A Brisbane cancer survivor says medicinal cannabis helped heal a large ulcerating tumour eating into his neck as doctors prepare to meet in Melbourne to learn more about prescribing the newly available drug.
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Lightning's Mostert earns glowing praise after Super Netball grand final win
Sunshine Coast Lightning coach Noeline Taurua describes her defensive star Karla Mostert as a “Trojan” following the crushing victory over the Giants in the inaugural Super Netball grand final.
Lightning strike down Giants in dominant Super Netball grand final win
The Sunshine Coast Lightning are the inaugural Super Netball champions after an emphatic 65-48 win over the Giants in the grand final.
Carlton, Swans and Port Adelaide claim crucial AFL wins
Carlton holds off the Gold Coast charge after Port Adelaide thumped Brisbane and the Swans came from nowhere to beat Richmond. See how it happened in our AFL ScoreCentre.
Dairy farmers' daughters highlight how $1 milk is killing industry
Three daughters of dairy farmers in Queensland’s Scenic Rim are launching a social media campaign to encourage consumers to ditch $1 supermarket milk in favour of branded products.
Brisbane landlords dropping rent, offering freebies for office tenants
Fancy a free shop fitout or six months rent free? It is a case of take your pick if you are a potential tenant looking for office space in Brisbane, as landlords battle one of the toughest commercial markets in years.
Scientists mapping sea floor find the weird, the wonderful and the waste
Scientists use new technology to plumb the dark depths of Australia’s eastern abyss for the first time, finding new sea life and also rubbish people have been dropping into the ocean for more than 200 years.
Food trail is passport to travelling the globe in one suburb
Yum cha, gyoza and simmering bowls of pho are tempting tastebuds and bringing people together in southern Brisbane.
Skin cancer trial offers some patients hope of avoiding chemotherapy
A world-first trial finds patients with a common type of skin cancer can be spared the effects of chemotherapy and treated using surgery and post-operative radiotherapy instead.
Alleged robber nabbed after police stand-off
A man wanted over an alleged robbery with violence has been taken into custody in Toogoolawah, north west of Brisbane, after a seven-hour stand-off involving police.