Cheating parents caught out on catchments

THEY’RE the elite state schools most sought after by families. And the lengths some parents will go to have called for some drastic measures.

Winners and losers in brutal heatwave

AS QUEENSLAND endures heatwave conditions, some parts of the state are faring better than others.

Forget what you knew about Brisbane property

BRISBANE’S auction hotspots are no longer in the traditional bluechip suburbs, with areas up to half an hour away logging the big bucks.

Wallaby great in dust-up at Tatt’s

IT STARTED with a glass of water poured over a barman’s head and it’s ended with a legendary Australian rugby union player getting permanently banned from the Tattersall’s Club in Brisbane.

Nomads associate grilled after Coast slaying

AN ASSOCIATE of the Nomads bikie gang has been grilled by detectives after the shooting murder of a Gold Coast dad. Pic: 9 News

School ties ‘buy’ political influence

A NETWORK of private school old boys exerts too much ­influence over the State Government and ­Brisbane City Council, and it’s time the favours for mates stopped, a councillor says.

Teen kills herself next to family

A BULLIED teenager asked her family to turn around before she killed herself following relentless abuse online.

One Nation falling apart? Please explain

IT TOOK 14 months for the first split in the Palmer United Party to appear, but for One Nation it might take just six.

Australia’s best kept beach secret is out

An unknown beach has taken out the top spot in a new list that ranks the cream of the country’s spectacular coastline.