A senior ride operator at Dreamworld tells an inquiry he pushed a stop button “two or three times” without effect before two rafts collided on the Thunder River Rapids ride, killing four people.
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Dreamworld operator on 'her first day' when four people died on rapids ride
One of the two operators managing the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld was trained on the morning of the day four people were killed, a court hears.
Older drivers 'doctor shopping' to keep their licences, GP says
Older drivers desperate to hold onto their licences are going “doctor shopping” to find a GP who will sign off on them staying behind the wheel, a Queensland GP says.
'Phones and roads are deadly': RACQ wants pedestrians on mobiles fined
The RACQ says pedestrian deaths in Queensland are rising sharply because too many people cross the road while staring at their mobile phones. The motoring lobby group wants offenders fined like jay walkers.
South Australian cult details revealed in court case
A beautiful mansion — built by Sir Alexander Downer — became home to a cult decades later. Details of the group known as the “Ideal Human Environment” movement have been revealed during a District Court trial.
What's a Luthier? Guitar maker is reclaiming the 'dying craft'
In a skinny shop-space on one of Mount Isa’s main streets, a luthier is helping to reinvent the dying craft of guitar-making.
'Unscrupulous, well-rehearsed' 4WD scam ripping off tourists, Qld Parliament told
A Gold Coast businessman is accused of ripping off tourists in “a relentless, systemic and well-rehearsed fraud”, the Queensland Parliament is told.
Dreamworld reputation 'irretrievable' after inquiry evidence
Analysts say Dreamworld will never recover from evidence heard on day one of a coronial inquest into the deaths of four on a family ride at Dreamworld.
'Maybe I'm just surrounding myself with black people': Artist's communal approach to creation
In his first major solo exhibition, Queensland-born artist Tony Albert’s connection to community is front and centre.
Adani plans to protect desert springs are worthless, water experts say
Adani’s proposed protections for some of the world’s last unspoiled desert oases near its proposed coal mine in Queensland won’t work at all and are “all about protecting Adani from prosecution”, according to the authors of two reports.