Brisbane born singer-songwriter Kita Alexander is fronting a new campaign to attract interstate visitors to Queensland.

Rising Qld star headlines new tourism campaign with Madonna classic

Fresh off the stage from her tour with Dua Lipa,Brisbane-born Kita Alexander has been recruited to give interstate visitors “That Holiday Feeling”.

  • Courtney Kruk

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Janty Blair will perform her first solo stand up show at 60 years of age.

There’s a story in that:Brisbane Comedy Festival puts life at the centre of laughs

Janty Blair’s first solo show leverages a rich tapestry of life experiences,from love,sex and drugs,to osteo appointments and body aches.

  • Courtney Kruk
A cut through image of politics for a generation glued to a much smaller screen.

Billboards vs content creators – the new frontier in election marketing

While some politicians are leveraging different mediums to reach new audiences ahead of the election,others are sticking with the signs of their times.

  • Courtney Kruk
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s office at Arana Hills,north of Brisbane,has been targeted with graffitied slurs.

Peter Dutton’s electorate office vandalised,again

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Dickson electorate office has been vandalised,with the words “maggot” and “scum” written in black paint at the Arana Hills shopfront,two weeks out from election day.

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Visitors to K’gari are reminded to never approach or feed dingoes,avoid walking alone and keep children close at all times. Food and waste should also be secured at all times.

Woman bitten on hand by dingo before Easter long weekend

Rangers are urging people to take dingo safety advice seriously and understand the risks as K’gari prepares for an influx of visitors over the holiday period.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Where the wild things are:The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari

A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since,but millions of tourists are still at risk.

  • Courtney Kruk
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Rick Thorburn was arrested in September 2016 and charged with Tiahleigh’s murder,11 months after she disappeared.

Child killer Rick Thorburn found dead in cell

Thorburn,also a convicted child rapist,was serving a life sentence at Woodford Correctional Centre for murdering his 12-year-old foster daughter a decade ago.

  • Courtney Kruk
A supporter plays with a balloon before Kevin Rudd delivers his acceptance speech in 2007.

Politics is a popularity contest,but is it a personality hire?

Politicians aren’t known for their warmth and rizz,but surely character traits have some sway on voting habits.

  • Courtney Kruk
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Amanda Camm said the reforms are about protecting victims and holiding perpetrators to account.

‘Critical,overdue’:Police to get on-the-spot protection powers for DV victims

Queensland police are set to be given new powers to target domestic violence offenders and help ease pressure on the overstretched force.

  • Courtney Kruk
The state’s first permanent pill-testing sites will close from April 4.

Pill testers say people will die as Qld service forced to close

The group behind two south-east pill-testing sites said they picked up extremely potent synthetic opioids three times since November – including last Friday.

  • Courtney Kruk