Quake brings Mexico to its knees

TERRIFYING footage shows people barely able to stand as a monster quake leveled high-rise buildings in Mexico. Authorities fear hundreds are dead under the rubble.

 
 
 
 

End of an era for Brisbane restaurant

THE dynamic husband-and-wife pairing behind one of Brisbane’s most-loved restaurants have closed the doors behind them for the final time, leaving the keys in the hands of an exciting new owner.

 
 
 

Trump vows to ‘totally destroy’ N Korea

DONALD Trump has told the UN that ‘rocket man’ Kim Jong-un is ‘on a suicide mission’ and that the US will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea if he doesn’t relent.

 
 
 
 

Call for state probe into councillor

ONE councillor has been reported to state authorities, while another has declared the Gold Coast is “losing its way”. The conflict inside the Gold Coast City Council has become personal.

 
 
 

‘No’ voter ‘very hurt’ by firing

THE woman who was sacked for saying online it was “OK to vote no” in the gay marriage postal survey says she is “in complete shock”.

 
 
 
 

Skipper reels in 507kg marlin

SKIPPER Bill Billson has made an impressive start to this Queensland region’s black marlin season, reeling in the first 507kg grander.

 
 
 

Bitter Des divorce headed for courts

CANTERBURY have sacked two-time premiership-winning coach Des Hasler and the bitter bust-up is almost certainly headed for the courts.

 
 
 

NRL Daily: Thaiday’s HIA insight

BRONCOS forward Sam Thaiday has given an insight into the string of tests NRL players undergo after suffering a head knock. Keep up to date with breaking NRL news here ...

 
 
 

M1 traffic snarl costs commuters $47m a year

THE gruelling daily commute between the Gold Coast and Brisbane is taking a $47 million toll on workers, a new analysis has found.

 
 
 

He’ll take Sunshine State sky-high

AS QUEENSLAND prepares for a bumper tourist season, a multimillionaire airline founder has been recruited to make the sector really take off.