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Teenager critically injured in three-car crash
A teenager has been critically injured in a three-car crash on the Darling Downs, which led to the closure of a highway for a short time in both directions west of Brisbane.
Dressing with dignity: Retired Army sergeant designs fashionable hospital gowns
A 65-year-old retired Army sergeant creates a fashion start-up in the hope of giving hospital patients back their dignity.
Couple with Down syndrome fights for parenting dream
Michael Cox and Taylor Anderton, a young Queensland couple with Down syndrome, say they are ready for babies and marriage, despite the pleas from their concerned parents, who doubt their children are emotionally and physically ready.
MSF Sugar's Paul Heagney says growers will soon be able to lock in forward pricing for 2017 season with QSL
Opera singer Matt Hirst records album for charity while battling brain cancer
Ayoung Brisbane opera singerhas recorded an album for charity while battling one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.
Severe thunderstorm blows roof off home, cuts power to 10,000 properties around Brisbane
A Rochedale South house loses its roof and a building in Kelvin Grove is damaged by a severe thunderstorm and accompanying strong winds, which also left up to 10,000 properties without power at its peak.
Opera singer records album for charity while battling brain cancer
When opera singer Matt Hirst was diagnosed with brain cancer he decided to record an album to raise money for brain cancer research.
Ethical dilemma over right of intellectually disabled people to have children
Doctors are warning of ethical complexities if a couple with Down syndrome seek assisted reproductive technology. A Queensland couple, Michael Cox and Taylor Anderton, are planning to start a family, but the couple’s parents fear they lack the skills to raise children. Disability advocates argue that they should have the same rights as others in the community.
Ipswich man waiting for payment eight years after land resumed for motorway upgrade
An Ipswich landholder lodges a $4 million compensation claim with Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads saying he has not been compensated for part of his property which was resumed in 2008 to build a major road project.