Olympic legend’s daughter in doping scandal
SIX weeks out from the Commonwealth Games, Athletics Australia has been rocked by a drugs scandal with Jessica Peris — daughter of Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris — testing positive.
Jail for brutal attack on pregnant partner
A QUEENSLAND man who flew into such a rage at being woken by his pregnant partner that his actions resulted in her being forced to have her baby 11 weeks early has been sentenced in a Brisba...
The subject that most parents avoid discussing with kids
PARENTS are happy to talk to their kids about just about anything other than money. But there are plenty of good reasons why they should.
Bodies may still be inside ill-fated trawler
POLICE say the bodies of the missing men from sunken fishing trawler Dianne could possibly still be on board as the vessel was towed into the Port of Bundaberg.
Joyce ‘not the only one sleeping with staff’
CORY Bernardi has said he doesn’t think Malcolm Turnbull’s ministerial sex ban is necessary, but claimed Barnaby Joyce is not the only minister involved with a member of staff.
Barber ‘forced’ to refuse to cut woman’s hair
A DECISION by shopping management to place gender conditions on a barber’s lease, forcing its owner to kick out a woman who went in seeking a haircut, has been slammed as “sad” and lac...
Davina: MAFS editing is the villain, not me
THE most hated contestant on this season’s Married At First Sight, Queenslander Davina Rankin, says she is a victim of the show’s editing, slamming it for portraying her as a villain.
Aussie-first deal with NASA for new Mars rover
QUEENSLAND is leading the way in Australia’s push into the new space race with a local company inking a contract with NASA to develop an experimental rover and put it on the surface of Mar...
Parents standing in the way of bullying fight
QUEENSLAND’S new Anti-Bullying Task Force chair says she is behind a ban of mobile phones in the state’s schools in a bid to prevent online bullying, but admits it is parents who are the...
Call to send bridge back to drawing board
BRISBANE’S Deputy Mayor has hit out at the current proposal for a new $70 million pedestrian bridge linking the Queen’s Wharf development and South Bank because there is no access for cy...
Queensland’s beach house ‘masterpiece’
A GLAMOROUS Queensland beach house - complete with waterslide, glass floor and a car ‘turntable’ in the garage - has just sold for millions. It’s easy to see why.
