A beautiful mansion — built by Sir Alexander Downer — became home to a cult decades later. Details of the group known as the “Ideal Human Environment” movement have been revealed during a District Court trial.
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What's a Luthier? Guitar maker is reclaiming the 'dying craft'
In a skinny shop-space on one of Mount Isa’s main streets, a luthier is helping to reinvent the dying craft of guitar-making.
'Unscrupulous, well-rehearsed' 4WD scam ripping off tourists, Qld Parliament told
A Gold Coast businessman is accused of ripping off tourists in “a relentless, systemic and well-rehearsed fraud”, the Queensland Parliament is told.
Dreamworld reputation 'irretrievable' after inquiry evidence
Analysts say Dreamworld will never recover from evidence heard on day one of a coronial inquest into the deaths of four on a family ride at Dreamworld.
'Maybe I'm just surrounding myself with black people': Artist's communal approach to creation
In his first major solo exhibition, Queensland-born artist Tony Albert’s connection to community is front and centre.
Adani plans to protect desert springs are worthless, water experts say
Adani’s proposed protections for some of the world’s last unspoiled desert oases near its proposed coal mine in Queensland won’t work at all and are “all about protecting Adani from prosecution”, according to the authors of two reports.
Death of 6yo reignites debate over rules and testing for elderly drivers
Are older drivers really more dangerous? What can you do if you’re concerned about a loved one behind the wheel? The death of a young girl in Queensland on the weekend raises questions about elderly drivers.
Are older drivers really more dangerous? The answer may surprise you
Are older drivers really more dangerous? What can you do if you’re concerned about a loved one behind the wheel? The death of a young girl in Queensland on the weekend raises questions about elderly drivers.
Mexican stand-off over phrase 'Taco Tuesday' ignites debate over trademark rules
A restaurant chain enforcing its claims to a common phrase prompts questions over whether companies should be able to trademark sayings that include days of the week.
Dreamworld ride broke down twice in hours before fatal accident, inquest told
Dreamworld’s Thunder River Rapids had already broken down twice the day a raft flipped on the ride, killing four people, a coronial inquest on the Gold Coast is told.