From healthy to coma ‘so quickly’

MERCEDES King was a ‘young, fit, healthy girl’ who went to bed with flu-like symptoms and woke up fighting for her life in a Brisbane hospital.

Plastic bags banned in Queensland

SINGLE use plastic bags will be banned in Queensland and money will be refunded to recycle drink containers after State Parliament unanimously passed new laws.

Man charged with stabbing murder

A QUEENSLAND man has been charged with the murder of another man, following a disturbance at a central Queensland home.

Council approves controversial plan

A CONTROVERSIAL neighbourhood plan at the centre of a political dogfight has been approved by Brisbane City Council.

The ‘unforeseen expenditure’ of Qld

NEWLY released Budget bills have detailed billions of dollars of “unforeseen expenditure” by the Queensland Government.

Palaszczuk on target for election victory

LATEST poll figures show the Palaszczuk Government is poised to win the next state election, but they may still need a little help from One Nation.

Putin: Donald Trump ‘is not my bride’

VLADIMIR Putin has lashed out at the US as North Korea issued another evil threat to America before Donald Trump calls Malcolm Turnbull today.

Your next job may well be here

THIS $3 billion development is so huge it will supply a quarter of Brisbane’s new jobs over the next 15 years. And its workforce is already in training.

Socceroos World Cup path just got brutal

AUSTRALIA’S path to the World Cup in Russia is now set following Saudi Arabia’s victory over Japan this morning — and it’s a hard one.

Homes that’ll make you go green

THESE are two of the best eco-friendly homes of 2017 in Queensland, according to the HIA.