Incredible fire damage toll revealed | Woman suing KFC for $3.8m | D-Day for Brisbane and Bennett

Incredible fire damage toll revealed

About 15 firefighters have been impacted by severe heat stress after spending tireless hours protecting homes from the intense fires across central and northern Queensland, but their work is...

$3.8m claim after ankle twist in KFC carpark

An unemployed Queensland woman who twisted her ankle in the carpark of her local KFC is suing the fast food giant for more than $3.8 million in damages, a court has heard.

‘Hiding from police’: Evacuation orders ignored

People are hiding from police so they won’t be forced to leave a tiny community at the epicentre of Queensland’s bushfire crisis, a local says.

D-Day for Brisbane and Bennett

The end is in sight for the Brisbane-South Sydney coach swap saga — and for the toxic conclusion to Wayne Bennett’s Broncos career — with the two clubs locked in last-ditch talks that ...

How community won epic development fight

People power has won out in a six-month battle to prevent a controversial 32-townhouse development in southern Brisbane. But while residents played their part, it was a generous move by Bris...

NRL star’s apartment goes viral

A Broncos rugby league star’s holiday unit has gone viral post renovation and now has more Instagram followers than most humans. SEE BEFORE & AFTER PIX

Taco Bell’s early Christmas gift for southeast

Tex-Mex lovers north of Brisbane will get an early Christmas present this year when global fast-food giant Taco Bell opens its latest venue for business.

New tech puts brakes on T-bone crashes

New radar technology that holds a red light for a longer period after a car has gone through a traffic light – to stop T-bone crashes – is being trialled in Queensland. SEE THE VIDEO

Bank vault becomes CBD cocktail hotspot

You could be forgiven for thinking a new subterranean Brisbane CBD hotspot for cocktails once served as a bomb shelter during the war but in fact it was a bank vault.

Popular markets expands to Brisbane

After 10 years in business and growing into a tourist destination in itself, one of Queensland’s most loved markets is setting up shop in Brisbane just in time for Christmas.