If you’ve ever dreamt of flying through the air, dodging obstacles, whizzing around corners, and turning upside down, drone racing might be the sport for you — especially if you like the idea of doing all this with your feet firmly on the ground.
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Woman 'kidnapped, held captive and tortured for three days'
A 40-year-old woman is charged with holding a 19-year-old woman against her will and seriously assaulting her at a house south of Brisbane.
Queensland passes laws to stop retirement villages exploiting elderly residents
New legislation passed in State Parliament will stop retirement village operators from gouging elderly Queenslanders and will enforce simplified contracts, Housing Minister Mick de Brenni says.
Large hailstones, damaging winds likely in 'severe' Queensland storms
Large hailstones and strong winds are likely to hit south-east Queensland and the Darling Downs within the hour, the weather bureau warns.
Brisbane family get a shock as python grabs possum by face, hoists it into tree
A Brisbane family watched in amazement as a giant python spent half an hour with its jaws clamped around a possum’s snout as it hoisted the animal into a treetop.
Helping the forgotten women living with breast cancer
Despite the massive publicity of breast cancer awareness campaigns, there’s one group of women often overlooked — those with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, who are not expected to survive.
Wild dog gun fight: Why farmers want to keep their pistols
Farmers who have used handguns on their properties for years are angry and confused by new, tighter restrictions on their weapons.
Police execute warrant on ABC Brisbane in hunt for Cabinet document leaker
The police sought the warrant in relation to a complaint by Queensland’s Cabinet Secretary, who says Cabinet documents may have been “improperly accessed” and leaked to investigative journalists.
'Pretty much a slap on the wrist': Driver penalty for bike accident criticised
Brisbane cyclists will be “underwhelmed” at a decision not to charge the driver of a car who injured five riders at West End, Bicycle Queensland chief executive officer Ben Wilson says.
Brisbane cruise ship terminal finally gets a launch date
Work will start soon on a cruise ship terminal at Luggage Point in Brisbane, after decades of complaints from the tourism industry about substandard temporary facilities for large cruise liners.