Queensland
Pilot missing after helicopter crash
UPDATE: CAIRNS police confirmed that sonar technology had detected the helicopter on the ocean floor about 800m off Noah Beach about 1pm on Saturday.
Clive Palmer could face five years’ jail
HE SAYS he’s done “nothing wrong”, but Clive Palmer could face jail time and bankruptcy over the likely collapse of his company Queensland Nickel.
The ‘second capital city’ we need
NEW research shows that Queensland needs a “second capital city” or the state will come to a grinding halt.
QLD Nickel was Palmer’s ‘piggy bank’
CLIVE Palmer’s Queensland Nickel workers are a step closer to getting some of the money they’re owed, amid claims the company was used as his “piggy bank”.
Pilot missing after helicopter crash
UPDATE: CAIRNS police confirmed that sonar technology had detected the helicopter on the ocean floor about 800m off Noah Beach about 1pm on Saturday.
The ‘second capital city’ we need
NEW research shows that Queensland needs a “second capital city” or the state will come to a grinding halt.
‘Driven by ego, money, power’
CLIVE Palmer’s once-loyal allies are turning on him in droves as new details emerge about his troubled businesses.
Swimmer dies rock pool jumping
A MAN has died after jumping at rock pools in QLD and failing to resurface. Within minutes people were lining up to jump again.
The $5bn rail line that may never be built
IS AUSTRALIA’S most on-again, off-again public transport project finally about to happen? Probably not. here’s why.
Queensland’s referendum explained
THE sunshine state heads to the polls this weekend to vote on a big change. Here’s what you need to know about the referendum.
Candidate resigns over penis pictures
A LIBERAL National Party candidate has gone into hiding after an embarrassing text message exchange surfaced.
‘Dirtiest campaigns we’ve seen’
PRIVATE investigators, blackmail, violent threats and dramatic arrests. Nope, it’s not an episode of House of Cards.
Newman to make Canberra comeback?
FORMER Queensland premier Campbell Newman is rumoured to be making a return to politics — this time, in Canberra.
Queensland government in turmoil
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has threatened a snap election — the third time Queenslanders would have to vote this year.
Woman stabbed to death in ‘graphic scene’
POLICE have discovered a woman in her 20s dead in a Queensland driveway with multiple stab wounds.
Man ‘poured petrol over woman’
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly dousing a woman with petrol during a domestic dispute in Brisbane’s south.
Accused ‘was not the aggressor’
UPDATE: A man charged over the death of his housemate after an argument at their Brisbane home may have a case for self defence.
Man charged over death of housemate
A MAN has been charged with manslaughter over the death of his housemate after the pair allegedly had a heated argument.
Where did this tradie get his billions?
A BRICKLAYER found with ice, viagra and ecstasy in a luxury sports car is not “at liberty” to say where his money comes from.
‘Postcard Bandit’ already rearrested
ONE of the nation’s most notorious bank robbers, the ‘Postcard Bandit’, was released from prison this morning. His freedom didn’t last long.
Acrobat’s HIV infection charge quashed
A GOLD Coast circus acrobat was “reckless” when he infected his girlfriend with HIV but his conviction for intentional transmission has been set aside.
What happened to Travis Davis?
THIS young man decided to move to Queensland to get away from drugs and start afresh. Ultimately, it was that decision that cost him his life.