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Pet pig may have been bacon after council bungle
![Frangelica the pig has had a rocky start to life but her future now looks secure.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/u/h/r/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnuhug.png/1459325408899.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 7:10 PM Ipswich council bungle deemed a 14-acre family property unfit to keep the beloved animal.
Thai masseur denies raping Qld client
![Under cross examination, the masseur said his "professional ethics" dictated he not mix massage techniques.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/3/a/1/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnuhp3.png/1459324412615.jpg)
6:53 PM Thai masseur allegedly touched client's breasts roughly, pinched her nipples and put his finger in her vagina.
Man dies in Moffat Beach crash
![The driver had to be pulled from the vehicle after the accident at Moffat Beach.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/u/e/x/c/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnuc9n.png/1459323648339.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 6:34 PM A man has died after his car went over cliffs at Moffat Beach on the Sunshine Coast.
'They merely dared to love': DV victims remembered
![Sonia Anderson mother of Bianca who was strangled is comforted.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/u/6/f/3/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu57a.png/1459317623962.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 5:00 PM Memorial unveiled in Brisbane for women who died at the hands of their partners.
Teen found after grandma's tearful plea
![Kaitlyn Earl-Rowe has been found in Clermont.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/s/d/s/d/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu7xo.png/1459314961892.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 4:04 PM Missing teen Kaitlyn Earl-Rowe found after grandmother's "unbearable" week of worry.
Flute loot: Police hunt for man
![Police have released a comfit of a man they are seeking in relation to a burglary in Toowong.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/u/4/n/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu4p0.png/1459311861901.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 3:24 PM Police release photo after bizarre Toowong flute heist in which a man was attacked with a hammer.
Australia was invaded, says Premier
![Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said as far as she is concerned, Australia was invaded](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/l/q/n/s/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu4vb.png/1459310983204.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 3:09 PM Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says "the truth must be told" about the arrival of Europeans in Australia's history.
Ian Macfarlane backs McVeigh pre-selection
![Former cabinet minister Ian Macfarlane is leaving politics following his failed bid to defect to the Nationals.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/u/9/x/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu2da.png/1459307626524.jpg)
2:13 PM Retiring MP says state MP John McVeigh should contest Groom.
Man jailed over supplying 9kg of flu drugs
![A 74-year-old was sentenced to 10 years' jail after he was found to have supplied Chinese cold and flu medication used ...](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/b/1/6/o/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnu1h0.png/1459306935734.jpg)
1:54 PM A 74-year-old man who admitted supplying 9kg of Chinese cold and flu medication used to make methylamphetamine has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for drug trafficking.
Australia's skin cancer rate declines
![Public health campaigns credited with reducing deadly skin cancer rate.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/i/1/d/w/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntqf5.png/1459302665128.jpg)
Evan Schwarten 12:50 PM New Zealand is now world capital for melanoma rates.
Fraser Island dingoes 'could be extinct within 10 years'
![This Fraser Island dingo was 'collared' by rangers, but found dead on the Fraser Island beach by a tourist.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/j/t/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntjl3.png/1459302576871.jpg)
Tony Moore 12:49 PM Fraser Island's 100 or so dingoes – part and parcel of any Fraser Island tourist's holiday - could be extinct within 10 years, conservationists now fear.
Are Brisbane's statues racist?
![One of the many statues in the Brisbane CBD.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/l/3/m/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntl7l.png/1459301425344.jpg)
Bill O'Chee 12:27 PM COMMENT: For a city with so many fabulous statues, I was shocked to find one thing missing.
Newman Bikie laws review sets new battle for state govt
![The Palaszczuk Government-ordered review into the LNP bikie legislation will be handed down on Thursday - but the public ...](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/r/q/n/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntwhv.png/1459301045187.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 12:23 PM The state government's next battleground has been set, with Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath confirming the final report into the Newman Government's bikie law will be handed down this week.
Man charged over Eagle St sexual assault
![Police charged the 19-year-old Ashgrove man with sexual assault.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/z/r/d/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntwau.png/1459301194975.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:15 PM A 19-year-old man who allegedly injured a woman's breast when he touched her inappropriately has been charged after more than 20 people came forward to police.
Landmark views v development in Brisbane
![Intended view of Customs House from the north. Postcard circa 1900](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/u/7/j/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntu3f.png/1459299356137.jpg)
Robert John Riddel 11:53 AM Landmarks identify and define cities.
