Queensland Federal Coalition MPs are hopeful their shortlisted proposal for a fast rail project between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast will receive federal funding
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Steep learning curve for husband-wife teachers at remote school
Husband-and-wife teachers are ready to head back to an isolated Cape York community despite experiencing three of the most challenging months of their careers.
Rusty the dog homeward-bound after 1,500 km cross-country odyssey
The little dog that made a big 1,500 kilometre journey from Queensland to South Australia after hitching a ride on a truck, will make the trek home next week.
Former Wallabies star George Smith arrested over alleged assault in Japan
The Wallabies great, who played 111 Tests for Australia, is charged with robbery resulting in bodily injury after he allegedly ran away without paying a cab fare on New Year’s Eve.
The moment police stop a car driving down a Brisbane pedestrian boardwalk
Surveillance camera footage shows the allegedly drunk and unlicensed woman driving down the busy boardwalk of South Bank for hundreds of metres, passing pedestrians and cyclists.
Funeral director will not face charges over coffin swap
There is no evidence a Rockhampton funeral director committed a crime when he moved a woman’s body into a cheaper casket after the funeral, Queensland Police say.
Watch the near misses occurring around Brisbane's train tracks
Nearly 200 people risked life and limb on railway crossings in Queensland this past year, with the release of footage showing just how close some motorists, pedestrians and cyclists came to disaster.
Woman driving along boardwalk allegedly drunk, unlicensed
Police charge a 40-year-old woman after she allegedly drove her car onto a busy Brisbane bike and pedestrian boardwalk, recording a blood alcohol reading more than three times the legal limit.
Young couple moves 1,000km to realise first home dream in outback Queensland
How far would you move to break into the housing market? A young couple packs up and moves 1,000 kilometres to Blackall in western Queensland to buy a four-bedroom house for $185,000.
Hundreds of Mount Isa children questioned in police crackdown
Children have been stopped 500 times in three weeks as part of a new operation to reduce property crime, but police concede it’s only about 20 who are committing most of the offences.