The AFL has increasingly accepted sponsorships from the gambling industry, fighting off accusations of hypocrisy along the way. Now, with one player suspended for placing bets, and other players reportedly with gambling problems, does it need to change its approach?
Category: ABC Brisbane News
Women's State of Origin clash a far cry from days gone by
Gone are the days of “chook raffles” or paying their own way to games, as the Queensland women’s State of Origin team laces up to take the crown from NSW in tonight’s second clash at North Sydney.
State of Origin II in Perth set to live up to blockbuster billing
It’s Perth’s first taste of what is a truly national phenomenon, and State of Origin II promises not to disappoint fans in the west with all its traditional storylines, writes Richard Hinds.
Brisbane teacher jailed for indecently touching girls in classroom
Primary school teacher Peter Matthew Malone is sentenced to four years in jail for touching four girls under their skirts while their work was being marked in the classroom.
Laws not 'protecting our children': Loophole allows workers to smoke near childcare centre area
A mother discovers workers are allowed to smoke near the sandpit of her daughter’s childcare centre and is calling for a loophole in Queensland’s anti-smoking laws to be closed.
Police explain why Queensland officers are firing their weapons more often
Data shows officers fired their weapons twice as much in the first four months of 2019 compared with the same period in the past two years — police believe they know why.
How do you feed 10 billion people? 'Plant factories' could be the answer
Scientists are exploring taking crops out of the field and growing them in “speed breeding” warehouses to develop new varieties capable of feeding 10 billion people by 2050.
'Prime suspect' in 1990s gang rape granted bail
Two men accused of the gang rape of a woman in Brisbane more than two decades ago are granted bail after being extradited from interstate while a third suspect is remanded in custody.
Widow applies to use dead husband's sperm to give their son a sibling
The Queensland Supreme Court will decide whether to allow a widow to use her dead husband’s sperm to give her young son a sibling, as they were planning to do so before he died.
'It's devastating': Second woman says evidence destroyed in her rape case
Kelly says the way police handled the investigation into her alleged assault “has been the most devastating part of it” after she was told her rape kit was destroyed and then never existed at all.