Facebook takes down a fake Sir David Attenborough post encouraging people to feed a teaspoon of sugar water to help struggling bees.
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Queen Street Mall gunman in custody over fatal stabbing
A man who shut down Brisbane’s CBD after threatening police with a gun in 2013 is now in custody over the stabbing death of a man north of the city on Thursday.
Man brings Herbie the Love Bug back to life
Chris Ball has been crazy about Herbie the Love Bug since he was three, and now has spent $20,000 creating a replica Herbie.
Man wanted over child sex offences may be armed
Police say a northern New South Wales man wanted for child sex offences may have travelled to north Queensland, and are warning members of the public not to approach him.
Insurance scammers kept calling our ABC office, so we answered and recorded it
The ABC office in Longreach was being bombarded with calls offering compensation over a car crash, so one of our journalists recorded the conversation to help you identify and avoid a “claim farmer”.
'I will shoot you in the head' former One Nation advisor told rape victim, court hears
Sean David Black told a woman he is accused of raping that he knew “all the politicians” and police, and would “shoot her in the head”, a court hears.
Petition calls for mandatory lock feature to stop drivers using mobile phones
A man whose friend is a paraplegic after being struck by a driver distracted by her phone petitions Apple and Google to make phones automatically disable when they are in a vehicle.
Search for killer after man stabbed to death north of Brisbane
A manhunt is underway after a man was found with fatal stab wounds and injuries to his face on a residential street at Murrumba Downs, north of Brisbane.
Cherry-Evans myths put to bed after Origin win, Maroons coach Walters says
Queensland coach Kevin Walters says all the rumours about Daly Cherry-Evans can finally be put to bed after inspiring the Maroons’ State of Origin III win.
Inside Brisbane's 'house of the dead', the city's most unwanted neighbour
No-one wanted to live near the old Brisbane morgue, and for good reason. Over 100 years it had plenty of homes, moved on by everything from floods to the smell. Curious Brisbane investigates the history of the city’s “house of the dead”.