Energy retailers will be “screaming blue murder” after they were excluded from a deal designed to slash power prices in Queensland’s south-east, an economist says.
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Train passengers stuck for three hours 'should have been freed'
Queensland Rail chief Nick Easy admits passengers stuck in the dark on a service between two Brisbane stations for nearly three hours on Friday night should have been released from their carriage onto the tracks when safe to do so.
Railway CCTV shows near misses, as QR warns against risky behaviour
Hundreds of impatient pedestrians and motorists are risking injury and death each year at level crossings, Queensland Rail’s chief says, while releasing alarming footage of some the worst near misses with trains.
Mum and son stabbed by man who dies 15 minutes later in crash
A man who stabbed a mother and son while three children were in the house crashed his car into a parked semitrailer and died just 15 minutes after the attack in a southern Brisbane suburb.
World watches in awe as Jason Day implodes at PGA Championship
Jason Day implodes during the third round of the US PGA Championship to give away a solid chance at a second career major, as Twitter reacts in amazement.
Uber driver held woman in car against her will, police say
Ride-booking service Uber is at the centre of another controversy after a Brisbane driver is charged will deprivation of liberty for allegedly refusing to let a passenger out of his vehicle for more than an hour.
Flying fox blamed for fault that left train passengers stuck for three hours
What should have been a short train trip between two Brisbane stations turns into a near three-hour ordeal for commuters left stuck on a Queensland Rail train following an overhead line issue on Friday evening.
Street unites for combined garage sale to raise funds for sick father
An entire street just south of Brisbane bands together to hold a giant garage sale to help raise funds for a neighbour battling cancer and left wheelchair bound after having a large tumour cut from his spine.
Crows beat brave Bombers as below-par Eagles edge Carlton
Adelaide continues its relentless run at the top of the table, edging a combative Essendon as West Coast, Sydney, Geelong and Brisbane all claim contrasting wins.
Brilliant second round has Day in contention at PGA Championship
World number seven Jason Day has continues his march up the PGA Championship leaderboard after it was halted by bad weather midway through the second round.