Fakebook: anger at teacher's online fraud
Kelmeny Fraser A QUEENSLAND teacher has incensed a children's counselling service and angered the police union after creating an elaborate fantasy life for himself on Facebook.
Disaster kitty still flush with $6 billion
Darrell Giles WHILE most of Queensland that was devastated by floods and a cyclone has been rebuilt, there is still more than $6 billion sitting in the reconstruction kitty waiting to be spent.
Bligh's job data excuses don't add up
Daryl Passmore ANNA Bligh blames Qld's unemployment level on southerners taking all our jobs, yet figures from her own Government put interstate migration at its lowest level in three decades.
Meet the ice luger from the tropics
Samantha Healy A BOY from the tropics is hoping to emulate sport's underdog story Cool Runnings at the Winter Youth Olympics in Austria after training for the ice luge in Townsville.
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Annette Dew, photographer with The Courier-Mail, talks about her time at the Brisbane International.
BREAKING NEWS
Recovery fund to help celebrity chef
The Noosa community has launched a recovery fund to help celebrity chef Matt Golinski, who was seriously injured in a tragic Boxing Day fire.
Candidate blames Labor for 'stolen' signs
The state election hasn't been called yet but Ipswich political aspirants have already made claims about dirty tactics.
Riot squad oversees multiple-murderer
A CRIMINALLY insane killer is so dangerous that an elite Queensland police taskforce is called in to supervise his psychiatric treatment.
Brooklyn is one in a Magic Million
SUPERMODEL, actress and 'sexiest woman alive' Brooklyn Decker will be the star attraction at the Gold Coast's Magic Millions race day.
Sonia steps into Kerri-Anne's shoes
SONIA Kruger has paid tribute to Kerri-Anne Kennerley, the entertainment legend she deposed as the host of Channel 9's Mornings show.
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Cricket stars face contract cull
Peter Badel AUSTRALIA is facing a major contractual shake-up, with more than a quarter of Cricket Australia's 25 contracted elite fighting to secure new deals.
Kanepi powers to final victory
8:34PM By Damien Stannard STYLE was no match for raw power as Kaia Kanepi monstered Daniel Hantuchova in the Brisbane International women's singles final.
FOOD + DRINK
Top 10 fish and chips in southeast
For many Aussies, summer is never really here until they've heard the first sizzle of battered fish cooking in the deep fryer or the crunch of their teeth biting into a pickled onion. Catch our pick of the top 10 fish and chips in the southeast.
WHAT'S ON
Surf's up for Morning of the Earth musicians
THE songs of Alb Falzon’s surf classic Morning of the Earth will be played live on stage alongside a showing of the film at the QPAC Concert Hall on January 27.
HOME + PROPERTY
Flood suburb tops southeast sales list
HOMES in the flood-ravaged Ipswich suburb of Basin Pocket are the fastest selling in the state's southeast.
SHOP + FASHION
Holiday survival ideas
With back-to-school still some time away, Paula Shearer discovers some old-fashioned ideas to keep the kids out of your hair and entertained at home.
FAMILY
Things to do inside when it's sizzling (or raining)
We all love the great outdoors over summer, but sometimes the cool of the air-conditioner beckons or storm clouds send us scurrying indoors. Here's 10 top ideas for indoor activities to keep you busy inside.
OUT + ABOUT
Top 10 water parks in Queensland
As the mercury rises, the best way to keep cool and stop the children complaining is to have some mid-summer fun at a water park. Here's our pick of the best water venues the state has to offer.
Bad grades prompt surge in uni death threats
11:51PM Alex White NOTE sent to uni lecturer states "I will kill u and your family" and warns of an attack on campus.
Mattel under pressure to make bald Barbie
9:11PM By Felicity Caldwell CELEBRITIES join online push to get Mattel to mass produce a bald chemotherapy patient Barbie.
Hawking defies science to celebrate 70th birthday
By Alice Ritchie WHEN Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged just 21, he was given only a few years to live.
Randy ram fathers 33 lambs in 24 hours
A RAM managed to breed with almost a third of a flock of ewes at West Lodge Rural Centre in Northamptonshire after jumping a fence.
Super rich boost rides resources boom
A NEW group of super rich is emerging, with the mining boom rapidly boosting the ranks of the wealthy in Brisbane.
No lower rates, just scented air and free wi-fi
11:00PM Nathan Mawby DON'T pop into your bank for good news - stop by for music, entertainment and good times.
Flood suburb tops southeast sales list
Michelle Collins HOMES in the flood-ravaged Ipswich suburb of Basin Pocket are the fastest selling in the state's southeast.
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Commentary
Pup smacks tall poppy syndrome for 329
Daniel Piotrowski: Say hello to our latest sporting hero. And just look at what people were saying when Michael Clarke wasn't the sporting world's golden boy.
Face up to web trouble
Kylie Lang THE great social network is making us more disconnected and unsociable than ever before, with devastating results.
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