A small hinterland town on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is pinning its hopes on a bright green and yellow toilet block that resembles “an unfinished basket” to attract more tourists.
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Did convicted murderer Derek Sam kill Celena Bridge?
Convicted killer Derek Sam is in prison for the murder of Jessica Gaudie but police are investigating whether he’s responsible for murdering two other women on the Sunshine Coast more than two decades ago — one of whom was Celena Bridge. Celena’s father speaks for the first time since his daughter’s disappearance.
Police dig for remains of woman killed then buried by husband in 2001
Forensic police are searching a site north of Brisbane for the remains of Patricia Riggs, whose husband was last month found guilty of her 2001 manslaughter.
Mother hears daughter's Gold Coast abduction through car bluetooth
A 26-year-old woman on the Gold Coast was on her phone to her mother when a stranger forced her into her car and ordered her to drive him north, police say.
Does the glitter strip need another casino?
The Queensland Government wants someone to build another casino on the Gold Coast, but not everyone’s happy about it. Anti-gambling campaigner Stephen Mayne says it would be built on “human misery”.
Wallaroos captain Liz Patu suspended for six weeks for biting
The captain of Australia’s women’s rugby team, Liz Patu, is issued with a six-week playing suspension after pleading guilty to biting in a Super W clash on Saturday.
'Do not believe in paid parental leave': Vote divides councillors in Queensland town
Two councillors at a north-west Queensland council vote against a paid parental leave policy because it is an added burden on ratepayers and they say “people could take advantage” of the policy.
Wires found strung from trees at neck height across trail bike track
A group of off-road enthusiasts find potentially deadly copper wire strung across a Gold Coast track, popular with dirt bikers and four-wheel drivers.
Humpback whale numbers boom off Qld but new risks threaten their survival
The Australian humpback whale population recovers from near-extinction only to find climate change poses a looming food shortage.
'No-one wanted Baden': Father admits to manslaughter after abandoning toddler
The father of Logan toddler Baden Bond pleads guilty to his manslaughter 12 years ago, saying he left his son at a boat ramp and did not look back. The child’s body has never been found.