LIA Chapman is a 21-year-old Christchurch local, born and bred. She’s now survived two devastating earthquakes in her hometown, a 6.3 magnitude in 2011 and yesterday’s 7.5 magnitude that was… Continue reading NZ quake survivor tells of terrifying night
Police are looking for two men who fired a weapon while they robbed a taxi driver at a service station in Brisbane’s north. The pair approached the driver just before… Continue reading Brisbane Taxi driver robbed at service station
Police have charged a man with unlawful wounding after an alleged stabbing at a Gold Coast playground on Saturday night. The 19-year-old Coolangatta man will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court… Continue reading Man charged after stabbing at Gold Coast playground
A man reported missing after his hang-glider was seen to make an emergency landing north of Noosa on Saturday afternoon has been found dead. Witnesses told police the 61-year-old got… Continue reading Body of missing hang-glider found following forced landing at Queensland’s Rainbow Beach
What are your earliest memories of cricket in an Aussie summer? It’s almost certainly of white clothes and red balls, isn’t it? Maybe it’s Allan Border scrapping for days on… Continue reading Why the Big Bash is ready to surpass Test cricket as Australia’s main summer attraction
A storm described as a “mini-tornado” has swept through the Caloundra area and caused serious damage at a caravan park. Residents of Dicky Beach Caravn Park huddled in their vans… Continue reading ‘Mini-tornado’ hits Caloundra
Police are investigating the deaths of a man and woman in a Southport unit after finding the bodies on Friday afternoon. Police arrived about 4.40pm at a Johnston Street address where they… Continue reading Police investigating cause of death after two bodies found on Gold Coast
A 31-year-old Masters employee has been rushed to Cairns Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle and pinned to a wall at the Kenny Street store. Cairns police District… Continue reading Pedestrian struck by car at Cairns Masters store
It all started in a yellow suburban house in Brisbane with a single plastic sewing machine, a blog, and a hope that girls somewhere would like these patterned tights. Now,… Continue reading Geek-chic: Behind the nylon cult of Black Milk
Brisbane Airport has resumed normal operations and its runway lights are back on after being taken out by Saturday afternoon’s wild storms. Earlier in the afternoon, international and domestic flights… Continue reading Brisbane Airport resumes normal operations after severe thunderstorms take out runway lights
The plan to withdraw high-value rupee notes in India had to be kept secret, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Four days after the launch of the anti-corruption move, long… Continue reading India rupees: PM Modi says move had to be secret
Goodna has been hit by a major graffiti attack with Ipswich City Council offering a reward up to $4000 leading to the conviction of the culprits. Deputy Mayor Paul Tully… Continue reading Major graffiti attack in Goodna
