The inquest examining the 2016 fatal accident on Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids is told the ride had a “rat’s nest” of wiring at its control panel, and that a pump on the ride had broken down five times in the week before the accident.
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Engineer jailed for trying to gas wife to death after divorce threat
A Sunshine Coast man who connected a garden hose to his wife’s caravan and pumped in nitrogen gas as she slept is jailed for 10 years for attempted murder.
Philanthropist 'ashamed' by public's reaction to homeless during 24-hour sleepout
Seventeen years of working with homeless charities didn’t prepare Jak Vaessen for what he experienced over two nights sleeping rough.
Kindness of strangers at fatal crash leaves police officer 'in awe'
A country Queensland cop left ‘in awe’ of complete strangers who comforted a dying man at a road crash has written an emotional, confronting letter to the community.
Dead woman's arm seen hanging out of barrel, police hunting wanted man
A resident says she saw an arm hanging from a barrel in the back of a ute that was later found dumped with the body of a woman inside, as detectives continue to hunt for a man wanted for questioning over the murder.
Where are Brisbane's cheapest homes?
Ipswich and Logan are south-east Queensland’s best value areas for first home buyers, while the unit glut in central Brisbane means the Redlands is now a more expensive place to purchase an apartment.
'Bleeding cash': Ipswich Council's secretive development arm loses $80m, expert claims
Expert analysis shows a private company Ipswich Council set up to built its $150 million facelift of its city centre is “technically bankrupt” and any other company “would have been dead a long time ago”.
'They came hunting for us': Farmer blasts 'bully' bank at royal commission
A Queensland farmer tells the banking royal commission she lost $1 million after being encouraged by a Rabobank manager to buy another property.
Puppies dumped by roadside in 'heartbreaking' act
RSPCA Queensland is seeking public information about seven mite-infested puppies that were dumped by a Queensland roadside.
Police searching for man after body found in Logan
Police are searching for a man after reports a body has been discovered south of Brisbane.