Queensland Urban Utilities is having to clear smelly fatbergs out of Brisbane sewers every day, and it’s because we’re washing oil, fats and garbage down our sinks.
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Pillar Baptists 'will fight charges' over mosque incidents, but leader deported
Self-styled Baptist fundamentalist Logan Robertson, who was deported from Australia, says his followers will fight charges related to incidents outside mosques around Brisbane.
Why do drivers forget cyclists are human? Your anger can kill us
Twelve months ago, I was just an interested observer in the car vs bike debate. Then I was hit by a young driver and sustained life-threatening injuries. Stories like this week’s don’t help my recovery, writes Calvin Treacy.
Mark wants to know if his super is protected from climate change. So he's taking his fund to court
Mark McVeigh is suing a $50 billion super fund, and if he wins, experts say it could force the industry to do more to protect people’s savings from the impacts of global warming.
Man allegedly murdered and dumped in creek bed had 'a target on his head'
A north Queensland man, whose decomposing and battered body was found in a national park near Townsville in 2015, told friends he owed $10,000 before his body was found in a creek bed, a trial hears.
$29m worse off: Secretive Ipswich Council 'dud deals' exposed
A secretive development arm of Ipswich City Council broke corporate laws, cut questionable property deals and inappropriately donated $10,000 to an elite school attended by the children of three of its directors, according to state government auditors.
Powering away from petrol with home-built electric cars
A growing group of electric vehicle enthusiasts bypass manufacturers and convert their petrol-fuelled cars to run on electricity, but an engineer warns it should be attempted only by those with appropriate expertise.
Qld Labor's international travel 'almost double' LNP spend in first term, Opposition says
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and her ministers spent almost twice as much as the previous LNP government on international travel in their first term, costing taxpayers $1.8 million, the Opposition says.
'A kick in the guts': Trevor Noah facing protests following jokes about Indigenous women
The host of The Daily Show faces boycotts and protests during his Australian tour next month after a stand-up routine from 2013 about Aboriginal women emerged on social media.
Train inquiry to examine why NGR carriages don't comply with disability laws
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a retired judge will conduct an inquiry into the procurement of the problem-plagued New Generation Rollingstock and their failure to comply with disability laws.