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Trigger warning: This article contains descriptions of domestic violenceA coroner investigating the deaths of a woman and her ex-partner in a fire he started has called for urgent reforms to address the “inadequate response” of Queensland…

A Queensland mayor purportedly declared, “we need to clean up the drink driving”, before she drank “several glasses of wine” and crashed her car.Redlands Mayor Karen Williams had presented herself as an advocate for the families of the…

He was bathed in a kidney dish and wore a handkerchief as a nappy.In 1992, Jonathan Heeley became known as the “Coke can kid” due to his birthweight of 374g.Watch more on this story in the video aboveFor more Health & Wellbeing related…

It was a sight that had Darrell Barba’s heart pounding - the blue-grey profile of Banjo Paterson, almost like it was staring up at him, on a $10 note.“I thought, ‘I’m onto it now’,” he told 7NEWS.Watch more in this story in the video…

A man whose car was allegedly stolen by three teenage girls - who are accused of then livestreaming their joyride in the vehicle on social media - has laid bare his disbelief.“Just why? Why would you do it?” Brisbane man Craig Pendlebury…

Louise* admits she was “caught out”.What was going to be a dream home for her and her husband to live out their twilight years is now a dirt-covered plot of land.And a money pit. She’s lost hundreds of thousands of dollars.For more Real…

Australia’s unprecedented energy market suspension could lift this week, but the national energy regulator is warning conditions surrounding the country’s power crisis are still “dynamic”.The Australian Energy Market Operator last week took…

Queenslanders have received modest cost-of-living relief in the state budget, with bill payers afforded a $175 one-off rebate for electricity.The measure will cost the state government $385 million.The rebate will be available for all…

Ben Beaumont didn’t hold back when two teenagers were found guilty of murdering his son Angus after the 15-year-old was fatally stabbed in a robbery north of Brisbane.“Rot in hell you feral scum ... who’s laughing now?,” he said.Watch more…

A Queensland teenager who was driving a stolen car when he hit and killed a young couple and their unborn child is facing an appeal against his sentence on the grounds it was manifestly inadequate.The families of victims Matthew Field, 37,…