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Graffiti-covered walls, rotting wood and hundreds of empty margarine packets: Inside the decaying hospital that was once Australia's most notorious mental asylum

28/01/17 05:23

Wolston Park Hospital, once Australia's most notorious mental asylum, has been left to the elements since the 150-year-old supposedly haunted building (bottom right) near Brisbane closed in 2001. Its floors are rotted away and it has charred and graffiti-covered walls (left), thousands of margarine packets turned to dust (top right), and the ghosts of tormented souls skulking what's left of the halls. More than 50,000 people, including children as young as 11, called the asylum home over its lifetime and dozens of survivors spoke out about their horrific treatment that included frequent sexual assault by staff, electroshock on children, and being force-fed drugs that are now banned. ...read

'Disturbed' man, 31, charged with 'strangling an ibis to death and then threatening people with its CORPSE'

27/01/17 08:14

The 31-year-old man is accused of capturing and suffocating the bird in Brisbane city centre before intimidating shocked passers-by with its body.

24 shares Man, 31, 'strangled ibis to death & threatened people with its corpse'

His wish came true! The Bachelorette's Michael Turnbull puts on a passionate PDA with his new busty blonde girlfriend after pleading with Santa for a new love at Christmas

27/01/17 00:01

He pleaded with Santa for new love just before Christmas.

'Australia is a great country for many - but not for all' Osher Gunsberg carries Aboriginal flag and joins National Day protests calling to change the date

26/01/17 14:07

He's been known for speaking out on important issues in the past and Osher Gunsberg certainly didn't hold back when it came to protesting Australia Day.

'She achieved more than any of us could dream of': Inspirational organ donation advocate Nardya Miller, 25, dies - just a day before second anniversary of double lung transplant

26/01/17 04:29

Cystic fibrosis sufferer Ms Miller, from Brisbane, had a double lung transplant in 2014, but her body rejected the new organs and her condition deteriorated.

Australia Day 2017: What time do Woolworths, Coles and bottleshops open - and when does the Triple J 100 start?

26/01/17 02:05

This Australia Day most major retailers will be open for business as usual, with Coles and Woolworths opening from 7am and bottle shops keeping long trading hours.

Australia Day 2017: What is open and happening on the public holiday in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide on the public holiday

25/01/17 01:39

The majority of the country are about to enjoy a one day off work for Australia Day - but with the national holiday fast approaching, it might be worth checking the opening hours for all your last-minute shopping.

Criminal charges could be laid over death of Bliss n Eso stuntman - as police investigate whether 'homemade blanks' were fired out of gun at video clip shoot

24/01/17 14:59

Criminal charges could still be laid over the shooting death of Gold Coast stuntman Johann Ofner, 28, on the set of hip hop group Bliss n Eso's film clip in Brisbane on Monday.

'It's been awful': Radio host Robin Bailey fights back tears as she makes an emotional return to the air - after she was sacked by rival station

24/01/17 08:26

Popular radio host Robin Bailey (pictured) made an emotional first appearance on Brisbane's Triple M alongside her new co-hosts Greg Martin and Ed Kavalee on Monday after her shock sacking.

So no bad feelings then? Sacked radio host Robin Bailey enthusiastically greets her replacement Bianca Dye as they bump into each other at Channel Seven event

24/01/17 07:57

Sacked radio host Robin Bailey enthusiastically greeted Bianca Dye who replaced her on a Brisbane breakfast radio show this year.

'Blank round to the chest' may have killed stunt man, 28, as he was filming Bliss n Eso music video

24/01/17 02:20

Industry sources have revealed that actor Johann Ofner, 28, who died of gunshots wounds while filming a music video at a Brisbane bar, may have been shot with a blank round at close range.

Stunt man, 28, killed on the Gold Coast filming a Bliss n Eso clip 'died from a double-barrel SHOTGUN blast to the chest' - as girlfriend remembers the love of her life in touching post

24/01/17 00:09

Police are investigating whether stuntman John Ofner, 28, who was killed on the set of a Bliss n Eso film clip on Monday, was shot with a double barrel shotgun using live ammunition.

