55-year-old former high-paid Brisbane mining executive Stephen Playford is sentenced to life in prison for smothering his six-year-old daughter as part of a murder-suicide plan.
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What's the story behind the men's and women's street names in Brisbane's CBD?
The right royal reason Brisbane’s male-named streets in the CBD all run in the same direction, and how a New South Wales governor got to pick how wide they would be.
Queensland man arrested in Bali on drug charges
A 35-year-old Queensland man could face up to 20 years in jail after being caught with nearly 20 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 14 ecstasy tablets.
Gold Coast bike ambulance trial success to extend to Brisbane
Bicycle ambulances are so effective in rapid response times on the Gold Coast that QAS will roll them out in Brisbane.
Queensland sailor dies at sea while delivering luxury yacht to Philippines
A Queensland yachtsman, who lost his wife in a sailing accident three years ago, dies after desperately clinging to a dinghy with two friends for four days off the coast of the Philippines, where the men were attempting to deliver a luxury yacht.
Filming an emergency: Know your rights before you press record
Activating your phone’s camera in an emergency is fast becoming as instinctive as dialling triple-0 — is it legal? Is it ethical?
What happened to four-year-old Tyrell Cobb before he died?
There were no obvious red flags apparent to the staff at four-year-old Tyrell Cobb’s preschool that he was being neglected, and his case was not one with a lengthy history of physical violence. So what happened to Tyrell before he died?
Mother jailed over death of bruised and burned 4yo son Tyrell Cobb
Heidi Strbak is sentenced to nine years in jail by the Supreme Court in Brisbane over the manslaughter of her four-year-old son Tyrell Cobb on the Gold Coast in 2009.
Drunk driver's jail sentence for killing 9yo on Christmas night a 'slap in the face'
A drunk driver who ran down and killed nine-year-old Josiah Sisson with a ute on Christmas night is sentenced to seven years’ jail, but the boy’s father says the verdict is “inadequate” and “a bit of a slap in the face”.
Live: Australia closes in on reclaiming the Ashes
After a farcical morning, the rain has cleared long enough for play to get underway at the WACA, with Australia only one wicket away from reclaiming the Ashes. Follow the action in our live blog.