The ex-mayor, the lawyer and the massage parlour

IT seem there are not too many degrees of separation in former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale’s world.

Florida ‘prays’ as Irma smashes state

HURRICANE Irma has ploughed into the Florida coast, with three confirmed deaths due to the storm.

iPhone 8 tipped to break records

APPLE’S three new iPhones are tipped to break sales records in Australia later this month, but keen buyers might have to break the bank to buy them.

Special ed teacher on ex-student sex charge

A SPECIAL education teacher allegedly looked at images of semi-naked women wearing school uniforms and had a sexual relationship with an ex-student.

Looming battle to hold marginal seats

AS she campaigns from two of Queensland’s most marginal seats this week, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk insists Labor will hold off against a resurgent One Nation.

Player ratings: Sharks v Cowboys

THE Cowboys might have won but when it comes to individual performances on the field the Sharks were more impressive. This is how they stacked up.

Bennett torn over axing Benji

KODI Nikorima insists he can be Brisbane’s finals saviour as Wayne Bennett faces one of the biggest calls of his 40-year coaching career — sacking Benji Marshall.

Australia is ‘a nation of whingers’

SOME of our most prominent Aussies have pleaded for the nation to return to its laid back nature after all that outrage over a picture of the PM.

Hopes dashed of last minute debt deal

LOCAL subbies are set for more heavy financial losses after administrators were appointed to another Brisbane-based construction company.

The ultimate property recycling

IT’S the ultimate recycling — re-purposing buildings which were once used for industrial purposes into trendy inner city homes.