THE father of twin toddlers found dead in their Brisbane home last month is expected to apply for bail tomorrow.

TWELVE people have been charged with drug and weapons offences in the second stage of a police operation targeting motorcycle gangs in Queensland.

HEAVY surf pounded the Queensland coast today as northern areas of the state received their highest July rainfall in over a decade.

SIX teenagers have been charged with breaking into a Brisbane bus depot and vandalising 20 buses.