A motorcycle exploded into flames on Thursday morning at a busy Gold Coast intersection, causing road closures as fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze.
 
Firefighters and emergency crews were called to the busy intersection of Hope Island Road and Oxenford Southport Road, in Hope Island about 6.30am, after the motorcycle reportedly caught alight.
 
Reports have suggested the bike was completely destroyed by the blaze.
 

Water minister Anthony lynham has urged Queensland to not waste water. 

“Two thirds of our state is in drought, the south east has not been immune,” he said. 

Mandatory water restrictions will be introduced when combined dam levels drop to 50 per cent. 
 

Facebook’s former senior executive Stephen Scheeler says Mark Zuckerberg has too much control over the company and lacks accountability. 

The statement comes after Mr Zuckerberg was grilled by politicians in Washington on Wednesday for his failure to safeguard users privacy and its political interference.

Mr Scheeler says “[for] anybody who has the amount of non-accountability that Mark has, I think there’s a risk there… for their own decision making.” 
 

The 39 people found dead in a truck container in Essex, east of London, Police have confirmed all 39 of the victims were believed to be Chinese nationals. Eight of them were women and 31 were men.

previously reported one of the victims was a teenager, but have since clarified she may have been "a young adult woman".

They said a 25-year-old man — locally identified on Wednesday as Mo Robinson from Northern Ireland, who was the driver of the truck — remains in custody on suspicion of murder.

A  study monitoring the use of illicit drugs has revealed Adelaide is a meth hot spot revealed Adelaide is a meth hot spot. 

Findings were gathered through analysing sewage samples from 60 million people between 2011 and 2017. 

Richard Blade, University of South Australia research associate said determining the scale of the illicit drug market would help countries work out the ‘best way’ to tackle the industry.
 

The parents from the Gold Coast, who are going by the pseudonyms Mr and Mrs Strappleberry,  have spent half a year and considerable funds transforming their handsome Queensland home into a nightmarish scene from an iconic horror film.

After using a smoke machine and fake spider webs last year, they noticed more kids and families in the neighbourhood trick or treating.

“It was wonderful to see excited kids out having fun, so we decided we could do more,” Mr Strappleberry said.
 

A friend of the Adelaide tourist who was killed in a zip-lining accident has revealed the sick tactic someone used to try and cash in on the freak accident.

Damian McCann, a friend of the couple, has since set up a GoFundMe page to help with the costs of Mr Sanderson’s funeral.

But he revealed it has been a struggle to get donations after a scammer set up his own fundraiser on a different website and tricked friends and family of the couple into donating.

Metro delays will continue until March according to Brisbane City Council.
 
More than 500 buses per week were too full to take on passengers in September after delays in Brisbane City Council’s key mass transit project, Brisbane Metro.
Brisbane
 
Deputy mayor Krista Adams Says "Importantly, 65 per cent of the bus loads were during peak hours, but that's still a 35 per cent that occurred during off-peak, so it's not just daily work commuters who are copping the brunt of the problem.