We need have a “chat” about the date and be more informed on why some Indigenous people do not feel included on Australia Day, says Australian of the Year finalist Johnathan Thurston.
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Murder-accused mother claimed daughter 'had autism'
Accused murderer Maree Crabtree, who is alleged to have forced prescription medications on her children causing two of them to die, would tell people her daughter had autism, an ex-girlfriend of her son Jonathan Crabtree says.
'I love you very much, please change your bathroom habits'
A Brisbane man’s cheeky letter to his wife about her bad bathroom habits raises questions about what’s right and what’s wrong when it comes to sharing space in the most “intimate room in the house”.
The lone police officer who trusted his gut and put an ex-cop away for murder
Local police ruled Lainie Coldwell’s death a freak accident, but for Sergeant Gerry Thornton, it didn’t seem right. So he investigated the death on his own time.
Severe heatwave conditions forecast over long weekend
Large parts of south-east Australia face severe heatwave conditions over the long weekend, with extreme conditions expected for northern Tasmania.
Murder-accused mother used prescription drugs to control children: police
Gold Coast mother Maree Crabtree, accused of killing two of her children, allegedly forced prescription medications on them for years and even orchestrated her son’s armed robbery of a pharmacy to feed his painkiller addiction, detectives say.
Panama disease outbreak suspected at Queensland banana farm
A suspected third case of the highly devastating banana disease is discovered in far north Queensland, in a region responsible for supplying 80 per cent of the country’s bananas.
Mother 'murdered two adult children for financial gain'
Police say a Gold Coast woman accused of murdering two of her children, believed to have had long-term impairments from prescription drugs, allegedly did so to gain an insurance payout of more than $500,000.
Mother 'murdered two adult children for financial gain'
Police say a Gold Coast woman accused of murdering two of her children, believed to have had long-term impairments from prescription drugs, allegedly did so to gain an insurance payout of more than $500,000.
Thirst for craft beers drives three-year microbrewing boom
Beer-drinking Queenslanders are powering a microbrewery “gold rush”, but could the ever-growing cheers squad eventually fall flat?