Pro-choice advocates have thrown their support behind proposed changes to Queensland’s abortion laws, saying it will give women in regional and remote areas better access to services.
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Man pleads guilty to pregnant partner's axe murder
A man who violently attacked the mother of his unborn child with an axe on Queensland’s Gold Coast in 2015 pleads guilty to murder days before his trial, telling the court he is “sorry”.
Rising tide strands plane … and the bus that came to its rescue
When a bus driver saw a plane bogged on this Fraser Island beach, he tried to help tow it out. But that’s how he got into a sticky situation.
Why narrow streets are the way of the future
Narrow streets are commonplace in city centres throughout Australia; now urban planners are paving the way for skinny roads in the suburbs.
$180k 'wasted' on flights for youth detainees, LNP says
The State Government has spent $180,000 on flights for youth detainees in north Queensland in the six months to May, a “waste of taxpayer money” the State Opposition says it will question in budget estimates today.
'Victims don't get justice': Rape reports rise in Qld as clearance rate falls
The latest Queensland police statistics show rape reports rising sharply over the past six years. The situation is so dire Leona Berrie from the Sexual Assault Network wants a government inquiry.
Malaysia Airlines flight emergency caused by plastic covers left on gauges
Four plastic covers that keep wasps out of vital gauges were mistakenly left in place when a plane departed from Brisbane in what appears to be a pre-flight inspection failure.
Woman accused of partner's murder 'dismembered his body', lawyer admits
A defence lawyer tells the Supreme Court in Brisbane his client Lindy Williams admits to cutting up her partner George Gerbic’s body with an electric saw, but that does not mean she is responsible for his murder.
Baby deaths in Dutch Viagra trial halt Queensland study
A Queensland study using Sildenafil, a drug commonly known under the brand name Viagra, on pregnant women, is temporarily halted after 11 babies die in another study using the same drug in the Netherlands.
Baby deaths in Dutch Viagra generic drug trial halt Queensland study
A Queensland study using Sildenafil, a drug commonly known under the brand name Viagra, on pregnant women, is temporarily halted after 11 babies die in another study using the same drug in the Netherlands.