Brutal and undignified public hangings were supposed to send a warning that serious crimes would not be tolerated in Brisbane, but they became too tawdry as public entertainment and were moved behind closed doors.
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My daughter was being born while I was being shot at in Afghanistan
Imagine being 8500 kilometres away in a war zone while your wife gives birth. That is exactly what happened to Afghanistan veteran Brian Enad.
'A loss still felt today': Queenslanders honour the fallen for Anzac Day
Women lead Anzac Day marches across Queensland for the first time, after thousands gathered at dawn services to honour servicemen and women whose deaths tore holes “in the fabric of the nation’s families”.
A tale of three cities: Populations soar in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
Melbourne boasts the fastest growing suburb in the country and the city’s population is now just 200,000 below that of Sydney’s, which itself saw a record an annual increase of more than 100,000 people.
Judge condemns man for 'horrendous' fatal punch to baby son
A Queensland policeman punched his 10-week-old baby son in the stomach so hard it ruptured organs and caused fatal injuries because he was “intensely frustrated”, a court hears.
Reading volunteers program for Queensland schools 'a waste of money'
A children’s reading program previously abolished by the Newman government in 2012 is reinstated, but the Opposition says it’s a costly “slap in the face” for parent and grandparent volunteers who already dedicate their time helping out in schools.
Community remembers Anzac hero's dash through hail of bullets
A far north Queensland community is paying tribute to a local hero, 100 years after he was awarded Australia’s highest military honour.
Brisbane business slapped with 56 environmental charges over tyre stockpile fire risk
The Department of Environment and Science charges businessman Tony Di Carlo and his company with 56 environmental breaches over the fire risk at a used tyre stockpile in Logan, south of Brisbane.
Disability charity manager stole $1m to fund pokies habit and holidays, court hears
A Queensland woman is jailed for eight years for syphoning $1 million from a respite centre for disabled youths over a number of years, in a crime a judge called “calculated and callous”.
'Sickheads': Lesbian couple targeted with hateful note, find car tyre punctured
A same-sex couple living with two children north of Brisbane find their car tyre punctured and a note calling “lesbianism an abhorrent practice”. Now they’re encouraging anyone else targeted in the same way to notify police.