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Entertainment

Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead

Music THE 20-year-old rapper XXXTentacion has died after someone ran up to him and shot him outside a motorcycle store.

19th Jun 2018 9:40 AM

Prince Charles’ unusual nickname for Meghan

Celebrity “Prince Charles admires Meghan for her strength."

19th Jun 2018 9:04 AM

GoT star’s emotional farewell tribute

TV EMILIA Clarke has paid tribute to the show that made her famous in an emotional...

MOVIE REVIEW: Fallen Kingdom is big but flawed

Entertainment JURASSIC World sequel exhausts dino franchise's plausible plot lines

Thomas Markle’s word of warning to Harry

Celebrity THOMAS Markle has given his first interview since missing the royal wedding

‘I was not in control of the plane’

News The captain of QF72 has spoken publicly

"I'm waiting for you at your office and I know."

Movies Wm Paul Young details his long battle for redemption after affair

Health

12 new genes identify breast cancer risk

Health AN international study led by Queensland researchers has identified a dozen new genes that influence a person’s risk of developing breast cancer.

19th Jun 2018 9:42 AM

'They want to ban my sperm'

Health DUBBED the ‘Sperminator’, Ari Nagel has fathered 33 children via sperm donation in...

'I eat green apples and mint tea'

Food & Entertainment It's a miracle he's able to stay slim when surrounded by #foodporn.

Preparing your body from A to Zinc

Health Fight back colds this winter with zinc

‘One more day and I wouldn’t be here’

Health Stage 4 bowel cancer patient on the importance of getting tested

Best time of day to drink coffee

Health The US Army wants to help you be better at drinking coffee

American kid contracts the ’black death’

Health Child recovering after being exposed to potentially deadly disease

Smarter Shopping

Amazon launches free two day delivery for regions

Smarter Shopping AMAZON is offering free two business day delivery with the launch of Amazon Prime in Australia amid criticism of its local store.

Huawei P20 Pro: the best low-light shooter hands down

Smarter Shopping P20 Pro managed to produce images of a starry night without tripod

HOT CHIPS: Why resistance is futile

Food & Entertainment Why our brains are programmed to respond to hot chips

Reason behind ugly scenes at Aldi sale

Smarter Shopping Purchasing a Dyson usually ends in a bloodbath.

Mum’s surprising $50 grocery bill hack

Smarter Shopping This mum feeds her family for just $50 a week.

How to score the best EOFY deals

Smarter Shopping The End of Financial Year sales are finally here.

Can $279 product save you thousands?

Smarter Shopping Could this be the best way to watch State of Origin on a big screen?

Parenting

Mum finds tragic handwritten note in children's book

Parenting A MUM and daughter are on the hunt for the owner of a children’s book found in a op shop after they discovered a heartbreaking message inside.

19th Jun 2018 9:34 AM

Sad note found in children’s book

Parenting Book buyers find sad note in children's book

Safety warning after toddler locks himself in car

Parenting RACQ said close to 1200 toddlers become trapped in car each year.

Dad told he 'wasn't welcome' in parent's room

Parenting THE dad was trying to change his daughter's nappy.

‘Heartbroken’: Aussie families torn apart

Parenting “This happens far more often than people might realise.”

$177k bill for hugging statue

Parenting This is every parent’s worst nightmare when they have young kids.

Why I didn’t shower for 30 days

Parenting This doctor chose to stop bathing for a month after giving birth

Home & Style

Toowoomba mum's DIY hack to brighten up kids' room

Home & Decorating A TOOWOOMBA local has created a Kmart hack that is sure to brighten up any room it is placed in.

What's hot as we head into cooler months?

Lifestyle What trends will dominate in winter 2018?

How to style your home for winter

Home & Decorating Warm up to winter with decor inspiration for your home

I’m the angry note lady

Home & Decorating OK to leave personal belongings outside an apartment?

