An Aboriginal man who was facing deportation to Papua New Guinea is released from immigration detention and has his Australian visa reinstated, his lawyers say.
Category: ABC Brisbane News
Historic rape pardon for man wrongly convicted 150 years ago
It’s the real-life crime drama that struck terror into the hearts of a pioneering community — a woman raped on the banks of the Brisbane River and the subsequent trial, conviction and death of an innocent man. Now, 150 years later, the work of a tenacious crime writer leads to a pardon.
Berry sweet result for farmers with 14,000 strawberry sundae sales
Organisers laud “remarkable” support for strawberry industry after sales at the great strawberry sundae stall exceed expectations.
Australia's biggest airline to build flying school in regional Queensland
Students from around the world will learn to fly at a new multi-million-dollar pilot training centre to be built in Toowoomba on Queensland’s Darling Downs, as part of a plan by airline giant Qantas to keep up with growing global demand.
Police officer suffers critical head injuries after being struck by stolen car
A police officer is critically ill in hospital after being hit by a stolen car while laying road stingers at Booval, west of Brisbane.
Developers using unreleased Gold Coast study to push higher, architect claims
A prominent Gold Coast architect says developers are using a council study that has not been fully released to the public to push for bigger buildings.
Do 'storm birds' have the ability to predict wet weather?
Many people will swear so-called “storm birds” can predict wet weather, but is there any evidence to back up the claim?
Boy suffers horrific burns after stepping on abandoned beach campfire
A six-year-old boy is rushed to hospital after stepping on smouldering coals from an abandoned campfire covered with sand on a beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, prompting a warning from doctors.
Outback town's only general store destroyed by fire
A ferocious blaze burns down the historic general store in Ilfracombe, in central west Queensland — the only place you could buy fuel, groceries and coffee in the outback town. Locals say it’s a huge loss.
'Rugby League is a game, life is not!': James Ackerman's brother blasts Slater decision
The brother of rugby league player James Ackerman, who was killed after a high-impact shoulder charge in 2015, levels scathing criticism at the decision to clear Billy Slater, saying it “insulted” his brother.