As much as anyone, Hugh Hefner turned the world on to sex. As the visionary editor who created Playboy magazine out of sheer will and his own fevered dreams, he… Continue reading Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dead, aged 91
Alex McEwan had become “withdrawn” and “different” in the months leading up to Korean student Eunji Ban’s killing, a court has heard in tearful testimony from his sister. Emma McEwan… Continue reading Sister believes killer was ‘possessed’ but not a ‘horrible person’
FORT LAUDERDALE: With a $200 million commitment, an Indian American doctor couple has teamed up with a Florida university to bring world class medical education to India and potentially transform… Continue reading Indian-American couple pledges $200 million to transform healthcare in India
THERE may be a cloud in the sky but there’s no rain on the Bureau of Meteorology radar as the Sunshine Coast – and the rest of the state –… Continue reading 37 DEGREES: Heatwave spike to scorch Coast, and still no rain
A 14-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after falling from a cliff at a Sunshine Coast beach on Wednesday morning. The boy fell from a cliff of the headland of… Continue reading Teen rescued after falling off a cliff at the Sunshine Coast
Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth has confirmed he will attend the Australian premiere of his new film on the Gold Coast. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk this week wrote to Hemsworth and asked… Continue reading Thor star Chris Hemsworth is coming to the Gold Coast
The family of Florence and Sheryil Allen are still holding out hope of a last-minute reprieve in their visa application, with just a week left until the deadline to leave… Continue reading Visa deadline looms for Indian family
A recent Indian court order suspending the jail terms of three young men guilty of gang-rape and blackmail stands out for being regressive, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Delhi.… Continue reading India ‘victim-shaming’ row after judges bail rapists
Paramedics are assessing a patient after a crash on the Sunshine Mwy. Traffic is at a crawl on the southbound motorway exit at Mountain Creek (near Mooloolaba) following the smash. … Continue reading Driver injured in Sunshine Mwy smash
Two men have died after their plane crashed into a turf farm south of Brisbane. Emergency services were called to the scene at Allenview, in the Scenic Rim, after a… Continue reading Two men die in light plane crash at Scenic Rim
THE battle against domestic violence begins not in the home or streets, but in the minds of children, the founder of a Coast DV support organization says. SunnyKids CEO Chris… Continue reading A ‘cultural change’ of respect needed to stop violence
Alex McEwan told friends and police he had gone out looking to kill someone on the night he allegedly murdered Korean student Eunji Ban, a Supreme Court jury has heard.… Continue reading Eunji Ban murder-accused had gone out looking to kill someone: Court
