Survey: One in four motorcyclists takes risks
Kristian Silva Queensland is set to record its highest motorcycle road toll in the last six years.
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Teenage girl charged over massive Gold Coast fire
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Kim Stephens 8:18 AM A 16-year-old girl has been charged over a massive Gold Coast fire that gutted an abandoned building and closed a major highway for hours on Sunday.
Murder charge over missing Logan teen
![A man has been charged with the murder of 16-year-old Tiffany Taylor.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/u/r/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyuqf.png/1439505393192.jpg)
Kim Stephens 7:54 AM A 60-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Logan teenager who disappeared more than a month ago.
95 per cent of drivers 'not efficient'
![With Brisbane being dubbed 'the new Darwin' due to its expensive fuel prices, drivers could benefit from driving more efficiently.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/v/c/z/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyses.png/1439502004922.jpg)
7:40 AM Nearly 95 per cent of Brisbane road users believe they don't drive efficiently, a new study shows, as the city's average unleaded fuel price hovers above $1.35 per litre.
Ex-partner in court over murder, torture of Tyrell Cobb
![Heidi Strbak and her former partner Matthew Ian Anthony Scown have been charged with the murder of Ms Strbak's son Tyrell Cobb.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/i/t/9/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giybkn.png/1439507260485.jpg)
Kristian Silva 7:25 AM Police have charged two people over the death of a four-year-old Gold Coast boy.
SEQ poised to be digital leader: Cisco
![PromisePay's clients include Flippa, which trades website names, and My Jobstream, an IT freelancer jobs site.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/u/z/s/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyq0t.png/1439506913733.jpg)
Cameron Atfield 12:01 AM 30,000 new jobs, $10 billion economy boost could be heading for SEQ.
Beach facelift ahead of championships
![Maroochydore will host the 2016 national titles, marking the 100th anniversary of surf lifesaving on the Sunshine Coast.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/x/5/u/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gix41s.png/1439459969703.jpg)
Tony Moore 7:59 PM New viewing platform for Maroochydore beach ahead of "Aussies".
Hospitals learn from 'rushed opening'
![Health Minister Cameron Dick presents Lady Cilento Hospital finding.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/p/s/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giypcl.png/1439459611388.jpg)
Tony Moore 7:53 PM Opening of Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital will be carefully handled after Lady Cilento review.
NRL: The pros and cons of going to a game
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Beth Newman 7:15 PM The Broncos are on top of the NRL table and have one of the healthiest followings in the NRL, averaging.
Pull up a rock: Queensland may gaze on Perseid meteor shower
!["Once a year, the Earth's orbit brings us through this debris causing the Perseids."](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/2/7/5/u/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyomk.png/1439454607269.jpg)
Stephanie Brownlee 6:30 PM Prep the picnic blankets and hot coffee thermoses. This year Queenslanders could witness a rare twilight show of flying meteors in the South East sky.
'I don't have any remorse': Terry Lewis
!["How do I apologise for something that I didn't know?"](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/g/a/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyfl5.png/1439454903348.jpg)
Kim Stephens 6:23 PM Defiant to the end, disgraced Bjelke-Petersen era police commissioner has insisted he was unaware of widespread corruption.
Four reasons to love the ibis
![Ibis at South Bank](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/i/e/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyi8n.png/1439453322206.jpg)
Jodie Dean 12:15 AM It is derided as a "sandwich snatcher" or "tip turkey".
Queensland cop says he's been underpaid $50,000
![Sgt Rick Flori](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/w/u/r/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giymu1.png/1439452620161.jpg)
5:57 PM A police whistleblower facing criminal charges for leaking CCTV footage is in a heated battle for almost $50,000 in what he claims are unpaid wages.
Are you an unaware millionaire?
![One of the winning tickets was purchased at Nextra Book News, Mitchelton.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/s/s/r/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giym0b.png/1439452333065.jpg)
Stephanie Brownlee 5:52 PM Search your pockets. Three Lotto division one, million dollar prizes remain unclaimed in Qld.
German skateboarder faces life in jail over cocaine haul
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5:49 PM A German skateboarding legend is facing life behind bars in Australia after being convicted of one of the country's largest known cocaine importations.
Federal push for cassowary centre funding
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5:20 PM Senators have backed a Greens push for the federal government to consider urgent funding for a struggling far north Queensland cassowary centre on Thursday afternoon.
