Games volunteers told to use gender-neutral words
IN A gold medal for political correctness, The Courier-Mail can reveal the official Commonwealth Games orientation training handbook tells volunteers to avoid phrases such as “ladies and g...
Trump says he’s a ‘very stable genius’
DONALD Trump says his two greatest assets have been “mental stability and being, like, really smart” as he calls himself a “very stable genius” in a volley of tweets.
Where there’s a $20 million will there’s a war
A CHALLENGE to the will of a well-known businesswoman and leading arts philanthropist has blocked one of the largest charitable donations ever made in Queensland.
Young mum’s costly bid to fight ‘incurable’ cancer
WHEN a 34-year-old Brisbane mother of three was told her cancer diagnosis was “incurable” and “terminal” she vowed to keep fighting. Now, there’s new hope of a miracle cure, but it...
Kyrgios earns shot at first Aussie title
NICK Kyrgios has blasted his way into the Brisbane International final after securing his first win over world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov from a set down with a frightening display of power tennis...
Family arrest embarrasses Meghan
MEGHAN Markle’s future sister-in-law has been arrested for assaulting her fiance in a drunken fight a year after he pointed a gun at her.
Sex slave: ‘Mum was sick and twisted’
A SCHOOLGIRL made national headlines 14 years ago when she ‘divorced’ her parents who sold her into prostitution. Now she breaks her silence to speak of her horror ordeal.
African gangs ‘an insult to First Australians’
ONE of Australia’s most senior Aboriginal tribal leaders has delivered a sharp warning to African gangs who are causing fear across Melbourne.
Not groping: a manual for everyone
I HAVE a general policy of not groping men, even when they’re topless, writes Jill Poulsen. Here’s how I manage it.
Could this be the state’s most expensive sanga?
A NEW pop-up restaurant has opened in southeast Queensland and, at a whopping $35, its signature sandwich might just be the most expensive in the state. But the owner argues that, given the ...