Firefighters prevent a major emergency in Brisbane by extinguishing a blaze at a backpackers’ hostel that sparked the evacuation of around 200 people.
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Fire in Paddington destroys two Queenslander homes
An electrical fault may be behind a fire which gutted two Queenslanders in Paddington in Brisbane’s inner west early this morning.
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Long-running study of 58,000 Australian women expands to research their children
The biggest study into the health of Australian women has clocked up 20 years and is set to expand to research their children’s well-being.
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Iraqi refugee humbled by bravery medal after saving man in house fire
An Iraqi refugee says it was fate that led him to save a man from a burning Brisbane house and for him to give a second chance of life, just like he had received.
Greyhound live baiting: Former trainer Tom Noble receives suspended jail sentence
Former Queensland greyhound trainer Tom Noble is handed a three-year, wholly suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to 15 counts of animal cruelty an outcome slammed by the RSPCA.
Queensland Government block Brisbane City Council from land needed for $1.5b subway system
Brisbane City Hall says it will not let its plans for a $1.5 billion rapid transport system die despite the Queensland Government’s refusal to hand over land at Woolloongabba.
Extreme teen: Meet Australia's wall running champion Jacob Hunt
A 16-year-old Brisbane schoolboy is Australia’s wall running champion and dreams to one day run away with the circus.