State in shock as 43,000 jobs vanish

MORE than 43,000 full-time employees – the equivalent of an almost-capacity crowd at Suncorp Stadium – have vanished from the workforce in regional Queensland in the past year.

I got the bastard who sexually assaulted me

I WAS sexually assaulted by a house master at the Queensland country boarding school I attended. I was 13 when it happened. Decades later I got the bastard who did it.

Answer to Trump’s 3am question

DONALD Trump has been mocked for the question he asked his adviser in the middle of the night. It was actually a good one.

State’s miracle city revealed

ONE Queensland city could serve as a model for others moving forward, due to its unique set of circumstances, according to the state’s business brains trust.

The two words that haunt Labor

THERE are two words that continue to haunt those on the Left — and are sure to get them frothing at the mouth. BLOG WITH DES NOW

Queensland withers in record heat

IT WAS hotter than the Sahara Desert in parts of Queensland over the weekend as the record-breaking heatwave took its toll.

Titans fear Broncos raid for Taylor

THE Titans know Ashley Taylor is on Wayne Bennett’s hit list to replace Ben Hunt, and they’re getting proactive to ward off the Broncos.

One Nation policy would ‘collapse the economy’

A SENIOR Government strategist says One Nation is a lot more sophisticated than it was 20 years ago, even as the party revives a tax policy that economists warn would “collapse the economy”.

Now arriving after 134 days: QR driver job ads

ONE hundred and thirty-four days after Queensland Rail’s crew shortages caused crippling service cancellations, the transport body is advertising for more drivers. But there’s a BIG catch.

Customers slugged for power company’s $16m reno

QUEENSLAND electricity customers already struggling to keep up with prices will foot the bill for the $16 million “gold plating” of a state-owned firm’s headquarters – equal to $30,000 per office worker.