Alleged abduction kept quiet for three days

Police have revealed the reason for a three-day delay in making public the alleged abduction and indecent treatment of a little girl from a shopping centre north of Brisbane.

Full list of victims in $13m ‘Ponzi scheme’

High-profile Queensland athletes are among the victims of a $13 million hedge fund regulators suspect is a Ponzi scheme. SEE THE LIST

Outrage as taxpayers hit for emergency texts

The Premier is furious with Australia’s telecommunications giants after learning what they intend to do in the wake of Queensland’s devastating bushfires.

Fatal shooting at Christmas market in France

Two people are dead and 11 others injured, several critically, in a mass shooting near a famous Christmas market in the eastern French city of Strasbourg.

Best news for the jobless in a generation

If Labor wins the federal election there could be the biggest improvement for the nation’s unemployed in a quarter-century.

Watchdog rolls out union-busting force

As the prospect of a Federal Labor Government emboldens militant unions, the construction watchdog is set to reinforce Queensland worksites with thug-busting forces.

Sharks coach Flanagan facing new ban from NRL

The NRL’s investigation into the Cronulla salary cap scandal has uncovered evidence against coach Shane Flanagan dating back to his 2014 peptide suspension that has put his position at the...

Ice-addicted criminal refugee gets to stay

An ice addict refugee from Iran has beaten a deportation order, despite 25 convictions for crimes including a stabbing, drug use and burglary.

Trump, Dems in bizarre Oval Office spat

Donald Trump has held an extraordinary press conference with Democrat leaders, threatening to shut down the government if he doesn’t get border wall funding.

Industry’s half-billion-dollar boom

One of Queensland’s key sectors is expected to pour a record bounty into state coffers this financial year, leaving a smile on the Treasurer’s dial.