The Termination of Pregnancy Bill was subject to days of debate last month, requiring several amendments before it was passed on Tuesday in a ‘long overdue’ move. South Australia has become the last state to decriminalise abortion after parliament gave historic reforms the final tick...
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State’s fears over mystery COVID variant
Dozens of returned travellers due to leave on Wednesday must stay in quarantine another five days after a new COVID variant was detected. Dozens of returned travellers have been ordered to stay in hotel quarantine in Brisbane for an additional five days after two people...
Dozens to stay in hotel quarantine after new Russian strain detected
Dozens of returned travellers have been ordered to stay in hotel quarantine in Brisbane for an additional five days after two people tested positive to a new Russian variant of COVID-19. Queensland Health said two passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR898, which arrived from Doha...
South Australia passes historic bill as abortion decriminalised
South Australia has become the last state to decriminalise abortion after parliament gave historic reforms the final tick of approval on Tuesday. The Termination of Pregnancy Bill cleared the upper house this week for a second time – removing abortion from the criminal code and...
Banana crops ‘wiped out’ in cyclone
Banana growers have been dealt another blow as tropical cyclone Niran devastated crops, with staggering losses expected in some areas. Banana growers have been dealt a devastating blow which could cost $200 million after tropical cyclone Niran caught north Queenslanders off guard, wiping out entire...
Qld banana growers dealt cyclonic blow
Banana growers have been dealt a devastating blow which could cost $200 million after tropical cyclone Niran caught north Queenslanders off guard, wiping out entire crops of the fruit. While consumers are unlikely to face any shortages or price hikes, Australia’s peak body for banana...
Woman filmed with wine bottle behind wheel fronts court
A Gold Coast woman who allegedly caused a three-car pile up while more than five times over the legal alcohol limit has had her case mentioned in court. Michelle Rice fronted Southport Magistrates Court on Monday charged with one count of driving under the influence....
Tropical cyclone develops off Qld coast
North Queensland residents are being told to prepare for gale force winds of more than 100km/h after a tropical cyclone formed off the coast this morning. North Queensland residents are bracing for days of gale force winds and heavy rainfall after tropical cyclone Niran formed...
Category one cyclone develops off north Qld coast
North Queensland residents are bracing for days of gale force winds and heavy rainfall after tropical cyclone Niran formed off the coast. In an update shortly after 5am Queensland time, the Bureau of Meteorology said the system had been upgraded to category one, and was...
Police launch fresh appeal into shooting death with bikie links
The family of a man murdered on a busy southeast Queensland highway in 2009 have launched a fresh appeal for information, with police urging anyone with “changed loyalties” to come forward. Omega Ruston, a 32-year-old construction worker was shot dead on the Gold Coast Highway...