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Sexual sadist who strangled a woman to death is set to be released after taking anti-sex drive drugs

Mark Richard Lawrence, now 58, stalked 29-year-old Julia Ann Muirhead, strangled her with a tea towel and slit her throat in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 1983.




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Baby joy for footy star Brisbane Broncos star Matt Lodge

The Brisbane Broncos prop, 24, and his girlfriend Jessica O'Sullivan have named the little boy Tommy after he gave birth at midnight on Good Friday.




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Cops who drove down pedestrian walkway at a farmers market blasted for overkill

Organisers of the Northey Street Organic Farmers Market in Brisbane were furious when police infiltrated the market in the car rather than on foot on Sunday.




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IGA supermarket in Brighton, Queensland defends decision to sell toilet paper in four packs

Kerry Sheaff owns the store in Brighton in northern Brisbane that has been running low on supply amid the outbreak of coronavirus.




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Queensland education minister says Schoolies may be CANCELLED because of COVID-19

Ms Grace spoke on Brisbane's Hit105 radio on Tuesday morning and said the annual party will be subject to the advice of experts closer to the date.




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Woman who accused MP of inappropriate behaviour towards her teenage daughter apologises

Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan sued Heather McKeown for $350,000 in the Brisbane District Court on January 23.




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Apollo Jackson is charging $100 a month for fans to learn his magic tricks online

He previously struggled to make ends meet when work dried up after The Bachelorette. 




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Amateur cook makes burrito bowls with fried tortilla wraps

Brisbane sales assistant Taylah Jordan discovered how to make edible salad bowls by spraying wraps with cooking oil, layering them over the bottom of a small bowl and cooking in an air fryer for 10 minutes.




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Brisbane mother is slammed for trying to sell her massive stash of toilet paper 

The Brisbane woman has 21 packs of toilet paper, each with 18 rolls for sale online.  She's selling a pack of Quilton toilet paper for $20 - double the supermarket price.




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Channel Ten's MasterChef takes a serious tumble in the ratings

Channel Ten's revamped MasterChef suffered a slight ratings tumble on Monday night, failing to gain more than one million viewers. 




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Man, 34, tortured, burned and raped a woman during a three week drug-induced campaign of terror

Nicholas John Crilley, 34, subjected a 21-year-old woman to 'physical, psychological and sadistic violence' over 23 days in June 2017 at his townhouse in Bulimba, Brisbane.




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Nicholas John Crilley: How dramatic police pursuit snagged evil banker

An evil banker who raped a woman daily and set her on fire led police on a dramatic pursuit through the streets of Brisbane, stealing two cars and breaking into a house before finally surrendering.




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Brave woman, 24, set alight, raped and tortured says strangers 'look at her like she's a monster'

Nicholas John Crilley , 34, subjected the then-21-year-old to 'physical, psychological and sadistic violence' over 23 days in June 2017 at his townhouse in Bulimba, Brisbane.




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MAFS' Mishel Karen hits back at claims she broke lockdown rules going to the hair salon 

Married At First Sight star Mishel Karen has clapped back at trolls after she  inundated with hateful messages when she posted her visit to a hair salon for a colour and cut on Instagram, this week.




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MasterChef Australia: The story behind Poh Ling Yeow's bizarre nickname

The origin of MasterChef Australia fan favourite Poh Ling Yeow's unusual nickname, 'Train Tracks', has been revealed.




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Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler on his struggle to become a manager in England

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fowler has the necessary coaching qualifications, but every attempt to find work in England was rebuffed. He applied for four League One jobs but was never interviewed.




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Drunk driver who went on tequila bender managed to avoid a two-year ban through legal loophole 

Hefeng Li, 30, was found asleep at the wheel on Padstow Road at Eight Mile Plains, in Brisbane's south, by police at about 11pm on March 21.




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Massive sinkhole opens up in a Melbourne park after the city was lashed with torrential rain

The 12-metre wide and five-metre deep hole on the corner of Childers Street and Park Cresent in Kew, east of of the city, opened up at about 3.15pm on Wednesday.




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True horror of young woman's rape and torture ordeal in Queensland revealed

Nicholas John Crilley, who took pleasure as he systematically raped and burned the woman during three weeks of drug-induced violence, has been handed seven life sentences.




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Tragedy as man, 40, dies after losing control of his electric skateboard and hitting his head

A Queensland man has died after falling off an electric skateboard, hitting his head, police said on Sunday.




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Queensland woman with world's worst Tourettes embraced her condition and fulfilled dreams

Queensland woman Bianca Saez, 27, was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome when she was just three years old after she began punching and scratching herself and her loved ones.




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Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen goes overboard with airbrushing

Mishel Karen has made no secret of her fondness for Botox - but she is less forthcoming about her habit of airbrushing herself beyond all recognition on Instagram




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Queensland mass killer, 56, could walk free from jail within weeks

Homeless fruit picker Robert Paul Long received a life sentence with a 20-year non-parole period after starting a fire in the Childers Palace Backpackers hostel north of Brisbane in June 2000.




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Nicholas Crilley's housemate Jeromy Lee Harris charged with being an accessory to torture

The housemate of a man who raped, beat and lit a woman on fire over 23 days is behind bars himself accused of being an accessory to torture.




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Brisbane father-of-two had melanoma removed from year after doctor told him it was 'nothing serious'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT -Rob Lindsay, 51, from Brisbane, noticed a small pink patch on the top of his right ear in September 2019 but claims his GP told him it was 'nothing serious'.