Banned greyhound trainer Tom Noble accused of trialling dogs again
![Greyhound trainer Tom Noble has been banned for life after the live baiting controversy.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/q/5/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntpw6.png/1459298691140.jpg)
Andrew Korner 11:44 AM Disgraced greyhound trainer Tom Noble is expected to apply for bail on Wednesday on fresh charges over the training track at his Lockyer Valley property.
Calamvale home shot up in second incident in a week
![Police say it is the second time in a week that shots have been fired in the street.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/p/8/m/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnttir.png/1459296900276.jpg)
11:14 AM A drive-by shooting has seen a home on Brisbane's south targeted for the second time in a week.
Reporter's hilarious reaction when bird lands on shoulder
![Nine News reporter Brittney Kleyn has a bird land on her shoulder on camera.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/r/p/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntre4.png/1459294693639.jpg)
Staff writers 10:38 AM This court update didn't quite go to plan thanks to a hilarious guest spot from and unexpected feathery friend.
War veteran hiker says rescuers 'belittled' him
![Alstonville man Aaron "Dogga" visiting the Penrith Panthers in about 2008.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/p/4/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntotj.png/1459290165077.jpg)
Staff Writers 9:21 AM War veteran "disgusted" at rescuers for "belittling" him after PTSD incident.
Cyclist dead after hitting parked ute
![A cyclist dies after colliding with a parked ute in Hervey Bay.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/t/p/b/e/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntp60.png/1459289438793.jpg)
9:10 AM Two cyclists hit parked cars, leaving one dead and the other critical.
One man stabbed and another allegedly tortured in separate incidents
![Paramedics were called to two separate assaults in Queensland overnight.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/p/c/j/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnto5z.png/1459286485265.jpg)
Jorge Branco 8:20 AM A Gold Coast man has been beaten baseball bat and stabbed and a central Queensland man tortured in two separate incidents over night.
Troops to return home after Fiji mission
![Locals on Koro Island, Fiji, after Tropical Cyclone Winston.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/i/y/n/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnto1q.png/1459284636737.jpg)
7:50 AM Hundreds of Queensland-based defence personnel are set to dock in Brisbane after spending nearly a month helping cyclone-ravaged communities in Fiji get back on their feet.
Great Barrier Reef 'has fried' in worst bleaching event
![The worst coral bleaching on record has occurred on the Great Barrier Reef.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/n/n/2/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntnvz.png/1459290636785.jpg)
7:34 AM The worst coral bleaching event on record is destroying the most pristine part of the Great Barrier Reef in a "slow-motion train wreck", a reef expert has warned.
'Billionaire tradie's' real bank balance
![Phillip Harrison was charged with drug offences and granted bail in Brisbane.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/r/n/2/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnta0q.png/1459290746100.jpg)
Staff Writers 10:37 PM The so-called billionaire tradie has contradicted himself again, sparking even more confusion about his "bizarre" case.
Shamed doc gave meds to drug-addict wife
![A veteran doctor has been deregistered after 'recklessly' handing out restricted drugs.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/v/w/z/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnt7vc.png/1459250585307.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 10:23 PM A veteran doctor took an "unacceptable risk" with 25 patients, including his own wife.
Police recover body from Brisbane River
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Jorge Branco 9:14 PM Police have recovered a body from the Brisbane River near West End.
Missing Qld teen 'spotted in home town', police told
![Police renewed the calls for her to come forward.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/s/d/s/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntkan.png/1459246154345.jpg)
Jorge Branco 9:09 PM Teenager of Clermont may have been spotted in the remote north Queensland town from which she disappeared.
Police seek man over CBD sexual assault
![Police would like to speak with this man in relation to a sexual assault in Brisbane.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/s/y/o/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnsy8i.png/1459245777614.jpg)
9:02 PM Man inappropriately touched a woman's chest, leaving her with injuries.
'Billionaire tradie' lives in Tewantin rental
![Phillip Harrison was charged with drug offences and granted bail in Brisbane.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/r/n/2/i/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntjrk.png/1459296715968.jpg)
Jorge Branco 8:50 PM A 30-year-old, three-bedroom house in a suburb best-known as Noosa's less swanky neighbour - It's not quite the stuff of mega-rich dreams.
Girlfriend used in Qld murder re-enactment: Court
![A man accused of murder re-enacted the grisly bushland killing with his girlfriend, a court has heard.](/web/20160330090742im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/b/z/i/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gntj88.png/1459240456567.jpg)
A man accused of murder allegedly re-enacted they bushland killing.