Former Greens senator, who resigned last year after discovering she was a dual Canadian citizen, could be set for a political comeback after receiving overwhelming support of party members in Queensland to retake her Senate position.
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Tropical Cyclone Iris stirs off north Queensland coast as category two system
Tropical Cyclone Iris intensifies to a category two system as it continues to hover off the north Queensland coast, and is on track to become a category three by the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Fighter jets and 'drone guns' on standby to keep Commonwealth Games safe
Thousands of police and ADF soldiers and their high-powered arsenal are ready for any conceivable threat to athletes or visitors at Commonwealth Games venues, event organisers say, despite the concerns of civil liberties groups.
Crude bomb 'capable of causing serious injury' found in shopping centre carpark
Police dismantle a homemade explosive device found in a car at a shopping centre west of Brisbane arresting a man and a woman at the scene after spotting them on CCTV footage.
Tropical Cyclone Iris redevelops off Queensland coast
The weather bureau warns Iris could bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall to a stretch of the Queensland coast between Townsville and Sarina, although the strengthening system isn’t expected to cross the coast.
Brisbane Myer Centre Dragon Coaster 'to be restored'
There’s a plan to bring Brisbane’s beloved Dragon Coaster back to life as a trackless train, but it could cost up to $60,000 and take up to a year to restore.
No ticket? How to experience the Commonwealth Games for free
You missed out on a ticket and are suffering serious Commonwealth Games FOMO — the good news is there are ways to experience the action of the Games without one.
Truffles treasure a 'secretive' new industry for Queensland's Granite Belt
Charlotte Brierley and her husband Brady are about to plant 3,500 trees inoculated with the truffle fungus on the Granite Belt in Queensland’s south — a venture a growing number of city folk are trying their hand at.
Cairns balcony death treated as 'suspicious', police say
Police set up a crime scene after a man falls to his death from a balcony at the Rydges resort in Cairns, with another man now assisting police with inquiries.
Man falls seven floors to his death in Cairns
Police set up a crime scene after a 24-year-old falls from a balcony at the Rydges resort in Cairns, with a 19-year-old man now assisting police with inquiries.