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Category: ABC Brisbane News
Police hide cameras in trees to capture alleged syndicate burying drugs in bushland
Detectives use cameras hidden in trees to film members of a network allegedly burying drugs on properties on Brisbane’s outskirts and with link to the Comanchero bikie gang.
'Faceless coward': Stalking victims confront Lincoln Lewis catfish in court
The victims of an online stalker say their lives have been ruined by the woman, who posed as a Home and Away star to trick them into fake relationships before taunting them with threats.
'Self-serving and contrived': Magistrate finds former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli guilty
A Magistrate finds former Ipswich mayor Andrew Antoniolli guilty of using council money to buy items at charity auctions over a 12-year period, labelling his testimony “largely self-serving and significantly contrived”.
Authorities find body of pilot in plane wreckage off South Stradbroke Island
Authorities are working to retrieve the body of pilot Marcel van Hattem from the wreckage of his Yak 52 airplane, which was located off South Stradbroke Island on the Gold Coast this afternoon.
Meet the men behind plans to build a new water storage near Darwin
A private company has unveiled its plans to build a major off-stream dam in the Northern Territory — so who is NT Water Pty Ltd?
'They missed the occasion': Sleepless nights ahead for Blues coach Fittler after Origin loss
Blues coach Brad Fittler admits he has “more sleepless nights” ahead as his tactics and key players come under question after Queensland’s win in the State of Origin opener at Lang Park.
Gloomy outlook for sugar dampens start of crushing season
Industry figures say unstable weather, a lack of infrastructure investment and poor international prices are hampering sugar sector confidence as mills open for crushing.
Queensland Budget to include $62m to reduce high suicide rate
Last year, more than 800 people in Queensland took their own lives, a shocking statistic the State Government is hoping to address by devoting $62 million in next week’s state Budget to suicide prevention.
Bingil Bay couple who died in fiery crash leave two children behind
Gemma Cosgrave and Steven Arthur, from the north Queensland beach town of Bingil Bay, are named as the couple who died in a fiery crash at Cardwell, while their baby was rescued from the wreckage.