A Sydney man is the first of two winners of Tuesday’s Oz Lotto jackpot to come forward. The Blacktown resident will split the $30 million prize with a second winner in Queensland. While the search continues for the Queensland registered player who purchased his ticket online, the Blacktown man on Wednesday morning told The Lott … Read more
A Queensland man accused of vandalising multiple Woolworths stores has been ordered not to go within 50m of the supermarket. Travis Matthew Profke, 40, was last month charged with wilful damage over allegations he graffitied southeast Queensland stores with messages appearing denigrate the company’s decision not to sell Australian Day merchandise. He appeared in Brisbane … Read more
A Queensland man who took a voluntary assisted dying substance intended for someone else was found dead at home by his adult daughter, an inquest has heard. “I thought he was asleep in the chair. I put my arms around him. He was cold,” the woman said. The Coroner’s Court in Brisbane on Tuesday opened … Read more
A Brisbane boy accused of being a serial burglar who posts footage of his alleged car-stealing exploits on social media has been slapped with 75 charges. The 16-year-old, from Durack in the city’s outer west, was arrested last week before being accused of “numerous break and enters and stolen vehicles across the greater Brisbane region”, … Read more
A Gold Coast driver has been accused of brake-checking another car, before ramming it and pulling a knife on the occupants in an alleged road-rage attack. The 23-year-old man was driving a Toyota Corolla on Oxley Dr in Hollywell on Saturday when he allegedly began targeting three people in a Mazda BT-50 ute. WATCH THE … Read more
The world’s first genetically modified banana — developed in Queensland — has been approved for human consumption and commercial sale in Australia. The QCAV-4 banana was created by a team of Queensland University of Technology researchers who wanted to safeguard the fruit industry against the soil-borne fungus, Panama disease tropical race 4. The new banana … Read more
Friends of a teenage girl, who died in a crash while on her way to a Taylor Swift concert in Melbourne, have shared a touching tribute in memory of their friend. Mieka Pokarier, 16, died in a serious head-on collision between a semi-trailer and SUV on Dunedoo Rd in Ballimore — near Dubbo — about … Read more
It started as a rash, but led to Tara Rogers becoming “completely incapacitated overnight”. But that’s not even the “scary part” about Ross River virus, the Sunshine Coast woman said. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie mum ‘completely incapacitated overnight’ from mosquito bite. Catch the best deals and products hand-picked by our team at Best Picks … Read more
Mieka Pokarier was listening to Taylor Swift’s songs in the car, on her way to the pop icon’s concert, when tragedy struck. The 16-year-old died in a serious head-on collision between a semi-trailer and SUV on Dunedoo Rd in Ballimore — near Dubbo — about 6pm on Thursday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland teenager killed … Read more
A Brisbane cottage vandalised by previous tenants is set to be auctioned next weekend. The one-bedroom home is located at 14 Haylock St in Wynnum, a coastal suburb in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, and is described as a “hidden gem” in the listing. The steel-framed cottage was renovated and completely rebuilt four years ago, and is … Read more
