Cotton-ball clouds and spectacular holes in the sky over Brisbane have some people thinking aliens have arrived, but forecasters say the real cause is much closer to home.
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Vintage caravan comeback connects holidaymakers
The vintage caravan movement takes holidaymakers on a trip down memory lane and strengthens their social interactions.
Native bees could hide an answer to the world's plastic problem
There’s a buzz among researchers across the Tasman as they recruit native Australian bees to fight the war on waste by helping create a new bioplastic.
'Miraculous' feather transplant saves injured tawny frogmouth
A Brisbane vet surgically implants feathers into a badly injured wild bird found tangled in a barbed wire fence, saving it from certain death in what has been described as a “miraculous” rescue.
Prison attack caught on video amid rising tensions in overcrowded jails
In the past four years the number of assaults in Queensland prisons has risen dramatically, amid a sharp growth in prisoner populations that has left all high security facilities with too many inmates.
Rugby 'safer than horse riding', doctor urges parents not to give up on sport
Sports doctor Mark Rafe says most ball sports are relatively safe, that equestrian activities are far worse for spinal injuries, and sport is a critical element of a healthy lifestyle.
Farmers speak out against starving stock drought stereotype
Farmers are concerned the media is focusing too heavily on drought disaster stories that are damaging the reputation of Australia’s livestock industry.
Instructor 'may have opened chute too early', causing skydiving deaths
The deaths of three skydivers in far north Queensland last year could have been caused in a mid-air collision resulting from a jump instructor opening his parachute prematurely, a coroner hears.
Old family portrait returns home after being rescued from the tip
An old family photo found in a Queensland tip shop has finally been reunited with relatives after a social media appeal.
Accused killer pleads guilty to manslaughter of Korean student Eunji Ban
A man who fatally bashed Korean student Eunji Ban in a Brisbane park pleads not guilty to murder, but admits to manslaughter, a Supreme Court hearing is told.