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'Are you good there?': Awkward moment Bill Shorten calls Scott Morrison a 'space invader' for getting too close to him during tense debate

03/05/19 23:13

Bill Shorten and Scott Morrison have shared an awkward moment during their tense leadership debate. The Prime Minister (right) and the Opposition Leader (left) had their second televised debate of the election campaign at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday. The debate, which was broadcast on Sky News, touched on topics such as climate change, education and mental health issues. Mr Shorten questioned Mr Morrison and called him a 'space invader' as the Prime Minister stepped closer to him and pressed him on his party's tax policy....read

The stuff of nightmares: Terrifying moment snake catcher discovers enormous python hiding underneath a bed

03/05/19 08:43

The woman called Gold Coast and Brisbane Snake Catcher Tony Harrison after she found the snake in her Burleigh home, south of Surfers Paradise, on Thursday.

Motorists are shocked as they spy an overzealous cop crouching in a BUSH in the middle of four-lane highway to bust speeding motorists - and his bosses are not happy

03/05/19 08:32

The pictures were taken in Petrie, north of Brisbane, at about 1pm on Friday and were shared to the North Lakes Community Facebook group.

Teacher is PUNCHED and a student is knocked unconscious after suffering a seizure during mass brawl at a school

03/05/19 07:08

The fight saw police and paramedics called to James Nash State High School in Gympie, two hours north of Brisbane, at lunchtime on Thursday.

University student, 21, is accused of bashing a man during a home invasion and snapping three of his teeth

03/05/19 07:07

Chelsee Gwendolyn Wheaton appeared in Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday facing multiple charges, including assault causing grievous bodily harm, robbery and stealing.

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Evil dad, 41, raped his stepdaughter 1,800 times from the age of 10 and brutally beat her stomach when she fell pregnant in an attempt to make her miscarry

03/05/19 06:47

The 41-year-old man, from Kingaroy, northwest of Brisbane, was on Friday sentenced to 15 years for multiple charges of maintaining a relationship with a child as well as rape and assault.

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'He had it coming': Collision between a reversing truck and a van sparks outrage online as viewers debate over who is in the wrong

03/05/19 03:20

Footage posted to Dash Cam Owners Australia shows a truck backing into a van, knocking its right taillight off, as both vehicles pulled into a driveway in Brisbane at the same time.

Fears dengue fever could break out in Brisbane as mosquitoes shelter in rainwater tanks - homeowners urged to block up all tank openings

03/05/19 02:15

Damaged rainwater tanks could provide a winter sanctuary for aedes aegypti mosquitoes leading to outbreaks of dengue fever in Brisbane, scientists have warned.

Militant vegan, 37, gloats after escaping a conviction because it means she can keep her cushy government job which 'pays for her activism'

02/05/19 21:08

Angela Banovic was taken before the courts on Wednesday after she stormed onto the Carey Bros abattoir in remote Yangan, about 160kms southwest of Brisbane.

Monochrome magic! Lisa Wilkinson turns heads in a black and white frock as she attends the Fantauzzo launch with Nat Bassingthwaite in Brisbane

02/05/19 17:13

Monochrome magic! Lisa Wilkinson turns heads in a black and white frock as she attends the Fantauzzo launch with Nat Bassingthwaite in Brisbane

Emotional tribute for Greg Inglis as he walks out onto the field as friends and family form a guard of honour before celebrating with his victorious teammates

02/05/19 14:14

Greg Inglis, one of the greatest NRL players of the modern era has been given a standing ovation by fans in an emotional hero's send-off.

PICTURED: Three-year-old boy killed by a reversing learner driver while he played with his twin brother

02/05/19 07:25

A 'vibrant and outgoing' three-year-old boy was killed after he was struck by a learner driver as he played with his twin brother outside a home in Brisbane.