Pistols, piles of cash and 'Asian gangster props': Stunt man, 28, takes chilling videos inside film shoot before he was 'shot on Bliss n Eso set'

23/01/17 23:43

The man shot dead at the set of a Bliss n Eso film clip posted harrowing footage of a gun from behind the scenes. Johann Ofner, 28, was killed in what police have called an accident in central Brisbane, Monday.

'You were a true legend': Margot Robbie's brother pays tribute to friend and fellow stuntman killed while filming Bliss n Eso hip hop video

23/01/17 19:36

Margot Robbie's brother has remembered his 'mate' who was shot and killed at the set of a Bliss n Eso film clip with 'gut wrenching and heavy hearted sorrow'.

Pictured: Stunt man, 28, shot dead in the chest while filming Bliss n Eso hip hop video in Brisbane

23/01/17 14:35

Johann Ofner, 28, has been identified as the man police say was accidentally shot dead at the set of a Bliss n Eso music video in Brisbane on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: Go Fund my BMW: Sally Faulkner drives luxury car and 'will build house with her partner' - despite asking strangers for $20,000 to fund custody battle because she is 'broke'

23/01/17 08:12

Sally Faulkner has been spotted in a fancy new luxury BMW X5, despite asking strangers to pay $20,000 to help pay her legal fees.

Carjackers 'attack an officer and break female constable's jaw after being on the run from police for FOUR days'

23/01/17 02:56

Two police officers were taken to hospital after they were allegedly assaulted while trying to arrest a man and a woman who ditched a stolen car and attempted to steal another one in Brisbane on Sunday night.

Sydney to San Francisco in 13 hours: The airlines that offer the fastest routes from Australia to the United States

22/01/17 22:48

Flying from Sydney to San Francisco direct is the quickest way to get from Australia to the United States. The flying time of 13 hours and 35 minutes is quicker than a drive to Brisbane with rest breaks.

'I used to drink five cans of Pepsi a day': Obese mother sheds 54 KILOS in just 12 months following gastric sleeve surgery - after being overweight for more than 20 years

22/01/17 03:26

A formerly obese Brisbane mother has shed more than 50 kilos in just over a year after a health scare led her to gastric sleeve surgery.

Building their future! Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich purchase investment property in Queensland

18/01/17 13:49

The Daily Telegraph's Confidential reported on Thursday, that Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich have purchased an investment property in Queensland, close to Brisbane.

Who needs the sea! Determined surfer catches a (very small) wave on the Brisbane River

18/01/17 11:57

Errol Parker, from Brisbane, says he and his friends have been catching waves on the city's river since high school and says low tide is the best time to head out on the water.

Down down, patience is down! Man's fury as Coles supermarket construction keeps him awake until 6am - with workers using jackhammers throughout the night

18/01/17 06:11

Daniel Heggie and his girlfriend, both aged 23, were kept up until 6am on Wednesday by noisy workers at the site in Alderley, Brisbane.

Uber of Australian real estate: Digital agency offering to sell your house for HALF the price of the big agencies - promising savings of up to $100,000

18/01/17 02:08

Jess and Daniel Rushbrook, who sold their place in Brisbane before moving to Canberra, saved over $11,805 by using online real estate agency Purplebricks.

Man in his 50s 'raped and sexually assaulted two young girls, aged five and six, at a day care run by his wife at their home'

18/01/17 00:35

A Brisbane man in his 50s has been charged with raping a five-year-old girl at a day care run by his wife out of the home they shared together. He is also accused of sexually assaulting a six-year-old.

2.6k shares Brisbane man allegedly rapes girl, 5, at his wife's day care centre

Hotel night caretaker, 70, sexually assaults female colleague, 21, in company apartment before telling her it was 'their little secret'

17/01/17 17:03

A hotel night caretaker, 70, sexually assaulted a female colleague, 21, at a company apartment in Brisbane in 2010, before telling her to keep quiet as it was 'their little secret' (stock image).

