Editors' Picks

Thu 20 Aug 2015

Costbusters: staying in fashion without going broke

Costbusters: staying in fashion without going broke

THERE is one firm rule for clothes shopping on a budget – know what’s in your wardrobe before you hit the stores.

Wed 19 Aug 2015

Pressure on AG to launch inquest into teen’s murder

Pressure on AG to launch inquest into teen’s murder

PRESSURE is mounting on Attorney-General Yvette D’ath to act and order a coronial inquest into the brutal 1989 murder of Toowoomba teen Annette Jane Mason.

Tue 18 Aug 2015

Bangkok bomb blast: Luck saved Jimmy Barnes' life

Bangkok bomb blast: Luck saved Jimmy Barnes' life

COLD Chisel frontman and Australian rock star Jimmy Barnes was among the many tourists near the Hindu shrine when the bomb went off.

Julie Bishop condemns Thai bombing as 'dreadful act'

Julie Bishop condemns Thai bombing as 'dreadful act'

A BOMB exploded at a popular shrine in central Bangkok during evening rush hour Monday, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 100.

Mon 17 Aug 2015

Global tax avoiders could end up on public shame file

Global tax avoiders could end up on public shame file

MASSIVE global companies that are avoiding tax could be named on a public register, under a Senate committee proposal expected to be released this week.

Sat 15 Aug 2015

Footy legend faces death on the slopes of angry Everest

Footy legend faces death on the slopes of angry Everest

EVEN for one of Australia’s best known and accomplished athletes, climbing Mt Everest was always going to be a big enough job.

Fri 14 Aug 2015

Samsung jumps Apple to launch new Galaxy phones

Samsung jumps Apple to launch new Galaxy phones

BIGGER is better, plastic is definitely out and Samsung is determined to get the jump on Apple.

Nick Kyrgios 'sorry' after crude girlfriend sledge

Nick Kyrgios 'sorry' after crude girlfriend sledge

AUSTRALIAN tennis' new bad boy Nick Kyrgios has been fined $US10,000 for a crude on-court comment about Swiss opponent Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend.

Thu 13 Aug 2015

Woman raised by lesbian parents fights gay marriage

Woman raised by lesbian parents fights gay marriage

A WOMAN who was raised by lesbian parents says children have a right to have a relationship with a mother and a father.

Family of dead Coast doctor calls for murder probe

Family of dead Coast doctor calls for murder probe

THE family of a prominent Sunshine Coast doctor found dead with a knife plunged into her chest have rejected a coroner’s finding she killed herself.

Infant critically hurt by runaway lawnmower

Infant critically hurt by runaway lawnmower

AN INFANT run over by a lawnmower at his home just west of Toowoomba is in hospital in Brisbane.

Beautiful big jogger has laugh last with Facebook post

Beautiful big jogger has laugh last with Facebook post

A JOGGER taunted with fat jokes by a passing motorist has had the last laugh after her gutsy comeback was shared by thousands on Facebook.

Rider backs safety calls after mate's bike crash death

Rider backs safety calls after mate's bike crash death

THE death of Darling Downs Riders Group member John Watton hit the club’s 1000 members hard.

Tue 11 Aug 2015

Top cop made unlawful decision over misconduct claims

Top cop made unlawful decision over misconduct claims

A JUDGE has found the police commissioner made an unlawful decision when he kept a former Rockhampton cop on office duties for alleged misconduct.

Mon 10 Aug 2015

PM criticised for "deep lack of understanding" about India

PM criticised for "deep lack of understanding" about India

A FORMER Indian Government official has slammed Tony Abbott’s comments that more coal from Australia would help people in India who lack power to their homes.

2016 Census will go online for the first time in history

2016 Census will go online for the first time in history

NEXT year’s Census will make Australian history as being the first where residents will be able to complete their forms online.

Joe Hockey defends flying his family business class to WA

Joe Hockey defends flying his family business class to WA

TREASURER Joe Hockey has defended reports he spent more than $14,000 of taxpayers’ money on a trip to Perth two years ago.

Thu 6 Aug 2015

Skink and little snake put hold on controversial coal mine

Skink and little snake put hold on controversial coal mine

THE Federal Environment Minister has been forced to rethink the Carmichael coal mine project after a court finds vulnerable reptiles have not been considered.

Wed 5 Aug 2015

Queensland NAPLAN results released from today

Queensland NAPLAN results released from today

STUDENTS across the country will be waiting with bated breath with this year’s NAPLAN results to be made available in the coming weeks.

MH370: Reunion Island wreckage source revealed today

MH370: Reunion Island wreckage source revealed today

FRENCH investigators are expected to reveal today whether a piece of debris that washed up on a remote Indian Ocean island belongs to MH370.

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