The controversial Mt Coot-tha zipline is a step closer to reality with the state government clearing the way for the Brisbane City Council to make a final decision. The council is driving the project as well as being the consenting authority and submissions on the DA close tomorrow after just three weeks. Mark is no […]

NRL player Jack De Belin has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Wollongong at the weekend. The State of Origin player handed himself into detectives this Thursday afternoon. It’s alleged he assaulted a 19-year-old woman at a unit in the early hours of Sunday morning after they’d left a Wollongong […]

There are calls to review an obscure provision of Queensland’s Justices Act that allowed a magistrate to exclude the public and the media from a hearing this week. Pine Rivers Magistrate Trevor Morgan closed the hearing of a man charged with the abduction and assault of a seven year old girl “in the interests of […]

Pope Francis has removed Australian Cardinal George Pell from his inner circle. Cardinal Pell had already taken an indefinite leave of absence from his job as the Vatican’s economy minister. The former Archbishop retains his position but is no longer a member of the group of nine cardinals that acts as the Pope’s informal cabinet. The Vatican […]

Amazon is poised to take a bigger bite of Australia’s $3-billion online food and grocery market. Early next year, the online retail giant will launch Subscribe & Save, a discounted subscription service for regularly bought goods such as pet food and toilet paper. Associate Professor in retail operations and consumer behaviour Gary Mortimer tells John Stanley “it’s […]

Ray Hadley has spoken in depth about his son’s battle with PTSD, after having cocaine possession charges dismissed in court. In August, Daniel Hadley was arrested in possession of 0.66 grams of cocaine, leading to national news headlines. That same night Ray spoke with Daniel’s doctor, who confirmed he had been treating him for Post […]