Budget boho: Crafty mum saves hundreds on a stylish rattan coffee table by using a laundry basket

02/05/19 06:55

A crafty mother from Brisbane has saved hundreds on a rattan coffee table by using a $40 laundry basket and the circular top of a Kmart furnishing.

Inside the $100million Brisbane hotel where Asher Keddie's artist husband Vincent Fantauzzo has installed stunning portraits of the Logie Award winning star

02/05/19 06:36

Brisbane's new $100million Art Series Hotel boasts 116 rooms, a rooftop pool, bar, gym and function rooms.

'My family and I have literally lost everything': Aria-nominated artist says she'll have to 'start from scratch' after a massive blaze destroys her home

02/05/19 06:16

Indigenous singer-songwriter Emily Wurramara said her family home on Vulture Street in West End was swept by a blaze on Thursday morning at about 6am.

It's bin a long day! Woman drives to the train station with her wheelie bin still attached to her car

02/05/19 01:22

The driver was seen towing her bin from her four-wheel-drive on a busy road in Brisbane. The woman was on her way to the train station and had apparently forgotten to detach her bin.

Truck driver slams into a car while trying to reverse into a driveway at a busy intersection – but who is in the wrong?

01/05/19 11:23

Dashcam footage from a nearby car captured the accident at Magnesium Drive in Crestmead, a suburb in the City of Logan, about 30kms south of Brisbane on Wednesday.

‘Keep off the footpath!’ Enraged thug picks up a teenager’s West Highland Terrier by the collar and THROWS her to the ground

01/05/19 11:04

Queensland mother Amanda McKenzie has reached out to the community hoping to find the man who allegedly accosted her teenage daughter and assaulted her beloved pet dog.

'I cried myself to sleep': Woman, 33, is left horrified after losing more than 70 PER CENT of her long hair after changing her contraceptive pill

01/05/19 04:02

A 33-year-old woman from Brisbane has revealed how a simple switch of her contraceptive pill triggered the loss of 70 per cent of her hair. Kellie Scott lives with androgenic alopecia.

The soul-destroying moment intricate Lego Masters sculpture COLLAPSES at the last minute... leaving team-mates Matt and Lynn devastated after spending seven hours on the design

30/04/19 10:25

They were awarded Lego Masters' first golden brick but their elation turned to disappointment on Monday night.

Hunt for missing man who vanished more than a week ago after leaving the Rabbits Eat Lettuce festival 'on foot'

29/04/19 08:40

Bradley Smith, 37, was reported missing after he failed to return to his Nanango home from the music festival in Elbow Valley in Brisbane's south on April 23.

Sacked Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett reluctantly sells waterfront mansion for $2.12M as he begins new life in Sydney with fiancée 16 years his junior

29/04/19 07:51

Sacked Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett has sold his waterfront Yeronga mansion for $2.12million, just days after putting it on the market.

‘Get going you filthy animal’: Far-right senator Fraser Anning shouts abuse at a protester who challenged him over his distasteful Christchurch mosque massacre comments

29/04/19 07:46

Plain-clothing officers were forced to step in between an unnamed member of the public and the senator during a press conference at the West End, in Brisbane, on Monday.

How to save an extra $16,000 this year: Financial adviser reveals the 17 easy things you can do to boost your bank balance in MONTHS

29/04/19 04:50

Brisbane-based financial adviser and author Helen Baker revealed the 17 easy things you can do to put away an extra $16,000 per year. FEMAIL looks at her tips.

AFL legend turned Footy Show star Brendan Fevola says he was fat-shamed on his return to the field - and had a defibrillator on standby in case he had a heart attack

28/04/19 17:35

Former AFL superstar Brendan Fevola has admitted he struggled with his lack of fitness in his return the footy field for the first time in 18 months.

Astonishing moment ‘criminal on the run’ smashes policeman against bowser as he speeds away from service station after ‘threatening officers with a knife’

28/04/19 17:08

A 29-year-old man allegedly stole a grey BMW from Shailer Park earlier this month. Police spotted the car at a service station in Goodna and he threatened them with a knife.

