A disabled teenager who was dragged from a burning home by his neighbour and carer is fighting for his life in hospital.
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Woman critical after collapsing from heat stress at Gold Coast market
A woman is fighting for her life after collapsing from severe heat stress at a Gold Coast market, as much of south-east Queensland sweats through another day of high temperatures.
New Gabba curator aims for pitch perfect conditions for his first Test
January 19 heralds David Sandurski’s first appearance as the Brisbane Gabba’s curator on the international stage — for the one-dayer between Australia and England.
The cunning methods prisoners use to smuggle contraband
Snakes, bottles of alcohol and a Samsung tablet were smuggled into Queensland’s prisons last financial year, with authorities seizing nearly 3,000 contraband items.
No child under 12 should be on social media, bullying expert says
Parents must get tough about social media use after the tragic death of 14-year-old Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett, a leading Australian child psychologist says.
Sewing clothing at home no longer deemed 'daggy'
Aussies are shunning cheap, mass-produced clothes in favour of handmade fashion.
Spate of stonefish stings hit popular south-east Queensland swimming spots
Two people are stung by stonefish at popular swimming spots on Queensland’s Gold and Sunshine coasts, bringing the number injured by the venomous fish in the state’s south-east to four people in just over a week.
'Where is Tim?' Parents hear son's body was burnt to ashes, not buried, after he was killed
A prisoner fighting for release from jail after disposing of the body of a North Queensland man argues he has led police to his victim but the remains cannot be seen as they were “reduced to microscopic levels” by an attempt to cremate the dead man.
Crematorium disputes funeral director's claim coffin 'temporarily swapped'
A Rockhampton crematorium owner disputes the story of a funeral director at the centre of a coffin-swapping controversy, saying there was “no delay at the crematorium” and the central Queensland grandmother’s body arrived in the cheaper coffin.
Parents face childcare dilemma as Christmas holidays drag on
Some parents with no annual leave left and weeks until school goes back after Christmas holidays mull leaving their kids at home alone — but that’s not always legal.