Debt plan not sustainable: report

7:57 AM   Moves to tackle $80b debt are only "short-term strategies".

Friends to lead Baden-Clay rally

7:35 AM   Morcombes to join Allison Baden-Clay's friends in protest.

Cop cut with kitchen knife

7:09 AM   Officer's arm slashed while trying to arrest woman, 20.

Uber tells Queensland to tweet as NSW law changes

Amy Remeikis 1:00 AM   Uber has again implored its Queensland customer base to take to social media and urge the Palaszczuk government to follow in New South Wales' footsteps, after the Baird government announced it was legalising the service.

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Brisbane traffic: Fallen powerlines cause nightmare run home

Kristian Silva 7:23 PM   Traffic in the Stafford area, in Brisbane's north-west, is in disarray with fallen powerlines at an intersection causing gridlock.

Gateway Motorway victim had history of road rage: court

Jorge Branco 5:54 PM   A man who died when a truck ran over him during a fight beside a busy highway had a history of road rage, a court heard as his alleged killer was granted bail.

UQ researcher explains science of lightsabers

Amy Mitchell-Whittington 5:17 PM   The glowing swords used by rival warriors Jedi and Sith in the Star Wars franchise is supposed to be made out of plasma, which is a gas that has had electrons "ripped off".

Court hears of 'bizarre' kidnapping circumstances

Jorge Branco 3:45 PM   One of four men accused of kidnapping and torturing the son of a motor racing champion will remain in jail for at least another night after his lawyer described him as "either an idiot" or immature.

Patience urged over Baden-Clay

3:27 PM   Premier tries to calm those angry over wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay's downgraded conviction to be patient as the state's DPP considers an appeal.

'Conflicting accounts' on alleged M1 road rage murder

Jorge Branco 3:10 PM   A Supreme Court justice has suggested a New Zealand man who spent his wedding day in jail after an alleged road rage murder may have more of a case to answer to on manslaughter.

Rain likely for Brisbane on Thursday afternoon

2:53 PM   An umbrella may come in handy on Thursday afternoon in Brisbane, with the Bureau of Meteorology predicting an 80 per cent chance of rain and possible storms.

Police doubt bomb blast story

2:13 PM   Officers believe teen's injuries may be linked to arson of stolen car.

Public servant cost rises as Qld rebounds from mass sackings

Amy Remeikis 2:01 PM   Queensland saved $1.12 billion in employee expenses in the last year of the Newman government, but the past financial year has seen the state's workforce increasing by 7309 people, at an annual extra cost of $763.5 million.

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Which Qld towns are hottest ticket for lotto hopefuls

Amy Mitchell-Whittington 12:23 PM   The Gold Coast and a north Queensland town have made it to the top of the Queensland lotto list in the end-of-year figures released by Golden Casket.

PNG fishers caught off Australia

11:42 AM   Three boats carrying hundreds of kilos of seafood operating in Torres Strait.

Coal mine bought for $1 to reopen

11:33 AM   Mothballed mine on track for first shipment of coal in April.

Chinese travellers in dark about us

10:43 AM   More than half people in survey know little about Brisbane.

Man charged with making child porn

Jorge Branco 10:42 AM   Man, 26, allegedly contacted children online to make porn.

Ricki-Lee 'not in contact' with cousins

9:04 AM   Ricki-Lee Coulter says she has no contact with men on murder charges.

Bomb explodes in teen's face

8:34 AM   Homemade device leaves boy with serious burns.