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Mother creates a rotating 'sushi train' in her own HOME using a children's Christmas train set 

Vicki Thomas brought the magic of her favourite Japanese conveyor belt restaurant into her Brisbane home by arranging boxes of sushi on top of a children's train set.




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Sexual sadist who strangled a woman to death is set to be released after taking anti-sex drive drugs

Mark Richard Lawrence, now 58, stalked 29-year-old Julia Ann Muirhead, strangled her with a tea towel and slit her throat in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 1983.




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Peter Dutton warns Australians coronavirus is very serious after testing positive

The Home Affairs Minister tested positive to the virus on March 13 and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane that night.




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Hundreds apply for a 'travel ban loophole' in a bid to spend Easter on North Stradbroke Island

Redland City Mayor Karen Williams wants the state government to stop people from changing their driver's licence address to North Stradbroke Island after 300 applications were made in just over a week.




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Dietitian shares her recipe for three-ingredient chocolate cookies

Brisbane-based dietitian Leanne Ward shared her delicious three-ingredient recipe for chocolate chip cookies - and they're perfect for Easter baking.




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Baby joy for footy star Brisbane Broncos star Matt Lodge

The Brisbane Broncos prop, 24, and his girlfriend Jessica O'Sullivan have named the little boy Tommy after he gave birth at midnight on Good Friday.




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Inside Quaden Bayles' new life as an Instagram influencer

A heartbreaking viral video changed Quaden Bayles' life forever in February. 




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Cops who drove down pedestrian walkway at a farmers market blasted for overkill

Organisers of the Northey Street Organic Farmers Market in Brisbane were furious when police infiltrated the market in the car rather than on foot on Sunday.




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Moment young couple forced to push on door to keep landlord out - claiming she harassed them

Queensland couple Sam Henningsen and Julie Guillet say they were forced to move apartments after a rental dispute with their landlord ended with them having to barricade their doors.




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Qantas passenger shares photo of packed plane en route to Brisbane 2133186

The Qantas passenger claimed he was flying from Townsville to Brisbane on Monday afternoon on a plane crammed with travellers.




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IGA supermarket in Brighton, Queensland defends decision to sell toilet paper in four packs

Kerry Sheaff owns the store in Brighton in northern Brisbane that has been running low on supply amid the outbreak of coronavirus.




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Queensland childcare centre shut down after being visited by someone infected with coronavirus

Families from the Early Birds Jimboomba Education and Childcare, south of Brisbane have been informed after the patient attended the centre unaware they had the virus.




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Queensland education minister says Schoolies may be CANCELLED because of COVID-19

Ms Grace spoke on Brisbane's Hit105 radio on Tuesday morning and said the annual party will be subject to the advice of experts closer to the date.




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Woman who accused MP of inappropriate behaviour towards her teenage daughter apologises

Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan sued Heather McKeown for $350,000 in the Brisbane District Court on January 23.




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Virgin Australia engineer fears for his family's future if embattled airline collapses 

Virgin Australia fleet engineer and Brisbane dad Tony Hill believes he'll struggle to find another job in Australia's embattled aviation industry if the airline can't survive the coronavirus crisis.




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Beautician says 50% of the industry are still operating under the table in Australia

A Queensland woman has lifted the lid on Australia's rogue beauticians, revealing many in the industry are operating illegally from home in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown.




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Darling Downs Zoo could be forced to close for good due to coronavirus lockdown 

Darling Downs Zoo, south-west of Brisbane in Queensland, is closed temporarily due to the pandemic.




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Footage emerges of Tones and I performing Dance Monkey before stardom

Toni 'Tones and I' Watson shot to fame with the catchy hit Dance Monkey, which has topped the charts in more than 30 countries.




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Gelato Messina is giving away free cookie pies with Deliveroo orders over $32

Australia's most famous ice cream chain is giving away free chocolate-chip cookie pies with every Deliveroo order over $32 from 5pm on Friday, April 17. And the best part is, you can bake it at home.




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Passenger on a packed Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane was infected with coronavirus

Queensland Health warned other passengers of the diagnosis by text and then a phone call before directing them to self-quarantine in an email on Thursday.




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Family shares devastation after their request for five more people to attend a funeral was denied

John Macpherson, 68, from Brisbane, who has three kids and nine grandchildren tragically lost his battle to cancer last week with the funeral being held on Wednesday.




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Amber alert after six-week-old baby girl taken from home near Brisbane

The girl was taken from a home in Narangba, north of Brisbane, by Aedan Carroll at around midday on Friday.




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From naked to Beatles costumes: The weird and wonderful ways Aussies are taking bins out in lockdown

Creative Australians are adorning costumes to take out the bins as a form of entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Footy star suddenly dies aged just 27 at his home

The 27-year-old utility, who had his sights on playing in the NRL, was found face down in the swimming pool at his parents' home in Brisbane on Friday.




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Stolen six-week-old baby that went missing from a home following a violent argument is found safe

Aedan Carroll, 34, has been charged with a number of domestic violence offences after allegedly attacking a woman on Friday in a Narangba home, north of Brisbane.




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Apollo Jackson is charging $100 a month for fans to learn his magic tricks online

He previously struggled to make ends meet when work dried up after The Bachelorette. 




