THE Gold Coast has long been the backdrop for disputes between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs, but rarely have these arguments spilt into the public sphere. All that changed in 2006 when a violent public confrontation between bikies set plans in motion to have the city’s gangs completely dismantled.
SCARLETT Johansson and Kristen Bell stunned in all-white, as Emilia Clarke and Chrissy Teigen sported sexy, sheer gowns. SEE THE PHOTOS
Leo Schofield’s cracking lunch with the pioneer of modern Australian cinema
IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.
FORGOTTEN CLASSIC: Ken Wilson was Newtown rugby league club’s all-time top points scorer. But it was one single point – the only one for the entire game – which stands out.
THEY instil fear and respect, the waves unmatched for size, ferocity and sheer power. But they are a magnet for a daring few surfers who risk injury – or worse – for the ultimate adrenalin rush.
IT’S an often forgotten part of the Anzac legend. On Valentine’s Day in 1916, terrified civilians ran for cover as rioting soldiers ‘mad with drink’ clashed with armed military police at Central Station.
The Liverpool Riot of 1916 also known as the Battle of Central Station occurred on February 14 when a large group of Australian soldiers rioted through the streets of Sydney.
A MYSTERIOUS intergalactic force is tugging at our Milky Way. Now Australian astronomers have discovered hundreds of nearby galaxies trapped by this hidden ‘Great Attractor’.
More than fifty years ago a monster hid in plain sight on a sunny Australia Day afternoon, lurking among beachgoers to spirit away three children and shatter a nation’s innocence. We retrace one of our most notorious mysteries.
HUNDREDS were evacuated, many went missing and thousands of homes were destroyed in the 2011 floods. Some of those affected are still haunted by the disaster every time a storm rolls in.
FIVE years ago, parts of the southeast were decimated by the epic flood. But Brisbane has risen – and so have the property prices of some of the worst-affected suburbs.
FOR many Queenslanders, the weeks of the 2011 floods were some of the most difficult of their lives. But for some of them, the rising waters weren’t the most traumatic part – that would come weeks later.
PLUMBER Grant Rolph finishes his day job, downs his tools and heads out to fulfil his “other job” – something that has become a booming business in Queensland.
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