Double drowning tragedies mar New Year’s celebrations

Double drowning tragedies mar New Year’s celebrations

The search for a woman who disappeared while tubing near an Emu Creek campground has ended in tragedy,while another woman was pulled unresponsive from the water on the Gold Coast.

  • byWilliam Davis andMarissa Calligeros

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Teen suffers facial burns after illegal New Year’s Eve firework mishap

Teen suffers facial burns after illegal New Year’s Eve firework mishap

The teenager is marking the start of 2025 in hospital with burns to his face after setting off an illegal firework north of Brisbane.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Police shoot man outside Brisbane furniture warehouse

Police shoot man outside Brisbane furniture warehouse

Staff at the Amart distribution centre in Rochedale were just starting work for the day when the man entered the warehouse allegedly brandishing a large knife.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
‘Warm,sultry’:New Year’s Eve weather forecast for Brisbane
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‘Warm,sultry’:New Year’s Eve weather forecast for Brisbane

The breakdown of the weather forecast for the fireworks shows,and a uniquely Brisbane way to score the best vantage point,but it all depends on timing.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Occupation maps:The most common job in every Brisbane suburb revealed

Occupation maps:The most common job in every Brisbane suburb revealed

While one job outnumbers all others across Brisbane,data shows that people of certain occupations have carved out distinct territories across the city.

  • byCraig Butt,Marissa Calligeros andAngus Delaney
‘Above all,it’s peaceful’:The families opting out of Christmas stress

‘Above all,it’s peaceful’:The families opting out of Christmas stress

This Christmas,Lucy,Dimitri and their two young daughters are more than 1300 kilometres from their suburban home on Brisbane’s southside.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
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First-round university offers are out. Here’s how to make the system work for you

First-round university offers are out. Here’s how to make the system work for you

Graduates who didn’t get their first preference still have plenty of options open to them,with the advice from experts simple – just wait.

  • byCassandra Morgan andMarissa Calligeros
Why a passion for Christmas made this couple move house

Why a passion for Christmas made this couple move house

Such is their passion for Christmas,Jamie and Laeticia Lehmann moved house.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
As Scott Rush farewelled his prison guards,his parents had no idea he was on his way home

As Scott Rush farewelled his prison guards,his parents had no idea he was on his way home

The Bali Nine member was smiling as he left Bangli Narcotics jail in Bali for the final time last Friday. His family still didn’t know he was coming home.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos,Marissa Calligeros,Zach Hope,Amilia Rosa andMarta Pascual Juanola
Oh the humidity:This could be the new norm for Brisbane

Oh the humidity:This could be the new norm for Brisbane

Escaping the heat and humidity so far this summer has not been easy,with many relying on running their air-conditioners day and night.

  • byMarissa Calligeros
Underground blasts in Surfers Paradise caused by electrical fault

Underground blasts in Surfers Paradise caused by electrical fault

Tourists and workers scattered after the first of several explosions rocked the Glitter Strip on Sunday afternoon.

  • byMarissa Calligeros