Shark attack off Whitsunday coast

BREAKING: Paramedics are responding to reports of a shark attack off an island in the Whitsundays.

Brisbane’s new river playground

Stunning drone footage shows the fun in store for Brisbane when the Howard Smith Wharves complex is finished. A first look at the public spaces have been revealed | VIDEO

Sexting scandal: How did it get this far?

Well thank goodness Sam Burgess has finally come clean over the so-called Souths Sexting Scandal and told us … well actually, what has he told us?

Young boy arrested for hiding needles in fruit

A YOUNG boy has been arrested after he admitted to inserting needles into strawberries, as the government rushes to enforce tough laws that would impose massive penalties for anyone caught m...

Dutton warned taxpayers could fund au pair’s flight

NEW documents relating to the au pairs scandal reveal Peter Dutton was warned taxpayers could have had to fork out for a cancelled airline ticket, as it emerges the woman in question admitte...

Newman hits out at ‘exorbitant’ lawyer fees

FORMER premier Campbell Newman has returned fire in his ongoing stoush with the Law Society president, this time taking aim at what he calls “exorbitant’’ fees set by lawyers, saying t...

Texts reveal work offer ‘to fund fun’

TEXT messages on a phone found on an Italian au pair, whom Peter Dutton intervened to allow into the country on a tourist visa, indicated she was coming to the country as “an au pair”, a...

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James Packer splashes $80m on new home

BILLIONAIRE James Packer has spent about $80 million on an expansive home with a range of incredible features including a cigar room, movie theatre and beauty salon.

Bellamy’s Storm reigns over Queensland

CRAIG Bellamy’s constant search for an “edge”, and his unrelenting desire to get better has propelled Melbourne Storm to an unbelievable finals record that outstrips an entire rugby le...