Second anniversary of inland tsunami
The second anniversary of southeast Queensland's deadly floods has been marked with low-key events in the Lockyer Valley and Toowoomba.
View ArticleNew inquest begins into two nurses' deaths
A second inquest begins today into the death of two Sydney nurses in Queensland's Lockyer Valley nearly 40 years ago.
View ArticleNurses' inquest hears tearful witness account
A second inquest into the deaths of two Sydney nurses hears a man cleaned blood from a car at the time the women were reported missing in south-east Queensland in the 1970s.
View ArticleSecond inquest opens into nurse cold case
Another inquest has begun into the brutal murder of two Sydney nurses near Toowoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs nearly 40 years ago.
View ArticleNurses' inquest to hear more evidence
The families of two Sydney nurses murdered in southern Queensland's Lockyer Valley nearly 40 years ago are bracing for more harrowing evidence at a coronial inquest today.
View ArticleTwo women seen tied up, nurses' inquest told
A man has testified at the second inquest into the Queensland murders of two Sydney nurses that he saw two women tied up by the side of the road.
View ArticleNurses' inquest hears women tied up on roadside
A man testifies at the second inquest into the Queensland murders of two Sydney nurses that he saw two women tied up by the side of the road, at the time the pair disappeared while hitchhiking in 1974.
View Article'Persons of interest' to front nurses' inquest
Three persons of interest are due to appear at day three of a second inquest into the Queensland murders of two Sydney nurses almost 40 years ago.
View ArticleBashing women was routine, nurses' inquest told
A Queensland court is told that it was routine for several persons of interest in the murders of two Sydney nurses in the 1970s to abduct and bash women. The court also heard one of the three people...
View ArticleNurses' inquest hears suspects deny murders
A coronial inquest into the murders of two nurses near Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east has heard two men suspected of brutally murdering the pair in the mid-1970s have denied involvement.
View ArticleSuspect gives contradictory evidence at nurses' inquest
A suspect in the murders of two Sydney nurses in south-east Queensland in the 1970s has given contradictory evidence during a coronial inquest.
View ArticleNurses' inquest suspect claims faulty memory
A suspect in the 1974 murders of two Sydney nurses near Toowoomba in Queensland's south-east, has told a second coronial inquest he cannot remember details of events because he used to be a heavy drinker.
View ArticleNurses' murder inquest hears new evidence
An inquest into the murder of two women nearly 40 years ago has heard they were raped and killed by a notorious gang.
View ArticleQueensland Coroner to hand down findings into Lockyer Valley nurse murders
Queensland's State Coroner will today hand down his findings into the brutal murders of two nurses in the Lockyer Valley almost 40 years ago.
View ArticleCoroner unable to name more suspects in nurses' murder
A coroner has found that two women who were murdered west of Brisbane almost 40 years ago probably fell victim to what he called a "putrid pool of miscreants".
View ArticleQld Coroner scathing of investigation into nurses' murder
The Queensland Coroner has found that two nurses were probably abducted and killed by a gang of sadistic thugs near Toowoomba in southern Queensland almost 40 years ago, but no charges will be laid.
View ArticleAustralian pork industry in crisis
Low prices and exorbitant production costs have sent many Australian piggeries to the wall. Those remaining are in survival mode, and most growers say it has never been tougher.
View ArticleFarmers rejoice as feral rabbit numbers drop by 75pc
A combination of drought, disease and concerted eradication efforts have seen a huge drop in Queensland's feral rabbit population to their lowest levels in more than 30 years.
View ArticleThis young koala is returning to the wild after bushfires killed his mother....
Koalas rescued after last year's bushfires in southern Queensland are being returned the wild, but there's concern the land may be too damaged to sustain them.
View ArticleEmotions high as Queensland marks 10 years since 'inland tsunami' killed 36...
The deadly 2011 floods thrust cars into trees, water tanks onto roads and swept away an entire town. An "inland tsunami" formed when heavy rains fell on already soaked earth killing 36 people....
View ArticleCow Hearts: Queensland cattle are saving lives
Delicate tissue which would normally be discarded is being harvested from cows and used in the treatment of life-threatening heart conditions.
View ArticleResearchers use faecal stress testing for rescued koala joeys
Scientists will be able to find out how much stress injured koalas are already in before they enter a clinic or rehab facility.
View ArticleCommunity rallies after 5yo dies in mum's arms following Father's Day fire
Max Knight's mother begged him not to leave her as he lay dying in her arms after a fire on their Queensland property. His dad was badly injured in the blaze and remains in hospital.
View ArticleMurphy's Creek celebrates rebuilt community centre after floods
Residents of the Lockyer Valley town of Murphy's Creek thank Tasmania's Rotarians for funding their new community centre and look to return the favour by fundraising for Qld's bushfire victims.
View ArticleLaidley to get new flood warning system
A flood early warning system will be installed upstream of Laidley in southern Queensland's Lockyer Valley.
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