Domestic violence in the LGBTI community is under-reported, and there needs to be more appropriate and targeted support services for gay victims, Queensland activists and police say.
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Daughter to face murder trial after mother bludgeoned to death
A young woman accused of murdering her mother with a wooden stake is ordered to stand trial, with police claiming the weapon was found in her bedroom in Brisbane.
Queensland para athletes join world's most watched winter sport
It’s the most popular winter Paralympic sport. Now Australia is trying to start its very own sledge hockey league.
Five deaths at Townsville nursing home prompt sackings
The suspicious deaths of five residents of Carinity Fairfield Grange aged care facility in Townsville prompts the sacking of three nurses. All three, and a doctor who directed them, have been reported to the Health Ombudsman.
'It was worse than Debbie': Wild storms, high winds cuts power in northern Queensland
Hail, high wind and driving rain lashes northern Queensland, causing property damage in Moranbah and blacking out properties north to the fringe of Cairns and west to Hughenden, with more wild weather on the way.
How to make friends and keep them once your childhood is over
School is over and your friends have all gone their separate ways. Don’t despair, there are ways to build new friendships throughout your adult life. Just be prepared to step out of your comfort zone.
Half a million dollars on organic soap — what else is the Govt spending your money on?
“Confusion” and “incomplete records” mean the public is not able to get a full picture of what contracts the Queensland Government is spending taxpayers’ money on, a new investigation finds.
Queensland's LNP wants quick resolution to Barnaby Joyce saga
Queensland’s Liberal National Party boss says the ongoing speculation around Barnaby Joyce needs to be “resolved quickly” when the Deputy Prime Minister returns to work next week, as the WA Nationals pull their support.
Anti-Adani doco screening axed for safety reasons, not politics, council says
Townsville City Council has dismissed environmentalists’ claims that the screening of a documentary on the Stop Adani protest movement was cancelled for political reasons, insisting public safety concerns were the real concern.
Builder lured victims into $2m investment scam, police allege
Police lay charges against a Gold Coast man, with detectives alleging he was the mastermind behind a cold calling scam that saw mum and dad investors buy into properties that were often never built.