Easy Eating

Coles says green chicken ‘ok to eat’

Food & Entertainment A CUSTOMER at a Victorian store was horrified when they cut open a chicken breast from Coles. But the supermarket says green flesh won’t affect the taste.

Food trap you’re falling into at work

Food & Entertainment A BASIC mistake you’re making at work is costing your waistline.

Aussie’s disgusting KFC find

Food & Entertainment AUSSIES have shared the disgusting finds they say they made while eating at ...

Woolies now stocks vegetarian mince

Food & Entertainment The company says the taste is “close to” that of minced beef.

Woolies delivery debacle: ‘I will switch to Coles’

Food & Entertainment “I certainly do not want a stranger coming in and unpacking groceries in my kitchen...

Hidden nasties you didn’t know were in your ‘milk’

Food & Entertainment OPTING for almond or oat milk isn’t always a ‘healthy’ option.

Nutritionist’s ridiculous day on a plate

Food & Entertainment THIS woman has a few unusual strategies for staying in shape.

Gardening

Give a fig for indoor splendour

Lifestyle These hardy indoor plants will thrive for many years with little attention - just don't plant them out

Flower that keeps on giving

Lifestyle Beautiful potted cyclamens become available in the cooler months.

How to grow vegies at home

Gardening Here’s all you need to know about growing vegies at home.

20 acres, 4 bedrooms, lap pool with lagoon, tennis court

Property The price has been reduced to $795,000

Everything can come up roses

Lifestyle There are tricks to growing roses in your garden.

Get on your nerve garden

Lifestyle Nerve plants are popular indoor plants with colourful foliage.

Earl Grey, anyone?

Lifestyle Make your own Earl Grey tea with the dried rinds of bergamot oranges

Travel

A rapid Outback odyssey

Destinations It started as a wild idea over a beer with a mate...to escape our busy, domestic lives for two weeks and roam the Outback

How I ditched the ‘nine-to-five’ grind

Careers “The freelance lifestyle doesn’t compare to full-time work."

You'll never look back after moving to front of plane

Lifestyle Step up to business and you may have trouble flying any other way.

Group's push to transform Agnes and 1770

Travel Gladstone Development Board's ambitious vision for region.

Airline to ban booze and skimpy clothes

Travel A UK entrepreneur has spent thousands of dollars to get his controversial idea off...

Mid-air terror: flight’s ‘free fall nosedive’

Travel PASSENGERS have described the terrifying moment a vortex sent their Qantas flight...

Man with blow-up doll grounds flight

Travel “Passengers couldn’t get off the plane and it was roasting."

Fashion

Back to black for winter

Lifestyle Using a few different tips and tricks, all ages can wear black comfortably and stylishly.

Cheeseburger commentary: 'Real women have curves'

Opinion It was such a dumb remark, but it was hard not to shake it off

Meghan’s wedding reception dress for sale

Fashion & Beauty NOT everyone can have a royal wedding, but \you can have Meghan Markle's elegant...

Controversial post could shut down brand

Fashion & Beauty This woman runs one of the world’s most successful makeup brands.

Federer’s rogue $39 million Nike gamble

Fashion & Beauty ROGER Federer could ditch Nike to sign a $39 million per-year decade-long deal with...

'S**t like this does happen': Fashion queen’s brutal video

Business “As a business owner I’m super-embarrassed about all of this."

‘Wanna see my butt’: worst wedding dress trend

Fashion & Beauty Wedding dress shopping is hell and I have the pictures to prove it

Dating

Dating guru threatened over gun ban

Dating AFTER banning gun photos from her dating app, Bumble, CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd has said people outside the company - and within it - weren’t too happy.

‘I couldn’t orgasm for 10 years’

Lifestyle Woman opens up about having situational anorgasmia

Course to help women ID emotional vampires

Dating Counsellor says some Gladstone women need to hear this.

Texts that cost man $175k job

Dating "They even knew I was innocent but could not be bothered to tell me.”’