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Gorden Tallis calls out Darius Boyd for whinging over potentially relocating for the NRL season

The code are looking into hosting the entire roster of teams in Sydney for the competition due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, with many players from outside clubs complaining about potentially relocating.




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Amateur cook makes burrito bowls with fried tortilla wraps

Brisbane sales assistant Taylah Jordan discovered how to make edible salad bowls by spraying wraps with cooking oil, layering them over the bottom of a small bowl and cooking in an air fryer for 10 minutes.




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Qantas scraps the middle seat after damning photo of a packed flight during the coronavirus crisis

The airline announced the changes after a photo surfaced of a packed plane flying from Townsville in far north Queensland to Brisbane last Monday.




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Australian petrol prices tipped to plunge by another 20 per cent to less than 75 cents a litre

Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk is expecting average petrol prices in Australia's biggest cities to plunge by a fifth by the end of June. This would see unleaded sell for less than 75 cents a litre.




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Coles worker proposed to by her boyfriend over the microphone in front of panic-buyers 

Sam Sargaison confessed his love for girlfriend Tegan Mangan while she was working at Coles Beenleigh, south of Brisbane, over the store's speaker system.




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Brisbane mother is slammed for trying to sell her massive stash of toilet paper 

The Brisbane woman has 21 packs of toilet paper, each with 18 rolls for sale online.  She's selling a pack of Quilton toilet paper for $20 - double the supermarket price.




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Funeral of shark attack victim who died on Great Barrier Reef live-streamed coronavirus restrictions

Zachary Robba, 23, had been enjoying working at his 'dream job' on the southern Barrier Reef with a group of rangers when he was attacked by a shark on April 6.




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Channel Ten's MasterChef takes a serious tumble in the ratings

Channel Ten's revamped MasterChef suffered a slight ratings tumble on Monday night, failing to gain more than one million viewers. 




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Man, 34, tortured, burned and raped a woman during a three week drug-induced campaign of terror

Nicholas John Crilley, 34, subjected a 21-year-old woman to 'physical, psychological and sadistic violence' over 23 days in June 2017 at his townhouse in Bulimba, Brisbane.




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Nicholas John Crilley: How dramatic police pursuit snagged evil banker

An evil banker who raped a woman daily and set her on fire led police on a dramatic pursuit through the streets of Brisbane, stealing two cars and breaking into a house before finally surrendering.




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Brave woman, 24, set alight, raped and tortured says strangers 'look at her like she's a monster'

Nicholas John Crilley , 34, subjected the then-21-year-old to 'physical, psychological and sadistic violence' over 23 days in June 2017 at his townhouse in Bulimba, Brisbane.




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The items Australians are NOT panic buying amid the coronavirus crisis

Sales of mints and gum have gone down ever since the Australian government introduced strict new social distancing rules.




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West Ham's pre-season tour of Australia set for July CANCELLED due to the coronavirus pandemic

West Ham have announced that their planned pre-season tournament in Australia, which was also due to feature Crystal Palace, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Polish nanny, 24, who was brutally raped and bashed in a park 'killed herself'

The 24-year-old nanny died three months after being violently attacked by Travis Alexander Manwarring, 31, in Brisbane in November 2016, prosecutor Steve Kissick said.




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Jockey who headbutted rival after Australian race is handed six-month ban

Australian jockey Luke Tarrant has been given a six-month ban after head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy during an altercation at Doomben racecourse on Wednesday.




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Dietitian shares the healthy five-ingredient banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings

A dietitian has shared the five-ingredient healthy banana bread she swears by for beating sugar cravings - and it's as easy to make as the unhealthier three-ingredient counterpart.




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The list of high-risk workers that could cause a second wave of COVID-19 if they don't get tested

Brisbane Dr Evan Jones said staff in high risk working environments should be tested immediately to prevent another spike in COVID-19 cases.




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MAFS' Mishel Karen hits back at claims she broke lockdown rules going to the hair salon 

Married At First Sight star Mishel Karen has clapped back at trolls after she  inundated with hateful messages when she posted her visit to a hair salon for a colour and cut on Instagram, this week.




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Sunshine Coast Great grandfather to fund coronavirus vaccine by selling lavish beachside penthouse

Research into coronavirus treatments has been boosted by an unlikely benefactor - an 82-year-old great-grandfather who is selling his multi-million dollar beachside penthouse.




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MasterChef Australia: The story behind Poh Ling Yeow's bizarre nickname

The origin of MasterChef Australia fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow's unusual nickname, 'Train Tracks', has been revealed.




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Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler on his struggle to become a manager in England

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fowler has the necessary coaching qualifications, but every attempt to find work in England was rebuffed. He applied for four League One jobs but was never interviewed.




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Queensland couple allegedly robbed at knifepoint by teenagers during Anzac Day dawn service

A 62-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman allegedly had their phones and green Toyota Camry stolen by four teenagers on Saturday morning at their home in Rangeville, Queensland.




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Steve Irwin's 'hot niece' Rebecca Lobie flaunts eye-popping cleavage

Rebecca Lobie has been hunkering down at her Queensland home amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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Missing 13-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes nearly a month ago and hasn't been seen since

The 13-year-old was last seen running from a home on Yugumbri Cresent in Logan, south of Brisbane, at midday on April 1.