Notorious rapist to be freed | Hanson fires up | Alarming NAPLAN results

Serial rapist Fardon to be free man

NOTORIOUS rapist Robert John Fardon, who has an extensive history of sexual offending including raping a 12-year-old girl at gunpoint, will soon be a free man after the Queensland Government...

Hanson fires up over ‘final solution’

SHE condemned a speech that called for a “final solution” to Australia’s immigration but one quick comparison left Pauline Hanson stunned.

NAPLAN results spark word of warning

THE proportion of Queensland high school kids failing to meet the most basic writing standard has almost doubled since the start of the decade. SEE THE LATEST NAPLAN RESULTS

Trump’s final attack on McCain

DONALD Trump shocked everyone with a terse tweet about senator John McCain’s death. But that wasn’t his final jab.

Retirees bear brunt of 4WD car towing tax

SLUGGING retirees extra money to buy new high-powered utes that can tow their caravans was never a good idea, so when Transport Minister Mark Bailey came out and blamed the Feds, he took dis...

Turnbull to quit seat of Wentworth on Friday

OUSTED prime minister Malcolm Turnbull told local Liberal Party members at the Wentworth Federal Electorate Conference on Monday night that he would quit the seat of Wentworth on Friday trig...

How luxury Coast golf club lost $1.5m in just a year

ONE of the Gold Coast’s most prestigious golf clubs has lost $1.5 million a year in fees after a mass walkout of more than 250 members and legal action.

‘Time capsule’ sells for millions

AN unrenovated 1940s duplex in the heart of one of Brisbane’s most popular suburbs has sold for more than $2 million.

Bruce Highway horror run continues

MORE people have died on the Bruce Highway in the past week than have died on ACT roads in the entire year. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

It’s a Broncos-Sharks grand final — this week

SO, it’s a Broncos-Sharks grand final then. That’s this week. Next week it will be something different. That’s the only thing that is consistent about this season. It’s inconsistency.