Thurston's message of hope for Aurukun school
Georgina Mitchell 7:06 AM Queensland footballer Johnathan Thurston has sent a message to the students of an embattled Indigenous school after his side's State of Origin win.
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Sharron Phillips: Police race to beat heavy rain
![Sharron Phillips vanished without a trace in May 1986.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/8/h/7/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9vu8.png/1464840045964.jpg)
Tony Moore 1:47 PM Police say they aren't investigating a hit-and-run.
Crocodile trapped near site of attack
![Childhood friends Cindy Waldron, who is presumed dead after a crocodile attack, and Leeann Mitchell, who tried to save her.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/7/v/j/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9v29.png/1464840434463.jpg)
Jorge Branco 1:29 PM Animal to be tested for remains of missing woman.
Fair Work seeks injunction over Games site work stoppages
![Fair Work Building and Construction are seeking an injunction to prevent work stoppages at the Commonwealth Games site ...](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/y/w/j/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9v3s.png/1464838269239.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 1:23 PM The federal government's building and construction watchdog has sought an injunction to prevent work stoppages at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games precinct.
Hospital patient death probed
![Police are investigating the death of an 81-year-old man at Prince Charles Hospital following a scuffle with a security ...](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/g/0/b/4/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9leq.png/1464836353139.jpg)
Jorge Branco 12:59 PM Police are investigating the death of an elderly patient at a Brisbane hospital.
Brisbane company and Byron Bay family beat Google with beehive design
![The Flow Hive design helped Brisbane company Evolve Group and it's inventors beat global companies such as Google.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/r/y/w/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9q1l.png/1464838189356.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 12:44 PM Beehive design puts Brisbane company ahead of Google, Telsa.
Billy Gordon charged with drink driving
![Cook MP Billy Gordon.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/5/d/1/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9k9i.png/1464839995680.jpg)
12:28 PM Independent MP Billy Gordon has been charged with unlicensed and drink driving.
Man injured in fuel tank explosion
![A man suffered burns to half his body after a fuel tank explosion.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/h/p/c/j/t/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9ql1.png/1464831329323.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper 11:35 AM A man has suffered significant burns to half his body after a fuel tank explosion near Townsville.
Activists want 'mindless' calf scruffing banned
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9:34 AM Group wants stop to "mindless animal exploitation".
200mm of rain, high winds, king tide on the way
![Heavy rain, damaging winds and possible hail are expected in Brisbane on Thursday.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/1/p/f/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9js6.png/1464834425690.jpg)
Jorge Branco 8:34 AM Bureau of Meteorology warns flash flooding likely along coast.
Takeaway worker fights off gunman with milk crate
![A woman hit an armed robber on the arm with a milk crate.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/i/p/x/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9ipc.png/1464815143233.jpg)
Jorge Branco 7:03 AM Man demanded cash before woman fought back south of Brisbane.
Fight outside KFC leaves man fighting for life
![A man was knocked unconscious in a car park outside a KFC restaurant at Morayfield on Wednesday night.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/i/l/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9ig2.png/1464830503301.jpg)
6:18 AM Man in court after 50-year-old punched then assaulted on ground.
Madonna King: Yes, Donald Trump is barking mad
![Bill Shorten shouldn't have said it, but, yes, Donald Trump is barking mad.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/5/4/y/u/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9307.png/1464785705992.jpg)
Madonna King 10:55 PM OK, Bill Shorten probably shouldn't have called Donald Trump barking mad.
Country star tells of Gympie Muster courage for mates
![Country singer Beccy Cole tells how important it is to support serving men and women.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/m/c/m/m/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9cvb.png/1464784673465.jpg)
Tony Moore 10:37 PM Country star Beccy Cole has 'served' five times overseas with Australian service men and women.
Queensland poll shows Labor, LNP contest 'too close to call'
![Rising fortunes: Qld opposition leader Tim Nicholls and his deputy Deb Frecklington](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/o/7/u/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9dod.png/1464783449907.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 10:17 PM A state election held in Queensland now would be "too close to call" a new poll has found, with the ousting of Lawrence Springborg as leader not enough to put the Liberal National Party in a leading position, but closer to putting Tim Nicholls in a winning position.
