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Superstar singer Swims surprises fans in beer garden at Brisbane venue
By Alex Condon
US singer Teddy Swims, who recently performed at the NRL grand final and is touring the country, was a surprise special guest at the Triffid’s weekly Sunday beer garden show.
The soul singer was joined by Inoxia – who went viral singing a duet with Swims in Queen Street Mall in July last year – as well as Budjerah and Pace Randolph for his Ted & Friends pop-up show at the Newstead venue, featuring intimate versions of his big hits including Lose Control and Bad Dreams.
Hundreds of fans rocked up for the daytime set, which raised money for the Children’s Hospital Foundation through a raffle to win a signed guitar.
Swims backed up his Saturday-night show at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre with the Triffid set, before returning to Boondall for his second concert of the tour. He next heads to Melbourne for three shows at Rod Laver Arena, then onto Adelaide and Perth.
Ex-husband charged with mother’s murder to apply for Supreme Court bail
By Marissa Calligeros
The man charged with murdering his former wife Crystal Beale and dumping her body in the Brisbane River, hours after a family dinner, is due to apply for bail in the Supreme Court next week.
Jesse Wahlen Beale, 49, was charged with domestic-violence-related murder by police seven months after allegedly killing his former wife, whose body was found in the Brisbane River by a rower in the early hours of February 22 this year.
Jesse Beale was arrested and charged over the alleged murder of his former wife Crystal Beale.Credit: Facebook
He was not required to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday morning when his case was mentioned before Magistrate Peter Saggers.
The court heard Mr Beale intended to apply for bail in the Supreme Court on October 29, with another mention set for November 24.
All bail applications for defendants charged with murder must be heard by the Supreme Court.
People poisoned by rat bait may not know for days
By Courtney Kruk and Cameron Atfield
As health authorities warn Brisbane residents after five people suffered poisoning from rat bait at the weekend, an expert in infectious diseases says the symptoms can take days to be noticed.
Queensland Health issued an alert to staff on Saturday warning them to be on the lookout for symptoms related to the consumption of brodifacoum – a widely used rat poison.
It came after patients presented to the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Logan Hospital and Princess Alexandra.
Director of Infectious Diseases at Mater Health Professor Paul Griffin says symptoms of rat poisoning can take “many days” to be noticed, and he warns people not to be complacent.
“There’s a strong suggestion, from where these people are presenting, that the clustering is on the south side [of Brisbane],” he says.
“But because it can take a long time for the effects to be noticed, we certainly don’t want people in other areas to be complacent or assume that we won’t see a case somewhere potentially unexpected.”
Croc filmed in luxury Queensland resort pool
By William Davis
A baby crocodile was filmed in a luxury Queensland resort pool at the weekend.
The animal was in the pool at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort in Port Douglas, in a clip posted to social media.
The crocodile appeared to be not much longer than a metre, but guests were reportedly told to stay out of the lagoon pool until it could be caught.
This masthead has contacted the hotel for more information.
Fake $100,000 luxury jewellery not worth half that
By William Davis
A jewellery store has been raided by police over allegations fake Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels items that would have been worth more than $100,000 were on sale.
A safe filled with jewellery, gold bullion and cash was first searched at the business in Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast in December 2023.
Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery found to be counterfeits.Credit: Australian Federal Police
The pieces were seized and an investigation determined they were frauds, and worth no more than $28,000.
A 40-year-old man was charged with 22 counts of possessing or selling goods with a false trademark, which carries a maximum penalty of five years behind bars or a $181,500 fine.
“Selling counterfeit items and products is a deception and fraud that preys upon the goodwill and the back pocket of the customers involved,” federal Detective Superintendent Adrian Telfer said.
Sweltering week ahead across south-east
By William Davis
The daytime temperature in Ipswich is forecast to hit almost 40 degrees several times this week, and is expected to reach over 30 degrees every day.
The temperature is expected to peak on Thursday about 39 degrees in the city.
In Brisbane it should be slightly cooler throughout the week, but could still break 30 degrees a handful of times and reach 37 on Thursday.
“This time of year has always been temperamental,” meteorologist Livio Regano said. “We tend to get troughs moving west to east … and it raises the temperature.
“It’ll certainly be in the high 30s on Thursday and there could be storms around as well.”
The west is even hotter, with heatwave warnings for much of the state inland from Roma.
Rain is expected on Sunday, and also possible on Saturday.
Brainteaser answer
Here’s the answer to today’s brainteaser. Did you get it right?
The answer.Credit: Craig Butt
Unidentified man found with life-threatening injuries at boat ramp
By Julius Dennis
Police are still trying to identify a man who was found with life-threatening injuries at a boat ramp south of Brisbane last night.
Police and paramedics were called to the boat ramp on the Logan River at Eagleby about 8.20pm on Sunday, where they found a man in his 40s with significant head and chest injuries.
Paramedics said the man was hit by a car and was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.
Police said they are still working to identify the man and have asked anyone with information to come forward.
Monday’s brainteaser
If you are still a little bleary-eyed on this Monday morning, this brainteaser – written by our resident data journalist Craig Butt – might help get the cogs moving.
We’ll reveal the answer at 9am.
Do not try this at home.Credit: Craig Butt
More of Teddy Swims at The Triffid
Stopwatches at the ready. How much face-time will Anthony Albanese be granted by Donald Trump?
By Nick Bryant
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will touch down in Washington soon ahead of a scheduled face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump set to take place early tomorrow morning.
It will be the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders. Items expected to be high on the agenda are the AUKUS alliance, critical minerals and Australia’s defence spending.
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