Denis Cherry is Australia’s oldest amateur boxer, and despite sorely feeling the pain of arthritis, he trains six days a week. The 72-year-old is getting ready for a bout to raise money to help a seven-year-old boy with cerebral palsy.
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Mystery buyer gifts 'Australia' signs from Expo '88 to local museum
An anonymous buyer spends $5,000 on two rusted “Australia” signs from Expo ’88 and donates them to a local museum.
Farm refuge for disabled animals on the brink of closure
Dozens of disabled animals provided sanctuary at a farm in south-east Queensland could be without a home as developers are set to move in by the end of the week.
'There will be a tragedy': South Stradbroke locals worried bushfire will wipe them out
Residents on South Stradbroke Island are worried poor vegetation management has left them vulnerable to a bushfire that would threaten all 70 houses in their community.
Cyclone Linda downgraded, but Queenslanders still bracing for wild winds and surf
The Bureau of Meteorology downgrades Tropical Cyclone Linda to a subtropical low, but the system is still set to make its presence known along the southern Queensland coast.
Christmas Day crash driver had 74 demerits points and 20 speeding fines
Mark Veneris had a “terrible” driving record but was still allowed behind the wheel. On Christmas Day, he was allegedly under the influence of drugs and alcohol when he was involved in a crash that claimed the lives of Makayla Tritton and her mother Karin.
Queensland transport department email accounts hacked
According to details obtained by the ABC under a Right to Information request, overseas hackers breached the Queensland Transport Department’s cyber security network in December, before attempting to steal information from other government staff members.
Cotton candy grapes that taste like fairy floss hit Australian supermarkets
It’s every kid’s dream — healthy food that tastes like lollies. Now Australian grape growers are cashing in on a US fruit frenzy, with grapes specially bred to taste just like fairy floss.
Queensland trounces Victoria in bid for $5 billion Army deal
Ipswich, west of Brisbane, has won the race to build hundreds of Boxer CRV light armoured vehicles as part of the largest purchase in the Australian Army’s history.
Tropical Cyclone Linda forms, heads towards Queensland coast
A tropical low moving towards Queensland’s south-east develops into a category one tropical cyclone, which is expected to generate large waves, dangerous surf conditions and higher tides.