Amber Heard, Johnny Depp issue apology video

Kim Stephens   Hollywood actress receives a one-month good behaviour bond.

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Fish smarter than we think, Queensland study finds

Tarwine, a fish commonly found in South East Queensland estuaries and rocky or sandy coastal areas.

Amy Mitchell-Whittington 7:07 PM   Fish in popular fishing areas likely understand the level of threat in those areas and are much smarter than we think, a Queensland study has found.

Ipswich Festival rocks on its second-last day

Sarah Rae Meharg and Nina Florence of 'Tiger Street' perform during Jazz at the Ipswich Festival.

Cameron Atfield 6:14 PM   The month-long Ipswich Festival really swung into action on Saturday, as Queens Park rocked to the sound of jazz and blues.

Mining company celebrates Earth Day, gets trolled on Twitter

Mining company Adani has caused outrage on Twitter over a tweet about World Earth Day.

Nathanael Cooper 6:02 PM   As social media fails go it is far from the worst, but it has caused its share of outrage.

Vets rush to treat horses after float rollover

Four racehorses are being treated after a horse float rolled over on the Bruce Highway.

Anne-Louise Brown 4:39 PM   Four racehorses are being treated after a horse float rolled over on the Bruce Highway.

LNP: Consult on CPV voting before Governor's sign-off

Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg is furious over the reintroduction of compulsory preferential voting.

Cameron Atfield 4:30 PM   Queensland's state opposition has called on the Palaszczuk government to cut legislation, which would reintroduce compulsory preferential voting, off at the pass before it went to Governor Paul de Jersey to sign into law.

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Brisbane ultrarunner completes run around Australia, without going far

Jodie Oborne signals "two" as the second ever finisher of the 14,080-kilometre Run Down Under virtual race.

Cameron Atfield 2:14 PM   Jodie Oborne completed a 14,080-kilometre run around Australia on Saturday morning, but the Balmoral ultrarunner did not have to travel far from home for any of her journey.

Sally Faulkner set to arrive home without kids

Sally Faulkner with Lahela 6, and Noah 4.

12:03 PM   Sally Faulkner is expected to arrive back in Brisbane soon following an emotional goodbye to her two children in Lebanon.

Police investigate fatal Mount Isa stabbing

A man is dead after a suspected stabbing at Mount Isa.

11:53 AM   A man is dead after a suspected stabbing at Mount Isa.

UFC 197 preview: Jon Jones is back

This Sunday, Jon Jones will return to the Octagon

Liam Ducey 9:40 AM   The most disappointing aspect of Conor McGregor's spat with the UFC over UFC 200 is the undeniable fact that is has overshadowed the return of the greatest fighter the world has ever seen.

Police hunt for hit-and-run SUV

A woman received head and facial injuries in a hit and run at Thornlands Friday night.

Anne-Louise Brown 8:55 AM   A woman received head and facial injuries in a hit and run at Thornlands Friday night.

Spikes deployed, cop cars damaged in chase

Three police cars were damaged and road spikes were deployed in a Brisbane car chase Friday night.

Anne-Louise Brown 7:48 AM   Three police cars were damaged and road spikes were deployed in a Brisbane car chase Friday night.

60 Minutes crew has 'explaining to do': Greste

Peter Greste has weighed into the debate around the <I>60 Minutes</i> crew's excursion to Lebanon for a story that ...

Jorge Branco 1:42 AM   Channel Nine "has some explaining to do" over its role in a botched child recovery operation that saw a Brisbane woman and 60 Minutes crew thrown in jail for two weeks, a journalist who spent 400 days in an Egyptian jail says.

Condamine River on fire in CSG mining area

Origin Energy said the methane bubbles in the river are not caused by CSG activity.

12:27 AM   Dramatic footage shows huge flames erupting from methane gas bubbling to the surface of the Condamine River, a result of ongoing coal seam gas mining in the region, some locals say.

Derailed train crew 'trapped in cabin'

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released its preliminary findings into a train derailment near Julia Creek.

Nathanael Cooper 10:38 PM   As flood waters soaked outback Queensland near Julia Creek on December 27, 2015 Aurizon train 9T92 carrying two drivers and another driver learning the route towards Mount Isa.

Pregnant Australian woman to sleep on 'straw mat' in Singapore jail

University of Queensland student Ai Takagi and former student Yang Kaiheng with their legal team earlier in the case.

Jorge Branco 10:25 PM   A pregnant Australian publisher is about to spend 10 months in a foreign jail under laws labelled "archaic" and used to clamp down on free speech.

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Tears and grief bring politics to brief standstill

Ryan Martin, 30, drowned trying to rescue child at Fingal Head.

Amy Remeikis 10:12 PM   MPs silent as Ray Stevens tells of family's grief.

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LNP goes back to O'Dwyer as state director

The LNP has gone back to Michael O'Dwyer as state director.

Amy Remeikis 9:52 PM   Party goes back to one of architects of 2012 victory.

