One of Queensland’s worst sex offenders is released into the community after the State Government loses a final bid to keep him under strict monitoring.
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Mexican drug war bites researchers' use of vampire bats' venom
Vampire bats could hold the key to treating a range of serious medical problems, but Queensland researchers cannot access the blood-eating bats because of drug wars in Mexico.
Why some parents are turning to homeschooling
The House family have made their home their children’s school — and they’re not alone. Thousands of Queensland families have turned away from state education citing stress, anxiety and bullying.
Queensland coal exports hit record high
Despite figures showing a coal-export record has been beaten, with 223 million tonnes passing through Queensland ports last year, Greens senator Larissa Waters says the coal industry is in “desperate PR overdrive”.
Alleged bus passenger attacker in police custody
A man who allegedly assaulted Brisbane bus passengers in separate attacks in December last year, leaving his victims with facial injuries, is taken into police custody.
Alleged bus passenger attacker charged with assault
A man who allegedly assaulted Brisbane bus passengers in separate attacks in December last year, leaving his victims with facial injuries, is charged with two counts of assault.
Charities inundated with unwanted good, no longer accepting donations
Some charities are resembling a dump site after being inundated with unwanted goods in the post-Christmas clean out, with Lifeline estimating half its stores around the country have stopped accepting donations.
Man charged with child cruelty after death of baby girl to fight allegations
A man facing charges, including child cruelty, following the death of a four-month-old baby at Logan last year intends to fight some of the allegations but tells the ABC it’s “none of your business” which ones.
'My boating days are over': Woman clings to catamaran for hours as man swims to get help
A woman who did not know how to swim is left distressed after clinging to the hull of a capsized vessel for hours while her companion swam through rough waters near Hervey Bay to raise the alarm.
Nike the snake not 'out of the woods', suffering anaemia after 500 ticks removed
A carpet python “saved from certain death” after being rescued from a Gold Coast pool is being treated for anaemia after having more than 500 ticks removed from its body, a wildlife hospital says.