Ratepayers on the Gold Coast will be charged a $3 koala tax from July this year in an Australian-first program to buy land to protect their habitat.
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Pay before you pee policy has Maccas customers seeing red
Paying to use the bathroom is pretty common overseas, so when McDonald’s customers in south-east Queensland learned via social media they could only use the bathroom after they ordered, it was met with a mixed response.
Logan teen who set his girlfriend alight sentenced to 11 years' prison
Brae Taylor Lewis has been found guilty after he attacked 17-year-old Kyesha Finemore in a violent rage, leaving her with lifelong scarring and depression.
Floor buckles outside Brisbane Coles store prompting evacuation
A buckling floor outside a Coles supermarket in the inner-Brisbane suburb of West End prompts the partial evacuation of a shopping centre, as authorities try to determine the cause of the structural problem.
'Protecting the Brisbane backyard': Council's crackdown on townhouses and apartments
Brisbane City Council is moving to stop townhouses and apartments being built in areas for single homes, as part of a new plan under Brisbane’s Future Blueprint.
Climate change-related disaster relief is increasing demand on Defence, Senate hears
Australia’s Defence Department has spelled out clearly to a Senate enquiry that climate change is increasing demand and will create “concurrency pressures” for the Defence Force as a rise in disaster relief operations continues.
'Racist dog-whistle': Qld minister slams move to restrict free breast screening
Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles hits out at federal counterpart Greg Hunt over a move to enforce restrictions on free breast screening to only people with a Medicare card, arguing it’s “racist” and “ridiculous”.
No hint of teams on the edge: Origin's new era appreciated, but lacking heat
How State of Origin I played out may serve as a fresh start for rugby league’s showpiece event but time will tell whether this is a good thing, writes Richard Hinds.
'The size of my bum has nothing to do with you': Women's charity founder hits back at trolls
The woman behind a charity providing sanitary products to homeless women and victims of domestic violence is targeted by Facebook trolls over her appearance after she posed for a photoshoot in activewear.
Spike in Qld solar panel installations 'could lead to blackouts'
A sharp rise in the number of solar rooftop installations in Queensland is creating major challenges for the electricity grid and could cause outages if the issue is not addressed, Energy Networks Australia says.