Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox.
Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox.
Troubled swimming champion Grant Hackett has lashed out at his brother, claiming the "angry man" "beat the shit out of" him.
The Olympian was arrested on the Gold Coast on Wednesday afternoon after a disturbance at his parents' Mermaid Waters home but was released without charge.
The Premier says the Queensland Police Service has "some problems that need to be addressed" after a senior officer claimed morale was low and criminals were laughing at them. Nine News
The family of Brisbane gastroenterologist Dr Andrew Bryant are not ashamed he took his own life, but instead want people to know how quickly depression can take hold.
The father of a 16-year-old boy who went missing from his Highvale home, north-west of Brisbane on Monday, fears his son could be suffering hypothermia. 7 News Queensland
Clive Palmer says it is "extraordinary" that he is required to give evidence in court when his memory is being affected by the medication he is taking. 7 News Queensland
Grant Hackett posted an image of himself to social media on Thursday, his face bloody and bruised. Photo: Instagram
The post did not specify when the image was taken.
Hackett was reportedly being treated in hospital overnight after his doctor picked him up from the Southport watchhouse.
He told reporters after his release he was not feeling great and would be seeking help.
Following the release, his brother told the media Hackett was not his usual self.
"This is not Grant Hackett. This is a completely different person. I don't know this person, my mum and dad don't know this person," he said.
"He's there in body but he's not there in mind, soul or spirit.
"From a mental health perspective I hope something can be done."
Footage from earlier in the afternoon showed the swimmer being driven in a police car into the watchhouse, at first covering his face but later showing his handcuffs to the television cameras.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist has struggled with addiction and other personal issues since his retirement after the 2008 Beijing Games.
- with Phil Lutton and AAP
Save articles for later.
Subscribe for unlimited access to news. Login to save articles.
Return to the homepage by clicking on the site logo.