Pervert, 31, avoids jail despite telling a '14-year-old girl he wanted to touch her 'boob, butt and legs' - because he suffers from Asperger's and has low IQ

17/01/17 14:30

A 31-year-old Brisbane man with a low IQ and Asperger's syndrome has avoided jail time for chatting to a 14-year-old on Facebook who was an undercover officer.

Do you know the man on the push bike? Hunt for sex attacker who viciously raped and bashed a Polish nanny so badly she needed facial surgery - three days before she was to fly home to her family

17/01/17 11:49

Police release new CCTV footage on Tuesday as they ramp up their hunt for a sex attacker who viciously assaulted a young Polish woman in Petrie, in Brisbane's north on November 25.

Beer company slammed for calling its Australia Day brew 'Colonial' - because of the bizarre claim the term 'has the same gravity as the holocaust'

17/01/17 11:48

Brisbane Greens Party councillor Johnathan Sri (pictured) has taken to social media to compare Australia's colonisation to the holocaust - sparking a wave of outrage in response to his comments.

'Hang in there': Worried fans question where Robin Bailey is after she misses the first week of her new radio gig and posts a cryptic Facebook message

16/01/17 23:52

Robin Bailey's fans have told the veteran Brisbane radio host to 'hang in there' after she did not appear on air for the first day of her new role at Triple M's breakfast show with Ed Kavalee and Greg Martin.

'She will not be going home': Make up artist, 25, has days to live after her body rejected double lung transplant she underwent because she was 'sick of fighting a never ending battle' against cystic fibrosis

16/01/17 08:19

A young make up artist from Brisbane has just days to live after her body rejected a double lung transplant she received in a bid to beat the chronic lung condition cystic fibrosis.

Heatwave turns deadly: Young pilot dies from HEATSTROKE as his organs shut down in 30 degree weather - just two weeks before his wife is due to give birth to their first child

16/01/17 01:53

Matthew Hall was dirt bike riding in the Beerburrum State Forest in Queensland when he suffered a heatstroke after succumbing to temperatures in the low 30s on Friday.

Mother, 30, faces court after her teenage daughter, 15, skipped school for two months

14/01/17 03:12

A mother, 30, is facing Brisbane Magistrates court for over her daughter's two month truancy from her high school in Gatton, west of Brisbane. If found guilty, the woman is a large fine for the offence.

3 shares Mother faces court after her teenage daughter truanted for two months

'He was my best friend': Family's heartbreak as 'sweet little boy', 2, dies in hospital after he was pulled unconscious from an inflatable pool

11/01/17 15:09

Tragic toddler Alex Grove was found unresponsive in the pool at a home in Morayfield, Queensland, on Tuesday and died in hospital on Wednesday morning.

Toddler dies in hospital after being pulled unconscious from an inflatable pool - as Australia's shocking summer of drownings continues

11/01/17 07:58

A toddler has died in a Queensland hospital after being pulled unconscious from an inflatable pool in a Morayfield backyard on Tuesday afternoon.

60 Minutes abduction mum Sally Faulkner claims she's BROKE despite earning $150,000 from her book - as she appeals for strangers to fund legal bid to bring kids back from Lebanon

09/01/17 21:36

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner launches fundraising campaign for $20,000 to pay for a lawyer in Lebanon to bring her two young children home after botched 60 Minutes kidnapping.

Security guard stood down after footage emerged of him 'choking a man at the FOMO music festival in Brisbane'

09/01/17 04:06

A security guard has been stood down after footage emerged of him allegedly choking a man as he laid on the grass at FOMO music festival in Brisbane on Saturday.

Eye-watering moment reveller, 24, 'spurred on by heaps of rum' has his shoulder popped back into place by strangers after he dislocates it while dancing at FOMO music festival

08/01/17 14:26

This is the eye-watering moment a punter at Brisbane's FOMO Music Festival asks a group of strangers to help him pop his dislocated shoulder back into place (pictured) while in the mosh pit.

'Can't Facetune this one boys!' Skye Wheatley makes light of her hilarious expression at FOMO Music Festival

08/01/17 12:38

She is known for being fixated on her own appearance. And on Sunday, the plastic fantastic beauty 23-year-old made light of a hilarious picture of herself.

