The council’s city planning chairman will stand down after the budget as he is campaigning for a federal seat. The opposition wants him removed as chairman immediately.
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Accused kidnapper to be extradited to Queensland
A 53-year-old man accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old boy for ransom on the Gold Coast before taking him across the border has faced a NSW court.
Gold Coast man who killed mother gets four years in jail
A Gold Coast man who confessed to the manslaughter of his mother nine years after she disappeared has been jailed for at least four years and nine months.
Queensland man charged over ute tray death
A man has been charged over the death of a teenager who was flung from the back of a ute on Queensland’s Stradbroke Island in March.
Rapist behind savage attack on tourists to remain behind bars
A man who raped a Norwegian tourist in a far north Queensland caravan park will remain behind bars after an application was put forward by the Attorney-General.
Science-nonfiction: Robotics author says AI will affect all children
“The thing about artificial intelligence is we don’t know what is going to happen, which ends up being the most exciting and scary aspect of this industry.”
Brisbane most expensive city for transport costs as percentage of income: report
Brisbane households fork out the most money for transport costs as a percentage of their income compared with other households in Australia.
Uber driver captured driving on Fortitude Valley footpath
A video has been posted on social media showing a black hatchback driving down a footpath in Brisbane’s inner-city.
Alleged Queensland dog kicker to plead guilty
A man intends to plead guilty to an animal cruelty charge after allegedly kicking his dog at a Gold Coast beach in January.
Police officer accidentally shoots himself in leg at Springwood
A police officer has accidentally shot himself in the leg at Springwood Police station on Monday morning.