Those responsible ‘should hang head in shame’
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ripped into those responsible for last night’s closing ceremony. It comes after Commonwealth Games chairman Peter Beattie admitted organisers �...
Even the athletes confused over finale
ATHLETES have labelled the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony “disappointing” and “confusing”, claiming they felt left out of proceedings.
Top gourmet escapes this month
AS WE move into autumn, perfect beach days are harder and harder to come by. Mornings are darker for longer, evenings are getting cosier – that endless summer, in Australia at least, has d...
Beattie makes another on-air NRL gaffe
PETER Beattie has done it again. A month on from his failure to name the Cronulla Sharks, the new ARL chairman put his foot in it again on live television.
Bacteria epidemic ‘exploding’
A FLESH-eating bacteria common in Africa is rapidly increasing in number in parts of Australia. WARNING: Graphic images.
Is this Australia’s ultimate mancave?
AUSTRALIA, this could be it. The nation’s best mancave. Hydraulic driveway? Check. Digital golf course? Yep. Beer on tap? Believe it.
Share price down after profit warning
BLUE Sky Alternative Investments has cut earnings guidance, warning that recent investment-market doubts about the Brisbane-based fund manager are hurting the business.
New flight a ‘powerful opportunity’
THE clearance for an international passenger flight from a regional Queensland airport has been hailed as “an incredibly important decision” and “powerful opportunity” for the area.
Major project hits skids, on market for $30m+
IT was poised to be a major project when German investors snatched this mega block of Gold Coast land for $26m. Now, the same owners are discretely waving the land under the nose of potentia...
Putin threatens ‘global chaos’
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has warned that further Western attacks on Syria will result in world chaos, as the US prepares to increase pressure on Moscow with new sanctions.
Green: ‘It was always my intention to stay’
NORTH Queensland coach Paul Green says he’s “forever indebted to the Cowboys” after finalising a deal that will keep him at the club until 2021.
