Two mega shopping centres for $6.7b ‘mini-city’

It is the $6.7 billion new Queensland ‘mini city’ just outside of Brisbane. And now the construction of two major shopping centres have started, creating hundreds of jobs.

No-kick sums up Taylor’s titanic troubles

Gold Coast coach Garth Brennan has staunchly defended out Ash Taylor all season. That was until his star halfback failed to step up for a crucial penalty shot.

Realtor disqualified, jailed over trust account breach

A southside real estate agent has been disqualified and sentenced to three months jail after being found guilty of a breach of trust accounts.

IN PICTURES: Brisbane Marathon mega-gallery

Thousands of people turned out for the annual Brisbane Marathon on Sunday - some to take part and others to cheer them on. We sent our photographer along to capture all the fun.

Family in shock: ‘He loves his kids so much’

The grief-stricken family and friends of Jeremy ‘Jerra’ Turner who was found dead in a street north of Brisbane are mourning the shock loss of a man they described as a “loving soul.”

Dead cunning: How ‘undertaker’ trapped family killer Robert Xie

Robert Xie had the perfect plan — in jail suspected of the Lin family slayings, he would plant the fingerprints of a dead person on the murder weapon. All he needed was a body. Enter under...

‘Gagged’: Activists’ fury over new shark laws

A global animal protection lobby force claims it has been ‘gagged’ by the State Government from documenting sharks kills on drumlines and nets. They’re now calling for a special exempt...

Tributes flow for young mum killed in smash

A Maryborough mum just shy of her 21st birthday has been revealed as the latest casualty in a week of road fatalities with her baby son miraculously surviving the crash due to one factor.

Parents sue clinic over Down syndrome child

The parents of a child born with Down syndrome are suing an ultrasound clinic and a doctor, alleging they were told the embryo had a low risk of chromosomal abnormalities. FILE PIC

PM boosts ties as Keneally puts ‘blow torch’ to Dutton

Scott Morrison has said Australia’s ties with the Solomon Islands ‘are like family’ as Kristina Keneally wages war with Coalition figures back home.