A Brisbane man who became the first person in the world to have a 3D-printed tibia transplanted into his leg says he cannot wait to put it to good use by walking his fiancee down the aisle.
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Mother of murdered school girl 'gobsmacked' Government didn't tell her about report
The mother of murdered school girl Tiahleigh Palmer is stunned the Queensland Government did not consult or advise her about the results of three major reviews of child safety that were commissioned in the wake of her child’s tragic death.
Woman reunited with disabled son she thought was dead
Twenty years ago Sue McDermott was told her son Shaun, who has cerebral palsy, had died. Now half a century after she give him up, she can give him something he’s never had — a mother’s love and affection.
Wool chairman uses one-way mirror on farm group
Farmers are shocked to find out that a supposedly anonymous focus group was watched by Chair of Australian Wool Innovation
Facebook, Twitter urged to crack down on hate speech in Australian feeds
The social media giants need to be more proactive in enforcing the standard Australians expect in their newsfeeds because we have different expectations than Americans, a researcher says.
Queensland's blue card, foster care systems to be strengthened
Queensland’s child protection system needs more money, better targeted funding and more frontline staff, a report finds following the death of school girl Tiahleigh Palmer.
Man accused of schoolgirl's murder was 'helping her run away'
A man accused of murdering Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall told police he was trying to help her run away from home on the day she disappeared, a court hears.
Rob Pyne defends letting MP's accused stalker into Parliament
Cairns MP Rob Pyne defends inviting a man charged with stalking a female MP into Queensland Parliament, saying the man was not a risk and his behaviour was “exemplary”.
95yo veteran reunited with father's WWI trench art
An inkwell made by a digger from scavenged materials found in the trenches of World War I is held by his 95-year-old son for the very first time.
Minor parties to determine who wins Queensland election, poll finds
With both major parties a long way short of commanding enough direct support to win, minor party preferences will be the deciding factor, an opinion poll on the eve of the expected campaign finds.