Nick Gibbs
Qld mayor offers historic blackbirding apology
A local mayor has entered territory no state or federal politician has ventured after apologising for the blackbirding practices that helped build...
Amateur plane ‘broke up’ as it flew over Qld
An amateur-built aircraft “broke up” while flying above the Queensland outback, killing the pilot and leaving debris strewn 1.5 kilometres across the...
Body-in-box murder accused faces Qld court
A man extradited from NSW after a woman’s body was found inside a box on the balcony of a Brisbane apartment has...
Truckies flout COVID rules on Qld border
Almost 30 truck drivers have arrived at Queensland’s border from interstate hotspots without a valid pass, with a more stringent testing regime...
Palaszczuk defends plans for trip to Tokyo Olympics
Only another Queensland lockdown will stop the state’s Premier from travelling to Japan to pitch for the Olympics as tens of thousands...
Qld LNP branch chair quits over choice of ’fat-shaming’ candidate
The preselection of a man accused of fat-shaming to succeed Andrew Laming as the Nationals candidate for the Brisbane seat of Bowman...
Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’: UNESCO
Australia will contest a draft recommendation to list the Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site “in danger” after a United...
Qld budget will focus on boosting local industries for post-COVID recovery
Keeping manufacturing within Queensland’s borders will be a key part of post pandemic recovery as the state announces a billion dollar jobs...
‘Charismatic crook’ Peter Foster to surrender
‘Charismatic crook’ Peter Foster is planning to hand himself into Queensland Police and plead not guilty to all charges, his lawyer says....
‘Locked down forever’: Australia’s borders to remain closed until at least 2022
Australia’s border will stay shut until 2022 as the federal government targets COVID suppression, while the opposition says a sluggish vaccination rollout...