‘This is a storm that will kill you’

WARNINGS for Hurricane Irma are becoming increasingly dire with US officials ordering millions of people to get out while they still can.

Shock poll puts SSM in doubt

THIS is the last thing supporters of same-sex marriage will want to hear just days before the ballots are posted.

Could Kim really end the world?

ANALYSIS: Some say Kim Jong-un is not “mad” but instead a dangerous man striving to achieve legitimacy by threatening Armageddon. But others disagree.

Taxpayers fork out for suspended cop

SUSPENDED Gold Coast cop Michelle Stenner is living in a taxpayer-funded home as she renovates a $1 million canal front home.

City’s answer to Central Park

BRISBANE’S not-too-distant future will involve multiple city centres, and a familiar patch of green transformed into something akin to New York’s Central Park.

Train driver jobs remain a closed shop

QUEENSLAND Rail might be advertising for external applicants for train driver positions, but there’s a roadblock still making it a closed shop.

Roar snap up Frenchman Eric Bautheac

BRISBANE Roar have snared the services of French attacking weapon Eric Bautheac on a two-year deal.

Two music stars die on same day

TWO US country music stars have died on the same day. One was killed in a chopper crash just hours before he was meant to perform.

End of an era for Queensland business

IT started with a Brisbane CBD store with two staff. Now this business, with 18 outlets which turn over more than $100 million a year and employ more than 450 staff, is being sold.

Elite school in court over autism expulsion

A WOMAN is taking on an elite Brisbane school in a landmark discrimination case after her autistic son was expelled.