200 crew stood down as Depp beaches Pirates 5
Karl Quinn 1:06 AM Production on the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film on the Gold Coast has ground to a halt because of Johnny Depp's prolonged absence.
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Palaszczuk to decide Labor MP Billy Gordon's fate
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Amy Remeikis 10:26 AM Annastacia Palaszczuk is faced with deciding the fate of a Labor MP who failed to disclose his criminal history - and her decision could also determine the future of her government.
Second skydiver dies after Byron Bay accident
![Skydiver Michael Vaughan has died in hospital.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/s/y/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1ma5gt.png/1427577771961.jpg)
8:22 AM Tributes continue to flow for a champion skydiver who died a day after an horrific accident in northern NSW that killed his jump partner.
LNP would be ready for Cook by-election: Springborg
!["There are some very serious questions here": Lawrence Springborg.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/5/o/c/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9uif.png/1427540991193.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 10:09 PM Potential byelection could see it take power in Queensland, the Opposition Leader said on Saturday.
Father charged with murder of toddler
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8:34 PM A Queensland father has had a grievous bodily harm charge upgraded to murder after his two-year-old son died in a Brisbane hospital.
Senate candidates line up for the LNP
![Bill Glasson says he hopes his links to western and south-east Queensland will help him secure the Senate seat.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/6/t/t/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1ma04d.png/1427534031003.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 1:00 AM At least three Liberal National Party members are in contention to replace retiring Senator Brett Mason in the upper house ahead of next year's federal election.
Australian toddler 'deported by proxy' to Solomon Islands: Family
![Alexandra Teua has been "deported by proxy" to the Solomon Islands with her mother.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/a/1/d/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9y0z.png/1427533044908.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 1:00 AM Queensland grandparents Michael and Judy Tait have been left heartbroken after their Australian grandchild was "deported by proxy" to the Solomon Islands.
Long road to Rio for Queensland's Paralympics hopefuls
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Beth Newman 7:18 PM Queensland's Paralympians got their first glimpse of Rio this week.
Tim Carmody issue threatens public's faith in Queensland's courts
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Rebecca Ananian-Welsh 1:00 AM The government must quickly and discreetly revolve the dispute within the judiciary.
The locked cockpit rule has worked against us
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Sidney Dekker 1:00 AM One of our defences against 9-11 style attacks has been used against us.
50 years on, Merle Thornton remembers the protest that changed Queensland
![Merle Thornton](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/x/9/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9x7j.png/1427530753748.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 1:00 AM This Tuesday will mark 50 years since one of Australian feminism's defining moments and, no doubt, Merle Thornton will have a beer to celebrate.
Search called off after surfer reports seeing a body in water
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Su-Lin Tan, Jorge Branco 5:53 PM Gold Coast police have called off a search for a body spotted off Palm Beach on the Gold Coast.
Refugees, fracking and cyclones are three sides of the same coin
![Australia ignores the struggles of other countries at its own risk, writes Peter Catt.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/x/h/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9q97.png/1427519442571.jpg)
Peter Catt 1:00 AM The world is interconnected and we are fools to ignore problems and think they won't affect us.
Massive street fight breaks out in Mt Isa
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2:22 PM About 300 people have been caught up in a violent street brawl in Queensland.
Bill Glasson confirms LNP candidacy for vacant Senate seat
![GLASSON AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 9th February 2014.
NEWS- Bill Glasson in Bulimba a day after the by-election in the seat of Griffith , Queensland.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/6/t/t/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9sgv.png/1427534000975.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 12:25 PM High-profile former Griffith candidate Bill Glasson has confirmed his candidacy for the Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Brett Mason.
Carmody should make face-saving exit
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Graeme Orr COMMENT: Supreme Court impasse cannot continue for years.
Banana outbreak prompts biosecurity review
![The Panama TR4 disease could have a devastating impact on the Queensland banana industry](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/v/z/r/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9oml.png/1425890877945.jpg)
Tony Moore Departmental staff cuts by Newman to come under spotlight.
Pub changes hard to swallow for patrons
![Shots would be banned after midnight under a Labor government plan.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/p/i/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9pjw.png/1427450208057.jpg)
Amy Remeikis However, police union welcomes planned pubs and clubs reforms.
Review all Newman legislation: Senate
![Former premier Campbell Newman.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/3/a/j/v/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9p44.png/1427448016182.jpg)
PUP-instigated inquiry suggests ban on "fracking" in Queensland.
Labor MP referred to police
![Embattled Labor MP Billy Gordon is facing claims of domestic violence.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/k/4/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9oi5.png/1427582423456.jpg)
Amy Remeikis Premier asks commissioner to probe allegations against Gordon.
State's top 10 late night eating spots
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Late night food options are happily on the rise in Queensland and the BT team has come up with 10 of the best.
MP told to 'get house in order'
![Embattled Labor MP Billy Gordon is facing claims of domestic violence.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/k/4/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9gry.png/1427582423456.jpg)
Amy Remeikis Mother accuses Member for Cook of dodging child support.
Toddler's dad could face murder charge
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A father accused of causing life-threatening injuries to his toddler could be charged with the boy's murder.
Fuel tanker rolls north of Brisbane: Driver killed, another injured
![One man dead, one injured after fuel tanker and van crash on D'Aguilar Hwy near Kilcoy.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/9/9/9/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m94go.png/1427432259708.jpg)
Jorge Branco One person is dead and another has been taken to hospital after a collision between a fuel tanker and a van north of Brisbane.
'Two families will never be the same'
![Ashleigh Humphrys, 20, was killed in a hit and run in Toowong about 4am on Sunday March 22.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/5/a/s/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m9e72.png/1427439955987.jpg)
Kim Stephens Police Union stops short of condemning media coverage.
Bleijie slammed as 'incompetent'
![Former Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie.](/web/20150328233453im_/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/content/dam/images/z/r/s/4/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.1m8kvx.png/1427429333571.jpg)
Amy Remeikis "Confidentiality meant nothing to Bleijie", says former Bar head.