Blind woman wins record payout from Cairns GP
4:48 PM A woman left blind and deaf by a fungal disease has won a record $6.7 million in damages after an appeals court found her GP should have referred her to a specialist.
Latest state news
Track sharks in Queensland on your phone
![Instead of scanning the beach for fins, Queenslanders can track sharks in near real time on their phones.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/u/w/t/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.138i04.png/1423269982188.jpg)
10:46 AM Instead of scanning the beach for fins, Queenslanders can track sharks in near real time on their phones.
Newman asked to stand in Victoria
![Campbell and Lisa Newman have been asked to consider a move to Victoria.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/3/1/a/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.138czt.png/1423256468454.jpg)
David Johnston 7:01 AM Deposed premier sounded out as contender for federal seat in Victoria.
McCulkin mother killed in front of daughters: police
![Barbara McCulkin (right) and her daughters Vicky (left) and Leanne (centre) disappeared from their home on January 16, 1974.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/b/5/w/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.138c3k.png/1423215697137.jpg)
Kim Stephens 12:00 AM Chilling details emerge of alleged 1974 triple murder.
Petrol price rise tipped to be shortlived
![The price of petrol is rising again after a long period of falls.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/6/8/8/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.138c0l.png/1423215029034.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:00 AM Brisbane drivers have waved goodbye to dollar-a-litre fuel, but financial economist Dr David Willis says it will be back sooner rather than later.
Winners take spoils against red-hot competition
![Australia's hottest female ginger Bec Mountford.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/8/9/4/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1386ny.png/1423213628609.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:00 AM They're red and proud of it, but Australia's Hottest Gingers are a little overwhelmed with their new-found fame.
Mander, McVeigh firm in LNP race
![Former minister for housing Tim Mander.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/z/y/6/s/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1389fz.png/1423213925495.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 12:00 AM Former ministers in mix when LNP votes on new leaders.
Great historic pubs of the state's south-east
![The Breakfast Creek Hotel at Hamilton is one of Brisbane's grandest pub buildings.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/8/8/x/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137zcw.png/1423205378281.jpg)
Jodi Panayotov 5:44 PM In early settlement times, it seems there was a pub on every corner in Brisbane, with a ratio of one drinking hole for every 200 merry citizens.
Scott Emerson to run for LNP leadership
![Queensland Transport Minister Scott Emerson](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/z/r/9/x/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1389l1.png/1423208299375.jpg)
4:59 PM Transport Minister Scott Emerson will run for the vacant leadership of the Liberal National Party in a party-room meeting on Saturday morning.
Arts End of the Week: Lesbians and a waterslide
![The City Slider is going to Toowoomba.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/w/g/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137w47.png/1423199337280.jpg)
Natalie Bochenski 3:08 PM Reviews and tidbits from Brisbane's cultural scene.
LNP ignored age-old lessons
![Former LNP assistant health minister Chris Davis.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/3/m/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1372r6.png/1423196266918.jpg)
Chris Davis 2:17 PM COMMENT: Toxic arrogance and aggression began early in term.
Terror suspects' lawyers slam court delay
![Justice.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/t/i/k/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137xcp.png/1423191890235.jpg)
1:04 PM Lawyers for two Queensland men on terrorism-related charges have criticised police for being slow to provide evidence against their clients.
Gaming gurus get new life post-GFC
![Last year Halfbrick announced Fruit Ninja had been downloaded more than half a billion times in various forms.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/2/z/m/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137e04.png/1423191090927.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:51 PM Developers say Brisbane industry only just recovering from GFC.
'Abnormal bulge' in pants leads to drug bust at Brisbane Airport
![Cocaine](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/v/i/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137v5j.png/1423194681334.jpg)
Kim Stephens 12:44 PM An alleged Brazilian drug smuggler has been busted at Brisbane International Airport, after customs officers noticed an "abnormal bulge" in his groin area on Wednesday.
Police investigating fire that destroyed hostel
![Fire investigators and police crime scene investigators are working to establish a cause of the blaze which destroyed backpacker accommodation at Thulimbah.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/v/1/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137tjg.png/1423191047759.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:15 PM Police are keeping an open mind about the cause of a fire that burnt a backpackers hostel to the ground in southern Queensland.
