A 16-year-old girl is pulled off a footpath into bushes and assaulted in a brazen attack by a man at Chermside West on Wednesday afternoon, but the teenager fought back — struggling free and kicking the attacker before running away.
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Patterson, Richardson to debut for Australia against Sri Lanka at the Gabba
Australia introduces Kurtis Patterson and Jhye Richardson to the Test arena against Sri Lanka, but young gun Will Pucovski will have to wait for a chance to debut.
Red Heart Campaign denies harassing Battered Wife fish and chip shop owner
An anti-domestic violence campaign group denies allegations it reported The Battered Wife fish and chip shop to authorities or encouraged anyone to harass the beleaguered Innisfail business in far north Queensland.
'Stings you in the butt': Queensland hot weather record broken in scorching west
A new state record for the most consecutive days over 45 degrees Celsius is broken in Queensland, with sweltering temperatures in Birdsville in the state’s far south-west over 10 days.
Removing Gold Coast light installation like changing a Picasso, artist says
The New York based artist who designed a controversial $2 million Gold Coast artwork that cannot be read by drivers, says the installation was never meant to be a sign and council’s idea to remove it is “crazy”.
Clive Palmer loses bid to have criminal charges dropped
Clive Palmer says the charges, brought against him by ASIC, are “doomed to fail” and are an attempt to make him ineligible from running in the upcoming federal election, but the Supreme Court has denied his bid to have the charges dropped.
Gold Coast bikie boss faces court after allegedly bashing friend
The president of the Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Gang is granted bail on the Gold Coast after he was filmed on CCTV allegedly bashing someone has has known for more than 20 years.
Court grants controversial cattle genome patent sending chill through industry
A patent application has been granted which Meat and Livestock Australia fears will have a chilling effect on genomic research in Australia’s cattle industries.
Government accused of doing 'bugger all' to shore up Australia's fuel security
A former high-ranking Air Force officer says the Federal Government is “playing a game” by using the country’s low fuel reserves as an argument to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
'Incredibly terrifying': Brisbane River potentially home to thousands of bull sharks
Rumours of fishermen catching metre-long bull sharks in the Brisbane River often swirl around the city, and while the sharks have ideal conditions to thrive, population estimates vary wildly.