Residents in Brisbane and other urban areas of Queensland are second only to Sydney when it comes to housing stress, new research shows, with one in 10 households spending more than 30 per cent of their income on rent or mortgage repayments.
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'It's on': Magpies zero in on unsuspecting residents as swooping season begins
Gold Coast cyclists are being swooped by magpies who are already building their nests ahead of breeding season.
Plane crash survivor thanks paramedics who were shocked to find him alive
Danny Fowler walked away from this plane wreck, to the amazement of paramedics who expected to find him dead. A month later, Mr Fowler met up with them to say thanks.
Queensland man jailed for 17 years over terror plot
Agim Kruezi, 25, is sentenced to 17 years’ jail after prosecutors said he was planning a terror attack when he was found with a gun, bomb-making materials and an Islamic State flag.
Commuters frustrated by lack of park-and-ride spaces, fuelling safety fears
Concerns persist over the availability of park-and-ride spaces near train stations throughout south-east Queensland and the flow-on effects for commuter safety.
Cameras to study Brisbane CBD jaywalkers after recent accidents
Illegal jaywalkers to be under video surveillance in Brisbane’s CBD under a new plan to improve pedestrian safety in the wake of recent incidents where people have been injured or killed in traffic accidents at intersections.
'The lights are flashing red' as growing numbers of families face bankruptcy
More than 32,000 Australians declared bankruptcy during the 2018 financial year, with households in resource-dependent WA and Queensland doing it particularly tough — and outer suburbs with young families making up most of the 10 worst hit.
'They think it's a private hospital': Name change on the cards for Brisbane's Lady Cilento
The Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane could soon be renamed the Queensland Children’s Hospital, the Queensland Health Minister says, amid confusion among parents about the public facility.
Your speedo can be affected by your tyres, so tread carefully
If you’ve had new tyres fitted to your vehicle recently, it may pay to have the accuracy of your speedometer checked.
Queensland's budget estimates ran like a 'protection racket', expert says
Former Labor speaker John Mickel calls for an overhaul to Queensland’s estimates hearings process and says the current generation of politicians are unaware how it should work after the constant use of standing orders against questions last week.