Builders bungle school hall height
Kristian Silva 1:00 AM A Queensland school has won more than $505,000 in compensation after architects built the ceiling on a basketball hall so low that players' shots would hit the lights.
Latest state news
Schoolie in coma after bashing
Kristian Silva and Ed Jackson 1:15 PM NSW school-leavers charged after teen attacked on Cavill Ave.
Girl, 14, 'raped six times': police
Kristian Silva 12:37 PM Police say girl was raped six times in Moreton Bay region.
Unions shouldn't pick leader: Dick
11:56 AM Health minister says parliamentary leader to be decided without unions.
Hunt approves state's largest windfarm
11:49 AM Environmental conditions included protecting quoll and bats.
Caltex fined after Brisbane refinery dust smothers cars
Tony Moore 10:50 AM BP's Caltex Refinery at the Port of Brisbane has been fined $60,000 after almost 90 tonnes of white dust was released in May 2014, covering cars and workers.
Missing man and woman may be on Sunshine Coast
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 9:53 AM A man and a woman, who went missing from the South Burnett region last week, could be in the Sunshine Coast, police say.
Woman drowns in Gold Coast pool
Kristian Silva 9:36 AM Man finds woman in early hours of Friday morning.
Hail drives motorists to speed
7:53 AM Almost half admit planting their foot to avoid hail damage: RACQ.
Brisbane bus commuters set for a rear entry trial
Cameron Atfield 1:00 AM Inner-city commuters will be able to board buses via the back door in a trial set to be announced on Friday.
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2015: winners announced
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 11:15 PM While Australia's music industry rolled out the red carpet in Sydney for the ARIAs, Brisbane had it's own red carpet affair as international stars strolled into City Hall for the Brisbane Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
A year on from Brisbane's freak hail storm
Cameron Atfield 1:00 AM This Friday marks a year since Brisbane's most savage hail storm in three decades left a trail of destruction across the city.
Can shark punching Mick Fanning snap up tourists?
Tony Moore 1:00 AM The Gold Coast surfer who this year punched a great white shark in the back as it tried to attack him, is now part of very local Gold Coast social media campaign.
Carpet python found eating flying fox
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 5:24 PM Queensland ecologist stumbles upon carpet python tucking into winged midnight snack.
Brisbane Lions' Lewis Taylor charged over $10,000 damage to eight vehicles
Andrew Thomson 5:20 PM Brisbane Lions player Lewis Taylor has been charged with causing $10,000 damage after eight vehicles were trashed at Mortlake 13 months ago.
Qld lawyer wants paid leave for abusers
4:31 PM A Gold Coast lawyer wants the government to offer extra paid leave to public servants who are abusive towards their partners so they can seek counselling.
Car chase teens part of juvenile crime gang: police
Kim Stephens 4:11 PM Nine teenagers caught in a stolen car near Townsville in the early hours of Thursday were part of a juvenile crime gang that went on a four-day theft spree across much of northern Queensland, police have alleged.
Hinchliffe doesn't deny cabinet hopes
3:27 PM Former minister considered a shoe-in for Cabinet post.
Sand 'sinkhole' starting to disappear
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 3:16 PM A section of beach that fell into the sea on North Stradbroke Island is starting to reappear.
Up to five involved in Dufty death: police
Kristian Silva Officers closing in on location of Gold Coast man's body.
Almost 100 schoolies patients in one night
Kim Stephens Paramedics have had their busiest night so far at this year's Gold Coast schoolies celebrations, responding to nearly 100 calls for assistance.
Third man charged with Dufty murder
Kim Stephens Gold Coast father allegedly killed over drug debt in July.
Highlights
Les Miserables a 'cathartic experience'
The acclaimed theatre production Les Miserables is a "dream come true" for the cast, who perform at QPAC from November 10 until January 17.
Hollingworth 'washed his hands' of abuse
Former Brisbane St Paul's Headmaster Gilbert Case "couldn't recall" students' cries for help while Archbishop Peter Hollingworth had "washed his hands of the matter".
Festival couple get married on stage
Two Brisbane punk rock music fans become the first couple to tie the knot on stage at the Fest 14 music festival in Florida.
Driver crashes into truck, keeps going
A teenager driving a ute at Logan, south of Brisbane, tries to evade police despite having his tyres deflated and crashing into a semi-trailer.
MP complains about throat slitting gesture
Police Minister Jo-Ann Miller is accused of making a throat slitting gesture and saying "you're a goner" to Opposition MP Tarnya Smith.
Tara Brown: we thought she was free
Relatives and friends of Gold Coast mother Tara Brown speak of the "devastating" impact of her death and why domestic violence is "not on".
Christmas countdown begins in Brisbane
South Bank and the Brisbane CBD will feature 400 free events this festive season, starting with the lighting of the Christmas tree on November 27.
Model gains followers after quitting social media
Noosa model Essena O'Neill says she was just being "transparent" after quitting instagram, then gaining half a million new followers. Nine News
Students relive 'horrific stories of abuse'
A Royal Commission into sexual abuse is "traumatic" for some former students of Brisbane private schools who have "anger and resentment" decades after the alleged abuse happened.
Men turned up expecting sex
A man is charged with stalking after allegedly posing as his ex-lover online and sending dozens of men to her house for sex.
My son is 'in deep grief'
The mother of a man found guilty of killing his infant son by falling into the Logan river and letting go of him says "my son is deeply sorry".
Valley wall: 'we live in the darkness'
A Fortitude Valley resident who lives next to a noise wall built by Fringe Bar says it is "dark, dismal and awful" and they will continue their fight to tear it down.
Bachelorette contestant Michael reveals hidden side
Runner-up on The Bachelorette, Michael Turnbull, talks about his property and business interests and the truth behind his soccer background.
