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The former CEO of Ipswich Council Carl Wulff is the face of a initiative to raise awareness about the personal cost of corruption. Wulff is serving a prison term for accepting kickbacks while he worked for Ipswich Council.

A former Ipswich council CEO convicted of official corruption and attempting to pervert the course of justice speaks from prison about the impact the charges had on his life.

They look so much like actual weapons that heavy penalties, including jail terms, can await those who break the rules surrounding gel blasters. With sales doubling as Christmas looms, police are urging users to be cautious.

The environment department suggests wood smoke might have caused a spike in airborne pollution in Moranbah in central Queensland in August, but locals say nearby coal mines are the more likely culprit, prompting the State Opposition to back a call for chemical testing.

Hundreds of Australian cattle sold to the Indonesian Government in 2018 for breeding are malnourished or dead. Images obtained by the ABC show the rotting corpses of animals that could have bred for several years.

Justine Barwick was the first victim in a cluster of shark attacks in the Whitsundays. This is the dramatic story of how she survived and faced her fears to eventually return to the ocean.

As he prepares for his final episode, the Q&A creator says the show has pushed new grassroots issues onto the national agenda and tested politicians by confronting them with questions from citizens and voters they can't dismiss or evade as easily as press gallery journalists.

Playing in front of a sold-out home crowd in Brisbane, the Heat show why they are the dominant force in women's domestic T20 cricket with victory over the Strikers in the final.

A distraught mother says there is a "massive lesson for everyone involved" after her son Zac Longfield was punched while walking along a Gold Coast street on his 21st birthday.

Residents forced to flee a dangerous grass fire in Bundamba thought "the whole town would go up" as the blaze ignited a shipping container full of fireworks and flames edged dangerously close to homes.

More than half-a-million hectares is proposed for conservation after south-east Queensland's koala population declined by up to 80 per cent in 20 years.

Chris Smith's kids are well-versed at catching mud crabs and packing a boat, but team sports aren't on their radar so much.

This Indigenous-inspired 'frilled-neck lizard' dress is set to turn heads at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant in the US this week.

A man who police say fired a rifle at his children, ex-partner, and members of the public is dead after being shot by officers south of Maryborough on Sunday morning.

Forget meat and veggies, global flavour trends including vegan, Mexican and 'need for seed' have been embraced by "the next generation of foodies".

Councils have been dismissed in Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria in the past 12 months after allegations of corruption, infighting and budget blowouts, prompting questions about the role of democratically-elected officials in local government.

For generations, Indigenous women have been going missing and advocates say it is time to "find the answers".

A fast-moving grass fire at Ipswich is threatening nearby properties, with nearby residents urged to leave immediately.

Sophie Devine provides the fireworks to help Adelaide Strikers into the WBBL final where they will face defending champions Brisbane Heat.

Sophie Devine has continued her stellar WBBL campaign by piloting the Adelaide Strikers to the final after an unbeaten 65 off 46 deliveries.