South-east Queensland
South-east Queensland's whiskered songbird at risk of extinction
“It has the makings of being a star bird," said UQ researcher Zoe Stone, but the species' numbers are dropping in Queensland.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
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Kinbombi
Driver found dead in rolled car off highway near Gympie
A member of the public spotted the vehicle off the Wide Bay Highway near Kinbombi and reported it to emergency services just before 3pm.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Queensland
Almost one in 10 Queensland primary school classrooms are overcrowded
Analysis can reveal which schools have the worst score cards for the number of students per teachers.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Queensland
Shipping container washes up on Moreton Island
A shipping container has washed up on Moreton Bay after it was spotted bobbing in waters off the Sunshine Coast last week.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington
South-east Queensland
Flash flooding from 100 millimetres of rain in parts of south-east Qld
Storms expected to hit the region during the day ended up rolling toward the coast closer to midnight, dumping 54 millimetre in half an hour at the Gold Coast Seaway.
- by Jorge Branco
South-east Queensland
Red Bull can full of crystal meth found in fridge on the way into prison
A QCS source told Fairfax Media a staff member found the can in the fridge and tried to drink it after none of the other employees claimed it.
- by Jorge Branco
South-east Queensland
Brisbane kicks off week to wet, rainy conditions
Wet weather was likely to continue after a "one in a hundred" event saw 80mm dump down in 30 minutes north of Brisbane.
- by Amy Mitchell-Whittington & sally cripps
South-east Queensland
Baby boy sparks measles warning after shopping centre, hospital visits
Anyone who visited the affected areas was urged to check their immunity to the highly infectious disease.
- by Jorge Branco
South-east Queensland
80 millimetres of rain in half an hour as storms hit Brisbane
A severe thunderstorm heading east through Brisbane has already dumped 80 millimetres of rain in half an hour, as residents were warned of possible flash flooding.
- by Jorge Branco & Toby Crockford
Woman kidnapped on Gold Coast road
A 19-year-old man has been charged with a number of offences including deprivation of liberty after a woman was allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint on a Gold Coast road.
South-east Queensland
Man shot in the ear, chases intruders from home, police say
Two men came into the man’s Hendra home, in Brisbane’s north-east, about 11pm on Thursday before threatening him.
- by Jorge Branco