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27 December

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Plane veers off runway in Goa – with 15 passengers suffering injuries

A Jet Airways flight travelling from Goa to Mumbai skidded off the runway at Goa Dabolim airport at 5am on December 26 2016. Flight 9W-2

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09 January

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2016 Annual road toll surpasses previous years

Earlier this month the Queensland Police Service announced the road toll for 2016 was higher than the previous years’

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10 January

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Family sues Apple over FaceTime crash but is it justified?

A family is suing Apple following an accident in which a male driver collided with their car, killing their 5 year old daughter, while he was using Fa

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11 January

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Tourist plane ride ends in tragedy with one dead and three seriously injured

A young woman has died and three others have been injured after a tourist plane crashed on Middle Island.  At around 10:30am on Tuesday

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12 January

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Travelling Neighbouring Countries – What you should know about opposing laws

One of the great things about travelling abroad is the opportunity to have new experiences. Being exposed to a different language, sights, smells, peo

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16 January

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School is back – it’s time to slow down in school zones to keep our kids safe

It is already that stage of January when we are back into our usual routines of work and as of next Monday, doing the school drop-offs.

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24 January

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Shooting on set of rap video in Brisbane CBD

Locals have been rocked by the news that a Gold Coast stuntman has been killed while shooting a music video in Brisbane CBD on Monday afternoon. It all began with the White House

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31 January

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Visa denied – Australian-Iranian citizen denied US visa for school trip following Trump’s executive order

A 15 year old boy with dual Australian and Iranian citizenship is facing missing out on an upcoming school trip to the United States

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01 February

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Laws from the globe, so strange you didn’t know they existed

Generally, laws exist to keep people safe and maintain order in a country. But what about when some laws are too ridiculous to fathom? S

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07 February

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Jet ski crash takes life of young Australian woman while holidaying in Thailand

A 20-year-old Australian woman has been killed in a jet ski crash in Phuket Thailand over the weekend.  Emily Collie was holidaying wit

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14 February

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Brisbane neurosurgeon suing Austrian Airlines after table tray "malfunction"

A Brisbane based neurosurgeon suing Austrian Airlines after he jammed his pinky finger in the fold-out tray table. Dr David Walker was

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20 February

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E-Cigarette causes indisputable damages

James Heinlein suffered first, second and third-degree burns when an e-cigarette exploded in his shirt pocket. The damage extended down

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21 February

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Texas Injury Firm lawyer among Melbourne aircraft crash victims

A horrific air crash and explosion at Melbourne's Essendon airport this morning that claimed the lives of all four passengers and the pilot of the�

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28 February

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Lionel Patea pleads guilty over the murder of Tara Brown

Lionel Patea was yesterday sentenced to life in prison at the Brisbane Supreme Court over the murder of his former partner, Tara Brown. On Septembe

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27 February

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Wee hours tumble at roadhouse landmark

The BP Chinderah roadhouse is a welcome landmark for those driving South to the Tweed Coast as it signals they are approaching their destination and f

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26 February

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Personal Injury

Ambulance man drops stretcher; Island stroke victim wins $560k

Lamb Island - population 450 - in southern Moreton Bay is officially a “town” within the Redland City. In emergencies, an ambulance

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25 February

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Personal Injury

Passenger sues for wrongful detention & excessive force in international airport bust up

Geoff Barker had “probably about 7 rums” in a Port Moresby bar before arrival at the airport to board the Air Niugini flight PX025 to Brisbane in

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28 February

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Overnight motel stop leads to kid’s pool tragedy

The family’s overnight stay at the Gympie Motel in February 1998 was unscheduled. Their car overheated on the trip from Bundaberg to B

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08 March

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Driverless cars and the legal issues surrounding liability

Driverless cars have been a hot topic in recent times with companies like Tesla, Apple and Google at the forefront in creating the car of the future.

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