Surfers Paradise has been told to clean up its act after business leaders were told the city “smells like a toilet”. Councillors had previously backed a $40 million “revitalisation” plan for the town but Division 10 candidate Mona Hecke said it didn’t go far enough. Speaking at a Central ChamberContinue Reading
Surfers Paradise has been told to clean up its act after the Central Chamber of Commerce was told the city “smells like a toilet”. Division 10 candidate Mona Hecke said the local government needed a fresh mindset and a clearer action plan with more consultation with business owners to cleanContinue Reading
A wife has threatened to protest outside a brothel in Gold Coast after her husband spent $6000 on a seven-hour sex-bender. The man attended the Pentagon Grand where he had intercourse with two sex workers and paid for service upgrades including fetishes and fantasies. Manager of the brothel, in Molendinar,Continue Reading
Former Olympic athlete Jana Pittman has said she still needs clarification about voting in the “confusing” Voice to Parliament referendum. The now-doctor was joined by MamaMia editor Jessie Stephens, Labor MP Gordon Reid, Liberal MP Aaron Violi and Gratton Institute CEO Danielle Wood on ABC’s Q+A panel on Monday night.Continue Reading
A Brisbane cafe owner has blasted Annastacia Palasczcuk on morning television, telling the Queensland Premier to “grow a set”. Sunrise hosts Natt Barr and Matt Shirvington seemed taken aback when Mark Ingham, who was being interviewed on the youth crime wave gripping Brisbane, said the Premier should “stop gallivanting around,Continue Reading
The federal government has announced a major new grants program that will spend $100m on energy upgrades to help bring down power costs for community facilities. The Community Energy Upgrades Fund will co-fund the improvements alongside local councils to help facilities save on bills over the medium and long term.Continue Reading
The NSW Police Commissioner has come under fire from a former magistrate for choosing not to release, let alone watch, bodycam footage of an elderly nursing home resident being tasered by police. Senior Constable Kristin White, 33, used force against 95-year-old Yallambie Lodge resident Clare Nowland last Wednesday, when sheContinue Reading
So-called sovereign citizens, who erroneously believe they are not subject to Australian law, are putting a strain on the country’s legal system, according to New South Wales Magistrate Mark Douglas. The self-represented litigants are making “pseudo-legal” arguments, challenging government, tax, and legal authority and in the last six months, judicialContinue Reading
The little boy who survived a horror helicopter crash at Sea World has shared an update in his journey to recovery, just two months after the incident occurred. Nicky Tadros shared the news after spending months in hospital, with doctors initially unsure if he would make it. “My kidneys haveContinue Reading
Fed-up police have been filmed dragging a woman from her car after she repeatedly refused to acknowledge their authority. The traffic stop occurred just off the Pacific Highway in Coffs Harbour on Wednesday when the woman refused to comply. Her excuse? She and her passenger were not driving – butContinue Reading