A senior ride operator at Dreamworld tells an inquest into the deaths of four people at the Gold Coast theme park it was “impossible” to manage all of the responsibilities required of him while loading a new raft, with 36 checks required in less than a minute.
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Queensland's plastic bag ban starts today — here's what you need to know
Supermarket giant Woolworths is banning single-use plastic bags from today ahead of a statewide ban taking effect next month. The bags take years to break down, and many end up in the environment polluting oceans, rivers and beaches.
Helicopter crash survivor's belongings wash up on Qld beach months later, 1,000km away
An American tourist who survived a helicopter crash in the Whitsundays, which killed her mother and stepfather, will be reunited with her bag after it was found by a couple three months later.
'Fight clubs' and inmates 'shooting up on the landings' in notorious private prison
Secret reports and insider accounts from prison officers and former inmates reveal Brisbane’s Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is overcrowded, increasingly violent and unsafe — even for the staff.
$1b resort-style island development gets Qld Minister's nod despite council rejection
The Queensland Planning Minister overturns a central Queensland council’s decision to reject an island development off Gladstone, even though the council says it’s too big and not needed.
$1b resort-style island development gets Qld Minister's nod despite council rejection
The state’s Planning Minister overturns a central Queensland council’s decision to reject an island development off Gladstone, even though the council says it’s too big and not needed.
Dreamworld operator pushed stop 'two or three times' before fatal collision
A senior ride operator at Dreamworld tells an inquiry he pushed a stop button “two or three times” without effect before two rafts collided on the Thunder River Rapids ride, killing four people.
Dreamworld operator on 'her first day' when four people died on rapids ride
One of the two operators managing the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld was trained on the morning of the day four people were killed, a court hears.
Older drivers 'doctor shopping' to keep their licences, GP says
Older drivers desperate to hold onto their licences are going “doctor shopping” to find a GP who will sign off on them staying behind the wheel, a Queensland GP says.
'Phones and roads are deadly': RACQ wants pedestrians on mobiles fined
The RACQ says pedestrian deaths in Queensland are rising sharply because too many people cross the road while staring at their mobile phones. The motoring lobby group wants offenders fined like jay walkers.