Teenage girl charged over massive Gold Coast fire

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

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'

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.

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Ex-partner in court over murder, torture of Tyrell Cobb

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

Cameron Atfield 12:01 AM   30,000 new jobs, $10 billion economy boost could be heading for SEQ.

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Beach facelift ahead of championships

Tony Moore 7:59 PM   New viewing platform for Maroochydore beach ahead of "Aussies".

Hospitals learn from 'rushed opening'

Tony Moore 7:53 PM   Opening of Sunshine Coast Public University Hospital will be carefully handled after Lady Cilento review.

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NRL: The pros and cons of going to a game

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.

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Pull up a rock: Queensland may gaze on Perseid meteor shower

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

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

Jodie Dean 12:15 AM   It is derided as a "sandwich snatcher" or "tip turkey".

Queensland cop says he's been underpaid $50,000

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?

Stephanie Brownlee 5:52 PM   Search your pockets. Three Lotto division one, million dollar prizes remain unclaimed in Qld.

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German skateboarder faces life in jail over cocaine haul

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2:14 PM   Union's 11th-hour bid to block text-message sackings

Toowoomba schools locked down

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

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'

12:32 PM   Man charged with theft of Piggie the echidna jokes about "prickly situation".

Whistleblowers being stifled: O'Gorman

12:03 PM   Corruption watchdog has become toothless, lawyer says.

The hypocrisy of democracy: What would our forefathers think?

Simon Holt 11:56 AM   Party politics flies in face of democratic values.

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Wharfie tells how it felt to be sacked by SMS

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

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

Kim Stephens 10:05 AM   At least one child being assessed by paramedics after crash.

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