Dad’s meeting with accused driver

THE father of a boy, 9, who was killed by an out-of-control car while looking at Christmas lights has had an emotional meeting with the accused driver. Picture: via Twitter

Sally Faulkner’s heartbreaking new photo

CHRISTMAS was hard enough for Sally Faulkner without two of her children by her side. Now a photo she found on the internet has only made things worse.

Deadly stingers moving south

SWIMMERS are being urged to take extra care in waters off Queensland amid warnings the deadly irukandji jellyfish is moving further south.

Aussies turn up heat with early wickets

MITCHELL Starc and Josh Hazlewood have raised Aussie hopes of pulling off a stunning MCG victory against Pakistan with key breakthroughs. LIVE COVERAGE.

Cigarette DNA led to rape arrest

A MAN accused of the “degrading, violent” rape of a woman in a Brisbane alleyway more than five years ago was linked to the scene by DNA from a cigarette and the victim’s underpants, a court has heard. WARNING: Graphic content

Missing man ‘tourist who can’t swim’

UPDATE: The search for a missing man at one of the Gold Coast Hinterland’s most popular waterholes is continuing as it emerges he is a visitor from Asia who can’t swim.

QR has bad culture, says Trad

ACTING Premier Jackie Trad has backed the resignation of Queensland Rail’s chief operating officer Kevin Wright and says the organisation has a “bad culture”.

Cocaine suspect’s playboy lifestyle

DETAILS have emerged of the flashy lifestyle of one of the accused members of a cocaine smuggling ring, including helicopter rides, a bikini model girlfriend and a white Rolls-Royce.

Former People’s Palace snapped up

A LANDMARK budget hotel that was originally developed by the Salvation Army as The People’s Palace has sold for $2.725 million.

Why would he make up such a crazy story?

IT HAD all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster, and this southeast Queensland bank robbery story was so bizarre a jury thought it just might be true.