A former drug addict who “played the victim” to get pharmacies to prescribe medication joins calls for the Queensland Government to set up a real-time monitoring system to prevent doctor shopping.
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Business lobby calls for Logan Mayor to stand down amid corruption allegations
Logan’s chamber of commerce is calling for under-fire Mayor Luke Smith to stand down for the council, south of Brisbane, while the corruption watchdog investigates allegations he received a boat from a Chinese developer.
Logan Mayor charged with corruption for allegedly receiving luxury boat
The ABC can reveal Queensland’s corruption watchdog charged Logan Mayor Luke Smith with corruption for allegedly receiving a luxury power boat from a Chinese developer who donated thousands of dollars to his election campaign fund.
Brisbane unit owners 'shattered' motorway upgrade to leave them staring at 'Berlin Wall'
A group of unit owners say they have been let down by the Queensland Government after discovering their homes will be just metres from the Pacific Motorway when a major upgrade is complete.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Nora drenches far north Queensland
Residents in far north Queensland brace for more heavy rainfall in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Nora, with emergency services crews receiving more than 100 callouts for help during flash flooding in the Cairns and Port Douglas region.
Bribie Island beach deaths an 'accident', Queensland police say
Police are now treating the deaths of two people found on a beach at Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, as an accident, and no longer believe the circumstances are suspicious.
Five things we learned from round one of the AFL
Round one is over, and what do we know? Goals are down, GWS is scary and the Cats and Hawks’ midfields are coming along nicely.
Funeral home identifies man and two children killed in Kingaroy house fire
The 42-year-old man, two-year-old boy and 11-month-old baby died as another child was plucked from the flames of the family home in the Queensland town of Kingaroy.
Police identify one of two people whose bodies washed up on Queensland beach
A woman found dead on a remote Bribie Island beach north of Brisbane is yet to be identified but police confirm her male companion was from the Sunshine Coast.
Meet Nola, world number three … in the over-80s women's tennis
Nola Collins has battled liver cancer for the past seven years, but it hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of the world’s best tennis players in her age division.