Urgent testing is underway to determine the cause of death of a number of cats in south-east Queensland in the past month, with vets suspecting a particular strain of virus to be responsible.
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Police probing death of Kuraby man search for 'cutting implement' believed used in attack
Police investigating the death of Abdul Basith, who was killed after going to investigate a power issue outside his home on Brisbane’s southside, say they do not believe the attack on the restaurant owner was random.
Why nearly every town has a Royal Hotel
The Royal is the most commonly used name for hotels in Australia, but the story behind the popularity of this pub name is a curious mix of colonial communications and aspirational marketing.
Hospital worker allegedly swapped patients' painkillers with saline
Former Brisbane anaesthetic technician Evan Kajewski, accused of injecting patients with saline solution instead of painkillers and stealing the drug fentanyl from the Mater Hospital for personal use, is granted bail by a magistrate.
'You get to be a bird': Drone racing takes flight in Australia
If you’ve ever dreamt of flying through the air, dodging obstacles, whizzing around corners, and turning upside down, drone racing might be the sport for you — especially if you like the idea of doing all this with your feet firmly on the ground.
Woman 'kidnapped, held captive and tortured for three days'
A 40-year-old woman is charged with holding a 19-year-old woman against her will and seriously assaulting her at a house south of Brisbane.
Queensland passes laws to stop retirement villages exploiting elderly residents
New legislation passed in State Parliament will stop retirement village operators from gouging elderly Queenslanders and will enforce simplified contracts, Housing Minister Mick de Brenni says.
Supercell storms expected to hit Queensland, with NSW on alert
There is a “potent set-up” for severe supercell storms to hit south-east Queensland today, possibly bringing very large hail and damaging winds, the Bureau of Meteorology says, with wild weather also forecast for New South Wales.
Brisbane family get a shock as python grabs possum by face, hoists it into tree
A Brisbane family watched in amazement as a giant python spent half an hour with its jaws clamped around a possum’s snout as it hoisted the animal into a treetop.
Helping the forgotten women living with breast cancer
Despite the massive publicity of breast cancer awareness campaigns, there’s one group of women often overlooked — those with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, who are not expected to survive.