'I found my dream man on Tinder': Women who met their husbands on the dating app reveal the secrets to their success - and their best advice for singles

27/04/19 11:04

True love can be hard to find but two Australian women have revealed how they met their husbands in the most unlikely of places - Tinder. They also shared their advice for other singles on the platform.

'I've dealt with bullies my entire life': Tammy Hembrow makes a heartbreaking confession as she flaunts her cleavage in double denim at an anti-bullying children's charity

27/04/19 07:51

Tammy Hembrow has opened up about being bullied. The model, who is an ambassador for the anti-bullying charity I Can I Will, made the confession after attending an event for the organisation on Friday.

Hide and ssssseek: Python is captured poking its head out near a work bench - but there's NO WAY you will spot it

27/04/19 02:13

Snake sleuths were challenged to spot a carpet python in a picture posted to Facebook by Brisbane Snake Catchers on Friday night.

Betoota Hotel that inspired satirical website to re-open as 'advocates' desperately race to raise funds after developers run out of money

27/04/19 02:10

The Betoota Hotel, located about 170km east of Birdsville and a 16-hour drive west of Brisbane, was once a thriving watering hole for truckies, but in recent times has fallen into disrepair.

Is that really appropriate? Tammy Hembrow flaunts her cleavage and washboard abs in a plunging denim bustier as she attends a children's charity event in Brisbane

26/04/19 18:14

She's used to flaunting her incredible curves in raunchy outfits on Instagram.

'I don't like to be ridden': Lime hire scooters have audio function hacked to say sexually suggestive things to riders

26/04/19 15:02

The hack has affected at least eight scooters in Brisbane with the company deciding to remove the devices from the streets with several people recording the malfunctioning devices.

Jessika who? MAFS star Dan Webb cosies up to busty former glamour model Amanda Hinchcliffe at a charity event... after his split from ex-girlfriend Power

26/04/19 13:29

Married At First Sight star Dan Webb had an emotional split from ex-girlfriend, Jessika Power, earlier this month.

Homeless man, 40 is charged with murder after 'randomly stabbing another man, 50, to death at an intersection' in a 'terribly violent' attack

26/04/19 12:13

Paul Conole, 40, was arrested and charged with murder after the body of a 50-year-old man was discovered by a a passerby at 5am on Friday at Woodridge in Brisbane's south.

Bizarre moment a terrifying figure emerges from a DRAIN and chases after a motorcyclist with a sheet before she narrowly escapes

26/04/19 10:06

Ashley Godfrey was travelling home from work on the Ipswich Motorway in south-west Brisbane at 9pm on Wednesday, when she noticed the figure emerge from the drain.

Stranger fatally stabs victim, 40, in shocking random attack before leaving him to bleed out on street

26/04/19 08:26

Emergency services were called to an intersection in Logan, south of Brisbane, at 5am on Friday where they found the 40-year-old man laying in the street.

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Perfectly camouflaged snake is seen lurking next to a family's driveway - but you'll never spot it

26/04/19 02:59

A picture of sneaky snake that slithered its way onto a Brisbane driveway has social media users scratching their heads.

'What's worse? The dive or the failed Panenka': Fans slam Adelaide United goalkeeper after he fails to react to slow penalty in eight-goal thriller

25/04/19 14:59

Eric Bautheac has a new claim to fame after scoring a bizarre 'failed Panenka' penalty for Brisbane Roar against Adelaide United - although he insists he was not attempting a chipped finish.

Mother of missing girl, 13, reveals she was sent sickening footage of her daughter being attacked before she disappeared

25/04/19 12:22

Imogen Johnson, 13, took a train from Landsborough Station in the Sunshine Coast to catch up with her friends at a Brisbane suburb last Thursday.

