Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale defends his legacy and says he will fight charges of extortion and two other offences, as he is granted bail by a Brisbane court despite police objections.
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Cattle exporters optimistic of sailing through prawn trade tensions with Vietnam
Why is the cattle industry interested in the Government’s temporary suspension on imports of uncooked prawns?
Pisasale's former staff 'disappointed' by extortion charge
Ipswich City Council distances itself from Paul Pisasale following his arrest, with the ordeal “deeply disappointing” staff who worked alongside the former mayor.
Origin II could usher in new era for Maroons and Blues
With Queensland’s greatest era ending and the Blues’ threatening to start a purple patch of their own, Origin II could mark the beginning of something major for both sides, writes Warren Boland
'The ultimate cruelty': Iranian asylum seeker faces deportation from Brisbane
Iranian woman Mojgan Shamsalipoor has been living in Brisbane for the past nine months after being released from immigration detention. But she says her future in Australia has been “destroyed” after being told she could face deportation by the end of the year.
Former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale charged with extortion
Former mayor of Ipswich Paul Pisasale is charged with extortion and two other offences after being questioned by the Crime and Corruption Commission.
Logan councillors tape mouths shut in protest against 'censorship'
Logan City councillors Darren Power and Lisa Bradley tape their mouths shut and dramatically walk out of a council meeting in protest over what they say is censorship.
Estranged husband of school teacher arrested in murder investigation
Police arrest the estranged husband of NSW school teacher Sharon Edwards, who was last seen on a night out with friends in Grafton in March 2015.
Abandoned restaurants at Brisbane's South Bank to be demolished
A set of empty restaurants along prime riverfront in Brisbane will be demolished to make way for public green space, after being abandoned since they were inundated in the 2011 floods.
World heritage reefs at risk of coral bleaching, UNESCO says
Almost 75 per cent of world heritage coral reefs, including the Great Barrier Reef, have been exposed to heat stress that causes coral bleaching in the past three years, UNESCO says.