House prices in Brisbane have exploded to hit record heights for a sixth straight month, with the median house price skyrocketing to an all-time high of $621,806 by the end of April.

A trendy street in the affluent suburb of Wilston is now the epicentre of a police investigation with one man charged with attempted murder and another man in hospital.

Outgoing colourful MP George Christensen is using his parliament-linked Facebook page to spruik books and earn a commission.

More women are moving into the male-dominated specialty of orthopedics in hospitals with a bunch of Queensland mums leading the way as trailblazers in the medical field.  

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