Destanee Aiava wraps up a breakthrough three-set victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands to move through to the Brisbane International’s second round.
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Police release video of dangerously overloaded ute packed 'like sardines'
Queensland police release vision of 12 young people piling out of a 4WD ute as officers pull the car over in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Sydney Sixers hand Brisbane Heat their first loss of the Big Bash at the Gabba
Opener Dan Hughes inspires the Sydney Sixers’ three wicket Big Bash League win at a sold out Gabba on Tuesday night, snapping Brisbane Heat’s unbeaten season start.
Pill testing at music festivals needed after rave overdose, doctors say
Drug experts renew calls for pill-testing facilities at music festivals after the death of a man from an unknown substance at a New Year’s Eve rave in southern Queensland.
Man bitten by carpet python after waking to find it across his neck
An elderly Brisbane man gets a rude awakening with a bite from a “cold, slithering” carpet python he found across his neck as he slept early this morning.
Teen dies from 'choking game', prompting warnings for parents
The accidental death of a 13-year-old Brisbane boy in a “choking game” sparks warnings for parents to talk to their children about the recurring online trend.
Queensland Rail: Brisbane train driver overtime blows-outs to nearly 19,000 hours
Overtime worked by Queensland Rail’s train drivers has increased 119 per cent to 18,837 hours in October 2016, Transport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says.
Nick Kyrgios one of the nicest guys in tennis: tour veteran Mischa Zverev
The player who benefited from Nick Kyrgios’ Shanghai tanking meltdown urges fans to forgive and forget because tennis’ polarising ‘bad boy’ is actually one of the nicest guys on the ATP Tour.
A prawn disease known as white spot has spread to another Queensland farm
Baby hospitalised after using Cancer Council Peppa Pig 50+ sunscreen, mother says
A Queensland mother says a Cancer Council children’s sunscreen gave her baby a “horrible rash” which saw him hospitalised for two nights.