Three young girls orphaned after parents found dead in home

‘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.