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The chicken farm in Mount Cotton.

Developers eye off land around chicken farm for rapid growth

The local council has met with two developers pushing for a fast-tracked transformation from rural farmland to urban sprawl.

  • Julius Dennis

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Karen Williams voted for the Fiteni development Shoreline in 2015.

Mayor sold farm to developer, then gave crucial support to billion-dollar project

Karen Williams did not step out of the council meeting as it voted on a developer’s housing project less than two years after she sold her family farm to the same developer.

  • Julius Dennis
The start of the experience - great photo opportunity.

Is Brisbane’s new Harry Potter forest experience worth the galleons?

Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience has landed near Brisbane after worldwide acclaim. Does it live up to the buzz? Here’s our verdict.

  • Neesha Sinnya
The crash came just hours after a three vehicle crash on the Gold Coast Highway left a man in his 40s, with serious chest and face injuries.

Motorcyclist killed, man seriously injured in separate SEQ crashes

The 55-year-old rider was allegedly struck by an oncoming car in Mount Cotton early on Saturday.

  • Matt Dennien
AFP officers seized a laptop, four mobile phones, six USB thumb drives and five hard drives, as well as SIM cards and bank cards, during the raids in Brisbane and the Gold Coast this week.

Police raid SEQ sites after Australian arrested over world’s largest dark-web marketplace

The raids followed the shutdown of DarkMarket and the arrest in Europe of a 34-year-old Australian man accused of being a site administrator.

  • Toby Crockford
The winner was oblivious to the news until a Gold Lotto official called him.

Queensland lotto winner to rebuild family home destroyed by bushfire

The family home in northern NSW was uninsured and there was no hope of rebuilding the home until winning the lottery.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
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CCTV images of the ram raids in Mount Cotton, Ormeau and Holmview.

Ram-raid gang hit three south-east businesses in overnight spree

The four men used a stolen Mitsubishi Pajero to smash into the businesses while a stolen Hyundai i30 acted as a lookout.

  • Toby Crockford
The crash scene on the Barkly Highway in Camooweal, west of Mount Isa and near the border with the Northern Territory.

Logan woman killed in rollover, debris covers Queensland highway

A Gold Coast teenager and Redlands woman were also injured after their SUV flipped near the Northern Territory border.

  • Toby Crockford
Man stabbed in hip, attacker on the run south-east of Brisbane

Man stabbed in hip, attacker on the run south-east of Brisbane

The man in his 20s was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition and police are investigating.

  • Toby Crockford
Harness racing driver charged with fixing race north of Brisbane

Harness racing driver charged with fixing race north of Brisbane

It will be alleged the man fixed a race at Redcliffe in December last year and faces up to 10 years' imprisonment.

  • Toby Crockford