“Well-drilled” thieves steal almost $300,000 worth of cigarettes from high-profile Gold Coast businessman Travers ‘the Candyman’ Beynon.
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New housing developments up to 10 degrees hotter: study
Newer suburbs established without trees and green corridors experience hotter temperatures, a study finds.
Snake catcher rattled by near-miss attack from eastern brown on Queensland property
A south-east Queensland snake catcher experiences an incredibly close call while removing two eastern browns from a rural home, as paramedics brace for a rise in snake bites as the weather warms up.
Conversations: Tim Winton
Tim Winton shares stories of firearms, the sea, and twists of fate on Conversations with Richard Fidler.
Deaf Queensland woman Gaye Lyons loses High Court bid to become juror
Legal experts call for the Jury Act to be changed after a Queensland woman lost her High Court bid to become Australia’s first deaf juror.
Brisbane Lions turn to Tasmanian talent to turn around fortunes
The Brisbane Lions are looking to two Tasmanians to help turn around their fortunes and ascend from the depths of the AFL ladder.
'The Lionheart' Alex Leapai to return to boxing just months after announcing retirement
Logan heavyweight boxer Alex ‘The Lionheart’ Leapai announces he will make a comeback to the sport, just eight months after stepping away from the ring.
Eagle Farm construction deaths: Investigations continue into how concrete panel crushed two men
Workplace Health and Safety officers will return to Brisbane’s Eagle Farm racecourse this morning to continue investigations into the deaths of two workers fatally crushed by a falling nine tonne slab of concrete.
Eagle Farm construction deaths: Two men fatally crushed in concrete panel collapse
Two workers are crushed to death by a concrete panel that collapsed at a construction site at Eagle Farm Racecourse in the northern Brisbane suburb of Ascot.
Brisbane Lions receive AFL draft priority pick, currently number 19, after 17th-placed finish
The AFL hands Brisbane a lifeline in the form of a priority pick in this year’s draft after another dismal season.