Floods force bridge closures | Elderly man sentenced to jail over wife's death | Experts pick Ashes squads

Emergency alert for Charters Towers, bridges closed

An Emergency Alert flood message has been issued for residents in the Charters Towers area, with the Burdekin River at Sellheim likely to reach 19m tonight, Macrossan Bridge will be closed f...

Elderly man gets jail term for crash that killed his wife

An elderly driver whose wife died days after she was horrifically injured in a crash he caused was today sentenced to prison over the ordeal.

Shock bolters sneak into experts’ Ashes squads

With the international schedule officially wrapped up, attention turns to the year ahead — including a massive Ashes campaign. Inside, the finest cricket brains in the land name their squa...

Flatmates in music festival drug ring

A young Brisbane barmaid and her flatmate, who peddled hundreds of ecstasy pills to their friends to take to festivals and nightclubs, have walked free from court after they were warned over...

Margot Robbie’s bro rocks DJs launch

Stars have joined DJ models Victoria Lee, Jessica Gomes, Gemma Ward and Cameron Robbie — Aka Margot Robbie’s brother — at the store’s launch.

Paedophile cut off tracker to return to jail

A paedophile who previously said sex with children was a ‘cultural thing’ will be released from custody next week, despite cutting off his GPS tracker because he found it stressful being...

Court: 18-year lie over wife’s disappearance

A man on trial for murdering his wife, who has admitted burying her dead body, maintained a lie about her disappearance for almost 18 years, a jury has been told.

‘He’s lying’: Mayor blasted over road figures

Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has been accused of misleading a council meeting about the value of the Kingsford Smith Drive contingency figure for the second time.

Meet Brisbane Convention Centre’s new chef

He was crowned Queensland Ambassador Chef for four years and ran one of the state’s most applauded fine diners, but David Pugh is about to take on his biggest challenge yet.

New CEO issues battle plan, declares there's 'no skeletons'

Ipswich's new CEO, who has already rebuilt a council once raided by an anti-corruption commission, issued his plans for the city.