Queensland
Car chase accused swam through lake
A MAN was arrested after an epic chase at Tugun overnight where he allegedly crashed through a fence, swam in a lake and tried to outrun a police dog.
Was he in brawl that started it all?
A BANDIDO stands accused of participating in the brawl that triggered the state’s bikie crackdown. But a magistrate isn’t so sure.
Flooding hits Mount Isa region
THE Mount Isa region was on evacuation alert overnight as severe storms threatened to widen localised flooding.
How does state’s crime rate?
BIKIE wars have stolen the limelight in Queensland, but what’s the reality of the state’s crime rate?
Cloud over state’s silver lining
QUEENSLAND’S economy is growing twice as fast as the rest of the country. Unfortunately, there’s a catch ...
House auctions ... going, going gone?
A DIVISIVE new rule for Queensland auctions could become law as early as next week. But will it help or hurt buyers and sellers?
Our driest summer in almost 30 years
SUMMER has reached its end, and in Queensland it’s been a memorable one for all the wrong reasons.
Video confession: ‘Before I knew it he was dead’
SEE VIDEO: Covert camera captures Daniel Morcombe’s accused killer confessing. Graphic content
It’s not you darlin’, it’s ‘merit’
THE “merit principle” is failing to help women achieve gender equality – and may in fact be making the problem worse.
Look who’s getting a makeover
A BRISBANE inner-city institution will get a facelift in time for this year’s G20 summit. What is it?
Perfect one day, famous the next
MODERN Family is giving Queensland exposure money can’t buy. And more shows could be coming.
This is Australia ... or is it ...?
IT HAS defined the Australian experience, yet it is on the decline. What’s different about our living spaces of the future?
Burst water pipe hits 50 homes
A BURST water pipe has left dozens of homes without supply in a southside Brisbane suburb.
Racial abuse caught on camera
TWO teenage girls allegedly abused and assaulted an elderly indigenous man on a bus in Kirra on Tuesday afternoon.
Video: Daniel accused ‘confesses’ to killing
WATCH NOW: Daniel Morcombe’s accused murderer has “confessed” to the killing in a video released at his trial. Language warning
Man hit by train at station
A MAN is in a critical condition after being hit by a train in Brisbane.
MP vows to cross floor on asset sales
A LNP politician has earned a rebuke from the Deputy Premier after vowing he would cross the floor rather than vote for asset sales.
BBC head praised for sacking coach
THE headmaster who sacked a rowing coach for using a slang word for penis during a talk to students is to be “commended’’, the school’s council says.
Chief fireman takes aim at union
QUEENSLAND’S chief fireman has taken the unusual step of emailing all of the state’s fire officers to discredit claims by a union.
Qantas to sell Brisbane terminal
BRISBANE Airport Corporation will pay Qantas $112 million under a new deal struck with the airline which will see it give up its long term lease on the terminal.
Friday, 28 February
Palmer to block Qantas ownership amendment
8:11AM QANTAS'S hopes of being unshackled from foreign ownership restrictions appears to have hit a roadblock in the form of billionaire MP Clive Palmer.
Spin speed determines spiral galaxy size
8:11AM THE spinning speed of spiral galaxies determines if they bulge or are flat discs, Perth astronomers say.
Concerns mount over PM's parental scheme
8:11AM PRIME Minister Tony Abbott's signature paid parental leave policy is causing discontent within his own government.
Thursday, 27 February
Bishop spiked rhino program, hearing told
9:53PM THE coalition has scrapped a $3 million Labor commitment to help save the Sumatran rhinoceros, a Senate hearing has heard.
Don't lose interest in Greste: colleague
9:45PM A SMALL crowd has rallied at Sydney's Martin Place in support of three journalists, including Australian Peter Greste, imprisoned in Egypt.
Qantas cuts 5000 jobs, sparks debate
8:17PM THE coalition and Labor are at odds over government steps to help Qantas return to profit, as the airline announces 5000 job cuts.
Sunshine Coast on measles alert
7:14PM QUEENSLAND'S Sunshine Coast is on measles alert, and health authorities are trying to trace people who might have been in contact with the infected person.
Nepotism probe needed: Qld integrity boss
7:06PM QUEENSLAND integrity commissioner Dr David Solomon says safeguards are needed to ensure chief executives and directors-general are hired on merit.
Johnston queries $50b defence budget
7:00PM DEFENCE Minister David Johnston says claims of a $50 billion defence budget in 10 years aren't credible.
Smokey Vic town safe, but no comparison
7:00PM VICTORIAN Premier Denis Napthine has offered his home to people wanting respite from the Morwell smoke, but says the town is safe.
Explosion before body found in fire ground
6:34PM THE WA bomb squad has been called in after reports of a large explosion before a scrub fire in suburban Perth, where human remains were later found.
Abused woman furious system still broken
6:18PM A WOMAN who suffered horrific abuse at a state-run girl's home at Parramatta has told the Royal Commission children in care are still at great risk.
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