Grand theft auto! Bachelor in Paradise 'villain' Cat Henesey-Smith has her $30,000 Audi A1 Sportback car stolen from outside her Brisbane home

25/04/19 05:38

Cat Henesey-Smith's Audi A1 Sportback car was stolen from outside her home in Brisbane on Wednesday night.

Semi-naked man held on to the back of his ute for 20 MINUTES wearing only a towel after it was taken by thieves

25/04/19 05:06

Bobby Cook, 27, from Brisbane, was only wearing a towel when he jumped onto the back of his silver Toyota Hilux after it was stolen by thieves on Wednesday night.

'Get a selfie with the cast!' Married At First Sight rejects are touring the country with a live show... but tickets will set fans back a whopping $100

24/04/19 10:59

After what can only be described as a mega successful season, it appears some of this year's Married At First Sight stars are determined to enjoy the ride for as long as they can.

Killer serpent in Australia’s holiday Garden of Eden: Deadly brown snake is spotted lurking metres from tourists at Byron Bay's idyllic main beach

24/04/19 07:28

Beachgoers looked on in horror as the two-metre serpent slithered down the steps towards the sand at Wategos Beach at about midday on Tuesday.

Two police officers are rushed to hospital after a 'stolen ute rams their car' - amid claims bystanders 'helped the driver flee'

22/04/19 23:03

The officers, a man and a woman, were sitting in their car in Collingwood Park, south-west Brisbane waiting for a tow truck to collect a stolen car on Monday night.

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That's awkward! MAFS' Daniel Webb gets a haircut while watching footage of himself breaking up with Jessika Power on Talking Married

19/04/19 06:37

It's not uncommon for someone to get a haircut after a break-up.

Dinner for one? Married At First Sight's Dan Webb looks downcast as he goes grocery shopping alone... after split with Jessika Power

17/04/19 11:56

He shocked the nation after breaking off his relationship with Jessika Power last week.

Five-month-old baby boy's death at an overcrowded day care centre is ruled as sudden infant death syndrome

17/04/19 11:43

The death of a five-month-old baby at an overcrowded Brisbane childcare centre has been ruled as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

New footage of bizarre public sex romp shows two women performing a lewd act while straddling a BIKE in front of horrified onlookers

17/04/19 09:16

Three women were seen engaging in lewd sex acts on a footpath in Fortitude Valley in Brisbane outside the Calile Hotel in Brisbane on March 3.

Couple who witnessed a group of women perform sex acts on each other at a busy dining precinct reveal one 'asked them for a lift home' when the bizarre romp was over

17/04/19 08:43

The couple had been out for drinks in north Brisbane when they stumbled upon the group engaging in lewd sex acts on a James St footpath in Fortitude Valley during daylight hours on March 3.

Pictured: Doctor, 56, who was shot dead in his garage just metres from his children in ‘random attack’ - as police hunt gunman

17/04/19 07:25

A 56-year-old doctor gunned down in his Queensland garage just metres from his family has been identified as Luping Zeng, a skin cancer surgeon who moved to Australia in 2000.

Police called after neighbour leaves VERY bizarre note threatening to find barking dog in flashy block of flats and throw it onto train tracks

16/04/19 09:12

A number of residents at the Toowong Alto Apartments in Brisbane's West received a letter threatening violence against a barking dog and its owner.

'I reckon you need a new media adviser': Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan mimics Tony Abbott and munches down on a raw onion - but the stunt doesn't sit well with voters

15/04/19 21:31

The 2019 federal election campaign, while still young, has already seen some bizarre and controversial moments.

Officially off the market! Bachelor In Paradise's Cat Henesey-Smith shares loved-up snaps with new boyfriend Todd Burguez after quitting the show

15/04/19 15:58

Cat Henesey-Smith has revealed she doesn't need a reality show to find love.

