The Noosa Festival of Surfing will welcome a new event to its iconic week-long schedule. An invitational ‘Switch’ division will be introduced, for riders to compete on a long board… Continue reading Bold new event added to Noosa Festival of Surfing
Seven fire crews are currently fighting to contain a fire burning near Grogan Road, Morayfield. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are conducting back burning operations to contain the blaze which… Continue reading Fire ablaze in Grogan Road, Morayfield
An 18-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman are believed to be on the run after a man was shot dead in a Gold Coast shed this morning. Police have released… Continue reading Carrara shooting: Pair wanted after man killed in Gold Coast shed
A 20-year-old man faces life behind bars after being convicted of the one-punch death of Ipswich grandfather Lindsay Ede. Ariik Mayot struck the 56-year-old in the face when they crossed… Continue reading One-punch death: man convicted of killing Ipswich grandfather
On 2 December 2015, the south Indian city of Chennai (Madras) witnessed devastating floods, after receiving the heaviest rainfall it had witnessed in a century. As much as 272 mm… Continue reading The volunteers who kept Chennai afloat through the floods
An alleged stabber is on the run after a bizarre road attack that sent a teenager to hospital in Queensland’s north. Police are hunting a man they said threw something… Continue reading Stranger stabs teen on Townsville street
A policeman has appeared in court charged with assaulting a 16-year-old boy south of Brisbane. Robert Richardson, 40, of North Lakes, is accused of attacking the teenager at Parkinson on… Continue reading Queensland cop in court on assault charges
A French woman is in shock after witnessing her husband being stabbed to death by a stranger at a remote Northern Territory roadside rest stop. A man has been arrested… Continue reading French man fatally stabbed in front of wife at remote Northern Territory rest stop
A severe thunderstorm warning for large hailstones and damaging wind has been issued this afternoon for parts of south-east Queensland, including Somerset, Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Council Areas. The… Continue reading Severe thunderstorm warning issued for people in south-east Queensland
A surfer has been bitten by a great white shark and his surfboard snapped in two at a beach south of Forster on the NSW Mid North Coast. But Colin… Continue reading Man bitten by shark while surfing south of Forster
Police are searching for a male cyclist after a bus driver was attacked in Brisbane city last week. A male bus driver was driving along Adelaide Street between Creek Street and… Continue reading Police search for cyclist after Brisbane bus driver attack
The man accused of killing Gold Coast mother Tara Brown has been sentenced to 18 months’ jail after pleading guilty to an assault on a fellow prisoner. Lionel Patea, 25,… Continue reading Alleged Qld killer jailed for jail assault
