Scorcher! Southeast’s heatwave to get worse

SOUTHEAST Queensland is heating up after a scorching weekend, with temperatures as high as 39 degrees expected over the next three days. It’s already the hottest start to a November since ...

Visa changes to bring flood of backpackers

AS FARMS struggle to fill vital jobs, changes to the rules around working visas are expected to bring thousands more backpackers to Australia, for longer.

The foreigners who are buying up Brissie

FOREIGN bargain hunters have swooped on Brisbane real estate to spend over $2 billion in the past year, and most of the interest is coming from one place.

First to last: predicted Melbourne Cup finish

YUCATAN is a dominant favourite to deliver Lloyd Williams his third straight Melbourne Cup, and the first-up raiders must be taken seriously. CHRIS VERNUCCIO predicts where every runner will...

Last resort used to staff classrooms

A CRITICAL shortage of qualified teachers in parts of Queensland has led to desperate measures to get bodies in classrooms.

Centre warfare looms over cinema plan

A DEVELOPER’S plans for southeast Queensland’s newest multimillion-dollar family entertainment complex are likely to renew bitter debate about the lack of cinemas in a neighbouring subur...

Neighbour’s alleged murder shocks community

A FAMILY is devastated and a community in shock after a father-of-three died when he was allegedly stabbed in the neck by a neighbour.

City’s first pool bar to make a splash

WHILE swim-up bars can be found up and down the coast, Brisbane will be getting its first this week.

Aussie cricket ‘completely lost’

AUSTRALIAN cricket looks completely lost after another scandalous batting capitulation, leaving selectors with no choice but to select their Test top six on gut instinct rather than results,...

Why I live in … Sanctuary Cove

WHETHER it’s a renovated cottage or a brick and tile house, Queenslanders love their homes. Property guru and host of Selling Houses Australia and Love It Or List It Andrew Winter talks ab...