Brisbane news live: Two teens arrested at airport over ‘spicy’ drug plot; Woman loses arm in lion attack at Queensland zoo; Munster to play Origin after his father’s death

A woman has lost an arm after she was attacked by a lion at a zoo in Queensland’s Darling Downs on Sunday morning.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said paramedics were called to Darling Downs Zoo, on Baines Road at Pilton, about 35 kilometres south of Toowoomba, at 8.23am.

There, they found a woman in her 50s with “significant arm injuries” whom they airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, about 110 kilometres north-east of the zoo, in a stable condition.

It is understood the woman’s arm was lost during the attack.

A woman was airlifted to hospital after losing her arm in a horror lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo on Sunday.Credit: Nine News

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Four women, including two teens, could face life in jail after being accused of trying to smuggle 30 kilograms of cocaine wrapped vinegar and chilli-soaked towels into Australia.

Australian Federal Police said two 18-year-olds flew from Hong Kong to Brisbane on Thursday and were stopped by Australian Border Force officers at the airport.

Officers allegedly found 30 bricks of “spicy drugs” wrapped in the towels in four suitcases. It allegedly contained cocaine.

The women arrested at Brisbane Airport.Credit: AFP

The teens were charged with one count each of importing a commercial quantity of a border-controlled substance.

Two more women, aged 23 and 21, who police say had given instructions on obtaining passports, airline tickets and accommodation, were also arrested and charged with one count each of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug.

Those who rose before dawn this morning would have seen the rain, but the weather bureau assures us that the rain band has moved offshore.

The sun will come out shortly, with the bureau predicting a relatively warm day ahead with a top of 23 degrees.

The bureau says Brisbane is due for a cold morning tomorrow, with temperatures in the single digits, so if you packed the doonas away over the weekend, best haul them back out.

Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times’ live news coverage for Monday, July 7. Despite the early morning showers, today we can expect a sunny day with a top temperature of 23 degrees.

In this morning’s local headlines:

A woman has lost an arm after she was attacked by a lion at a zoo in Queensland’s Darling Downs on Sunday morning.

In a small town south-west of Brisbane, a young man is alleged to have operated a business that scammed the state government out of almost $150,000. For the first time, the accused can be named.

Racing at Queensland’s new greyhound racing hub has been suspended due to unsafe conditions – a decision made after a string of dog fatalities at the brand new $85 million three-track facility.

The LNP has doubled, and tripled, down on its decision to host Olympic rowing on Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River – known to inhabit crocodiles – but reporter Cameron Atfield argues there could be choppy waters ahead for the plan.

In State of Origin news, Queensland captain Cameron Munster has left Origin camp after the death of his father Steven, but plans to return and lead the Maroons in Wednesday’s decider.

At the weekend, things looked like they could turn grim for the Lions against Port Adelaide early on but Zac Bailey was quick to rewrite that narrative and inspire a triumph at the Gabba.

And it was great news for Brisbane in both the NRL and NRLW, with the men’s Broncos snatching a classic comeback win against the Bulldogs in a thriller on Friday night, while the women posted a convincing win over Wests Tigers on Saturday.