
Man wanted over Gold Coast 'kidnapping' hands himself in
Gold Coast detectives will travel to Sydney on Wednesday to seek the extradition of the second man allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a 12-year-old boy on the Gold Coast this month.
Former premier slammed over 'appalling' tweets following pedestrian death
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman is standing by a series of tweets he made about police “creating total and utter chaos” around the Brisbane CBD when responding to a pedestrian hit and killed by a bus this morning.
Censors blur Brisbane band's 'male impotence' message
The words “male impotence” are blurred out of a Brisbane’s band music video, uploaded to YouTube as part of a local government-run competition. Council says “sexually explicit content, discriminatory comment and political comment” is not permitted, but the band argues it’s a “statement on the fragility of men”.
Cattle station taken to court over 500-hectare land clearance on Indigenous site
The owner of a Cape York cattle station is accused of clearing 500 hectares of land, including a potential burial site, without properly consulting with the traditional owners of the area.
Think tank calls for greater permanent migration to fill regional worker shortfalls
Rural communities praise foreign arrivals for helping keep schools and shops open as the Regional Australia Institute calls for greater permanent migration.
Lions accuse Nth Melbourne-Tasmania of abusing 'spirit' of AFLW over signing spree
North Melbourne-Tasmania won’t play their first AFLW game until next season — but already they have got on the wrong side of the Brisbane Lions for their aggressive approach to the signing period.