Mackay
Mackay stabbing: social media rumours wasting police time
Bridie Jabour Online "rumours and innuendo" are wasting the resources of police officers desperately trying to solve the violent killing of a young Queensland woman.
Boys school tops list of highest OP results
Tony Moore Elite all-boys private school Brisbane Grammar School remains the institution with the highest percentage 1-5 OP results in the state, results released on Friday show.
League
Cowboys player dead after mystery incident
Bridie Jabour A young North Queensland Cowboys squad member is dead after a mystery incident that left him in intensive care.
Boy's tragic death serves as warning to others
Marissa Calligeros The boy suffered convulsions, severe abdominal pain and slipped in and out of consciousness.
Woman killed 150m from home
Bridie Jabour Shandee Blackburn finished her shift at a Mackay country club about midnight on Friday.
Brisbane Live: Monday, January 28
All the latest news on the wild weather hitting southeast Queensland, and more.
Heritage watchdog gets new members
Tony Moore Queensland's Heritage Council has four new members in what Environment Minister Andrew Powell describes as a "revitalisation" of Queensland's 11-person heritage watchdog.
Australia adds two skink species
Tony Moore Australia has added two more species of skink to its 420 — which is around a third of the world total.
Mill worker dies after being crushed
A 46-year-old worker has died in an accident at a Queensland sugar mill.
Thousands march against Newman budget
Staff reporters Thousands of public service workers attended a series of co-ordinated protests against the Newman government's first budget.
Hold on: survivor's message of hope to missing bushwalker's family
Nat Bromhead Emily O'Brien, who survived five days and four nights lost in the bush wearing nothing but a bikini, believes missing bushwalker will be "trying to hang on''.
'The boys are buried, get help, get help'
Bridie Jabour A father, whose son and young friend were buried alive in north Queensland last night, tried to dig both children out with his bare hands and made a frantic call for help when he uncovered an arm.
Island holidaymaker hospitalised for sunburn
Island holidaymaker flown to hospital after falling alseep while sunbaking.
Cop 'over limit' in morning breath test
Another police officer is facing a drink-driving charge after he was pulled over for a random breath test yesterday morning.
Off-duty cop charged with drink driving
Bridie Jabour A central Queensland police officer, who was allegedly two times the legal alcohol limit when he crashed a police car into a light pole today, has been issued with a notice to appear for drink...
Man who stabbed partner to death loses appeal
Christine Flatley A man who stabbed his de facto partner to death during an argument has lost an appeal against his murder conviction.
