A Queensland company starts work on rebuilding the engines of the nation’s battle tanks for the first time on home soil, saving the Australian Army a significant amount of time and money.
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Brisbane Basket Brigade gear up to give back to the needy this Christmas
More than 1,600 baskets of food and gifts will be delivered anonymously to needy households throughout south-east Queensland this Christmas.
Mason's law: Grandparents weep as new child protection laws pass Queensland Parliament
The grandparents fighting to change Queensland’s mandatory reporting laws for childcare workers to report suspected child abuse cases break down in tears as the bill passed through State Parliament.
Yvette D'Ath defends new organised crime laws branded backwards step by civil libertarians
Additional sentences for serious organised crime can motivate offenders to cooperate with police, Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath says.
Rob Katter pushes to split Queensland into two states
Katter’s Australian Party is pushing ahead with its call to split Queensland into two states, proposing a boundary be decided by the Queensland Redistribution Commission or another independent body.
A word in your ear: how do you spell?
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex brings you the language podcast to challenge even the best wordsmith.
Clive Palmer seeks High Court injunction to halt questioning over Queensland Nickel collapse
The former Queensland Nickel owner applies to the High Court to prevent further examination of him by liquidators over the collapse of the refinery.
Cocaine greeting cards shut down Brisbane police station
A man who went to police after finding white powder inside a greeting card he received triggered the evacuation of a Brisbane police station, after authorities feared the powder – later discovered to be cocaine – was anthrax.
West End development call-in won't significantly change plan, Greens councillor says
Community worries Deputy Premier Jackie Trad will not make significant changes to a controversial $800 million Brisbane development despite seizing planning control from the Council.
Witness to Wayne Dover's fatal bashing 'intimidated' by friends of accused, court told
A witness to a fatal bashing on the Sunshine Coast tells a Brisbane court she has been “intimidated” by friends of the men on trial for manslaughter.