Mongols would kill cops before jail, police warned
MARISSA CALLIGEROS Police have been warned the latest outlaw motorcycle gang to move in on the Gold Coast says they would rather kill officers than be arrested and face the government’s new laws.
Latest state news
Brisbane's Swan Lake saved from car park proposal
TONY MOORE 11:31am The man-made lake which has become home to more than 100 species of birds and that was to be covered by a parking lot at the Port of Brisbane has been saved.
Body Armour bunfight continues between Police Commissioner and Union
Cameron Atfield and Tony Moore 1:01am Queensland's police commissioner has downplayed union demands for lightweight, covert body armour.
Greens win senate seat in WA recount - taking it from Palmer's party
7:41pm The Greens' Scott Ludlam and the Australian Sports Party's Wayne Dropulich have been elected to the Senate in a controversial recount in Western Australia.
Gold Coast assault mystery
Graham Cairns 6:26pm Police are investigating a serious bashing on the Gold Coast.
4BC confirms Patrick Condren in key morning presenter slot
CAMERON ATFIELD 11:15am It's been one of Brisbane media's worst-kept secrets. Now, it's official.
Rudd's local role won't be affected by ALP review
Cameron Atfield and Marissa Calligeros 1:01am The man tasked with performing a post-mortem on the Labor Party's failed federal campaign has backed former prime minister Kevin Rudd's continued presence in Parliament.
Horror 24 hours sees 6 dead on Qld roads
1:19pm Six people are dead, including two children, after a horror 24 hours on Queensland roads.
Berisha's future depends on Brisbane's pull
PHIL LUTTON Brisbane coach Mike Mulvey believes the close ties Besart Berisha has formed with the city of Brisbane could be one of the factors that keeps him in a Roar jersey
MP wants 'deathtrap' roads made safer for cyclists
TONY MOORE Cyclist and Moggill MP Bruce Flegg and Bicycle Queensland have nominated two of Brisbane’s most popular cyclespots as future death traps.
Queensland cops angry at Commissioner's delay on body armour
TONY MOORE The Queensland Police Union says if an officer is shot and killed or injured on duty, responsibility will fall on the state's commissioner.
Brisbane's house market bounces back, say reports
MARISSA CALLIGEROS Brisbane house prices are continuing to rise but remain about 8 per cent below their last high
Brisbane's house market bounces back, say reports
MARISSA CALLIGEROS Brisbane house prices are continuing to rise but remain about 8 per cent below their last high
SEQ Water's head leaves after just months
TONY MOORE Seqwater's chief executive Terri Benson has on Friday resigned after being in the position for less than 12 months.
Two children die in road accident
Two children die in Central Qld road crash
Magistrate unconvinced of man's bikie links
Queensland police have the weekend to convince a magistrate a man charged with multiple drug offences has links to a criminal bikie gang.
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State to appeal judge's hold on bikie case
A fresh bid to put an alleged bikie gang member back in jail is under way following a block on the move by a Queensland judge.
Savage slaying of family pet shocks Brisbane suburb
KRISTIAN SILVA A bayside neighbourhood is in shock after a pet dog was brutally killed in a family backyard.
Top cop unfazed by bikie 'threat'
The Gold Coast's top bikie cop is "not fazed" by reports Mongol gang members are arming themselves with automatic guns and are willing to kill police.
Another Queensland judge takes swipe at critics
Another Queensland judge has taken a swipe at the state government as he sentenced a pedophile to what is likely to be less than two years in prison.
More calls for CMC boss to resign
An independent MP has joined calls for the head of Queensland's top crime-fighting body to resign.
Man who blamed dog for Townsville toddler's death jailed for 15 years
A north Queensland man who tried to blame the family dog for severe injuries that killed his ex-girlfriend's toddler has been found guilty of the boy's murder.
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Police call for new body armour after bikie threats
TONY MOORE The police union has called on the commissioner to urgently approve Victorian-style protective body armour for officers in the wake of new threats from an outlaw motorcycle gang.
Man who swiped $20m to be free sooner
A man jailed for 15 years for stealing millions from his employer will be eligible for parole a year earlier because he cooperated with authorities.
Government favouring private companies: Clive Palmer
Clive Palmer threatens to use parliamentary privilege to air the corruption claims.
Amnesty questions G20 evictions
Plans to evict people from their homes if they fail federal criminal background checks during the G20 summit next year have been questioned by Amnesty International.
Alleged bikies arrested in suburban drug raid
MARISSA CALLIGEROS Police have reportedly arrested two suspected outlaw bikie gang members after uncovering a sophisticated hydroponic drug set up in a house in Brisbane’s south-west.
Foreign regimes ‘could abuse G20 laws’
Authoritarian regimes could use Queensland’s new G20 security laws to stifle legitimate protests during next year’s summit, human rights groups say.
Palmer has 28 days to declare business interests
MARISSA CALLIGEROS Billionaire and newly-elected Member of Parliament Clive Palmer now has 28 days to declare his business interests, finally revealing what he owns and what it is worth.
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Couran Cove reopens
Visitors return to South Stradbroke Island resort. Nine News
Fortitude Valley blaze
Fire crews praised for evacuating residents.
Witness saw Joan walking
A Logan woman claims she "drove past" Joan Ryther.
I slept with a crocodile
NQ fisherman hooks croc and tries "to make it comfortable".
Police seek help over killing
The body of a woman partially clothed in a McDonald's unform is found in a Logan front yard Wednesday.
Girl accuses NRL star of bashing
A woman tells Nine News she was "laying in the hallway" and "could have been dead", accusing NRL star Ben Te'o of punching her.
Abbott rejects rail tunnel
Tony Abbott says Coalition won't fund Cross River Rail.
Lifeguard bashed over dog
Police hunt "huge man" who "dragged" lifeguard from car.
F-111 finds new home
Retired fighter jet relocated to the Air Museum at Caloundra.
Boy critical after ride fall
Five-year-old remains in critical condition. Nine News.
Man pulled from tracks
Man falls onto train tracks at Wooloowin.
NDIS a life changer
Queenslanders say NDIS will put them "on same level". Nine News
School adopts profiling
Southport School conducts personality testing.
Student 'no angel'
Boy says he "hit" sandwiches out of hands of students. Nine News
State to sign up to NDIS
Premier to commit $860m over four years. Nine News.
Job cuts a 'moot point'
A third of public service retiring in next five years, Newman says.
'It's Time' for Clive
An reinterpretation of the famous Gough Whitlam campaign song.
'Exciting' race: Newman
Premier says City2South fun run has "truly magnificent course".
The other Scott Driscoll
Rocklea man shares name and hassles with politician.
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