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Large trees under threat: researchers

Humans need to rush to protect large old trees under threat from our activities, researchers say.

Nathanael Cooper 2:00 AM   While the world focuses on the damage being done by humans to the Great Barrier Reef, slightly inland we are also hurting one of our other great natural beauties.

Anger as Queensland Parliament blocks Uber emails

Uber called on users to protest against the Katter's Australian Party's proposed legislation.

Amy Remeikis 8:38 PM   Ride sharing service calls blocking of lobbying emails 'undemocratic'.

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Police search Townsville dump for knife

A man has been charged with murder over the death of a 37-year-old former boxer.

Police and SES volunteers searching for large hunting knife they suspect was used to stab boxer Quinton Donahue.

Man awaits sentence for stabbing brother

A man will be sentenced over the stabbing death of his brother.

"I've stabbed him, Dad. I didn't mean to but I've stabbed him".

Queensland Labor and LNP's 'appalling hypocrisy'

Yvette D'Ath and Annastacia Palaszczuk hand out how to vote cards at the 2015 election.

Liz Minchin   Experts' warnings over shock electoral changes.

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Gym stalker appeal bid rejected

The Queensland Court of Appeal declined to hear the matter.

Court of Appeal rejects bid to overturn conviction.

Surfer pulled unconscious from Gold Coast surf

A surfer aged in his 20s has been revived after being pulled from the Gold Coast surf.

Kim Stephens   A surfer aged in his 20s has been revived on a Gold Coast beach after being pulled from the water.

Boundary Street Markets locked out

The Boundary Street Markets have been denied a final fling at the old Absoe site.

Cameron Atfield   West End markets thrown into turmoil after the venue owners blocked access.

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Suspicious device: Police search delivery van at showgrounds

Police at the site of a suspected suspicious device in the Boonah Showgrounds.

Nathanael Cooper   Specialist police are investigating after receiving note, spokesman says.

Quizlander: Queensland's news quiz, April 22, 2016

Will Clive Palmer make the quiz this week? probably not.

Drew Creighton   Welcome back to Quizlander: it has been a crazy week for Queensland politics this week so you can bet there will be a few political questions.

Marijuana in same class as heroin under Qld proposal

The Queensland Council of Civil Liberties is concerned tough new drugs legislation could target users of medicinal marijuana.

Cameron Atfield   Queensland government insists the tough new penalties will be targeted at traffickers and not medicinal marijuana users.

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Woman hurt at Woodford festival wins $6000 compo

Previously Unnamed Road at Woodford Folk Festival 2015/16.

Woman hurt when light stand fell and struck her was seeking about 50 times that amount in compensation.

Highlights

Lockout laws: 'an historic day'

Last drinks will be at 2am in Queensland from July, and 3am in nightclub precincts like Fortitude Valley, but opponents say jobs will be lost and businesses will close. Nine News

Bus crash victim had big aspirations

The father of 19-year-old Casey Stinson, killed in a bus rollover on a Whitsundays road, says he planned to travel around Australia. Nine News

Butcher was in Cairns for bucks party

Longreach father-of-two Ryan Savage was in Cairns celebrating a bucks weekend when he was struck and killed by a car outside the police station early Monday morning. Nine News

Sex attack was 'horrendous'

Police are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a Gold Coast woman after breaking into her house through a bedroom window on Sunday morning. 7 News Queensland

Albino turtle hatchling a 'rare find'

Alby the albino turtle startles conservationists on a Sunshine Coast beach by appearing through the sand and scuttling into the water.

Church will lock doors to protect families

The Anglican Dean of Brisbane feels "so desperate" about the plight of asylum seekers facing deportation he is offering to protect them in the church and resist by closing the building.

Truck hero relives incredible rescue

Barefoot hero Athen Barnaby tells how he pulled a truck driver from an inferno on the M1, saying "I've got to get you out of here before this thing explodes". Nine News

Slippery slide goes viral

An Australia Day slippery slide on a Brisbane farm goes viral with two million views but it's not the first really long slide.

Samuel L Jackson's kangaroo encounter

Film star Samuel L Jackson videos a kangaroo while filming on the Gold Coast.

Deported father 'lost' in Chile

Brisbane father Ricardo Bolvaran says he has "thought about suicide" since being deported to Chile for his criminal history despite living in Australia since the age of one.

Police dog rescued from car

Police chasing a runaway driver in Gold Coast bushland on Saturday are forced to search for a valued police dog after he goes missing. Nine News

Ambo bashed by patient

A Gold Coast paramedic suffers up to 60 blows to the head in a "relentless" attack by a man he was treating. Nine News

Biker takes stupidity 'to a new level'

A motorbike rider is filmed by police taking selfies while breaking numerous road rules riding through Brisbane streets. Nine News

Car splits in two during pursuit

A car crashes into a bus and splits in two during a dramatic police pursuit west of Brisbane on Wednesday. Nine News