A four-wheel-driving adventure on Fraser Island ends in bruised egos and a hefty recovery bill after a Range Rover rolls on the beach and falls victim to the rising tide.
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Ipswich Council to be sacked as Mayor stands down amid fraud charges
The entire Ipswich City Council will be sacked and administrators appointed, the Local Government Minister announces, as Andrew Antoniolli confirms he will stand down as Mayor after being charged with fraud by Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission.
How far south did crocodiles once live?
Crocodiles have been reported as far south as Angourie in northern New South Wales, but did they ever inhabit the region?
'Sack the council': Minister urged to act after second Ipswich mayor charged
Queensland’s Local Government Minister Stirling Hinchliffe is under growing pressure to dissolve Ipswich City Council, with the Opposition saying he is clearly empowered to act and must do so for the good of Ipswich.
Asthma sufferer asks commuters to ease up on perfumes and deodorants
The perfume or deodorant you sprayed on before the trip into work today could be wrecking havoc on the person setting next to you. One asthma sufferer is now asking women to “please think of others” and hold back on using “very strong perfumes” to prevent future flare ups.
Ipswich Mayor Andrew Antoniolli charged with fraud
Ipswich Mayor Andrew Antoniolli could be expelled from the Labor Party after Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission charged him with seven counts of fraud over the alleged misuse of council money.
Australian farmland values lift 7pc nationally
Long-term growth in median farmland values points to a healthy demand for Australian agriculture assets, according to a Rural Bank report.
New Acland coal mine expansion back on the table after court rejects ruling
More than 60 landholders fighting the New Acland coal mine on Queensland’s Darling Downs are dealt a blow as the Supreme Court rejects a Land Court decision that a proposed expansion would be too great a risk to groundwater.
Police union 'inflaming' Palm Island race relations after calling riot payout 'slap in the face'
The Queensland Police Union is labelled “inflammatory” and unhelpful to race relations on Palm Island after it says officers, rather than Indigenous residents, are owed an apology after a record $30 million class action settlement was reached over a racist police response to riots in 2004.
'Cult' leader given patient's entire medical history by doctor
A doctor who endorsed the controversial Universal Medicine group and secretly shared a patient’s medical history with its leader stands down from his role representing the Australian Medical Association.



