100mm drenching with more to come

PARTS of southeast and central Queensland have experienced up to 100mm of rain in the past 24 hours, and there is more to come.

 
 
 
 

Sponging son must pay back $300k

A SPONGING son who refused to repay a loan of over $280,000 to his elderly parents will have to pay it all back with interest.

 
 
 

Fatal fall filmed by skydiver

GRAPHIC video footage has emerged of the terrifying moment three skydivers fell to their death in Queensland.

 
 
 
 

Lawyers’ bitter war for control

A BITTER war is being waged for control of the state’s powerful law society as factions turn against each other amid resignations and a controversial move by the current leaders to run for re-election.

 
 
 

Academy moves to expel Weinstein

HARVEY Weinstein has effectively been kicked out of Hollywood, as his brother Bob reveals the disgraced producer is yet to express any remorse.

 
 
 
 

Sir Joh’s brutal threat to rivals

SIR Joh Bjelke-Petersen ruled Queensland with an iron fist for nearly 20 years. But when his colleagues demanded he retire, the conservative icon made a threat which shocked his fellow MPs.

 
 
 

Going ... going ... still going ...

Not every event yields a result but agents were undeterred when a few Brisbane auctions failed to find a buyer today

 
 
 
 

Horn ready to raise hell in two-fight deal

WORLD welterweight champion Jeff Horn will defend his title against pugnacious Pom Gary Corcoran in Brisbane in December, before he sets his sights on a more well-known opponent.

 
 
 

Frances Abbott flaunts ripped body again

FORMER prime minister Tony Abbott’s daughter Frances has shown off her incredible bodybuilding physique at another fitness expo.

 
 
 
 

Dark night I tried to end it all

AUSSIE rock legend Jimmy Barnes reveals how close he came to ending it all in this extract from his new autobiography, Working Class Man.