The real story of Slater, Smith and Cronk

AS Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk prepare for their final NRL game together, we look at the ties that bind the Big Three.

‘Terrified’ puppy strapped to car on 110kmh drive

THE RSPCA is chasing the driver of this car who strapped a puppy in a cage to its roof and drove at speeds up to 110kmh down a southeast Queensland highway.

Brownlow red carpet mega gallery

AFL stars and footy’s fashionable WAGs hit the red carpet at Crown in Melbourne for the Brownlow Medal

Woman behind fatal crash avoids jail

A WOMAN who was texting just minutes before she caused a fatal crash won’t spend a day behind bars because she’s too “vulnerable” for jail time.

Green makes call on Scott

NORTH Queensland coach Paul Green has made a decision on Matt Scott’s fitness for Sunday’s grand final.

‘Probably not going to see you for a while’

UPDATE: The man accused of murdering Eunji Ban phoned his friends the morning the Korean woman was killed, telling them he “bashed some chick”, a court has heard.

Homes to go for new train line

THE state would need to acquire land “as soon as possible” to make way for a proposed new passenger train line corridor in southeast Queensland, with concerns the move will “devastate” residents.

‘It’s sickening that people would do that’

THE OWNER of a dog that was baited with rat poison smeared in peanut butter in a Brisbane park has condemned the dog act.

The plane seat pilots always choose

Window seat or aisle seat? It’s the debate which can pit families against each other. But there’s a clear winner for pilots.

Seaside retreat beats old money Ascot

A COASTAL town has beaten the affluent Brisbane suburb of Ascot to take out this week’s top sale in Queensland, but with private access to two beaches, it’s not hard to see why.