The rise and fall and rise of Pauline Hanson

Tony Moore   Long-serving Ipswich councillor Paul Tully has this anecdote about Pauline Hanson's success in winning a federal senate spot 20 years after her first win in 1996.

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Latest state news

MP wants 'sorry sites' to be in plain sight

The minister has called for an expansion of sorry sites.

Tony Moore 9:52 PM   Leeanne Enoch, the Queensland government's first indigenous minister wants aboriginal communities and Queensland councils to slowly expand a list of "sorry sites" commemorated on National Sorry Day into a state-wide register.

Doctors seek protections in abortion reforms

More than 100 submissions have been made about proposed new abortion laws in Queensland.

Amy Remeikis 9:52 PM   Doctors request right to refuse to perform abortions.

Bribery allegation against Qld MP George Christensen still with AFP

George Christensen has been accused of electoral bribery over a promise to a local turtle preservation group.

Cameron Atfield 9:52 PM   The Australian Federal Police is still evaluating a complaint of alleged electoral bribery against newly re-elected George Christensen, leading to calls from the Queensland MP for the process to be sped up.

DPP files reply in Baden-Clay appeal

Gerard Baden-Clay at the funeral of his wife Allison.

8:19 PM   Queensland prosecutors have filed a reply to claims by Gerard Baden-Clay's legal team there is no proof he intended to kill his wife Allison.

Study describes climate change in economic terms

The study was taken up to show the facts of each climate change trend, without the politics.

Amy Mitchell-Whittington 6:25 PM   Economic terminology used to take politics out of issue.

Wyatt Roy concedes defeat in Longman

Assistant Minister for Innovation Wyatt Roy in the Prime Minister's chair ahead of Question Time at Parliament House in ...

Cameron Atfield 5:44 PM   Wyatt Roy has made history for a second time, becoming the youngest former federal member of Parliament in the country's history.

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Mum Sally Faulkner pens book after 60 Minutes kidnapping saga

Sally Faulkner is releasing a book, called All for My Children.

5:14 PM   Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has inked a book deal to tell the story of her failed attempt to snatch her children back from their father in Lebanon.

Tunnels, pythons, sophisticated drug lab unearthed in Toowoomba raids

Police will further allege a large scale underground network of concealed tunnels and rooms were found.

2:52 PM   Police have charged 59 people with 180 drug offences after a series of raids in Toowoomba and Grantham this week.

Quizlander: Queensland's news quiz

Here's our weekly collection of head-scratchers about the state's news. Good luck.

Drew Creighton 2:44 PM   Welcome back to Quizlander and after a big week in politics the quiz has caved to public pressure and is now jam-packed with democracy.

Man dead in Qld caravan blaze

A fire erupted at an Emerald property earlier on Friday.

1:49 PM   A man has died after fire engulfed a shed and a caravan in central Queensland.

Toxic fire-fighting foam to be banned after Oakey scare

Oakey residents' water was contaminated with elevated levels of perfluorinated chemicals.

Jorge Branco 1:38 PM   Foam was at centre of Defence base water contamination scare.

Teen pilot on track for world record

Lachlan Smart is due to set out for Hawaii in his world record attempt.

Darren Cartwright 12:54 PM   Sunshine Coast pilot on track to set world record.

Tas Racing boss joins Racing Queensland

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12:38 PM   Eliot Forbes arrives with greyhounds under scrutiny over cruelty.

Toddler in serious condition after fall from farm vehicle

Paramedics treat a young boy before he is airlifted to hospital.

Amy Mitchell-Whittington 12:18 PM   Boy was visiting farm on trip from Brisbane.

Brexit hits Qld public servant super scheme

Curtis Pitt said the scheme had been affected but had been protected from the worst of the volatility.

Amy Remeikis 12:17 PM   Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has admitted the market volatility created by the Brexit decision has had an impact on the public servant super fund the Palaszczuk Government is raiding to cover budget holes.

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Alleged ex-bikie charged with impersonating anti-bikie cop

An alleged former Bandido has been charged with impersonating a police officer.

Jorge Branco 11:44 AM   Man told hotel staff he was a cop after they allegedly found drugs.

CFMEU hit with $45K penalty for action at Valley work site

The union was ordered to pay $45,000 for "unprotected industrial action" at a Fortitude Valley construction site in 2014.

11:40 AM   ​The CFMEU and three of its members have been penalised more than $50,000 for organising "plainly calculated" industrial action at a Brisbane work site.

Blackbeard's brand made him designer king of the high seas

Hugh Jackman in his Blackbeard costume for the film <i>Pan</i>.

Adele Blair 10:57 AM   Thoughts of "design" often generates images of high-end, luxury, design-ER goods and services with the belief that something designer must superior to everything else available to us.

Kingmaker Katter calls for cuts to immigration

Bob Katter, who could prop up the Turnbull government in the next Parliamentary term, wants to limit migration.

Cameron Atfield 10:53 AM   Bob Katter wants to restrict migration to just three groups.

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This two-headed prawn is cool but so, so disappointing

The two-headed prawn causing a stir on Facebook.

Jorge Branco 9:22 AM   This is not the mutant prawn you're looking for.

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PM gets warm reception at Queen Street Mall

Malcolm Turnbull told media in Brisbane he was confident of forming majority government.

Cameron Atfield 7:05 AM   Malcolm Turnbull says he'll talk to Katter, but not Hanson.

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Queensland boy, 10, awarded for triple-0 call

Ryan Wilson, 10, called triple-0 after his father was burnt while using a heat gun.

6:22 AM   Ryan Wilson called triple-0 after father was burnt using heat gun.

DPP to reply in Baden-Clay appeal

Gerard Baden-Clay at the funeral of his wife Allison.

6:10 AM   Gerard Baden-Clay has claimed there's no proof he meant to kill wife.

Community groups want freedom to advocate protected

Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath is considering a request to strengthen the rights of community groups to advocate without ...

Amy Remeikis   Queensland's community organisations are lobbying the Palaszczuk Government for stronger protections, to ensure they can advocate freely and criticise governments when necessary - without the fear of losing funding.

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Qld will lose too as NSW bans greyhound racing: former chairman

Doubts are emerging in Queensland on the decision to axe NSW's $335 million greyhound industry.

Tony Moore   Queensland's greyhound industry will lose revenue from on-course betting at Queensland tracks as New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory shuts down greyhound racing.

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Queenslander's ark of biblical proportions too big for Australia

Visitors pass outside the front of former Brisbane teacher Ken Ham's replica Noah's ark.

Amy Mitchell-Whittington   The ark cost a whopping $100 million and took 23 months to construct.

Katter the kingmaker holds court in Brisbane

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07:  Independent federal politician Bob Katter pledges his support to Malcolm Turnbull and ...

Cameron Atfield   Bob Katter has relished in his role as a possible political kingmaker following his meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday.

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Council to cough up more millions for golf course land

Moreton Bay Regional Council has been forced to pay an additional $2.3 million for a golf course it resumed in 2012.

Nathanael Cooper   Moreton Bay Regional Council has been forced to pay an additional $2.3 million for land it resumed in 2012.

Former science teacher builds Noah's Ark replica

Visitors pass outside the front of a replica Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park.

Amy Mitchell-Whittington   The $100 million dollar Ark that an Australian man built.

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