Man once accused of tourist triple murder gives evidence at cold case inquest
By Lucy Loram
Bruce Preston was once accused of killing three tourists in Mount Isa in 1978, but the prosecution was later dropped.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-14/qld-cold-case-trial-mount-isa-178-bruce-preston/105888178
Second inquest into cold case murders of trio in outback begins
By Lucy Loram
Gordon Twaddle, Karen Edwards, and Tim Thomson were killed almost 50 years ago. A second inquest into their deaths hopes to deliver answers for their loved ones.
Mascots and super fans prepare for NRL and NRLW grand final clashes
By Lucy Loram and Kristian Silva
As the Brisbane Broncos prepare to take on the Melbourne Storm in Sydney on Sunday, fans and mascots are gearing up for the match.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-03/qld-nrl-superfans-mascots-grand-final-broncos-storm/105845318
Crime scene declared after mother and daughter found dead at Airbnb
By Lucy Loram
Police are investigating the sudden deaths of a mother and daughter whose bodies were found at a property in Kenmore Hills in Brisbane.
Measles case detected in Brisbane, taking state's total to 21
By Lucy Loram
Queensland's health department says the person was believed to have contracted the virus in Bali, before visiting a number of businesses across Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/measles-brisbane-qld-health-alert-disease-infection/105817886
How reading in the park is turning poor literacy rates around for kids
By Lucy Loram
A federal government backed weekly reading session led by experts is helping improve literacy rates in Queensland children.
Father charged with manslaughter of baby during camping trip granted bail
By Lucy Loram
Jaye Lee Walton, 42, has been charged with the manslaughter of his seven-month-old son Reef Hunter Walton in July.
Queensland's measles outbreak growing with 12 cases in six weeks
By Emma Pollard and Lucy Loram
A rural town in central Queensland is the latest community affected, after a case was recorded in Middlemount.
Home owners urged to future proof homes amid warming climate
By Lucy Loram
Property experts say a "dizzying" report forecasting the impacts of worsening climate conditions on Australian properties has sounded a clear warning for the sector.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/climate-change-impact-on-housing-warning-queensland/105786926
#ClimateChange #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #LucyLoram
Man committed to trial over murder of Ipswich couple was 'hearing voices', court hears
By Lucy Loram
Lars Faleata has been charged with the murders of Christine and Joe Stephan, who were found dead after a fire at their home in Ipswich — south-west of Brisbane — in January, 2022.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-08/collingwood-park-murder-court-joe-christine-stephan/105748346
Seven aliases and a 'daring escape': Irish man sentenced in Brisbane
By Lucy Loram
The court heard Michael Connors spent four months on the run after he entered Australia with a fake passport and escaped hotel detention in Brisbane earlier this year.
Government says it won't allow Brisbane drug checking facility to reopen
By Emily Dobson and Lucy Loram
Jarrod Bleijie says the government has asked organisers of a Brisbane pill testing clinic not to go ahead with its planned re-opening next week.
Pedestrian deaths up by almost 50 per cent over four-year period
By Lucy Loram
Australia's peak motoring body is calling for more transparency around the cause of fatalities involving pedestrians.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/australian-road-toll-pedestrian-deaths-rise/105678436
'Noise spread' approach suggested for Brisbane flight paths
By Emily Dobson and Lucy Loram
Residents are encouraged to weigh in as the consultation period on proposed changes draws to a close.
Music the medicine to manage debilitating condition in regional Queensland
By Lucy Loram
In an unassuming hall in Hervey Bay, 20 people are belting out classics. The goal of this choir isn't to be pitch perfect — it's to help manage their dementia.
#AlzheimersandDementia #AgeingPopulation #OlderPeople #AgedCare #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #LucyLoram
Illegal tobacco stores to close under tough new Queensland laws
By James Taylor and Lucy Loram
A court has shut down six illicit tobacco stores in the Wide Bay in the first legal test of Queensland's tough new laws targeting the sale of illicit smokes and vapes.
Illegal tobacco stores to close under tough new Queensland laws
By James Taylor and Lucy Loram
A court has shut down six illicit tobacco stores in the Wide Bay in the first legal test of Queensland's tough new laws targeting the sale of illicit smokes and vapes.
