Peter Harburg’s team claims line honours in Queensland’s premier yacht race, smashing the previous race record by nearly four hours.
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After breaking her back skydiving, Emma Carey has a new lease on life
Since she broke her back in a horrific skydiving accident, Emma Carey has taught herself to walk again and discovered a positive perspective on life she is determined to share with others.
'Drugs robbed me': Luke's journey from drugs, bank robbery, jail to redemption
A reformed drug addict and prisoner is walking proof that rehabilitation is possible and life can go on even when the odds are stacked against you.
RSPCA 'finds' man who threw cat at wall in social media video
RSPCA animal cruelty investigators say they have tracked down a man believed to be responsible for throwing a cat over a fence and into a wall, after a video of the act was widely shared on social media this week.
Cyclonic surf closes beaches across Gold and Sunshine Coasts
Heavy weather from ex-Tropical Cyclone Iris has prompted lifesavers to close beaches across southern Queensland.
Son keeps dad's memory afloat with yacht made from a shower, batteries and an old plane
As a fleet of 57 yachts leaves Brisbane’s Moreton Bay northward bound in the annual race to Gladstone, there is one boat among them that has sailed against the odds year after year — the handmade, family-owned Wistari.
Single origin bread wins Australia's biggest food prize
Does it matter where the wheat in your bread comes from? It does to baker Michael Klausen.
Can a morning yarn among students lead to classroom success?
An Indigenous baby boom in parts of Australia prompts some schools to tackle cultural awareness in a different way, including embracing a morning “yarning circle”, a practice used in Aboriginal cultures for generations.
RSPCA on the hunt for a man in cat-throwing video
Animal cruelty inspectors are trying to track down a man caught allegedly throwing a cat against the side of a house and then laughing about the act.
Charity watchdog acts after RSL Qld couldn't account for $400k in spending
Australia’s charity commission warns RSL Queensland over serious governance failures and an inability to meet record-keeping obligations, including not being able to account for how hundreds of thousands of dollars in charitable funds were spent.