An all-party Queensland Parliament committee has recommended a new “negligent driving” charge for Queensland to add to the existing careless driving charges.
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A small block of land could undo the $944m Brisbane Metro project
Brisbane City Council has spent seven months trying to acquire a small, but critical, block of land for the Brisbane Metro, but the State Government is yet to hand it over.
Queensland's Bob Marley water spider makes international top 10 marine species list
Queensland’s very own marine spider named after reggae legend Bob Marley has made it to the worldwide top 10 list of remarkable species discovered in 2017.
Woman dies in south-east Queensland car crash
Meanwhile, a man seriously injured in a crash north-west of Brisbane late last year has died in hospital.
Down a Queensland mine and off to war like grandad
Finlay Steel followed the path of his namesake grandfather’s down a mine in Mount Isa and then in the service of his country.
Man dead after reports of stabbing at Macleay Island home
Man rushed to hospital after crushed by excavator on Gold Coast
A man has been rushed to hospital after he was crushed by an excavator while working on the Gold Coast.
Dylan Voller's Commonwealth Games protest case adjourned
Former Northern Territory youth detention detainee Dylan Voller was arrested at Carrara Stadium for allegedly attempting to storm the venue’s gates.
Rockhampton rapist to be released from jail on 10-year supervision order
A Rockhampton man who violently raped two women in acts described as “coward thuggery” will be released from jail under a 10-year supervision order.
Centre refurbishment to bring a new bar above the Queen Street Mall
A bar overlooking the Queen Street Mall could be built as part of a refurbishment of a shopping centre in Brisbane’s CBD.