Ratepayers on the Gold Coast will be charged a $3 koala tax from July this year in an Australian-first program to buy land to protect their habitat.
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Pay before you pee policy has Maccas customers seeing red
Paying to use the bathroom is pretty common overseas, so when McDonald’s customers in south-east Queensland learned via social media they could only use the bathroom after they ordered, it was met with a mixed response.
'Vicious and deliberate': Logan teen who set girlfriend alight gets 11 years' jail
Brae Taylor Lewis has been found guilty after he attacked 17-year-old Kyesha Finemore in a violent rage, leaving her with lifelong scarring and depression.
Coles supermarket evacuated as floor buckles under shoppers' feet
A buckling floor outside a Coles supermarket in the inner-Brisbane suburb of West End prompts the evacuation of a shopping centre, as engineers tried to work out the cause of the structural problem.
'Its going backwards': Crackdown on apartments and townhouses in suburbia ridiculed by experts
A Brisbane City Council plan to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes could drive up property prices and is “going backwards” in terms of urban planning, experts say.
Climate change-related disaster relief is increasing demand on Defence, Senate hears
Australia’s Defence Department has spelled out clearly to a Senate enquiry that climate change is increasing demand and will create “concurrency pressures” for the Defence Force as a rise in disaster relief operations continues.
'Racist dog-whistle': Qld minister slams move to restrict free breast screening
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles hits out at federal counterpart Greg Hunt over a move to enforce restrictions on free breast screening to only people with a Medicare card, arguing it’s “racist” and “ridiculous”.
No hint of teams on the edge: Origin's new era appreciated, but lacking heat
How State of Origin I played out may serve as a fresh start for rugby league’s showpiece event but time will tell whether this is a good thing, writes Richard Hinds.
'The size of my bum has nothing to do with you': Women's charity founder hits back at trolls
The woman behind a charity providing sanitary products to homeless women and victims of domestic violence is targeted by Facebook trolls over her appearance after she posed for a photoshoot in activewear.
Spike in solar panel installations 'could lead to blackouts'
A sharp rise in the number of solar rooftop installations in Queensland is creating major challenges for the electricity grid and could cause outages if the issue is not addressed, Energy Networks Australia says.