Dad ordered to pay $1m for raping daughter

A Queensland father has been ordered to pay nearly $1 million in damages to his daughter as compensation for horrifically repeatedly raping her when she was a child.

Cancer fraud Belle Gibson hands over bank records

Cancer conwoman Belle Gibson has shown her face at court for the first time since her web of lies were uncovered four years ago to explain why she hasn’t paid a cent of the $410,000 she ow...

Minister: Port action 'should never have happened'

Transport Minister Mark Bailey has slapped down the Gladstone Ports Corporation during Question Time after it suspended a contract with a company after a worker asked Bill Shorten a tricky q...

15-minute bloodbath hits ASX

The world is on tenterhooks as the two largest economies face off in an increasingly bitter trade war that is already causing damage.

Another suburban bowlo set to close

Another suburban bowls club will close this month, with the committee revealing a move by Brisbane City Council as the last straw.

Dylan Walker triple-0 call released: ‘He pulled my hair’

In a terrified triple-zero phone call made by the fiance of Dylan Walker, Alexandra Ivkovic told police the NRL star “pulled my hair and I fell down as I was holding my baby”.

Sacked mayor faces court over fraud allegations

Sacked Logan mayor Luke Smith has faced the Brisbane Magistrates Court today over alleged fraud offences. Seven other councillors also had their matters mentioned this morning.

Bilo family denied right to appeal deportation

Friends of a Tamil asylum seeker family facing imminent deportation have begged federal Immigration Minister David Coleman to intervene so they can stay in Australia.

Former surfwear boss to be struck off

Disgraced former Billabong surfwear boss Matthew Perrin, who was jailed two years ago, has told a tribunal he agrees to be struck off as a lawyer.

Tech company axes 10 percent of workforce

A struggling Brisbane manufacturer of fast-charging equipment for electric vehicles has axed 10 per cent of its workforce less than a month after opening a state-of-the-art research centre.