A 46-year-old man is charged over a physical altercation with a Brisbane City Council bus driver, with CCTV footage released by the police appearing to show the pair in a fight.
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Queensland police crack down on oyster thieves
Forget the stock squad and stolen cattle, it seems thieves have their sights set on oysters and police are cracking down on culprits throughout south-east Queensland.
Government's welfare drug test plan 'will increase crime'
Nearly 1,000 doctors, nurses and health care workers pen an open letter to MPs warning the Federal Government’s plan to drug test people will not work, and could increase crime.
Not just for sushi: The push to farm seaweed off Queensland
The Sunshine State has “ideal” conditions to be the first in Australia to get into the multi-billion-dollar seaweed business, researcher says.
Man who savaged ex-girlfriend in 'vicious and cowardly' attack with machete gets 10 years' jail
A judge commends the bravery of bystanders who intervened to save the life of a woman being attacked with a machete by her former partner in Brisbane’s west.
Churches offer sanctuary to asylum seekers affected by welfare crackdown
Australia’s Christian churches offer sanctuary to 100 asylum seekers caught up in a Government welfare crackdown affecting those who were originally transported to Australia for medical treatment.
Racist place names in Queensland to be wiped off maps
Indigenous activists say they are surprised it took so long rename 10 localities in Queensland’s north containing the N-word, after community concerns were raised about a place called N*****s Bounce.
Search for stolen street library has a happy ending
A family in Brisbane uses word of mouth and social media to help find their beloved street library.
Up to 900 workers at SE Queensland abattoir and factory to lose jobs: union
Up to 900 people will lose their jobs in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, with the closure of an abattoir and a chicken processing factory, a union says, having a massive impact on their lives in the lead-up to Christmas.
Anti-anxiety drugs like Valium 'used in half of non-fatal overdoses'
Anti-anxiety drugs like Xanax and Valium were used in half of all non-fatal drug overdoses in Queensland, a new study finds, with drug users injecting the benzodiazepines in their search for a high.