Described as a historic case, the Supreme Court in Brisbane grants a Toowoomba woman the right to use her dead boyfriend’s sperm to have a baby, after he took his own life in 2016.
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'Giant water battery' gets conditional approval for $500m loan
A solar farm in far north Queensland receives conditional approval for a $500 million loan to build and integrate a pumped hydro storage facility to provide “reliable energy” to the country at peak demand.
As BOM declares a 50 per cent chance of El Nino this spring, should we be worried?
Autumn was warm and dry, winter is shaping up much the same, and now there’s twice the normal likelihood that we’ll get an El Nino in spring. Should we be worried?
Dreamworld ride operator felt 'pressured' not to talk to police after tragedy: inquiry
A junior ride operator at Dreamworld tells an inquest she was instructed by a senior manager not to speak to police after the Thunder River Rapids Ride incident, in which four people were killed.
Unlawful wounding charge, Ellen Grove
Brisbane detectives have charged a man with unlawful wounding following an overnight disturbance at Ellen Grove in which a man was allegedly stabbed.
It will be alleged an altercation occurred between two men at a Doreen Crescent home around 10pm last night during which time one of the men was stabbed in the chest area.
He fled the scene driving to an address Richlands where police were called.
The 38-year-old Moorooka man was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Police arrested a 23-year-old Eight Mile Plains man at the Doreen Crescent residence. He has been denied police bail and remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Richlands Magistrates Court this morning.
Both men are known to each other.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
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The plastic bag ban starts today in some Qld stores — here's what you need to know
Supermarket giant Woolworths is banning single-use plastic bags from today ahead of a statewide ban taking effect next month. The bags take years to break down, and many end up in the environment polluting oceans, rivers and beaches.
Helicopter crash survivor to be reunited with bag after it washed up on far-flung beach months later
An American tourist who survived a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays, which killed her mother and stepfather, will be reunited with her bag after it was found by a couple three months later.
Inside Australia’s ‘powder keg’ private prison
Secret reports and insider accounts from prison officers and former inmates reveal Brisbane’s Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is overcrowded, increasingly violent and unsafe — even for the staff.
Armed robbery charges, Norman Park
Detectives have charged two people following investigations into an armed robbery in Norman Park overnight.
It will be alleged shortly after 7pm a man entered a Bennetts Road supermarket armed with a knife and demanded money from a staff member behind the counter.
The 17-year-old male employee complied and the man fled the store along Macrossen Street with a sum of cash.
The man was seen getting into a vehicle before it sped off.
No one was injured during the incident.
A short time later police were able to track the vehicle to a Morningside address where they arrested a 17-year-old boy and 18-year-old man.
The 17-year-old Carina boy has been charged with one count of armed robbery.
The 18-year-old Morningside man has been charged with one count of armed robbery also.
He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today (June 20).
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information
Casual Sales Assistant – Morayfield – City Beach Australia – Brisbane QLD
Currently we are looking for Casual Sales Assistants for our Morayfield store. We are dedicated to supporting and developing our crew members through education…From City Beach Australia – Fri, 25 May 2018 09:08:15 GMT – View all Brisbane QLD jobs