One Nation’s Pauline Hanson has accused the government of not acting quickly enough to repeal controversial medevac laws. The laws, pushed through by Labor before the election, allow asylum seekers held in detention to be transferred to Australia if treating doctors deem it necessary. Opponents of the law have argued the legislation is used by […]

It is becoming increasingly difficult these days for charities to catch the attention of potential donors, but one Brisbane charity has turned it into a fine art. The Sunlight Centre at Cannon Hill is running ANON 2019, its second public art initiative to raise funds for its work offering counselling for people contemplating suicide or […]

Steve Price will put his life and, more likely, his dignity on the line this Friday as he takes part in the annual E.J. Whitten Legends Game. Pricey admits he may have made “a very bad decision” in agreeing to the charity AFL match, which is played in front of tens of thousands of fans […]

Virgin has become the first Australian airline to ban all Apple MacBooks from checked-in luggage amid fears about faulty batteries. The ban comes into effect today, meaning the laptops can only be placed in carry-on baggage until further notice. It comes after Apple issued a worldwide recall of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops in […]

Five-time Grammy Award-nominated and two-time Emmy-nominated singer Michael Feinstein has played the White House, Buckingham Palace, the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall and this November he’ll play QPAC. He’ll be joined on stage by special guest, Bobby Fox who originated the role of Frankie Valli in the Australian production of Jersey Boys. Together they will […]

There are fears local butchers will soon be extinct as the big supermarkets continue to pile on the pressure started by the drought. As farmers struggle to keep breeding stock alive, the major retailers are buying available meat in bulk, leaving independent butchers to fight over the remainders. Alan Jones says he’s never seen a […]