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E-scooter rider dies in crash with e-skateboard
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (412+ words) July 16, 2026 — 8:23am One man has died at the scene of a crash between two e-mobility devices on Wednesday night, with another suffering serious injuries. An e-scooter and electric skateboard collided about 7pm in Urangan, a suburb of Hervey Bay, about 300 kilometres north…...
Urgent welfare checks for callers caught in Triple Zero failure
1+ week, 31+ min ago (278+ words) July 9, 2026 — 9:08am Queensland police are conducting urgent welfare checks on more than a dozen people whose emergency calls failed during Wednesday’s nationwide telecommunications outage, as a second fault hits the network. Police said 17 people had attempted to call Triple Zero during…...
Queensland premier unveils new crime policy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (29+ words) Brisbane Times Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has unveiled a major new crime policy. Updated July 5, 2026 — 6:42pm,first published 6:38pm...
Brown ices field goal for Knights
1+ week, 3+ day ago (40+ words) Brisbane Times Dylan Brown kicks a field goal with minutes left on the clock to give the Knights a crucial win over the Dolphins. Updated July 5, 2026 — 6:06pm,first published 6:03pm...
‘Bye Felicia’: Dramatic meeting as two members voted off Mardi Gras board
1+ week, 4+ day ago (791+ words) Updated July 4, 2026 — 7:04pm,first published 4:14pm A fight for control of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has resulted in a fiery extraordinary general meeting, which booted two directors off the board. Tensions flared inside Harold Holt Community Centre on Saturday morning…...
Seven device downloads handed over in Crystal Beale murder case
1+ week, 5+ day ago (294+ words) July 3, 2026 — 11:42am Police have handed over large downloads from seven devices to prosecutors in the case of a man accused of killing Queensland mother Crystal Beale before dumping her body in the Brisbane River. The mother of two, 49, was last seen…...
Hero neighbours pulled survivors from deadly Gold Coast house fire
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (49+ words) Brisbane Times Two men have been hailed as heroes after they helped two people escape a deadly house fire during a suspected arson attack on a Gold Coast home. Updated July 1, 2026 — 4:49pm,first published 4:47pm...
‘Number 10 North’: PM-in-waiting vows major power shift out of London
2+ week, 2+ day ago (965+ words) Updated June 30, 2026 — 7:00am,first published 5:53am London: Labour MP Andy Burnham has promised a “10-year mission” to raise living standards if he becomes Britain’s prime minister within weeks, declaring he wants to rebuild industry and revive the regions by giving more power…...
‘You guys are Canadian heroes’: Stoppage time goal puts Canada into last 16
2+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) June 29, 2026 — 8:16am Inglewood, California: Stephen Eustaquio scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Canada beat South Africa 1-0 on Sunday (Monday, AEST) for its first knockout match victory at a World Cup. A tense match at SoFi Stadium appeared…...
The sports you want to see at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics
2+ week, 6+ day ago (689+ words) June 26, 2026 — 5:01am Brisbane 2032 powerbrokers have been urged to think about more than money when deciding which sports to feature in the Games, as exclusive polling reveals what Queenslanders would choose. Almost one-third of people polled for this masthead’s Resolve Political Monitor…...