'My worst nightmare': croc victim's sister
![Childhood friends Cindy Waldron, who is presumed dead after a crocodile attack, and Leeann Mitchell, who tried to save her.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/7/v/j/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp9cys.png/1464838526209.jpg)
6:21 PM An impulsive, fun-loving NSW photographer who was taken by a crocodile in far north Queensland would have understood the risks of her late-night beach adventure, her father says.
New technology trialed to better protect migrating whales
![Whale migration season runs from May through to November.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/1/c/n/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp97zl.png/1464768628089.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 5:13 PM Buoy that monitors acoustic pingers trialed off Gold Coast.
Fast internet could be an affordable reality for bush communities
![The technology could improve mobile phone reception in remote communities.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/0/r/7/3/z/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8y4k.png/1464764769703.jpg)
Amy Mitchell-Whittington 5:06 PM Moveable, cheap technology could help connect remote communities to the world.
Innovators worship at the church of Malcolm
![Malcolm Turnbull in Brisbane on Wednesday.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/8/q/7/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8sl3.png/1464818505049.jpg)
Amy Remeikis 4:51 PM Dreams. Courage. Imagination. Inspiration. Journeys. Jobs and Growth. Milly the Cavoodle. Malcolm Turnbull's Church of Innovation has it all.
Taxis v Uber review: 'You haven't got a clue'
![Opportunities for Personalised Transport Review Taskforce chair Jim Varghese on stage at a public forum on the issue in ...](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/9/5/w/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp92zp.png/1464763219973.jpg)
Jorge Branco 4:40 PM Taxi owners have sounded off at the man with their future in his hands, labelling his discussion paper poorly researched and questioning the integrity of his review team.
Authorities let police search bush for Sharron Phillips
![Sharron Phillips vanished without a trace in May 1986](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/8/h/7/6/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8u9k.png/1464765923511.jpg)
Tony Moore 4:06 PM Catholic education authorities write to Homicide Squad detective.
Man guilty of raping Korean women
![The man posted advertisements on a website called SunBrisbane.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/2/4/g/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp937b.png/1464757735215.jpg)
3:08 PM The Brisbane man met the women on a language exchange website.
Scuba diver dies on Great Barrier Reef
![A woman died when diving near Lizard Island.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/0/0/4/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp913v.png/1464754420530.jpg)
2:13 PM Woman has died while scuba diving in far north Queensland.
Truck-ute head-on causes Bruce Highway delays
![It is believed the truck was loaded with ice.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/8/o/s/2/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8nhn.png/1464753727014.jpg)
Jorge Branco Delays both ways on the Bruce Highway north of Brisbane.
Trad rejects blame for rail link blunder
![The Moreton Bay Rail Link project has been delayed indefinitely.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/j/g/x/q/v/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8z0n.png/1464752585995.jpg)
Nathan Paull Former transport minister says delay isn't her fault.
Adani's fate in investors' hands, not mine: Shorten
![Bill Shorten says the $16 billion Adani project is in the hands of investors.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/i/l/2/l/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8z9h.png/1464752066268.jpg)
Labor Leader refuses to throw support behind controversial coalmine.
Warm winter on the cards for Queensland
![Weather maps predict a warmer and wetter than average winter for Queensland.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/8/y/c/r/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8yeq.png/1464751773231.jpg)
Nathanael Cooper Winter has come, but its not going to be a cold one.
Govt considers banning developer donations
![Speaker Peter Wellington wants property developers excluded from making electoral donations.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/l/g/j/0/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8yp9.png/1464751420437.jpg)
Speaker wants property developers excluded from electoral donations.
'Pair of c***s': Inspector feared being punched
![Demands for excessive deposits, unlicensed contracting and failures to comply with rectification orders among common ...](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/b/3/6/7/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8xz3.png/1464751135835.jpg)
Building inspector feared assault by union official, court told.
You owe us $1.1 billion, Trad govt tells PM
![Queensland Deputy Premier Jackie Trad.](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/o/3/0/n/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8xcm.png/1464750092223.jpg)
Nathan Paull Shortfall in federal disaster funds likely to have "significant impact".
In defence of freedom of speech
![Parliamentary privilege is a hard-earned right that helped deliver us from the dark ages, says clerk of the Queensland ...](/web/20160602041544im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/1/m/8/x/y/f/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gp8xg1.png/1464749699220.jpg)
Neil Laurie In my almost 15 years as the clerk of the Queensland Parliament, I have never felt the need to write to a newspaper. But John Harrison's article "Why politicians can say whatever they want, with no consequences", requires a response.