Horrifying moment a man struggles for his life as he is 'choked by a giant security guard at FOMO music festival' - and shocked friends desperately try to intervene

08/01/17 10:59

A man appears to have been choked by a security guard while lying on the grass at FOMO music festival in Brisbane on Saturday.

Working up a sweat: Erin McNaught showcases her trim pins in tiny shorts as she goes for a bike ride with family

08/01/17 08:07

Model and TV presenter Erin McNaught was seen working up a sweat as she went for a mountain bike ride with her family, in Brisbane on Sunday.

Plastic fantastic! Skye Wheatley shows off her new nose job and plump pout as she puffs away on a cigarette in a busty bra at FOMO Music Festival

07/01/17 14:10

Skye Wheatley is known for being fixated on her own appearance, having previously received lip fillers, a breast augmentation, and most recently, a new nose.

Tragic scenes at funeral of little boy, nine, run over on Christmas Day by a 'drunk driver' - as heartbroken parents break down in tears when his tiny white coffin is carried into church

07/01/17 09:54

Jossiah Sisson, the young boy who was hit and killed by a drunk driver on Christmas Day in Brisbane, has been farewelled by family and friends in a moving funeral (pictured).

3.1k shares Josiah Sisson laid to rest after drunk driver hit him on Christmas Day

Bumping along nicely! Australian netball captain Laura Geitz shows off her growing baby belly as she watches the Brisbane International

06/01/17 10:52

She's no stranger to spending time at sporting matches. And a pregnant Australian netball captain Laura Geitz has shown off her growing belly as she watches the Brisbane International.

Game, set, watch: Lleyton Hewitt takes in the Brisbane International as he's joined by fellow tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis

06/01/17 10:00

He's famous for his firey displays on court. But Lleyton Hewitt was composed as he took in the Brisbane International with fellow tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis on Friday.

What's going on here? Paris Hilton's ex Rob Mills and The Voice' star Ellen Reed put on an affectionate display at Brisbane restaurant

06/01/17 03:11

Former Australian Idol contestant Rob Mills, 34, was spotted enjoying a casual meal with The Voice Australia grand finalist Ellen Reed, in Brisbane earlier in the week.

She's focused! Margot Robbie hits the ice skating rink in Brisbane as she prepares for her new role as disgraced ice skater Tonya Harding

04/01/17 22:43

While Margot Robbie was spied skating in Los Angeles on Monday as she trained for her next role, it appears she first squeezed in practice during her recent visit home to Australia.

Working up a sweat! Tennis pro Rafael Nadal shows off bulging biceps and toned torso as long-term girlfriend Xisca Perello dutifully watches on

03/01/17 23:23

Rafael Nadal, 30, showed off his muscular upper body, at the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament on Tuesday, as girlfriend Xisca Perello looked on.

The rare moment a deadly eastern brown snake is captured eating a carpet python

03/01/17 07:50

Snake catchers Sally and Norman Hill were called to a home in the Ipswich suburb of Goodna, west of Brisbane, after a deadly brown snake was found eating a carpet python.

Serving out of his league! Meet tennis brat Bernard Tomic's glamorous model girlfriend who will be seated court side as he eyes a grand slam this summer

02/01/17 14:43

He's one of Australia's leading tennis stars and Bernard Tomic will have another blonde beauty by his side during the tennis summer with girlfriend Emma Blake-Hahnel (pictured).

'Are you sick?' Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic plays so badly his own opponent asks if he's okay as he crashes out of the first round of the Brisbane International

02/01/17 13:06

Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic's health was called into question by his own opponent as he was trounced in straight sets at the Brisbane International.

Cruel bodybuilder banned from his gym for LIFE after he filmed an elderly woman working out and posted the mocking video to Instagram

29/12/16 03:42

The buff Brisbane bodybuilder who filmed himself laughing at an elderly woman as she worked out has been banned for life from his gym.

Train drivers 'chucking sickies' on Christmas Day accounted for ONE THIRD of service cancellations in chaotic transport day in Queensland

28/12/16 17:09

Brisbane commuters were left stranded on Christmas Day as 235 services were cancelled at the last minute. Queensland Rail is hoping the same disaster won't happen again on New Year's Eve.

