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After more than 50 attacks in a year, stores now close earlier in Akita, mail delivery has stopped in some places, and children no longer walk to school alone.
Japan’s going on a bear hunt. It’s hoping to catch a big one
After more than 50 attacks in a year, stores now close earlier in Akita. Mail delivery has stopped in some places. And children no longer walk alone to school.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Last year, 27 drug samples showed up at pill-testing services at schoolies. This year, drug takers will have to chance it.
Pill-testing has been banned from schoolies. Here’s what teens really think about it
Last year, 27 drug samples showed up at pill-testing services at schoolies. This year, drug takers will have to chance it.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
For electrician Hayley Campbell, the journey to diagnosis was long and expensive. But change is coming for other Queenslanders struggling with the disorder.
Qld GPs will soon be able to diagnose and treat ADHD. Is that a good thing?
For electrician Hayley Campbell, the journey to diagnosis was long and expensive. But change is coming for other Queenslanders struggling with the disorder.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Almost three years on from Rachel McCrow’s murder – in what has since been described as Australia’s first religiously motivated terror attack, at a remote property at Wieambilla – her father still wears the keepsake around his neck.
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Three years after her death, Rachel’s father is waiting for closure
Still wearing her police badge around his neck, Rachel McCrow’s father has watched from afar as every harrowing detail of her death has been uncovered.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent resurrecting a suburban playground on Brisbane’s north side that was destroyed by arsonists 18 months ago.
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Playground destroyed by kids reopens – with new security cameras
Eighteen months after the popular playground was set alight, police confirmed that six children had been arrested for vandalism.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A Brisbane road has been declared the sixth-coolest street in the world by a global hospitality magazine, one of just two Australian streets to make the list.
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‘Bit of a reach’: Surprising Brisbane street named one of the coolest in the world
It’s one of just two Australian streets to make the list, but locals are dubious about the honour.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Construction of a new waterfront luxury apartment building has begun in the inner-city, right next to one of Brisbane’s biggest development projects.
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Construction of waterfront apartment block begins as new renders revealed
Apartments in the building, on a block that was once part of a boatyard, will start from about $2.6 million.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A plaque depicting disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will remain in place at a Queensland museum, even as the fallen prince continues to pay the price for his connection to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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‘Ain’t spending any time on it’: Why Katter country town is keeping Prince Andrew tribute
A plaque depicting disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will remain in an outback Queensland museum, as the fallen prince continues to pay the price for his long-term connection to late sex offender J...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A new white paper has called for a fundamental shift in how Queensland’s railways are operated – and warned infrastructure for the Olympic Games must be designed and delivered with the next half-century in mind.
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Not just for 2032: Plea for a future-proof Queensland rail system
Engineers have warned infrastructure for the 2032 Olympic Games must be designed and delivered with the next half-century in mind.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Police have shot two men in separate incidents in Queensland, with one man dead and other taken to hospital in a critical condition.
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Two men shot by Queensland police in separate incidents, one dead
One man was allegedly threatening a woman with his knife when he was shot by an officer while the other was said to be walking around with a knife.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The teenage girl killed in a late-night alleged hit-and-run north of Brisbane has been remembered by her family as a gentle soul who cared deeply about those around her.
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Charges laid after teen girl killed in alleged hit-and-run
Olivia’s family said their much-loved daughter and sister was taken far too soon – only a month from her 18th birthday.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A mother of five with no criminal history who was prosecuted harshly by the Australian Tax Office has spoken for the first time about the torment she has suffered.
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‘Dark corners’: Business owner reveals torment of tax office’s seven-year pursuit
A mother of five has spoken for the first time after being prosecuted harshly by the ATO for seven years.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Opinion: A new leader won’t fix a party that has forgotten what it stands for.
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A new Liberal leader won’t work. The problem is the horse, not the jockey
If the Liberal Party doesn’t reflect the country it wishes to lead, it will become a regional grievance party rather than a national governing force.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
At least two teenage criminals visited theme parks on the Gold Coast on a taxpayer-funded trip while undergoing rehabilitation.
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Teen criminals visit Gold Coast theme parks on taxpayer-funded holiday
Two Victorian teenagers convicted of serious crimes took a trip to the Gold Coast while undergoing a corrections order funded by the NDIS.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM