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Scott Cam’s outrageous pay packet revealed

TV The Block’s tradie Scott Cam will be paid a whopping amount of money for 15 months of government work, a Senate Committee has heard.

Brisbane blessed with Book of Mormon encore

Art & Theatre Comedy musical stars Blake Bowden and Nyk Bielak reveal what keeps them, and...

Star’s epic three-year prank exposed

Offbeat Niall Horan’s three-year prank on Fitzy revealed live on air.

What GoT star ‘wasn’t good’ at

TV Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner make fun od GOT dad.

Rappers use hammer and chair to beat pub patrons

Crime OneFour rappers caught up in a brutal hotel fight.

Everything new to streaming this month

TV Forget Christmas shopping, catch what’s new to streaming instead.

Clarkson blasts ‘dangerous’ Greta Thunberg

Environment Jeremy Clarkson lashes out at ‘dangerous’ Greta Thunberg once more

Health

PM considers calls for veteran suicide royal commission

Politics Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said with 6000 people leaving the military every year, enough was enough.

TURNED AWAY: Health debacle forces couple to leave town

Health “My husband is born and bred here. He’s got his whole family here.”

Potential cancer treatment found in weird place

Health Qld researchers stumble upon potential new cancer treatment

6th Dec 2019 8:44 AM

Hospital sued over nerve root injection

Health Man claims hospital procedure left him unemployable

6th Dec 2019 8:25 AM

Plea to help people in disability homes

Health Colin Hiscoe begs royal commission to help people in group homes.

Charity cash dispute at world-famous craniofacial unit

Health The Australian Craniofacial Unit raises questions over a charity.

Woman’s ‘real’ breast implant snap stuns

Health Real ‘girl who fell from the sky’ has her breast implants removed.

Smarter Shopping

Aldi’s incredible Dyson deal

Offbeat Aldi regularly causes chaos with its “Special Buys”. Now the budget supermarket has teamed up with Dyson to offer a huge discount.

Woolies freebie coffee machine causes a frenzy

Smarter Shopping How to score a free $99 coffee machine from Woolies

The dark side of frequent flyer schemes

Opinion Dark side of Qantas Frequent Flyer and Woolworths Rewards revealed.

Mum’s ‘amazing’ $500 Bunnings makeover

Offbeat Mum’s ‘amazing’ $500 Bunnings dining room set makeover

Cadbury shocker leaves parents furious

Offbeat Kids ‘in tears’ over Cadbury’s advent calendar problem

How you can make Christmas more affordable

News How do you cut some costs over Christmas?

Mum reveals genius presents hack for kids

News Mum's ingenious way to handle shopping — and it’s so simple

Parenting

Anti-vax WAG launches fresh attack

Health She’s come under fire for comparing a tiny island to Nazi Germany and now Taylor Winterstein has launched a new attack on vaccinations.

‘Am I a sexist pig for refusing a male midwife?’

Parenting Some women wouldn’t care, others, the situation would be a hard no

Sick newborn dies after GP suggests acupressure not medicine

Parenting The mother noticed pink bubbles coming from her baby’s nostrils

The most popular Aussie baby names of 2019 revealed

Parenting Some wildcards have made their way into the top 100.

‘Dark place’: Father of twins tells of heartbreak

News Brisbane twin girls die in co-sleeping accident

Heartbreaking twist in tragic loss of twins

News Little girls who died were the last hope for their extended family.

'My daughter loves her dad more than me'

Parenting How do you handle it when your kids start playing favourites?

Home & Style

This goldmine for property investors is often missed

Property Real estate investors can claim huge tax deductions through depreciation and renovating their property. Here’s what many of them forget.

Mum’s next-level $1900 Bunnings cubby

Home & Decorating Mum’s amazing Bunnings cubby house transformation

State to get 'affordable and reliable energy'

News This state government says new electricity strategy is better.

