Besides having heart worm, the five-year-old bull Arab cross is in fairly good health after an attack that saw him punched repeatedly, RSPCA Queensland says.
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New Matildas coach Milicic excited about job, unconcerned about previous turmoil
Ante Milicic faces the media to name his first squad for the Cup of Nations, saying he is unconcerned about the turmoil that came before his appointment.
Cyclone Oma looking less likely to make landfall: BOM
The category-two system continues to move towards the southern Queensland coast but while forecasters are warning of dangerous surf and gale-force winds, they say the chance of it crossing the coast is decreasing.
Silicosis death dust audit reveals 'major epidemic worse than asbestos'
An audit of Queensland’s manufacturing stone industry reveals 98 workers contracted the potentially deadly lung disease silicosis — 15 of those terminal — with more than 550 workplace breaches in what health experts are calling a major epidemic.
Oma is not the first cyclone to threaten Brisbane
Both the 1974 and 1893 floods of Brisbane were the result of cyclones and many more have made their way this far south. Here are just a few of the cyclones that have caused chaos in the past.
Cyclone Oma could be on the way, here's what you need to know
We’re being warned Severe Tropical Cyclone Oma is an “unknown quantity” and could still cross the southern Queensland coast next week. Here’s what we know so far.
Queensland mine shut down after grader driver dies in underground collision
The accident, at Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine, saw the grader smash into a personnel carrier on an access road near the surface. Ten other workers were injured, with four airlifted to hospital.
Mother jailed over manslaughter of toddler Mason Lee
Queensland mother Anne Maree Lee is sentenced to nine years in jail after pleading guilty to child cruelty and the manslaughter of her toddler Mason Jet Lee, however she will be eligible for parole in July this year.
Former Qld union boss claims sexual encounter was consensual
Former CFMEU Queensland boss David Hanna tells a Brisbane court that a woman who claims he raped her hours after they met was a consenting participant throughout their sexual encounter.
Dogs on your commute? Residents split over whether to let pets on public transport
The RSPCA is calling for dogs to be allowed on all forms of public transport throughout Queensland, but not everyone is keen to see canine commuters.