Peter Sanders

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Jack McKay |Jack Mckay |Lexy Hamilton-Smith |Peter Sanders |Jessica Haynes

They are the minor parties looming large this federal election. One Nation, led by the party's creator Pauline Hanson, and Trumpet of Patriots, led by businessman and former politician Clive Palmer, share a similar voter base. With polls indicating the Coalition may need preferences from right-leaning candidates to secure key seats, these two parties led by Queensland mavericks could play a decisive role in how the election plays out.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Aisling Brennan |Peter Sanders

For those living in the small busy rural town of Yarraman, 180 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, medical help can be hard to come by if something goes wrong. The town of about 1,200 people has been without a regular doctor since 2018 and the nearest GP in Blackbutt, a 30-minute drive away, has closed its books to new patients.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Aisling Brennan |Peter Sanders

A young man involved in a violent shopping centre robbery which resulted in the death of an elderly man has been sentenced after his murder charge was dropped. Robert William Brown, 75, died in hospital days after he was pushed to the ground outside the busy Grand Central Shopping Centre and had his backpack stolen in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, on February 6, 2023.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Aisling Brennan |Peter Sanders

A Queensland high school student killed in a e-scooter crash in a rural town is being remembered as a caring young girl whose smile would light up a room. Twelve-year-old Summah Richards was riding an e-scooter in Laidley, west of Brisbane, when she died in a collision with a car at about 3pm on Saturday. Queensland Police said initial investigations suggested Summah was riding southbound on Vaux Street when she fell into the path of a grey Holden Barina travelling in the same direction.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Peter Sanders |Emily Dobson |Meghan Dansie

Lockyer Valley residents are cleaning up after the second flood in little more than a year. Some residents wish they could move away and others are grateful the flooding was not worse. The Australian Defence Force has arrive to help repair roads and infrastructure. The main street of Laidley, Queensland is a hive of activity as locals armed with brooms and pressure washers clean away the debris left by floodwater.