Shocking moment a convenience store worker fights for his life during violent robbery as he defends his parents' business

15/04/19 03:52

A convenience store worker who bravely defended his parents' business has been rushed to hospital with a badly broken arm after a violent robbery on Saturday night.

Is this Australia's most romantic proposal ever? Boyfriend asks his high school sweetheart to marry him UNDERWATER on a Great Barrier Reef scuba diving trip

14/04/19 12:10

A scuba diving adventure on the Great Barrier Reef has turned into a holiday one Brisbane couple will never forget.

'I will bring you down': Neighbour leaves bizarre letter threatening to 'scale apartment block' to find a barking dog and throw it onto train tracks

14/04/19 10:58

The furious neighbour contacted all residents at the Alto Apartment in Toowong, stating they believed the dog was being mistreated based on its incessant barking.

Three young women who stripped down and engaged in a bizarre sex romp in full view of kids and grandparents will NOT be charged over the 'vulgar' act

14/04/19 08:53

Three young women who took part in a public sex romp in an inner-Brisbane street as children watched on will not be charged over the 'vulgar' act.

Dramatic moment learner driver, 17, accused of stealing a ute with a trailer while drunk is arrested after terrifying high-speed chase on a busy highway

14/04/19 07:39

A 17-year-old learner driver has been charged after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car while drunk along a busy highway on the Sunshine Coast, north of Brisbane.

Woman, 65, sues detox centre for $1.7million in damages after suffering a ruptured bowel and heart failure following a colonic irrigation

26/03/19 04:40

Pamela Kilah, from Springwood, south of the Brisbane, is suing Belinda Hogan, the owner of Angel of Detox, and her treating therapist, Anna Obodin, for negligence.

From Ed Sheeran to Donald Trump and Harry Potter: Makeup artist, 23, reveals her INCREDIBLE transformations

23/01/19 01:46

Makeup artist and children's party entertainer Rhylee Passfield, from Brisbane, has an uncanny knack of transforming into some of the world's top celebrities.

'He wouldn't shut up about what he was going to do to women and kids when he got out': Drug user reveals his chilling conversation with serial rapist John Fardon behind bars

21/01/19 16:08

A former drug user has revealed the chilling conversation he had with notorious serial rapist Robert John Fardon behind bars.

Following in his father's footsteps! Tennis champion Lleyton Hewitt, 37, hits the court at Brisbane International Tournament with lookalike son Cruz, 10

10/01/19 15:11

His father, Australian star Lleyton Hewitt, is one of the greats of international tennis being a former world No. 1.

How fortunate! Actress Lily Sullivan describes how a 'dodgy modelling contract' helped land her a lucky break

30/12/18 10:43

Australian actress Lily Sullivan has described how she thought her contract for the film mental was just a "dodgy modelling contract"

Sssssurprise! Sneaky hitch-hiking snake slithers out from under the bonnet of a car before sliding across the windscreen

08/12/18 12:54

Footage has emerged revealing the moment a little green snake wriggled out from a car's bonnet and hitched a ride from a surprised driver in Burbank, 21km south-east of Brisbane

'We were never meant to be the story': 60 Minutes presenter opens up on program's doomed Beirut kidnapping debacle

26/11/18 18:52

Tara Brown was sent to Lebanon with three crew members in 2016 in an ambitious bid to reunite an Australian mother with her two children.

'Thank god I had the foresight. I have 13 frozen eggs': Radio's Bianca Dye, 44, speaks candidly about her adenomyosis and IVF battle... after falling for a single father-of-four

18/11/18 06:41

Bianca Dye has spoken candidly about freezing her eggs in order to have a baby.

White hot! Charli XCX belts out tunes in an edgy denim ensemble as she opens for pop star Taylor Swift in Brisbane

06/11/18 20:21

She's the singer-songwriter who joined megastar Taylor Swift on her Reputation Tour Down Under.

