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Category: ABC Brisbane News
Palm Island to get $30m class action settlement over riots
The Queensland Government agrees to pay $30 million to settle a class action over the 2004 Palm Island riots and will also offer an apology to the community.
Expo 88 memories dredged up by Brisbane hovercraft revival
Jump aboard with Peter Venn as he takes to the water with one of four hovercraft he built which thrilled almost 140,000 people on the Brisbane River during Expo 88.
Moreton Island resort security told family to vacate public beach
Brisbane woman Lisa Wilkins says she and her family were shocked when a Tangalooma Resort security guard tried to force them off the beach, wrongly claiming they had no right to swim in the area.
From Neo-Nazi to foreign fighter: Ex-Australian soldier joins Ukraine war
A former Australian soldier and Neo-Nazi shares why he joined a right-wing war in Ukraine, wielding rocket launchers and grenades, in a battle he was legally able to fight.
Queensland Labor stalwart Terry Mackenroth dies from lung tumour
Former Queensland Labor deputy premier and treasurer Terry Mackenroth dies from a tumour in his lung, 20 years after conquering lung cancer to continue his parliamentary career.
Iranian man faces indefinite immigration detention after drug convictions
An Iranian man faces possible indefinite immigration detention in Australia as he cannot be deported after he serves a five-year jail term over drugs charges in central Queensland.
Iranian man faces indefinite immigration detention after drug convictions
An Iranian man faces possible indefinite immigration detention in Australia as he cannot be deported after he serves a five-year jail term over drugs charges in central Queensland.
Alan Jones faces Wagner family in court over Grantham flood claims
Broadcaster Alan Jones is accused of launching an “extraordinary attack” on a successful Queensland family in what their lawyer describes as a defamation case like no other.
Day-night India Test still up in the air as summer schedule revealed
Cricket Australia has locked in a series-opening Test against India at Adelaide Oval but is still hoping to secure a deal for a day-night fixture.