’It was inevitable someone would die’

A DISQUALIFIED driver has pleaded guilty to killing a grandmother on her way home from bingo during a high-speed rampage less than two hours after being released on parole for dangerous driv...

Dining at this cafe will make you a good person

WANT a caffeine hit that will also save the planet? This New Farm cafe serves up coffee with a side of charity - helping farmers use fruit deemed ‘too unattractive’ to sell in major supe...

Thurston’s $400k retirement present

WHEN some people retire, they get a gold watch. When Johnathan Thurston retires, he gets a rare muscle car worth more than $400,000.

New twist in Aussie sailor’s honeymoon murder case

FORMER Gold Coast man Lewis Bennett had denied killing his wife as they sailed the Caribbean on their honeymoon. But new court documents reveal that could change.

Cemetery workers ‘a bunch of cowboys’

CRACKED and sinking headstones need to be fixed and workers’ “cowboy” attitudes changed at a 100-year-old Brisbane cemetery, say relatives of those buried there.

Spelling fail on Brisbane sign

A BRISBANE man was marvelling at a Jacaranda tree in full bloom when a local sign caught his eye for all the wrong reasons.

Death row inmate’s final words

THIS man was the first executed by electric chair in half a decade today. His last words were simple and short. Warning: Disturbing

The biggest cancer warning for 20-somethings

Army captain Hugo Toovey is just 27 and has already battled cancer three times but is determined to use his experience to encourage young people to take better care of their health

How to kickstart reading again

I DON’T read any more; I can’t be bothered, which means I’m out of the loop when it comes to the highbrow chats. I can, however, remember most of the lines from Kath and Kim.

Luxury property agents list own mansion

THEY sell some of Queensland’s most luxurious properties and now they have put their own waterfront mansion on the market. See inside.