Two Sydney men and a Queensland woman are arrested in the culmination of a year-long AFP-led investigation into an alleged plot to import more than $100 million worth of cocaine from Peru.
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No photos: The artist capturing the drama of the courtroom
Court sketcher Sharon Gordon honed her craft during the momentous Fitzgerald Inquiry. She hears some “eye-opening stuff” as she works to bring the anguish and tension inside the courtroom to life on paper.
15pc of Indigenous Queenslanders are not registered at birth
Indigenous births are significantly under-reported in Queensland, making it harder to enrol in school or get a driver’s licence, with the ombudsman labelling the lack of action “clearly inadequate” and “improperly discriminatory”.
Historic Longreach pub gutted by 'very intense fire'
A historic outback Queensland pub in Longreach is gutted after being engulfed by flames.
How Chris and Rachel save $22,000 every year as full-time house sitters
Chris and Rachel Bragg don’t have a home to call their own, and they couldn’t be happier. They’ve traded life as renters to become full-time house sitters, and they’re saving big bucks in the process.
Court orders Brisbane towing operator to hand over sensitive police data
After the ABC revealed tow.com.au CEO Dominic Holland’s plan to sell sensitive personal data, an urgent Supreme Court hearing orders him to surrender all information supplied by Queensland police.
Airborne ute lands on three cars while exiting highway
A ute exiting a highway north of Brisbane lands on three cars, trapping two women, after hitting a median strip, becoming airborne and plunging from the off-ramp.
Psychiatrist referred to watchdog over murder victim details in new book
Former Queensland Health psychiatrist Donald Grant is being referred to the state’s corruption watchdog and the health ombudsman over his use of confidential murder victim information in his newly published book.
What you can do when you're cut off from your grandchildren
When Anne was told by her own daughter that she could no longer see her grandchildren, it broke her heart. Mediation’s failed so far, but there are other options for people in a similar situation. Here’s what the law says you can do about it.
Regional Queensland consumers 'squeezed' by energy market, Frecklington says
Electricity customers in regional Queensland should be able to save $300 a year through retail competition, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says as she likens the Premier to the Sheriff of Nottingham.