Female cricket star rushed to hospital after horrific head smash with teammate as they both went for a ball

27/12/16 15:41

Brisbane Heat star Deandra Dottin, 25, collided with Laura Harris during their match against the Melbourne Stars this afternoon.

The look of love! Ruby Rose and girlfriend Jessica Origliasso look smitten while sporting matching skinny jeans at Brisbane airport

26/12/16 16:52

It's been a busy holiday season for Ruby Rose and her girlfriend, The Veronicas singer Jessica Origliasso.

Pregnant woman fighting for life after losing her unborn baby in tragic car crash on Christmas Eve

26/12/16 15:39

A tragic car crash, in Hervey Bay north of Brisbane, has left a 44-year-old pregnant woman in critical condition, but her unborn child died on Christmas Eve.

365 shares Pregnant woman fighting for life after losing her baby in tragic crash

Sydney to Melbourne for $29 and flights to Japan for under $200: Boxing Day's cheapest flight deals are revealed

26/12/16 11:56

It's not just clothing, electronics or toys on sale for Boxing Day - anyone needing a getaway after a stressful holiday period can pick up dirt cheap flights, too.

Exhausted much? Kyly Clarke shares hilarious snap of her daughter Kelsey Lee sleeping on a napping Santa for her first Christmas

26/12/16 08:31

She's the glamorous wife of cricketer Michael Clarke. And on Sunday Kyly Clarke showed her humorous side as she shared a hilarious pic of her daughter Kelsey Lee.

Heatwave to continue across Australia after Melbourne sweats through hottest Christmas Day in 18 years, 75 years in Adelaide

25/12/16 15:10

Families flocked to the beach on Sunday in Adelaide as temperatures soared well above 40 degrees, making it the hottest Christmas Day in the city for 75 years.

Will your sunny Christmas end in rain? Showers forecast to put a dampener on festivities on Australia's east coast after the country swelters through a monster heatwave

25/12/16 09:02

Australians celebrating a perfect, sunny Christmas Day could be in for a dramatic change of weather - with showers forecast to put a dampener on festivities.

Heavy rain and flash flooding to dampen Christmas Eve in NSW - before the country swelters through a scorching Christmas Day

24/12/16 11:09

Heavy rain and lightning have lashed parts of New South Wales on Christmas Eve with flood warnings in place for many regions but Christmas day is set to be a cracker with a top of 27 degrees predicted.

Whoops! Australia's Next Top Model winner Montana Cox MISSES her flight to Los Angeles and will now have to travel on Christmas Day

24/12/16 07:57

She's normally seen strutting down the catwalk. But on Saturday, Australian model Montana Cox was spotted pacing back and forth at Brisbane airport after missing her flight to Los Angeles.

She's feeling festive! Kyly Clarke admits perfectionist Christmas tradition of setting up a 'dress rehearsal' of her table decorations and styling each year

22/12/16 14:52

Kyly Clarke is really getting into the Christmas spirit. The glamorous socialite has revealed she takes preparation seriously for the festive holiday, by performing a 'dress rehearsal' of her table.

Former Uniting Church minister, 83, walks free after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy - because the judge believed he had lived an 'exemplary life'

22/12/16 03:58

A former Queensland Uniting Church minister who sexually abused a 12-year-old boy five decades ago will walk free after a judge noted he lived an "exemplary life".

From 'obese Barbie' to fit Brittany: Mum-of-one who ate takeaway EVERY DAY loses a staggering 58 kilos to transform her figure and her life

21/12/16 22:57

Three years ago, Brisbane mother-of-one Brittany Ofsoski, 23, was depressed and addicted to food. But earlier this year she transformed her life, losing an incredible 58 kilos.

Canoeist found dead as thousands of people are left without power after storms batter Queensland with hail and lightning

21/12/16 11:38

Two storm cells merged into one severe thunderstorm to the south of Brisbane on Wednesday before moving north, hitting Ipswich, Esk and Marburg with high winds and hail.

