An early morning flight with most of Queensland’s top police and emergency services leaders aboard makes an emergency return to Brisbane when the jet suddenly plunges from the sky, with reports of loud banging and the smell of smoke.
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Friend describes how drugs consumed Jonathan Crabtree's life
A friend of Jonathan Crabtree speaks of how his mate’s dependency on prescription drugs began to consume his life, eventually resulting in him robbing a Gold Coast pharmacy at knifepoint.
'It's un-Australian': Man poses as Guide Dog rep to steal from charity
A man posing as a Guide Dogs Queensland representative steals one of the charity’s collection dogs from a Gold Coast supermarket in broad daylight.
Locked-out coal miners vow to continue 6-month picket
Mine workers affected by what’s believed to be the longest lockout in Australian industrial relations history say they’re willing to spend another six months on the picket line after rejecting a third offer from Glencore.
Johnathan Thurston backs calls for conversation on changing Australia Day date
We need have a “chat” about the date and be more informed on why some Indigenous people do not feel included on Australia Day, says Australian of the Year finalist Johnathan Thurston.
Murder-accused mother 'claimed children had autism, cancer'
Accused murderer Maree Crabtree, who is alleged to have forced prescription medications on her children causing two of them to die, would tell people her daughters had autism and cancer, an ex-girlfriend of her son Jonathan Crabtree says.
Murder-accused mother claimed daughter 'had autism'
Accused murderer Maree Crabtree, who is alleged to have forced prescription medications on her children causing two of them to die, would tell people her daughter had autism, an ex-girlfriend of her son Jonathan Crabtree says.
'I love you very much, please change your bathroom habits'
A Brisbane man’s cheeky letter to his wife about her bad bathroom habits raises questions about what’s right and what’s wrong when it comes to sharing space in the most “intimate room in the house”.
The lone police officer who trusted his gut and put an ex-cop away for murder
Local police ruled Lainie Coldwell’s death a freak accident, but for Sergeant Gerry Thornton, it didn’t seem right. So he investigated the death on his own time.
Severe heatwave conditions forecast over long weekend
Large parts of south-east Australia face severe heatwave conditions over the long weekend, with extreme conditions expected for northern Tasmania.