A sharp rise in the number of Gold Coast sexual assaults — half of them in so-called Safe Night Precincts — prompts a senior policeman to warn women to stay in groups while out at night.
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'Extraordinary self-indulgence': Man gets 12 years' jail for driving into wife's funeral, killing mourner
Garry Paul Hudson is sentenced to 12 years jail and banned from driving for life after being convicted of manslaughter for killing a woman when he drove his car into a house full of mourners in Kowanyama in 2016.
Gagged farmers hope banking royal commission will expose misconduct
Australian farmers who have been foreclosed on then gagged by big banks hope the return of the royal commission this week will help expose misconduct in the rural banking sector.
First female genital mutilation criminal trial to start in Queensland
A couple accused of removing two young girls from Queensland and taking them to Africa to undergo female circumcision is the first to be prosecuted on female genital mutilation charges in Queensland.
Finishing Mission Massimo to find cure for leukodystrophy
When doctors couldn’t explain why Sally and Stephen Damiani’s son was quickly deteriorating, the couple took it upon themselves to crack their boy’s genetic code and diagnose his disease. Now their remarkable discovery is helping people around the world.
Handprints scanned to stop reef tourists being left behind
An electronic tracking system, which scans handprints to identify and monitor tourists, is being trialled on the Great Barrier Reef to stop divers and snorkellers being left behind.
Is blending the rules to pair tea and cheese a steep too far?
You’ve boiled the jug, brewed the perfect cup of tea and are searching for the ideal snack. Would you take the plunge and eat cheese with tea instead?
Widening of M1 coming sooner as Queensland changes tune on motorway funding
With the Queensland Government forking out almost $500 million it had baulked at paying, upgrades to problem-plagued sections of the M1 motorway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast are set to start sooner than expected.
Canada prayed for her, now 30 years on 'miracle baby' is back in Australia to give thanks
When Rachelle Mainse was born 13 weeks early a world away from home, she was given a minimal chance of survival. Tomorrow, on her 30th birthday, she will meet the doctors who brought her into the world, and the woman who took in her family at their time of need.
Broncos pip Roosters in NRL thriller, Warriors take care of Eels
Two late tries hand the Brisbane Broncos a 28-22 victory against the Sydney Roosters, while the Warriors celebrate their 24-14 triumph over Parramatta.