Man jumps out of his car to kick a couple's car door in a shocking road rage attack - as he and another man go on 'violent rampage' in Brisbane

20/12/16 21:16

Shocking footage has emerged of a random road rage attack in Brisbane, where a man jumped from a car and kicked the side of another car.

Prawns to hit a record $55 a kilo at Christmas as the industry is ravaged by disease - with the price of oysters also set to skyrocket

20/12/16 06:19

Prawns could skyrocket to at $55 a kilogram in time for Christmas Day after suppliers were placed in lock-down over fears of spreading potentially devastating white spot disease.

Would you pay $2.3MILLION for this tiny house wedged between two towering high-rise buildings?

20/12/16 05:26

A 100-year-old home pinned between two new high-rise apartment buildings in Brisbane's inner-city is on the market for $2.3 million and the owner is eager to sell.

Man, 61, crushed to death when two granite slabs fell onto him from a truck at a Brisbane construction site

20/12/16 04:00

A man has been killed on a Brisbane construction site as he tried to move to granite slabs from a truck. The 61-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene in the bay-side suburb of Cleveland.

Distinctive belt buckle with a Star of David and a cross left at the scene of brutal bashing of au pair, 24, could reveal identity of attacker

20/12/16 02:35

In a renewed public plea for information over the brutal bashing of a 24-year-old woman. police have released a number of images of men seen in Petrie, Brisbane, where the assault occurred.

Forget about walkies! Pack of excited Beagles go crazy chasing a remote controlled car around their owner’s garden

19/12/16 22:24

Footage filmed in Brisbane, Australia, shows the group of dogs running up and down the garden as they chase after the toy car. One dog appears to be reluctant to join in, but later changes his mind.

'It was the most exhilarating thing': Woman, 36, shares photo of her 'spiritual' home birth to show others that labour doesn't have to be painful (and she did it WITHOUT drugs)

19/12/16 13:36

A Brisbane mum, who used to be scared of childbirth, has spoken out about how labour doesn't have to be painful or scary. She said her own home birth experience was exhilarating and spiritual

Girls trip! Kyly Clarke and daughter Kelsey Lee jump on a plane after a week spent bonding in Brisbane... but husband Michael Clarke appears to be staying behind

19/12/16 12:21

She's all grown up! Kelsey Lee Clarke boarded a plane with her mum Kyly on Monday after spending a few days together in Brisbane.

Roofs ripped off homes, fallen trees and almost 200 calls for help: The aftermath of 'cyclonic' winds, hail storms and 44,000 lightning strikes that lashed Queensland

19/12/16 01:38

A wild storm with gale force winds struck Brisbane on Sunday, bringing large trees and power lines crashing down on top of homes, cars and leaving debris strewn in the street.

Huge hailstones, wild winds and thunderstorms wreak havoc in Queensland - as Sydney prepares for a week of rain

18/12/16 23:23

Enormous hail stones have been lashing Brisbane as 'very dangerous thunderstorms' rumble across the south-east of Queensland.

Is this the best Christmas party ever? Flight Centre staff transform the office into a giant slip 'n' slide

16/12/16 13:28

Flight Centre has soaped up the hallways at their Brisbane headquarters for their annual Christmas slip'n'slide event, where participants dressed to impress in speedos and banana costumes.

Desperate search for one-year-old baby boy who was last seen with a man, 24, four days ago

16/12/16 11:21

Police have launched a desperate appeal to find a missing one-year-old baby boy from Caboolture, north of Brisbane, who was last seen with 24-year-old man named Alan Reid on December 8.

Dreaming of a WET Christmas? Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to get rain on the holiday - after a topsy-turvy week of hot and cool temperatures

16/12/16 05:43

Those on the Australian south east coast who are looking to celebrate Christmas by soaking up some sun in the great outdoors could be disappointed as it may shape up to be a wet day.

Howzat! Cricket fans get wet and wild as they watch Australia take on Pakistan from a private POOL built into the grandstand - with Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice as their lifeguard

15/12/16 15:18

Cricket fans enduring scorching days and balmy summer nights in Brisbane cooled off in a new pool built into the Gabba's grandstand as they watched Australia take on Pakistan.