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ExclusivePremium‘Russian roulette’: Qld’s rising cocaine crisis

Cocaine use has tripled in Queensland and with the state recording the lowest purity levels in Australia authorities warn users are playing a game of Russian roulette.

Danielle Buckley, Alex Treacy

ExclusivePremium300 new classrooms, 10 new schools unveiled in budget cash splash

The location of 10 new Queensland schools will be revealed, as the government unveils a massive education cash splash in today’s budget, that will also include promises of 300 new classrooms.

Jessica Marszalek, Jack McKay

CrimePremiumBrisbane mass murder of 15 may have been ‘insurance job’

Evidence about the financial state of the Whiskey Au Go Go club and meetings held before it was destroyed, which give rise to the possibility the attack was an “insurance job”, is expected to be revealed in an inquest.

Vanessa Marsh

QLD NewsPremiumEuthanasia drug could be picked up by loved ones

Family members would be allowed to pick up lethal medication used to end someone’s life under the state’s controversial voluntary-assisted dying legislation.

Domanii Cameron

QLD NewsPremiumThe $850m Queensland question: Will PM seal the deal?

It is D-Day for a deal which could expand a $850 million market for Queensland and create a jobs bonanza, but can Scott Morrison seal the deal when he meets with Boris Johnson?

Matthew Killoran

ExclusivePremium‘Staring down the barrel’: Another Qld school about to run dry

Another Queensland school is about to run out of water, sparking calls for the state government to provide funding for a pipeline.

Domanii Cameron

QLD NewsPremiumSwimming prodigy’s secret weapon

Rising swim star Kaylee McKeown turned tragedy into triumph drawing on inspiration from her father – who passed away from brain cancer only months earlier – when she smashed the 100m backstroke world record at the Australian Olympic trials but her coach says she has another secret weapon: no pain threshold

JILL POULSEN, JULIAN LINDEN

CrimePremiumTerrifying and senseless deaths: Whiskey Au Go Go families relive horror

A promising young saxophone player, a country girl new to city life and a young man about to propose. They were strangers who will forever be linked by the horror they faced in their final moments.

Vanessa Marsh

REGIONAL FLAVOURSPremiumPound dogs rescued for new highbrow role

Unwanted and abandoned by their owners, rescued dogs are now being trained for a special job harvesting a product fetching up to $2500/kg.

Anooska Tucker-Evans

Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumQueensland flu cases dwarfed by Covid numbers

The Queensland flu season appears to be a no-show in 2021, but health experts are still recommending people get vaccinated. Here’s why.

Janelle Miles

QLD NewsPremiumNew hope for Biloela family but visa question remains

While it is all but certain a Biloela family will be released from detentions as early as Tuesday, a separate decision is looming which will ultimately determine their fate in Australia.

Matthew Killoran

CelebrityPremiumLisa Curry’s heartbreaking grief

Former Olympian Lisa Curry has posted an emotional tribute to her daughter nine months after her tragic death, aged just 33.

James Hall

QLD NewsPremiumMan charged with hit-and-run killing of newlywed

A man has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run incident that killed a newlywed north of Brisbane at the weekend.

Cormac Pearson & Maddy Morwood

QLD NewsPremiumBroadside at Lord Mayor as half of council committee resigns

The Labor half of Brisbane City Council’s ethics committee has resigned, with the deputy chair blaming the LNP Lord Mayor.

Felicity Ripper

Coronavirus (COVID-19)PremiumHow Queenslanders can get Covid-19 jab in their own homes

Frail Queenslanders and those with a disability will now be able to get their Covid-19 jab in the comfort of their own homes, under a new scheme announced by the federal Health Minister.

Madura McCormack

QLD NewsPremiumWitness reveals horrific moment desert race spectator killed

A male spectator from Canberra was killed instantly when he was hit by an off-road race truck during the Finke Desert Race outside Alice Springs.

Vanda Carson

QLD NewsPremium$50m Olympics boost for suburban sport grounds

Brisbane City Council has announced a huge boost in funding for suburban sport in a hope to cement the River City’s Olympic Games bid. See where the money will be spent.

Cormac Pearson

BILOELA FAMILYPremiumBiloela family set to be released from detention

The Tamil family held in detention for years on Christmas Island are likely to be released as early as Tuesday in a major backflip by the Morrison Government.

Finn McHugh

QLD NewsPremiumStudent critical after serious incident at Brisbane school

A student was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a serious incident at a prestigious college in Brisbane’s inner-east.

Staff writers

QLD NewsPremiumFire truck pulled into sinkhole in Brisbane’s inner south

A fire truck has fallen into a sinkhole in Brisbane’s inner south after being called out to a burst water main on one of the area’s busiest roads.

Cormac Pearson

QLD NewsPremiumFeels like -3C: Bitter chill leaves southeast shivering

The mercury has plummeted below freezing once again in Queensland’s southeast, with apparent temperatures reaching as low as -3C west of Brisbane.

Cormac Pearson

VideoPremium‘Worst ever seen’: Covid-19 rules spark global plane rage

Video footage reveals the shocking rise in plane rage as terrifying mid-air incidents show passengers rebelling against flight rules.

Merryn Johns

EducationPremiumWhy cheating at uni is ‘easier’ than ever

More than 20 per cent of Brisbane university students say they know someone who cheated last year, with experts saying Australia’s higher education reputation could be tarnished if dishonest conduct is left unchecked.

Stephanie Bennett

QWEEKENDPremium‘I am a hoarder’: Erin Holland opens up about her two wardrobes in two cities

Living between two cities and managing two wardrobes, Erin Holland has conceded she has a hoarding problem - especially when it comes to white tees and shoes.

Annabel Falco