Top cop charged with perjury

ONE of the Gold Coast’s most senior police officers is facing criminal charges over a nepotism scandal which has rocked the Queensland Police Service.

‘Any repeat will not be tolerated’

A QUEENSLAND mayor has been ordered to change his ways or risk the sack, following several complaints of misconduct.

TV journalist Peter Luck dies

TRIBUTES are coming in for veteran Australian TV journalist Peter Luck who has died after a long battle with Parkinson’s.

Boyd: time for young stars to shine

IN HIS first column for The Courier-Mail, injured Broncos captain Darius Boyd says he expects Anthony Milford and Kodi Nikorima to step up in his absence against the Roosters.

Storm’s path of total destruction

IT’S stronger than the last eight storms combined, and Irma is already leaving a path of utter devastation in its wake.

Bennetts audio played to jury

IN the days after she went missing, Brenden Bennetts told police that Jayde Kendall had left town and “just needed to take a break”, a court has heard.

‘$5 savings hack saved me $50k’

MARIE Franklin used this incredibly simple savings hack to amass a whopping $50,000 — and now others are getting on board.

Local icon could get the boot

IT has been an iconic symbol in Brisbane for almost 40 years, but the big boot may get the boot, with its home up for sale.

Puzzling story behind Cairns murder

SHE was a top student as a child, he finished as school dux and was studying medicine at university. How the pair became caught up in one of the most chilling recent murders in Cairns defies belief.

40-year-old real estate virgins rising

NEW research has found a rise in 40-year-old real estate virgins, with the market seeing growth in older first home buyers, renters and sharehousers.