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Bones found under family home

THE family of Daniel O’Keeffe, who has been missing since 2011, believe remains found under the family home are his.

Lacey on second drink-driving charge

GOLD Coast identity Ken Lacey has faced court for the second time charged with drink-driving.

10km no-go zone as truck spills chemicals

A 10KM exclusion zone has been set up after a truck rollover and chemical spill closed a Queensland highway.

Apartment block cleared by fire

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QUEENSLAND NEWS

Schools to adopt external assessments

QUEENSLAND students will shift to school-based external assessments from 2019, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk confirmed today.

BUSINESS

ASX chief resigns amid Tabcorp probe

Elmer Funke Kupper, the head of the nation’s share market operator, the ASX, has resigned.

LIFESTYLE

How a bird saved a family

SHE’S the unlikely family pet who became a social media sensation. But now the full story behind Penguin the magpie and the Bloom family can be revealed.