While some mothers may shop online for baby supplies, few could claim having nappies and formula delivered by a helicopter. But that’s what happened to Samantha Walton when she and her family became stranded by floodwaters in western Queensland.
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Controversial kangaroo cull documentary defended by creator
The film Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story criticises Australia’s roo industry, and has been dismissed as a beat-up. But documentarian Michael McIntyre insists the film is starting an important discussion.
Matthew Lodge says he's not trying to escape justice after drunken rampage
NRL footballer Matthew Lodge says he “can’t be more sorry” for his drunken New York rampage in 2015 and promises he has “turned things around” since the incident that left him with a $1.5 million damages bill to pay.
Floods have Winton surrounded, but the pub's stocked up
The outback Queensland town has almost been cut off after receiving its biggest rain in a decade, but for most locals the flood is a novelty and the local publican is confident he has enough drinks to last until roads reopen.
'There's glass in my food': Restaurateur says scammers targeting businesses
A Brisbane restaurateur issues a warning to others after she says she was scammed out of $180 by a group of women claiming to have found glass in their food.
Controversial kangaroo culling film slammed as 'beat-up' by industry and minister
With 45 million kangaroos in Australia, they are hardly facing extinction, but a controversial new film about our national emblem which is gaining traction overseas tells a very different story.
Massive 'babushka' egg hiding another inside it stuns expert
A gigantic chicken egg, laid with another fully formed egg inside it, must have been a “pain in the bum” for the hen, a far north Queensland farmer says.
A mother handed over her 15yo girl to be raped — now police are hunting the man who did it
Peta Butler’s mother took her to a Toowoomba hotel under the guise of celebrating her birthday, but there she arranged for a man to rape her. With her mother now in jail, police need help to find the man responsible.
Savvy 12-year-old entrepreneur shares money-saving tips
Brisbane schoolgirl Riata Baker is 12, and she is already saving her hard-earned cash for a house or shares in a business.
Become 'The King' of our Brisbane Broncos quiz
Today marks 30 years since the Broncos kicked off their inaugural season with a thrashing of Manly-Warringah at Lang Park. To celebrate, we’ve hit the history books to prepare a quiz worthy of The King himself.