Spring racing season, Melbourne Cup Day and the run into Christmas parties are some of the busiest weeks of the year for drink driving in Queensland. Every year some of the people hurt in those crashes are passengers. They got a lift home with a friend, a partner, a workmate or a sibling who had … Read more
Queensland storm season runs from roughly October to April, and every year it brings the same injuries. A branch comes down on someone walking to their car. A cyclist hits a tree lying across a dark bike path. A driver rounds a bend and there is a gum tree across the road. A neighbour helping … Read more
This August, the Royal Queensland Show, the Ekka, celebrates its 150th anniversary, running from 8 to 16 August 2026 at the Brisbane Showgrounds in Bowen Hills. With more than 400,000 people expected through the gates over nine days, it is one of the largest gatherings in Queensland each year. Events of this scale are, on … Read more
If you’ve been injured and can barely make it from the car park to the front door without pain, you may be entitled to a disability parking permit – even if your injury is temporary. Most people Googling “how to get a disability parking permit in Queensland” assume the scheme is only for people with … Read more
After a serious workplace injury, people are often surprised to learn that more than one process can start at the same time. Alongside workers’ compensation and any potential common law claim, the workplace itself may come under investigation by the safety regulator. In Queensland, that regulator is Workplace Health and Safety Queensland, commonly referred to … Read more
Negligence is a legal concept that refers to the failure of an individual or entity to exercise reasonable care, caution, or skill, which results in harm or injury to another person. In the context of personal injury claims in Queensland, negligence is a critical component that determines whether an injured person can seek compensation from … Read more
Unfortunately, around 25,000 Queenslanders get seriously injured at work each year. When you’re injured at work (or on the way to or from work), you are thrust into a different world beyond your control. To recover and return to a normal life, you have few options other than to rely on the advice from your … Read more
Have you been named as a beneficiary in someone’s will? Or were you expecting to be named in the will but found out that you were intentionally (or accidentally) left out? Either way, do you know what your rights and entitlements are? They might be different to what the will sets out – if you’re … Read more
If you are reading this, the crash has already happened. So this is not a page about hazard triangles and first aid. It is about the legal steps that decide whether you are compensated for your injuries in Queensland, and the ones people most often get wrong without realising it. Queensland runs a compulsory third … Read more