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Concerns over entire Queensland criminal justice system after scathing prisons report
The use of excessive force, overcrowding and inappropriate relationships inside Queensland’s prison system has put it at risk of “significant corruption”, according to a report from the state’s corruption watchdog.
Man jailed for life after murdering woman who declined arranged marriage
A man who stabbed a woman to death in a Brisbane hotel room in 2014 after meeting her through an arranged marriage website is sentenced to life in prison.
'If it wasn't the ute, then it's a trailer': Outback town rallies to get own ambulance
Scott Shorten takes patients to meet the flying doctor in the back of his ute. Thanks to the help of strangers hundreds of kilometres away, his small community will soon have its own ambulance.
This country town's population has declined by 40 per cent
In the wake up two back-to-back droughts locals in Cunnamulla are concerned about keeping its people in the district to help rebuild when it eventually rains again — but not everyone is leaving.
Adani aims to quash traditional owner challengers
Mining firm Adani is urging the Federal Court to throw out a legal challenge to its Queensland coal mine by five traditional owners, telling the court they have no money to pay costs if the court decision goes against them.
Reunited 21 years after forced adoption, Judy spends Christmas with both her mums
A Queensland woman who was torn away from her mother at birth under the forced adoption laws of the 1960s now spends the holidays with both her families.
Keeping the traditional Queenslander house standing tall
The traditional Queenslander home is an iconic piece of architectural design, but debate is building about the best ways to protect them as Brisbane grows.
Ashes stolen during cemetery break-in, families appeal for their safe return
The mother of Andrew Alford (pictured), whose ashes were stolen during an early-morning break-in at a crematorium west of Brisbane, makes an emotional plea for the safe return of her son’s remains.
Aboriginal rangers lead new carp netting program on the Murray Darling
With the Federal Government’s carp eradication program on hold, Aboriginal rangers are leading a new netting project removing thousands of the invasive fish.