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Three men have been arrested in relation to the roadside shooting death of a father-of-two on the Gold Coast more than a decade ago.Omega Ruston was shot in the stomach on the side of the Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads on Australia…

Bluey’s iconic Heeler family home has been listed on Airbnb - and is available to one lucky family for just $10 a night.The colourful home - which is nestled on a quiet, tree-lined street in Brisbane - is inspired by the hit Australian…

There has been “irreparable” damage done to students of a Queensland religious school after a principal pursued a “private agenda of stigmatising a vulnerable minority” by marginalising gay and transgender children.That’s the damning…

The struggles shared by an aspiring Olympic skiier just months before her death have been revealed.Brittany George took her own life In January, after she shared her mental health struggles on a podcast back in October last year.The…

Queensland authorities say they are disappointed by the slow uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine by schoolchildren ahead of the return to classrooms next week.Older people who haven’t received their booster have also been identified as a concern…

The grieving mother of Queensland’s youngest COVID-19 victim has spoken out, desperate for her daughter to be remembered as “the most beautiful, sweet girl” and not just a statistic.Ruby Isla Boston, five, died just two weeks after testing…

A child aged under 10 is among 16 new COVID-related deaths reported in Queensland.The child had a very serious and rare underlying medical condition, the state’s Chief Health Officer John Gerrard told reporters on Wednesday.Watch the video…

Queenslanders have been urged to limit their power use after a near-record demand in heat-wave conditions led to blackouts.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Tuesday warned that the power grid may struggle to cope with demand, set to peak in…

Former judge and corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald has been appointed to head a royal commission-style inquiry into Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission.Mr Fitzgerald, who led a landmark 1989 inquiry into state government…

Details of Queensland’s back to school plan have been released just over a week before classes return, as the state records 13 virus deaths and 8580 new cases.Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says with the new term to begin on February 7,…