Justin's love boat? Video surfaces of Bieber disembarking luxury yacht with 'hand-picked glamorous models' in Melbourne

24/10/18 03:24

He reportedly 'hand-picked twelve glamorous models' for a luxury cruise in Melbourne last week.

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Former MAFS star Davina Rankin gets surprised with romantic balloons by her boyfriend Jaxon Manuel as they celebrate their six-month anniversary

20/10/18 15:11

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Former Married At First Sight star Davina Rankin gets surprised with romantic balloons by her boyfriend Jaxon Manuel, to celebrate their six-month anniversary

'I'm going to ruin her life': Obsessed stepfather launches terrifying campaign of abuse against a teenage girl after she 'resisted' his advances in Year 8

27/09/18 13:18

A stepfather from Nambour, south-east Queensland terrorised his young stepdaughter for a year after she began to refuse his sexual advances in Year 8.

'He was trying to dig himself out': Heartbreaking pictures show a wallaby desperately trying to save itself from mud on a construction site

26/09/18 14:46

A male wallaby has died after an exhaustive two-hour effort to save him from thick mud in a construction site in Ipswich, Brisbane.

Triple the fun! Bachelor 'mean girl' trio Romy Poulier, Cat Henesey and Alisha Aitken-Radburn reunite at a trendy Brisbane bar for some afternoon cocktails

22/09/18 14:32

'Mean girl' trio Romy Poulier, Cat Henesey and Alisha Aitken-Radburn reunited for a cheeky cocktail session at the popular drinking spot Defiant Duck in Brisbane's Newstead on Saturday.

Heinous paedophile pleads guilty to string of child sex offences – and he blames a motorbike accident for his ‘inhibitions with children’

21/09/18 09:56

An ex-yoga teacher from the Gold Coast has pleaded guilty to a string of child sex offences, but blamed his actions on an earlier motorbike accident.

Sssmile! Green tree python named Toothless receives braces after accidentally swallowing her lower jaw bone

19/09/18 14:38

Toothless, a green tree python, was rushed to the Mount Ommaney vet in Brisbane, after she accidentally swallowed her lower jaw bone while feeding.

Flying under the radar? Makeup-free Eva Longoria jets into Brisbane with her newborn son Santiago as she begins filming live-action Dora The Explorer movie Down Under

14/09/18 09:45

Hollywood superstar Eva Longoria jetted into Queensland's Brisbane airport with her three-month-old son almost undetected on Thursday.

What controversy? Bachelor 'villain' Romy Poulier shrugs off on-screen drama as she steps out in an unusual double denim ensemble

11/09/18 13:16

She made waves as the biggest villain on the latest season of The Bachelor before sensationally quitting the show.

‘This is for Daniel’: Prisoners armed with boiling hot jam, a toasted sandwich maker and sharpened broomsticks spark one of the WORST prison riots EVER to attack child killer Brett Cowan

07/09/18 23:57

Prisoners attempted to attack child killer Brett Cowan in 'worst riot in the prison's history'. The Queensland prison went in to lock down after the targeted attack.

How to lose weight the tasty way: Dietitian, 28, shares the six meals you must eat daily to drop inches from your waistline - and they're not as restrictive as you think

06/09/18 05:01

Brisbane-based dietitian, Leanne Ward, 28, recently shared the six meals she swears by for fat loss - and from vegetable curry to avocado on sourdough toast, it's more than you might expect.

'They're not mating, they're duelling': Snake catcher films two adult carpet pythons locked in epic battle in the bush

03/09/18 09:06

A brave snake catcher has filmed the epic moment two adult carpet pythons dueled it out in a battle to prove dominance in the Queensland bush.

How an airport trick to stop WASPS building nests inside planes led to a Malaysia Airlines aircraft making an emergency landing in Brisbane

31/08/18 01:05

Malaysia Airlines flight MH134 left Brisbane at 11.20pm on July 18 when it was found the aircraft still had covers on its air speed indicators, which meant pilots had no idea how fast they were going.