Melissa Grant
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Drugs in QLD post: Police seize Carfentanyl, which can kill in one touch
A DRUG considered a potential chemical weapon and terrorist threat has been detected in Queensland, sparking an urgent warning from authorities. The synthetic drug, carfentanyl, was intercepted by border force officers at a Brisbane mail centre and is about 10,000 times as potent as morphine. → Read More
Sharon Roneberg remembers daughter’s death as she joins road safety campaign
SHARON Roneberg will never forget the moment she realised she’d lost her daughter as she drove along a Queensland highway. → Read More
Queensland cabbies to be paid out for Uber change
THE Queensland government will spend $100 million to legally usher in ride-sharing services like Uber, including a “hardship fund” for disadvantaged taxi drivers. → Read More
Teenager charged with manslaughter over death of mason Lee will seek bail
A QUEENSLAND mother charged with the manslaughter of her 21-month-old son has been denied bail. → Read More
Brisbane girl Kyhesha-Lee Joughin died a painful death, and man who knew she was unwell and did nothing has walked free from jail
A MAN has walked free from court after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a young girl who died living in squalid conditions north of Brisbane three years ago. → Read More
Pregnant woman concerned about risk of Zika virus
A HEAVILY pregnant woman faces a nervous wait after a fly-in, fly-out worker diagnosed with Zika stayed at the hotel next door to her Queensland home. → Read More
Great Australian Spelling Bee gives way to Brain Bee in Queensland
THERE’S plenty of buzz about The Great Australian Spelling Bee, and now a “brainier” competition has come to Queensland. → Read More
Federal MP Bob Katter may ditch Akubra hat
AUSTRALIA’S famous Kat in the Hat may soon be no more. → Read More
Breakup apps, pee break advice: Even Facebook says we need digital detox
BREAK-UP apps and software that tells you whether you’re right to take a “pee break” at the movies are proof society needs a “digital detox”, Facebook’s former marketing chief says. → Read More
Even Facebook says we need a digital detox
BREAK-UP apps and software that tells you whether you’re right to take a “pee break” at the movies are proof society needs a “digital detox”, Facebook’s former marketing chief says. → Read More
Five dogs dead after visiting beach near Yeppoon, sparking urgent inquiry
WARNING signs have been erected on a central Queensland beach linked to the poisoning deaths of at least five dogs. → Read More
Call for wheelchair belts on buses after Toowoomba accident
THE Queensland Government is facing calls to make wheelchair restraints compulsory on public transport after a pensioner was thrown out of a moving bus in the state’s south. → Read More
Brisbane, Fast, First: Lucky escape after car flips, narrowly avoids wiping out vehicle in southeast Queensland... and other news
Everything can change in a split second. → Read More
Brisbane, Fast, First: Gold Coast loo with an insane view ... and other news
IS this Australia’s scariest toilet? → Read More
Brisbane Fast and First: Gold Coast mum shocked to find shards of glass in baby food and the latest news — March 26
A QUEENSLAND mum has expressed her horror at discovering two shards of glass in a jar of baby food. → Read More
Brisbane Fast and First: Queensland police officer’s car stolen, set on fire and the latest news — March 24
A ROOKIE home security error led to a Queensland police officer’s car being stolen and set alight. → Read More
Brisbane Fast and First: Specially encryped ‘Blackphone’ evades phone taps by police and the latest news — March 23
AUTHORITIES are worried they are being outsmarted by a new hi-tech phone that is increasingly being used by criminals. → Read More
Brisbane Fast and First: Family’s dream home on the Gold Coast becomes $2m nightmare and the latest news - March 19
IMAGINE building your dream home and then discovering it should never have been constructed. → Read More
Brisbane Fast and First: Severe thunderstorms to roll through southeast and the latest news - March 18
UPDATE: GREY skies remain but the thunderstorm threat has eased in southeast Queensalnd. → Read More
Brisbane, Fast, First: Car with no driver crashes on the Gold Coast in motorist fail and the latest breaking news - March 16
UNBELIEVABLE footage has emerged of a failed attempt to move a broken down car on a Gold Coast road. → Read More