A man has been shot by police after allegedly fatally stabbing another man at a property in central Queensland. Officers were called to a home on Running Creek Rd in Kilkivan, near Gympie, on Friday afternoon after reports of a “disturbance” and located a man with fatal stab wounds. TheContinue Reading
Victims of one of Australia’s worst recorded flood disasters were “coerced”, “gaslit”, and “ghosted” by insurance companies after losing their homes and belongings, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. Financial counsellors gave evidence at one of the first public hearings held to investigate the devastating impacts of the 2022 NSW andContinue Reading
A woman who was swept into a stormwater drain and drowned in a tragic Boxing Day incident has been identified as a beloved mother and avid adventurer. Tanya Hehir, 46, was on a running trail when she stopped to explore a popular stormwater drain known as the “Love Tunnel” nearContinue Reading
Heartbreaking footage has captured the “sad reality” of people sleeping rough after tents at a park in Brisbane’s CBD were inundated by wild storms. Heavy rains and blistering winds killed 10 people across Queensland and Victoria over the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays, including a nine-year-old girl in Brisbane. AlmostContinue Reading
A popular destination for the classic meat pie has been sold to a major food and beverage group for $10 million. Retail Food Group (RFG) has acquired the iconic Queensland pie maker Beefy’s Pies. With stores in Gympie, Brisbane and on the Sunshine Coast, Beefy’s Famous Aussie Pies is anContinue Reading
A man is in hospital in a critical condition after an alleged assault outside a bar in regional Queensland. The brutal assault allegedly happened about 2am outside a licensed premise on Mary Street in the town of Gympie, located 176km north of Brisbane. Emergency services rushed to the scene asContinue Reading
A Queensland pilot and passenger involved in a dramatic light plane crash landing have miraculously walked away from the wreckage, after the plane cartwheeled across a property and collided with a tree. Just after 9am on Sunday, emergency services including a RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter, were called to a privateContinue Reading
A woman accused of plotting the murder of her ex-partner by having him fed to a woodchipper has entered its final stages, with a prosecutor describing how the woman “made a choice” between “the money and the man”. Sharon Graham is on trial at Brisbane Supreme Court charged with theContinue Reading
A woman accused of orchestrating the plot to have her ex-partner fed to an industrial woodchipper was recorded chastising two other men for their stories “not telling the same”, a jury has been told. Sharon Graham is on trial at Brisbane Supreme Court charged with the murder of Bruce SaundersContinue Reading
More than 20 people have died in car crashes across the country over the holiday weekend despite pleas by police for motorists to slow down. Six of the country’s eight states and territories reported road fatalities over the Labour Day weekend, with the most recorded in Queensland. As many asContinue Reading