Why your Cup horse ‘can’t win’
STRAIGHT-shooting owner and respected form analyst Luke Murrell has shot holes in all of the top chances for the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.
Ultimate Melbourne Cup form guide
IS history with or against new Melbourne Cup favourite Marmelo, or will Almandin go back to back? Our must read form guide will help you sort out the contenders from the pretenders.
Breaking Bad Habits On Holiday
A CHANGE of scenery, a shake-up of routine or a brand-new environment can be best for breaking those bad habits we all pretend we don’t have…and generally, you get all three whilst trave...
Cup tips: Who the experts are tipping
NOT sure who to back in the Melbourne Cup? Find out who our experts believe will win Australia’s great race.
Greens’ final sprint to unseat Deputy Premier
THE Greens are recruiting volunteers from interstate as they plan a “final sprint” to unseat Deputy Premier Jackie Trad on November 25.
Sorry Premier, you smeared yourself
ANNASTACIA Palaszczuk was right when she claimed a smear campaign — but the smears have been coming from herself. BLOG WITH DES HOUGHTON
Texas gunman targeted wife’s church
THE Texas shooter sent “threatening texts” to his mother-in-law before killing 26 people and may have been motivated by “a domestic situation”.
Road traffic worker hit and killed by car
A ROAD traffic controller has been killed in front of his colleagues when he was struck by a car on a highway on the Sunshine Coast. (Pic: 9 News Queensland)
Who is keeping their cash in paradise?
The royal family, billionaires and celebrities have all been caught up in a massive document leak exposing offshore tax havens.
Natasha’s steamy scene with Harry Potter star
THE Gold Coast’s most glamorous news reporter is set to bare all in Daniel Radcliffe’s new movie, Jungle, opening in Australian cinemas this week.
Where you can ‘dine straight off the beach’
THE latest addition to Sunshine Coast’s restaurant scene – a sleek two-storey venture in the old Mooloolaba Yacht Club – will feature a pop-up seafood bar and licensed picnic lawns.
