Boxer Manny Pacquiao will return to Brisbane this year for a rematch with world title holder Jeff Horn, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk confirms.
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'The defibrillator wasn't working': Speedway criticised after fatal crash
The first responders to a fatal speedway crash say Queensland Raceway had broken first aid equipment, ran out of fire extinguishers and were too slow to respond.
Titans sack coach Neil Henry
The ongoing crisis at the Gold Coast Titans has led to the club sacking Neil Henry as coach.
Waste industry biggest donor to Ipswich mayor-elect
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Join the drive to save lives over a coffee with a cop, Kangaroo Point
In order to promote Queensland Road Safety Week, Dutton Park Police would like to invite you come have a ‘Coffee with a Cop’.
Queensland Road Safety Week encourages the community to get involved, speak up for road safety and to join the drive to save lives. The week is about bringing the community together to make a real difference and to make our roads safer. Too many people die on Queensland roads, and the effects can be devastating.
Please come along to our ‘Coffee with a Cop’ event where you will get the chance to discuss road safety with your local police.
Where:
The Cliffs Cafe, 29 River Terrace, Kangaroo Point
When:
Friday, August 25
Time:
9am to 11am
For more information on Queensland Road Safety Week visit jointhedrive.qld.gov.au/road-safety-week.
Queensland avocado harvest tipped to be early and long
Early indications are pointing to an extended Queensland avocado season next year, with fruit already appearing on trees in the far north.
Gabba curator retires after 33 years keeping the pitch perfect
After more than three decades tending to one of Queensland’s most hallowed sports grounds, where he followed in his father’s footsteps as curator, Kevin Mitchell is calling stumps.
Burglary with violence, Balmoral
Detectives are investigating after two men broke into a home in Balmoral early this morning.
Just after midnight, two men forced entry into the home on Riding Road by smashing a glass window with a hammer.
A male occupant confronted the two men, but they grabbed the baseball bat he was holding and used it to assault him.
One of the men ransacked nearby rooms, and the pair fled outside with cash, watches and other personal items as well as the spare key to the home occupants’ car.
The men got into the car, but were unable to start it.
The male resident attempted to stop them from stealing the car, however was assaulted by the men again before they fled on foot down the street towards Victoria Street.
The first man is described as Caucasian in appearance, around 175 centimetres tall with short blonde hair.
The second man is described as around 180 centimetres tall with
Why having an only child can be good for everyone
Parents of only children by choice are sometimes seen as “selfish” for not giving their son or daughter a sibling, or are told they’re “putting all their eggs in one basket”. But that’s despite evidence suggesting it’s a lifestyle choice that benefits the whole family.
'I thought I was a strong guy': AFP commander goes public with PTSD battle
AFP Commander Grant Edwards could lead airport security for the G20 and pull a 189-tonne plane with his bare hands, but he was to discover brute strength only counts for so much.