Editors' Picks

Fri 18 Sep 2015

WATERCOOLER: Has coverage of politics become too toxic?

WATERCOOLER: Has coverage of politics become too toxic?

HAS the 24-hour news cycle become too toxic, too unforgiving, and just downright dangerous?

WATCH: Magpies take aim at postal workers

WATCH: Magpies take aim at postal workers

POSTAL contractor Stephen 'Step' Richards is swooped all the time by magpies - as we found out when we caught a magpie swooping him on camera.

Couple desperate to keep roof over their heads

Couple desperate to keep roof over their heads

“I AM lost. Part of it is the feeling of inadequacy because I can't support my family and the other part is frustration at the banks."

Drunk faces court after lying on top of grave

Drunk faces court after lying on top of grave

Mount Morgan’s Matthew Stephen Graham faced charges after he was found face down on top of a grave

Puppy breeders fined $22K over genetic illness

Puppy breeders fined $22K over genetic illness

WHEN Christie Merry and Michael Goodhew made the devastating decision to have their beloved alaskan malamute Malla put down, it broke their hearts.

Stranger's life-changing gift for Lyme disease sufferer

Stranger's life-changing gift for Lyme disease sufferer

LYME disease sufferer Jaimie Joblin’s life has changed thanks to the power of the media and a generous stranger.

Coast's 'depraved sex monster' could be released today

Coast's 'depraved sex monster' could be released today

A MAGISTRATE will today decide if a man he referred to as a “depraved sex monster” will be freed from jail or kept in custody.

Former employee suing Clive says they'll be friends again

Former employee suing Clive says they'll be friends again

THE former employee suing Clive Palmer for $4.6 million believes the mining magnate and Fairfax MP will try to be his friend again.

Cancer hits popular guard dog Bruno, being put down today

Cancer hits popular guard dog Bruno, being put down today

SECURITY guard Rick Beddoes will say goodbye to his top work dog and best friend when rottweiler Bruno is put down today.

Hope that Jayde Kendall tragedy keeps other children safe

Hope that Jayde Kendall tragedy keeps other children safe

EDITORIAL: NO ONE should have to go through the anguish and torment felt by Jayde Kendall’s family.

Thu 17 Sep 2015

The Bachelor fairytale: Sam and Snezana’s happily ever after

The Bachelor fairytale: Sam and Snezana’s happily ever after

SAM Wood declared his love for the single mum from Perth in the popular reality dating show's final tonight. The happy couple are still together.

Grafton Races abandoned after hail storm

Grafton Races abandoned after hail storm

TODAY'S Grafton races have been called off due to wild weather and hail.

High-profile MP slams Palaszczuk’s push for civil unions

High-profile MP slams Palaszczuk’s push for civil unions

ONE of Queensland’s highest profile politicians has slammed Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s plans to introduce civil partnerships.

Hostel stabbing accused faces court

Hostel stabbing accused faces court

ROCKHAMPTON man appeared on two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm after allegedly stabbing two men at the Ozcare Rockhampton Homeless Hostel for men.

WATERCOOLER: Poor crowd behaviour ruining live sports?

WATERCOOLER: Poor crowd behaviour ruining live sports?

AFTER spending a couple of hours Sunday standing between the crowd and the players at Salter Oval I have one question to ask: what is wrong with people?

Man rams girlfriend off road, swims away from police

Man rams girlfriend off road, swims away from police

A MAN has appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court accused of running his ex-partner’s car off the road after a domestic argument.

Donations flood in for 11-week-old baby's cancer fight

Donations flood in for 11-week-old baby's cancer fight

PEREGIAN Beach parents Chynae Dawson and Jimmy Fleming cried this week as they watched donations flow in to help with the care of their baby son Nalu.

WATCH: Council mix up costs man his 'best friend's' life

WATCH: Council mix up costs man his 'best friend's' life

ANGUS Leed claims he was not notified before his best friend, American staffy cross Cyris, was put down last month.

Dad angrily punches another dad in school car park

Dad angrily punches another dad in school car park

HORRIFIED parents and students cringed as a dad went bananas in the school car park, angrily beating another dad he saw chatting to his estranged wife.

Highway chaos: Truck inferno, grass fire, crash within 50m

Highway chaos: Truck inferno, grass fire, crash within 50m

A FOUR-VEHICLE crash right next to the scene of a truck inferno caused chaos on the Bruce Hwy.

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