Demand for power reaches a record high this week as south-east Queenslanders crank up air conditioners to beat this week’s unrelenting heat and humidity.
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Would you sign a love contract for an office relationship?
When love blossoms by the water cooler, what can you do to make sure an office romance does not end your career?
Fraser Coast Mayor Chris Loft sacked by Local Government Minister
Councillor Chris Loft is dismissed as the Fraser Coast Mayor amid “serial breaches”, Queensland Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says.
Man charged with assault of 16yo boy shot by police granted bail
A man involved in a domestic dispute with a 16-year-old boy shot by police on Wednesday appears in court charged with assault, but tells reporters he is “the luckiest man alive”.
Big waves have surfers 'frothing' on Queensland's southern coastline
Surfers are “frothing” about big waves being whipped up along Queensland’s southern coastline, as the Bureau of Meteorology issues a hazardous surf warning for the state’s Fraser, Sunshine and Gold coasts.
'That little boy will never be my child but I am connected to him'
The call Jennifer McLeod had both hoped for and dreaded finally came. She thanked the clinic, then hung up the phone and cried.
The dark side of running a community Facebook group
Death threats, verbal abuse, and trolling — it comes with the territory when you’re running a local community Facebook group.
Timeline of teenager's shooting and the response of emergency services
Teenager Jai Hunt was shot less than two minutes after police arrived at his home, south-west of Brisbane, a neighbour’s CCTV footage reveals. But it took more than 26 minutes for paramedics to take him away to hospital.
Spiders are powerless to the vibrations of 4WDs
When spiders are disturbed by the rumble of an idling diesel 4WD, they become agitated beyond sense and abandon their normal self-preservation instinct to run towards danger. An Australian arachnologist is using the phenomenon to unearth large amounts of hard-to-find spiders at one time.
Man injured by lightning strike as hail storm hits
A man has a close encounter with a lightning strike at Esk, west of Brisbane, as severe storms batter Ipswich with large hailstones, cutting power to thousands of homes.