Marie Kondo fans baffled by her new shop

Offbeat Cleaning guru Marie Kondo slammed for 'selling junk'

Easy Eating

Cooking on the move a new challenge for Nguyen

TV THE inspiration behind chef Luke Nguyen's new railway adventure, which reveals the diversity of Vietnamese food.

Brutal response to customer’s cafe review

Food & Entertainment A cafe customer is labelled ‘miserable’ after leaving review.

NOT SATIRE! This is the new chip flavour dividing Aussies

Offbeat Smith’s is releasing a new sweet potato chip. Would you try it?

Get ready to feel really, really old

Offbeat PlayStation 25th Anniversary: Sony celebrates birthday for PS5 release

The confusion behind Australia’s food waste problem

News A study lifts the lid on our food waste habits.

Macca’s ‘hack’ divides the internet

Offbeat Maccas claims this is the ultimate way to eat your meal.

Restaurant critic accidentally exposes a husband’s affair

Offbeat Food reviewer Tom Sietsema accidentally exposes man’s affair.

Gardening

Farmer advocates green approach to agriculture

Rural A Mackay farmer has noticed a blossoming interest in green farming practices.

Best indoor plants for any home

Gardening Nine of the best indoor plants

How to access Carnival of Flowers competition maps

News The gardens will be open to the public from Friday, September 20

Show proves a winner, but the money will tell

News Entries up and gate takings looking good, despite online slump

Pimp my garden shed: new trend

Property Property enthusiasts are dealing with the housing crisis creatively

Showgirl 2019 gets Gympie Show on track to win

News Dual win for Greens Creek entrant and fundraiser

It's time for a trim to keep your bottlebrush lush

Gardening Prune as soon as possible after bottlebrush flowering has finished.

Travel

‘Real danger’ as Bali runs out of water

Travel Tourists have been blamed for a growing crisis in Bali that’s threatening food, culture and way of life on the drought-stricken island.

Jetstar staff threaten to strike ahead of holiday peak

Travel Jetstar staff and pilots threaten to walk off job ahead of holidays.

Love potion? The tropical location where men propose weekly

Lifestyle At this resort, a couple gets engaged every week.

Sex acts expected of backpackers in return for low wage

Business Backpackers were expected to perform sexual favours for work: Union.

Four words that unlock airfare freebies

Travel Find how you can travel in style for free

$1 flights on sale as airlines battle and you are the winner

Travel Airlines launch rival sales with flights from $1.

Panic as passenger lunges for door mid-air

Offbeat ‘Like a movie’: Panic as passenger tries to open door on flight

Fashion

How social media is making teens want plastic surgery

Health Teens are being tempted into plastic surgery and hair transplants because their filtered Snapchat selfies have made them unhappy with their natural looks.

‘We make so much money playing dress-ups’

TV RuPaul expects lots of families and kids on her Australian tour.

Butt implant goes horribly wrong

Lifestyle Woman left in excruciating pain after botched butt implants ‘rotate’ inside her

Former model flaunts 50kg weight loss in bikini photo shoot

Fashion & Beauty Tziporah Malkah shows offher 50kg weight loss in photo shoot.

New hair procedure ’changes lives’ of men

News Coast man shares secret to hair success

Star rocks naked dress at GQ Awards

Entertainment Mimi Elashiry’s medieval-meets-disco gown left little to the imagination.

A popular women's fashion retailer has gone bust

Business Retailer enters voluntary administration, impacting local jobs.

Dating

How to nail your Tinder profile pic

Dating What constitutes a good dating profile picture? Here’s a deep dive on what to do (and what not to do) when it comes to picking the perfect pic.

10 signs your marriage is headed for divorce

Dating What are the red flags you need to look out for?

My star brother slept with my wife

Dating Ryan Giggs’ brother says mum hasn’t spoken to him in eight years

How Channel 7 presenter pulled off epic proposal

Dating Damien Anthony Rossi reveals how he proposed to his fiance.

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Australia’s best new car revealed

Hot chip ranking sparks divide - which ones are the best?

Fitness star Tammy Hembrow's ‘sex tape’ troubles

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