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Fri 28 Feb 2020

Clive Palmer facing possible jail over fraud allegation

premium_icon Clive Palmer facing possible jail over fraud allegation

Billionaire Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer has been hit with fraud charges by corporate watchdog ASIC.

Sun Yang doping case: Chinese swimmer’s fate decided

Sun Yang doping case: Chinese swimmer’s fate decided

A decision on whether Chinese swimmer Sun Yang breached doping rules when a vial containing his blood was smashed with a hammer is in.

NBN puts ‘handbrake’ on speed

premium_icon NBN puts ‘handbrake’ on speed

The multibillion-dollar network designed to deliver high-speed broadband in Australia may force more people on to fast mobile plans, an inquiry has heard.

GRAND SLAM BABY! Six-year-old tennis prodigy goes viral

GRAND SLAM BABY! Six-year-old tennis prodigy goes viral

Roger Federer has one of the smoothest one-handed backhands in tennis, but a new challenger has emerged and social media can’t get enough.

Trashed $3m luxury house has to be demolished

premium_icon Trashed $3m luxury house has to be demolished

A $3 million house boasting stunning coastal views will be demolished by its owner after being trashed by vandals as it sat vacant for eight years.

‘All we did was stick up for our children’

premium_icon ‘All we did was stick up for our children’

The bankrupt parents found to have defamed the principal of their son’s former school online have vowed to appeal the ruling.

High school’s brush with Hollywood talent

premium_icon High school’s brush with Hollywood talent

An Academy Award winner brought his workshop to this Ipswich school.

Elephant mosquito surge threatens QLD

Elephant mosquito surge threatens QLD

Flooding rains have turned parts of Queensland into the perfect breeding grounds for mozzies, with experts predicting a virus outbreak.

‘Lovely’ mum killed in cafe crash named

‘Lovely’ mum killed in cafe crash named

The woman fatally injured when a car ploughed into a Sydney cafe while she was having coffee with other mothers has been identified.

Coronavirus clinic swamped by hundreds of suspected cases

Coronavirus clinic swamped by hundreds of suspected cases

New South Wales’ only coronavirus clinic, staffed with just one doctor, has been flooded with hundreds of suspected cases since it opened last month.

Crime spree grang has rich residents living in fear

premium_icon Crime spree grang has rich residents living in fear

Brazen thieves smashing windows and baiting dogs to break into multimillion-dollar properties and steal luxury cars, prompting locals to demand action.

Revealed! The new Brisbane team Bennett will back

premium_icon Revealed! The new Brisbane team Bennett will back

Wayne Bennett has revealed where the NRL should place their 17th team, landing on one particular location the long-time Broncos coach believes is perfect.

‘Vindicated’ principal says ‘you can’t do this to people’

premium_icon ‘Vindicated’ principal says ‘you can’t do this to people’

Principal Tracey Brose has finally spoken, saying her decision to pursue a defamation has been vindicated, but: 'I don’t think our lot in life will improve'.

Queensland police put rape case on hold for 10 years

premium_icon Queensland police put rape case on hold for 10 years

Queensland police sat on a rape case for 10 years while the alleged rapist drove children around in a PCYC bus.

Katy Perry: ‘Taylor and I don’t have a close relationship’

Katy Perry: ‘Taylor and I don’t have a close relationship’

Katy Perry reveals why she calls herself a “bridechilla” about her upcoming wedding to Bloom – and sets the record straight about “forgiving” Taylor Swift.

See the list of QLD Top Dogs contenders

See the list of QLD Top Dogs contenders

Every dog will have its day, especially if it is a contender in the Dogs of Oz Top Dogs competition. See if your pup made the list of QLD contenders.

Two months of free hols for 45,000 Qld workers

premium_icon Two months of free hols for 45,000 Qld workers

Close to 45,000 Qldworkers are about to get access to two months of long-service leave for the first time under a new scheme being introduced by Qld gov

Alarming revelation about alleged teen rapist

premium_icon Alarming revelation about alleged teen rapist

Disturbing details have been revealed about the teenager charged over the terrifying alleged home invasion and rape of an Edmonton woman this morning.

Plea to help find missing Bundy girl

Plea to help find missing Bundy girl

Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a 12-year-old girl reported missing from Bundaberg since Wednesday.

BREAKING: Brother dead after fight at home

premium_icon BREAKING: Brother dead after fight at home

Tragic news to shock small community following horrific altercation.

Police officer pushing women over justified: Lawyer

premium_icon Police officer pushing women over justified: Lawyer

Raymond Neilson-Scott was acting reasonably in the course of his duties when he pushed over two Aboriginal women, a court has heard.

Woman jailed for killing her abusive ex-husband

premium_icon Woman jailed for killing her abusive ex-husband

A domestic violence survivor who stabbed her ex-husband to death after 18 years of physical and sexual abuse will spend as little as three years behind bars

Bizarre Plucka Duck rumour put to bed

premium_icon Bizarre Plucka Duck rumour put to bed

Twas a few nights before Christmas when two radio personalities made some tantalising claims about ‘diva demands’ by the unpaid host of Carols by Candlelight.

Please don't drop your pets onto cameras for likes

premium_icon Please don't drop your pets onto cameras for likes

Animal welfare advocates say a social media trend of dropping an animal from a height to film it falling on to a camera could be committing a cruelty offence.

Land, air and water search for missing woman

Land, air and water search for missing woman

UPDATE: Police have released a photo of missing woman Barbara Marincic as they continue searching for any sign of her north of Mackay.

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