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Man in Rydges South Bank Hotel in Brisbane fined $1,500 for breaking mandatory quarantine twice

The 33-year-old arrived from Hawaii and was taken to Rydges South Bank Hotel in Brisbane to undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine to slow the spread of COVID-19.




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Married At First Sight's Mishel Karen 'embarrassed' over airbrush scandal

Mishel Karen has finally explained the story behind a heavily airbrushed photo she posted to Instagram last week.




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Rory Stewart announces he is running to be Mayor of London

Rory Stewart today announced he will run as an independent candidate to be Mayor of London after he revealed he is standing down as an MP and has resigned from the Conservative Party.




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Tories begging Brexit Party candidates NOT to stand in their seats, chairman of Farage's party says

There have been calls from some Brexiteers for an informal electoral 'pact' between Nigel Farage's party and the Tories. Downing Street has so far rejected the idea.




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Brexiteers ask Nigel Farage to make election pact with Boris Johnson

Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson are under increasing pressure to form an alliance ahead of the December 12 snap poll to prevent their two parties from splitting the Leave vote in key constituencies.




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Theresa May blasts Tory MPs for mocking Jeremy Corbyn's green tie

The former prime minister was seen berating several Conservative MPs on the benches around her during PMQs this afternoon as they ribbed Mr Corbyn about his green tie.




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Remainers launches tactical voting website to help stop Brexit

Remain campaigners have launched a website that shows EU supporters who to tactically vote for to have the best chance of stopping a Tory majority and thwarting Brexit .




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Carrie Symonds takes six-week work break to campaign for young Tory women in marginal seats

The former Tory Party adviser has taken unpaid leave to tour the UK electioneering for young female Conservative candidates in marginal seats in the run up to December 12.




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Remain alliance: Conservatives ask for electoral investigation

An alliance between the Lib Dems, the Green Party and Wales' Plaid Cymru in 60 seats has shaken Boris Johnson's Tories who fear the agreement could deny them victories in marginal seats.




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Matt Hancock accused of 'whitesplaining' Islamophobia

Health secretary Matt Hancock today admitted the Conservative Party needed to hold an inquiry on Islamophobia. Baroness Warsi responded to Hancock's intervention on Twitter.




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Nigel Farage won't make Brexit Party stand down in MORE seats

Nigel Farage was tonight warned by his political ally Arron Banks that he has '48 hours to save Brexit' and that he must stand down more of his party's election candidates.




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Nicola Sturgeon demands 'seat at the table' in Brexit talks

Nicola Sturgeon made clear the SNP should be directly represented in the renegotiation Labour says it would launch with the EU.




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Matt Hancock visits Leeds Hospital amid row about sick boy

An attempt by Matt Hancock to defuse a row over a sick child who was forced to lie on a hospital floor while waiting for treatment descended into farce today




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Pre-election poll shows Labour gains but Tory majority likely

A survey conducted by Opinium between December 10-11 puts the Tories on 45 per cent overall, down one point, while Labour is up two points to 33 per cent.




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Jacob Rees-Mogg increases majority despite Remainer campaign

The Conservative minister (pictured with his wife Helena and son Peter) was returned in North East Somerset with 50.4 per cent of the vote and a majority of 14,729 over Labour.




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Boris Johnson set for 80-seat majority after election 'earthquake'

With Labour's 'red wall' of Leave-backing strongholds imploding, Boris Johnson said he had been given a 'powerful' vote of confidence by the British people.




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How Boris Johnson's complicated personal life could make getting Brexit done look like child's play

Boris Johnson is facing potential embarrassment caused by his private life, including probes from the IOPC and the GLA over public money granted to his alleged former lover Jennifer Arcuri.




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Moment Hugh Grant saw exit poll announcing a huge Tory majority

EXCLUSIVE: The actor, 59, looked crestfallen when the exit poll landed at 10pm last night as he enjoyed wine and food at the Tendido Cero tapas restaurant in Kensington last night.




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UK may be under EU control past 2020 as new trade deal struck

Boris Johnson says he will refuse to extend the Brexit transition period beyond the end of next year but EU politicians are considering asking for it to be pushed back themselves.




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PETER HITCHENS: Pity the Conservatives are now the main Left-wing party in the country 

PETER HITCHENS: Well, hurrah. After almost a decade of fooling around, chaos, waste and confusion, we have finally saved the Tory Party from richly deserved doom.




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Withdrawal Bill and £33billion for the NHS to be top of Her Majesty's address to parliament 

The Queen's Speech on Thursday, setting out the Government's agenda for the new Parliament, will give legislative force to the policy priorities which secured Mr Johnson's landslide win.




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2019 Election map shows Tory-Labour vote is split by old-young

The 'youthquake' Labour needed, but never materialised, would have won them 341 more seats than the 203 they took in December, analysis by Election Maps UK has found.




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Conservative Party rolls out 'I got Brexit done' merchandise with tea towels and fridge magnets

Brexiteers across the UK can get their hands on the items for as little as £5. The products have made available on the Tory party's website. The 'I got Brexit Done' mug is pictured.




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New Chancellor Rishi Sunak says Budget will happen on March 11

Rishi Sunak killed off rumours of a delay to the Budget saying he was 'cracking on' with preparations for the crucial financial package.




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Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson warns we 'may lose loved ones'

Boris Johnson declared that the UK's tactics have shifted from 'containing' the killer disease to merely 'delaying' its inevitable spread after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee.