A near-death experience as a child prompts acclaimed Australian artist Robert Brownhall to give away a $10,000 painting, but only if he can find the man who saved his life 47 years ago when they were both just three years old.
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Make fun of parliamentarians if you want to, but don't break the rules
To casual observers, it might seem ridiculous to face punishment for ridiculing a politician who has done something ridiculous, but it depends how it’s done.
Labour hire company accused of ripping off workers at Qld abattoir
Allegations of the company GOYX Pty Ltd ripping off workers at a south-east Queensland abattoir sparks an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman and comes amid a crackdown on labour hire companies by the State Government.
Relative charged over 22-year-old cold case killing of Queensland woman
Queensland police have made an arrest in the 22-year-old cold case shooting of Airlie Beach woman Dorothy Britton, who was allegedly murdered in her home in 1996.
Salesman banned for targeting poor with 48pc interest loans, continues to work as pawn broker
A former used car salesman fined $1.2 million for repeatedly signing up poor, Indigenous people in far north Queensland to exorbitant loans is continuing to work as a pawn broker in Cairns.
Campbell Newman's brother-in-law charged with fraud over alleged 'non-existent' investments
Police charge Sebastian ‘Seb’ Monsour, the brother-in-law of former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, as part of a long-running investigation into a $5 million investment fraud.
Asylum seeker family loses court bid to stay in Biloela
The Federal Circuit Court rejects a Tamil asylum seeker family’s appeal against deportation, a month after residents from their rural Queensland town pleaded for government intervention.
Dreamworld ride operator 'highly distressed' giving evidence at inquest
A young ride operator who was working at Dreamworld the day a malfunction killed four people is “highly distressed” after giving evidence, saying she “would have done everything I could have” to help the victims, a court hears.
Ancient Yazidis write a new history in their new Australian home
A city on Queensland’s Darling Downs sees a rise in new arrivals as an ancient people write a new history in regional Australia.
Broncos prop Lodge takes out loan to compensate victims of drunken assault
The Brisbane Broncos prop reaches a confidential settlement compensating the victims of his drunken rampage at a New York apartment building in 2015.