Wedding’s best and worst dressed

IN the spirit of Eugenie and Beatrice, we tip our hat to the wedding guests who let their freak flag fly at the royal wedding.

New $20m resort almost ready

A HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED waterfront resort north of Brisbane is almost ready and will officially open its doors in under three weeks.

BMI measurements are getting it wrong

THE controversial body mass index is not only bad for the ego, it’s now starting to hurt healthy Australians financially.

The Everest: Fans flood into Randwick

A HUGE crowd is flooding into Royal Randwick to catch $13 million TAB The Everest vibe, with defending champion Redzel battling Shoals for favouritism. Follow all the action live here. ...

Bill Shorten: What’s love got to do with it?

BILL Shorten is the man most likely to become Prime Minister, but he’s not the man most likely to be liked. Paul Toohey considers the contradictions of the Lodge-bound Labor leader.

What it’s like to plunge to Earth at 450km/h

WHEN he’s not saving lives, paramedic Shane Turner is diving from a plane as fast as he can.

Australia’s golden chance to host 2032 Olympics

AUSTRALIA’S proven record of hosting the Olympics makes southeast Queensland a serious candidate to stage the event in 2032 at a time the IOC needs countries it can trust to deliver.

My bizarre phobia of the number 87

LUCKY and unlucky numbers. It makes no sense at all really but it doesn’t stop people having good and bad numbers, writes WILLIAM MCINNES.

The best advice when wedding planning

WHAT tip did one very happy couple offer to others planning their big day?

The regions starting to fire

THE first signs are emerging of a resurgence in these regional Queensland property markets, where buying is still very affordable.