What drove a mum to kill to 8 kids

A QUEENSLAND mother believed an innocent, everyday sound was a signal to begin killing eight children in a brutal massacre that shocked the nation. But she won’t face prosecution over the deaths.

‘50 days’: Cassie’s cryptic post

ACCUSED cocaine smuggler Cassie Sainsbury made a prophetic Instagram post before embarking on her ill-fated world trip.

Cassie’s final moments of freedom

PICTURES show accused Aussie drug mule Cassie Sainsbury leaving a Colombian hotel before her arrest, amid reports she owed thousands in rent after her business closed in 2015.

China: Get out of North Korea

CHINA has called for its citizens to leave North Korea, as an American is held for allegedly trying to overthrow the regime.

Snooper cop does a runner

A GOLD Coast cop who used the official police database to snoop through the files of netball star Laura Geitz has avoided any further internal discipline after retiring from the force.

New life for $6 billion coal project

NEW life has been breathed back into a $6 billion coal project, as mining companies dust off plans for major developments in Queensland.

Legal ‘experiment’ labelled a failure

LESS than a year into Queensland’s new judicial appointment process and the complaints are starting to trickle in.

Pitt admits divorce ‘self-inflicted’

BRAD Pitt has revealed his drinking problem became “too much” and led to his split from Angelina Jolie, which felt like a “death”.

Top 30 buys for surviving the byes

THERE is no NRL and therefore no SuperCoach this weekend. But SuperCoach never sleeps.

House of horrors sells for crazy price

IT might look like a house of horrors with rickety doors and broken asbestos inside, but this 1970s Miami shack has just sold for an incredible price.