They’re creeping into lounge rooms across northern Australia — tiny house guests, who fight loudly and often, before disappearing into the cracks. Now they’re slowly marching southward.
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Commonwealth Games organisers accused of shunting local artists into obscurity
Indigenous artists on the Gold Coast say they have been threatened with hefty fines if they hand out fliers promoting their works to Commonwealth Games spectators, and their culture is being exploited by second-rate souvenirs.
Palmer seeking $1.8 billion in damages from Queensland Nickel liquidators
Clive Palmer is chasing $1.8 billion in damages from the Federal Government-appointed liquidators of his Townsville nickel refinery, arguing it never needed to close its doors.
Sex shop owner jailed over deadly synthetic cannabis ring
The mastermind behind a synthetic drug ring that used Queensland adult shops as a front is jailed for six years, after a police investigation into two deaths and dozens of hospitalisations.
Man spends 20 hours hiding in tree from crocodiles in creek
A man who spent more than 20 hours lost in crocodile-infested Cairns mangroves sought refuge in a tree overnight to avoid contact with any hungry reptiles. Thankfully for him the only thing biting were the sandflies.
Smokers more likely to develop common skin cancer: research
Smokers are two-and-a-half times more likely to develop a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) than non-smokers, regardless of how long they’ve smoked, scientists from the Brisbane-based QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute find.
Meet the taxi driver returning to his ballet roots
A Brisbane taxi driver who once trained with the Russian Ballet Company shows up at a unique community dance workshop.
'I like to amass wealth and keep it', Clive Palmer tells court
Clive Palmer is again questioned over the affairs of his failed mining company Queensland Nickel in the Federal Court in Brisbane, and tells the hearing he is a collector who likes to put something away for a rainy day.
Chiropractor trades two-decade career for firefighting
At age 42, Kate Oliver was sick of “being stuck in a room all day” as a chiropractor and has swapped the career for that of a newly-graduated Queensland firefighter.
Apartment life redefining the 'village' it takes to raise a child
For many Australian families, moving up instead of out can have advantages, for parents as well as children, according to a group of likeminded apartment-dwelling Brisbane families who have built a local community.