Three girls orphaned after parents found dead
THREE young girls have been left orphaned and a major crime scene has been established after their parents were found dead in a house south of Brisbane.
Neighbour saves teen trapped under car
POLICE say the quick actions of a neighbour may well have saved the life of a teenage girl who was struck and pinned down by a car at a residential property west of Brisbane.
They are women, hear them roar
IF 2017 was a breakthrough year for Australian women in sport, then 2018 will see it rise to another level.
Get ready for the ‘super blue blood moon’
TO say it happens just once in a blue moon is an understatement. In fact Wednesday’s triple treat phenomenon of a blue moon, ‘super’ moon and total lunar eclipse happens just once ever...
Commonwealth Games cyclist ‘death trap’
A MAJOR Gold Coast Commonwealth Games road has been branded ‘an accident waiting to happen’, as cyclists take to the road in droves to tick it off their riding bucket list.
‘You might as well give yourself up mate’
A QUEENSLAND farmer has told of the moment a naked, dehydrated and desperate escaped convict stumbled through dense sugar cane onto his property and sat down at his kitchen table begging for...
Qantas starts ‘Dream’ run from Brisbane to LA
FLIGHTS from Brisbane to Los Angeles on Qantas’s new Dreamliner aircraft will start in September.
Questions over funds for Adani opponents
A LAWYER for traditional owners opposed to the Adani mega mine has been grilled about who is funding his clients’ costly court battles, while the staggering amount of money Adani has spent...
Ride tragedy continues to haunt parks
SHARES in Village Roadshow have plunged by more than 10 per cent after the company warned its first half results will be “substantially below” the previous first half.
School to pay for student’s shoes
A BRISBANE high school who controversially gave a student detention for wearing ‘banned’ shoes, has now promised to pay for a new pair of shoes for the girl out of school funds.
Coach Arthur beats Hayne in time trial
JARRYD Hayne has never been a strong trainer in the pre-season, but during Parramatta’s recent training camp on the Central Coast he was beaten home in a fitness test by coach Brad Arthur.
