A Brisbane bowls club is teaching teenagers the tricks of the bowling green in the hope it will keep the game alive for years to come.
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I almost couldn't go overseas, despite having a valid passport. Here's why
Just one week out from jet-setting off on the trip of a lifetime, with what she thought was a valid passport, Melanie Vujkovic discovers she needs at least six months validity to travel — cue panic.
Chemist Warehouse workers strike over alleged sexual harassment, job casualisation
Workers from Chemist Warehouse’s distribution centres go on indefinite strike over what they claim is a widespread culture of sexual harassment and labour exploitation at the company’s distribution warehouses in Melbourne and Brisbane.
Former NRL player Ben Barba hands himself in to police
Banned NRL player Ben Barba is charged with public nuisance after presenting himself to Mackay police over an alleged incident with his partner outside Townsville Casino in January.
Court declares stalking abductor a serious violent offender
Far North Queensland man Daniel Lewis Matthew Rooney stalked a woman, abducted and punched her and held her against her will for 16 hours. He’s been jailed for 12 years, but his victim says she’s scared of the day he’ll be let out.
How cracking sugar's DNA could help save the planet
Sugar has long been a source of energy for people, but now scientists believe they are close to unlocking its DNA secrets and harnessing its potential as a green fuel.
Only one airline is still flying Boeing's 737 MAX 8 in Australia
The aircraft under global scrutiny following two horrific plane crashes will no longer fly to Darwin and Cairns, after SilkAir grounded its fleet today.
Four more people facing murder charges over shooting death of Brisbane woman
More than a week after Stafford Emmerson was arrested and charged with the murder of Megan Kirley at Karawatha in February, Queensland detectives charge another three men and a woman with murder, manslaughter and attempted robbery.
State of the drought: Dams are empty and NSW is drowning in dust
As a federal election and what should be the southern wet season approach, attention is returning to the drought. So where are we at?
Former Catholic priest jailed for repeatedly taking nude photos of student
Former Brisbane Catholic priest Michael Ambrose Endicott is jailed for 18 months for repeatedly manipulating a young male student to pose naked for photographs in the 1970s and early 1980s.