Almost two decades after an investigation revealed failures in Queensland’s youth detention system, several of those issues still remain, a damning report has revealed.
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Pair injured when boat overturns in Moreton Bay with 11 onboard
A boat reportedly carrying 11 people has flipped in Moreton Bay, injuring two people expected to be airlifted back to shore.
Elderly church friends die on fishing trip
A regular trip out on the water has turned to tragedy for two elderly fishing buddies on the central Queensland coast.
Brisbane sculpture's hidden message about 94 massacres
A ring of tall lotus and columns of ash have likely caught the eye of thousands of Brisbane pedestrians but many might not realise they represent the massacres of tens of thousands of people.
Conservationists slam Qld shark cull program 'out of the '60s'
The introduction of 173 new drumlines would threaten endangered species off the north Queensland coast, conservation campaigners say.
Walkley Award winning photographer captures innocence of children lost in war
One photo shows a boy in Yemen, waiting for brain surgery to have shrapnel from a small cluster bomb removed from his brain. In another photograph a boy in occupied Palestine stands in what remains of his bombed bedroom.
Toowoomba dad who built Batmobile for son's formal will become the hero sick kids need right now
Craig Blackburn said after seeing children’s excitement at Gold Coast Supanova, he hopes to use the Batmobile for much more than his son’s formal.
Queensland electorate of Cleveland should be renamed Oodgeroo, people argue
Plans to rename a south-east Queensland electorate in honour of Indigenous activist and trailblazer Oodgeroo Noonuccal have been met with praise.
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Thousands line the streets for Brisbane's 2017 Anzac Day march
It began with the roar of two RAAF F/A-18Fs flying overhead and the familiar chimes of Brisbane’s City Hall clock tower.