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Screamed for help: Killer’s harrowing confession

ALEX McEwan confessed to the brutal killing of Eunji Ban only moments after his arrest. Sitting in the back seat of a police car, he detailed what he did and how the Korean student begged fo...

City to get month’s rainfall in a weekend

A WET weekend is forecast across southern Queensland, with Brisbane expected to reach its average monthly rainfall total in just three days.

Immortal-bound JT given King’s royal approval

QUEENSLAND icon Wally Lewis says rugby league owes Johnathan Thurston the ultimate honour for 17 years of toil by crowning the Cowboys champion an NRL Immortal.

Leadership crisis: What happens next?

THE next few weeks will be chaos. Either a federal election will be called or a new Prime Minister will try to wrangle control of a government in crisis. But first, some key events must take...

Driver denies speeding before hitting child

A DRIVER suing for “emotional distress” after he struck and killed a three-year-old in the carpark of a Brisbane Hungry Jack’s denies he was driving too fast. An expert told the court ...

Concern over school’s Book Week gender ruling

A SUNSHINE COAST school has raised eyebrows over the rules it has set down for students dressing in costume for Book Week. (File picture)

Where to get petrol for 99.9c a litre

THERE have been chaotic scenes at a service station in Brisbane today as it attempts to clear our their reserves of fuel at an almost unheard of price. But you’ll have to get in quick to s...

Grand vision for iconic property

THIS landmark property in Brisbane’s inner-west will undergo a multimillion-dollar redevelopment to turn it into a childcare centre after changing hands, in a move slammed by concerned loc...

Whitsundays fortress hits the market

A UNIQUE fortress-like high security Queensland estate more akin to protecting the privacy of world leaders has hit the market priced at $3 million.

‘Enough’: Australia melts down

AFTER three days of turmoil in Canberra, the internet has well and truly erupted. These are the best reactions.