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Wyndham buys into Port Douglas
HOSPITALITY and time-share giant Wyndham has checked into a new Queensland property with its acquisition of the Mercure Port Douglas Treetops Resort.
Booted from court for 'abusive outbursts'
A MAN who was to be sentenced for breaking into a house and assaulting a three-year-old child has been excluded from court after repeated abusive outbursts.
Man gave girl drugs then raped her
A FAMILY friend who gave a 15-year-old girl marijuana and then raped her should be jailed for eight years, a court heard.
Slow train ride home to Cleveland
Commuters heading home on the Cleveland Train Line are facing lengthy delays this evening following an incident at Wynnum North Station.
Bodies removed, victims were sleeping
THE bodies of two children have been removed from the blackened shell of a house where 11 people perished south of Brisbane.
Man loses wife and five children
A MAN lost his wife and five children, aged between seven and 18, in the Slacks Creek fire tragedy, as mourners line streets to pay respects.
Utter sadness at death scene
MOURNERS gather in large number to cry for the 11 killed in a house fire. The dead included five children from one family.
Man lost wife, daughter, grandkids
A MAN who lost his wife, his daughter and three grand-daughters in the catastrophic house fire at Slacks Creek on Wednesday is recovering from his injuries.
'We've lost our future' say mourners
YOUNG husband 'heartbroken and inconsolable' after losing wife and two daughters in blaze.
Daniel's brothers visit search site
DANIEL Morcombe's brothers have visited the alleged crime scene where the missing Sunshine Coast teenager is believed to have been murdered and buried.
Shoes same as Daniel was wearing
TWO shoes found at the search site where police allege Daniel Morcombe was murdered match the brand the Sunshine Coast teen was wearing when he went missing.
Petrol prices to head back up
THE yo-yoing price of petrol is about to bounce back up with economists predicting a two cents a litre rise in the next fortnight.
Man trapped in garbage truck
MAN trapped for two hours in garbage truck after it rolled on quiet road near country town.
Two DUIs in half an hour
MAN who blew 0.092 when pulled over by police had been stopped half an hour earlier and blew 0.110 and has his licence suspended, say police.
Teen booze pat down powers for cops
POLICE will be given the power to 'pat down' minors suspected of possessing alcohol.
Mental health key to dealer's sentence
CHIEF Justice takes unusual step of sentencing drug dealer only after seeking assurances from mental health workers about the man's prospects of rehabilitation.
Teen thugs punch constable in head
A Mt MORGAN police constable was injured overnight after teenagers allegedly punched him and damaged a police car.
Brothel boss punched in robbery attempt
GOLD Coast police are looking for two men they said tried to rob a brothel overnight.
Why more of us are whingeing
AS the state gets overcrowded, councils are besieged each day with thousands of complaints over noisy neighbours, barking dogs and abandoned cars. Tell us your beef
Boycott call over flood power bill shock
A CITY councillor is urging a boycott as destroyed homes and businesses are sent massive power bills seven months after January's floods.
