Residents of a Sunshine Coast unit block have been trapped in their homes since early Friday afternoon as police negotiate with Zlatko Sikorsky, the man wanted in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body in a barrel.
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Mensink having 'too much fun' overseas to answer court questions, son says
The son of fugitive businessman Clive Mensink tells a Brisbane court he deliberately cut his WhatsApp link to his father, who is “having way too much fun” to return to Australia to face questioning over the Queensland Nickel collapse.
Dreamworld ride 'should not have been in service' when four killed
An engineering supervisor at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast tells a coronial inquest the Thunder River Rapids ride “should not have been in service” when it malfunctioned and killed four people.
Premier rules out helping Clive Palmer reopen Townsville nickel refinery
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Clive Palmer “will not get any money from us” after he calls on the State and Federal Governments to help reopen the beleaguered Yabulu nickel refinery.
Barrel murder fugitive deemed public safety concern after breaching parole in March
A man wanted over the discovery of a woman’s body in a barrel was ordered back to jail in March after he breached his parole and was deemed a public safety concern.
Cafe in drought-stricken Cunnamulla cooks up camel burger
An outback cafe in south-west Queensland is hoping to help diversify the livestock industry by creating a market for camel products.
Fog blankets much of south-east Queensland causing flight delays
Flights in and out of Brisbane Airport are cancelled, delayed or diverted as heavy fog settles over much of south-east Queensland.
Rehab worker blames 'ice capital' Adelaide for rise in addiction
An Alice Springs rehab worker says Adelaide is the “sleeping giant” of ice production — bigger than Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane — and is the source of central Australia’s ice epidemic.
Dirty lawn mowers, outboard motors get chop under new emissions rules
From July 1 there will be new laws restricting the types gardening equipment and outboard motors that are available in Australia.
After 119 years of debate, Queensland is expected to decriminalise abortion
The Queensland Law Reform Commission is about to hand down its report examining whether to decriminalise abortion, amid a strong push for change within the Labor State Government.