Brisbane’s last video rental store is preparing to close its doors after almost 40 years in business. Leading Edge Video in Birkdale announced on Facebook earlier this month it was closing down on Friday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Brisbane’s last video rental set to close. Stream local 7NEWS free on 7plus “It’s with a combination … Read more
A woman has been served a notice to appear in court over a crash that seriously injured Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon. South Brisbane MP MacMahon remains in hospital after the two-car collision at a busy Brisbane intersection on February 12. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Moment Queensland MP is seriously injured in crash Stream your … Read more
Two teenage boys have been given detention orders after retired Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three family members were stabbed in a violent home invasion. The youths faced Brisbane Children’s Court on Thursday for sentencing after pleading guilty to seven charges relating to offences committed when they were aged 13 and 15, including intentionally causing … Read more
A Queensland man accused of vandalising multiple Woolworths stores has been ordered not to go within 50m of the supermarket. Travis Matthew Profke, 40, was last month charged with wilful damage over allegations he graffitied southeast Queensland stores with messages appearing denigrate the company’s decision not to sell Australian Day merchandise. He appeared in Brisbane … Read more
A Queensland man who took a voluntary assisted dying substance intended for someone else was found dead at home by his adult daughter, an inquest has heard. “I thought he was asleep in the chair. I put my arms around him. He was cold,” the woman said. The Coroner’s Court in Brisbane on Tuesday opened … Read more
A Brisbane boy accused of being a serial burglar who posts footage of his alleged car-stealing exploits on social media has been slapped with 75 charges. The 16-year-old, from Durack in the city’s outer west, was arrested last week before being accused of “numerous break and enters and stolen vehicles across the greater Brisbane region”, … Read more
A Brisbane cottage vandalised by previous tenants is set to be auctioned next weekend. The one-bedroom home is located at 14 Haylock St in Wynnum, a coastal suburb in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, and is described as a “hidden gem” in the listing. The steel-framed cottage was renovated and completely rebuilt four years ago, and is … Read more
The widow of a young father-of-three who died after a shift building Brisbane’s Cross River Rail has claimed his death “could have been prevented”. However, the authority delivering the mammoth infrastructure project maintains no findings have been made to back up claims by the family and a union that he died of heat stress. Subcontractor … Read more
Queensland Greens MP Amy MacMahon is in serious condition in hospital after a two-car collision at a busy Brisbane intersection. The crash occurred about 6.30pm on Monday when MacMahon’s Toyota Prius was struck by a Hyundai i30 at the intersection of Baines St and Main St in Kangaroo Point. Emergency responders transported 37-year-old MacMahon to … Read more
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed home invasion that resulted in Wallabies star Toutai Kefu and three members of his family being stabbed. The youth faced Brisbane Children’s Court on Wednesday for arraignment on seven charges committed when he was aged 13, including a home burglary and car theft … Read more
