Nigerian student Kelechi Emeh, 33, avoided a jail cell after pleading guilty to his role in a sophisticated scam which defrauded Queensland woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Brisbane-based Triple Eight Race Engineering built the breathing device in the space of 10 days after being approached by the Queensland state government to create a ventilator prototype.

The producer of children's program Bluey was left red-faced when his bare feet were revealed during an appearance on Channel Ten's The Project. 

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is ramping up Queensland's coronavirus crackdown as people continue to ignore the ban on non-essential travel.

Nobunaga Yakitori in Brisbane launched the new takeaway menu this week after the government banned dine-in service to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Brisbane mother-of-three Violet, has been forced to provide for her family after her husband lost his job and was heartbroken to hear her rent would not be reduced.

From their Gold Coast homes, national co-founders of the group, Julian Corvin and Tara O'Kane, are connecting people in need with those offering to do grocery shopping.

Images have emerged of large crowds at the Jan Powers Powerhouse Farmers' Markets in Brisbane on Saturday morning.

Australian restaurant Salt Meats Cheese is now delivering their one kilogram of brie cheese pasta to customers at home in isolation. The meal is priced at $39 and serves two people.

Queensland police attended the event in Rochedale, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night and gave out 58 $1,334 fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 sanctions.

Instagram pages titled @brisbanecrims, @brisbanelads and @southside420 ask their followers to send in criminal content to share online.

House Rules: High Stakes premiered on Monday night and it's not the impressive size of the building that has viewers in a tizz, but it's the strapping contestants. 

ABC presenter Sarah Kanowski, 44, from Brisbane, Australia, went viral when she revealed how her parents finally let her do their grocery shopping as they fall into the vulnerable category.

Emergency services were called to Sunnybank Hills in outer Brisbane about 9pm on Monday following reports a man was pouring fuel over himself and a house.

He had been working on the southern Barrier Reef with a group of rangers when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Court of Appeal in Brisbane there had been a miscarriage of justice because an interpreter was not present throughout his trial.

Emergency services rushed to a home in Sunnybank Hills, in Brisbane's south on Monday night, after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident.

A makeup artist has tested out a viral trend of putting setting spray and powder on your face before foundation in a 'backwards' move that fans are saying 'helps increase the coverage'.

Fans have slammed Carly and Andrew for abruptly quitting House Rules: High Stakes once they discovered they weren't guaranteed to get a free home renovation. 

The mother, 31, was parked at the corner of Brightview Road and Grove Street in Glenore Grove, Queensland, at 6am on Tuesday when the incident happened.

WARNING: Graphic footage has emerged of the horrifying moment a man was shot dead by police after he allegedly doused himself in fuel in a McDonald's car park south of Brisbane.

Like many other Australians, Rebecca Lobie has been hunkering down at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Christopher Lee Burns was seen reading the Bible loudly and aggressively by police on February 12 in Maryborough, Queensland before punching another man later that day.

Anna Carter, 45, was supposed to be in two weeks of self-isolation at the Ibis Brisbane Airport Hotel after arriving from NSW, Brisbane Magistrates Court was told on Thursday.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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