Queensland cop suspended on drug charges
![Qld police](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/z/r/3/7/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137pts.png/1423188537390.jpg)
Kim Stephens 12:08 PM A senior member of an elite Queensland Police Service response squad has been suspended after being charged with drug possession.
Labor to investigate political donations
![Oppositzion Leader Anastascia Palaszczuk at the Leaders Debate at the Brisbane Convention Centre.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/2/z/i/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137d92.png/1423220920711.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 11:31 AM Labor has promised to turn the spotlight onto political donations and the awarding of contracts, tenders and projects, if it manages to secure the numbers to form government.
Attempted murder charges after cross-border police pursuit
![Police followed the vehicle through north Brisbane.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/0/0/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137jd2.png/1423195879823.jpg)
Kim Stephens Two men have been charged with attempted murder after shots were fired at police following a cross-border police pursuit on Thursday.
BT's Best: Queensland's top 10 shopping centres
![Westfield Garden City has undergone numerous expansions since opening in 1970.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/g/7/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137fc2.png/1423166488350.jpg)
This week, we're going shopping around the Sunshine Coast, in Cairns, Toowoomba, the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Katter Party say it's too early to back a party to govern Queensland
![Rob Katter says no party has a "clear mandate".](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/6/j/i/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.136n1f.png/1423134145989.jpg)
Amy Remeikis Queensland's two Katter Party MPs have declared it is "far too premature" to make a decision about which major party they will support in their bid to govern Queensland.
Peter Wellington supports Labor to govern Queensland
![Independent Member for Nicklin Peter Wellington will "conditionally" support the Labor Party in Queensland.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/y/5/t/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.136plf.png/1423134019981.jpg)
Amy Remeikis Peter Wellington has announced he will "conditionally" support the Labor Party.
Watch five lesbians eating quiche ... and other things to do this weekend
!["Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche" is a riotous comedy about women dealing with the end of the world.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/c/3/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137bzf.png/1423179148762.jpg)
The first weekend of February is jam-packed with art, music and theatre, as our cultural institutions let fly with juicy options for the discerning cultural consumer.
What can the caretaker govt do?
![Campbell Newman](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/5/b/e/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137f4x.png/1423182274221.jpg)
Anne Tiernan, Griffith University We won't know until at least next week who will lead the state.
Queensland election 2015: When is a deal not a deal?
![It's no game show, but both major parties in Queensland](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/e/n/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137bfy.png/1423182114745.jpg)
Amy Remeikis When is a deal, not a deal? Apparently, when it's an "agreement".
Queensland election: The state of play
![Sport. Behind the scenes of the Jack Fingleton Scoreboard. Pigeons line the top of the score board. 7 January 2015. Canberra Times photo by Jeffrey Chan.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/e/j/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137egp.png/1423220889774.jpg)
Amy Remeikis A look at the state of play as jostling for government continues.
Steroid use rising, say bikie police
![Items seized by police as part of Taskforce Maxima raids across South East Queensland last month.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/1/z/x/q/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.137amm.png/1423124449416.jpg)
Jorge Branco Users "likely to be guy who fixes your computer", say researchers.
Bride's heartbreak over missing wedding dress
![Newlywed Alice Ayling dropped her wedding gown into a Brisbane dry cleaners. They subsequently lost it.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/c/z/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1379ey.png/1423122833662.jpg)
Kim Stephens It is arguably the most precious and sentimental memento of any bride's wedding day.
Two men in custody after three alleged hijackings
![The car reached alarming speeds as it raced down the M1 towards NSW.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/7/0/0/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1379m9.png/1423132748297.jpg)
Jorge Branco Two men are in custody after allegedly hijacking three separate vehicles at gunpoint, including one with a woman and her toddler inside.
Labor hopes for majority government
![Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk arrives at Parliament House for her meeting with independent MP Peter Wellington on Wednesday.](/web/20150207005321im_/http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/5/u/7/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.13755r.png/1423114992305.jpg)
Amy Remeikis "Humbled" Palaszczuk hopes not to need Wellington backing.