Hospital staff were looking for equipment a week before opening
![A review found medical staff were "personally spending time in loading docks looking for crucial ward, theatre and intensive care equipment in the week prior to opening".](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/9/a/9/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy41j.png/1439449512303.jpg)
Tony Moore 5:00 PM The opening of Brisbane's new $1.5 billion South Brisbane's Lady Cilento Hospital should have been delayed by six weeks, the author of a review into the hospital's teething problems says.
Nine-hour 'silent' dance in King George Square
![Nine dancers are performing for nine hours in King George Square in "The Stance".](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/d/7/y/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giycw3.png/1439447625690.jpg)
Natalie Bochenski 4:33 PM A nine-hour endurance dance piece about the act of protesting is both confusing and entrancing visitors to King George Square.
Warrant issued over cigarette attack on tv reporter
![Nine News reporter Alex Bernhardt shortly before the incident.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/i/t/h/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyfb2.png/1439447306657.jpg)
4:28 PM A woman accused of shoving a lit cigarette into the face of a television reporter outside a Queensland court has had a warrant issued for her arrest.
Whale frees itself from QLD lagoon
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4:15 PM A whale has mysteriously freed itself after being stranded in a lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef.
Brisbane weather: temperatures to plummet again
![April McNeil and Ella Doyle make a strawberry sundae at The Ekka.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/x/q/g/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giybdr.png/1439451497844.jpg)
Kim Stephens 2:17 PM A day after showgoers enjoyed the warmest day since May for People's Day, the Ekka westerlies have arrived, plunging temperatures back to winter lows.
Wharfies' fight goes from ports to court
![The Maritime Union of Australia is up in arms about Hutchison Ports Australia’s actions.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/u/5/o/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giyc60.png/1439446823260.jpg)
2:14 PM Union's 11th-hour bid to block text-message sackings
Toowoomba schools locked down
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Kristian Silva 2:02 PM Three Toowoomba schools are in lockdown as police search for a man who may be armed.
Wayne Bennett says Origin hangover starting to clear
![Wayne Bennett says his Origin players are finally getting rid of their hangovers.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/q/9/z/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy5cs.png/1439434456143.jpg)
Beth Newman 12:54 PM It's been five weeks since Game III and Broncos coach Wayne Bennett says teams are only now saying hello to Monday mornings and goodbye to their Origin hangovers.
'Echidnapper' jokes about 'prickly situation'
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12:32 PM Man charged with theft of Piggie the echidna jokes about "prickly situation".
Whistleblowers being stifled: O'Gorman
![Queensland police whistleblower Rick Flori.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/w/u/r/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy2ys.png/1439431427633.jpg)
12:03 PM Corruption watchdog has become toothless, lawyer says.
The hypocrisy of democracy: What would our forefathers think?
![When we vote, we're not voting for someone who best represents our interests, we're voting for a collective thought process.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/5/c/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy5es.png/1439434788831.jpg)
Simon Holt 11:56 AM Party politics flies in face of democratic values.
Wharfie tells how it felt to be sacked by SMS
![Alex Hood was one of 97 Hutchison Ports Australia workers from Sydney and Brisbane sacked by text.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/y/4/m/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy5ao.png/1439433762403.jpg)
Jorge Branco 11:53 AM Brisbane wharfie Alex Hood said he and other workers had been promised the world. Two years later he was among those sacked by text.
Five things every guilty parent needs to know
![Nobody’s perfect – not you, and not your kids. And that’s OK.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/4/4/9/0/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy3es.png/1439426262274.jpg)
John Pickering and Margaret Crane 10:37 AM Parenthood can make you feel bad, but you're not alone.
Six in three car crash outside school
![Six people have been involved in a crash outside a school on Brisbane's north side.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/l/9/z/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giy0jn.png/1439424758565.jpg)
Kim Stephens 10:05 AM At least one child being assessed by paramedics after crash.
Man pleads for wife's release
![Milad Jafari's wife, Mojgan Shamsalipoor, was forcibly transferred to a Darwin detention centre on Friday, without a chance to say goodbye to her husband.](/web/20150813233815im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/u/s/5/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.giwx7e.png/1439420113538.jpg)
Jorge Branco Brisbane man says "I'm missing part of myself" after wife dragged away.