Two Sydney men and a Queensland woman are arrested in the culmination of a year-long AFP-led investigation into an alleged plot to import more than $100 million worth of cocaine from Peru.
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No photos: The artist capturing the drama of the courtroom
Court sketcher Sharon Gordon honed her craft during the momentous Fitzgerald Inquiry. She hears some “eye-opening stuff” as she works to bring the anguish and tension inside the courtroom to life on paper.
15pc of Indigenous Queenslanders are not registered at birth
Indigenous births are significantly under-reported in Queensland, making it harder to enrol in school or get a driver’s licence, with the ombudsman labelling action to address the issue as “discriminatory”.
Historic Longreach pub gutted by 'very intense fire'
A historic outback Queensland pub in Longreach is gutted after being engulfed by flames.
No property, no possessions, no problems. How full-time house sitters live for free
Chris and Rachel Bragg don’t have a home to call their own, and they couldn’t be happier. They’ve traded life as renters to become full-time house sitters, and they’re saving big bucks in the process.
Court orders Brisbane towing operator to hand over sensitive police data
After the ABC revealed tow.com.au CEO Dominic Holland’s plan to sell sensitive personal data, an urgent Supreme Court hearing orders him to surrender all information supplied by Queensland police.
Airborne ute lands on three cars while exiting highway
A ute exiting a highway north of Brisbane lands on three cars, trapping two women, after hitting a median strip, becoming airborne and plunging from the off-ramp.
Psychiatrist referred to watchdog over murder victim details in new book
Queensland Health asks the state’s corruption watchdog to consider whether “potential corrupt conduct” was involved in the publication of former government psychiatrist Donald Grant’s new book.
'I need to have some joy in my life': what family law says about children cut off from grandparents
When Anne’s daughter told her she could no longer see her grandchildren, it broke her heart. Mediation’s failed so far, but there are other options for people in a similar situation. Here’s what the law says you can do.
Regional Queensland consumers 'squeezed' by energy market, Frecklington says
Electricity customers in regional Queensland should be able to save $300 a year through retail competition, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says as she likens the Premier to the Sheriff of Nottingham.