The owner of a road train involved in a fiery Queensland crash that triggered the largest explosion in Australian transportation history has been slapped with claims it pay the $11.8 million repair bill.
The owner of a road train involved in a fiery Queensland crash that triggered the largest explosion in Australian transportation history has been slapped with claims it pay the $11.8 million...
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Restaurateur ‘cut off’ as ATO chases $5.2m
A prominent Gold Coast restaurant family has distanced themselves from a member who is being chased over a $5.2 million tax bill, with his mum saying she “severed all connections” w...
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‘Abandoned’ Big Brother house destroyed by vandals
IT was once the home to a groundbreaking reality television series turning average Aussies into overnight celebrities. Now frustrated “urban explorers” have revealed footage of teenage v...
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Photoshop fail embarrasses ScoMo
It’s a lovely picture, the PM and his smiling family. But there’s no escaping the awkward Photoshop blunder that has social media in hysterics.
How police smashed brutal Comanchero puppet gang
The Comanchero bikie gang set up a brutal sub-group called The Last Kings — led by the so-called “Cry Baby Bikie” Robert Ale — to target rivals in a dangerous escalation of a bloody ...
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Crystalbrook’s cheeky eye-full tower
Crystalbrook Collection’s flash new hotel cuts a stark figure on the Esplanade with raw views of Cairns in its au naturale state … in both directions.
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Builders fear Labor’s plan to dump ABCC
Masters Builders Queensland says members are genuinely worried about Labor’s plan to dump the construction watchdog, saying it would be a “cruel blow”, while the Coalition warns the mo...
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Lynn, McCullum blast EIGHT sixes to down Thunder
Brisbane’s Bash Brothers Brendon McCullum and Chris Lynn both scored half centuries in a devastating batting display as the Thunder suffered a second straight loss.
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Accused ‘fake tradie’ charged with fraud
A man has been charged with fraud after allegedly targeting vulnerable people in a Queensland town for payment for unnecessary handiwork on their homes, none of which he was qualified to do.
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Our dole system is a broken bad joke
Our dole system is failing both workers and employers, and successive governments are to blame, writes Margaret Wenham. And now they’re hoping the problem will just go away.
