w DOMINIC SANDBROOK imagines the fallout of Labour's first weeks in power By Published On :: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:32:13 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Exactly 100 days since Jeremy Corbyn became Prime Minister, his Momentum fan club have sent red roses to mark the occasion. Full Article
w Dominic Sandbrook: Farewell to the hate mobs' joyless intolerance By Published On :: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 08:32:40 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The 2010s has been a decade of increasingly strident and intolerant political correctness, with institutions such as the Church of England taking more extreme positions. Full Article
w We've never had it so good! DOMINIC SANDBROOK on a divisive decade By Published On :: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 01:16:49 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: So how will we remember the 2010s? It was a decade of austerity, great patriotic spectacles, royal weddings and the triumphant London Olympics. Full Article
w It's time for the EU to be realistic about a trade deal, writes DOMINIC SANDBROOK By Published On :: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:52:23 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Britain's departure shows the EU is not the end of history and it is perfectly possible to get off the train, however clumsy our departure may have looked. Full Article
w DOMINIC SANDBROOK looks back at how the 1973 dream soured By Published On :: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 08:20:53 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We've packed our bags and bought our tickets, and on Friday evening we are off. Whatever you think of the decision, there is no doubt this is a landmark in our modern history. Full Article
w Coronavirus is a deadly wake-up call, writes historian DOMINIC SANDBROOK By Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:15:04 +0000 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We pride ourselves on our supremacy over the natural world and our mastery of science. But as the last week has shown, our modernity has made us weaker than ever. Full Article
w DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Boris Johnson is wrong to make a jibe at Margaret Thatcher By Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:38:10 +0100 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Boris Johnson's reference to 'society' in Sunday night's video was a rebuke to Margaret Thatcher's controversial remarks, made in an interview in the late Eighties. Full Article
w It's easy to feel imprisoned under lockdown, so thank goodness for non-fiction books By Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 01:43:24 +0100 With all this free time we have on our hands, Dominic Sandbrook makes the case for reading non-fiction books. Pictured: A Soviet soldier stand on top of a tank in Moscow's red square. Full Article
w DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The recovery that followed The Great Depression should give us hope By Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:37:56 +0100 DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Even optimists admit that some businesses will not be replaced. Not every neighbourhood restaurant will reopen. Not every furloughed worker will stroll back into a job. Full Article
w The reason a Virgin Australia flight attendant was moved to give a passenger a free bottle of wine By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:41:54 GMT In what may be his final flight, Jay Hill, 24, talked to a passenger, known as Mr Douglas, travelling from LAX to Perth, who told him he had retired from work because he had terminal cancer. Full Article
w Australian woman's fears for mother on board coronavirus death ship after losing contact By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 19:46:18 GMT Shirley Maclaren is one of 135 Australians on the Holland America Line Zaandam ship stranded in the Pacific Ocean off Central America, where four passengers have died from coronavirus. Full Article
w Now THAT'S a lockdown workout! Australian fitness fanatic runs a marathon in just his kitchen By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:22:56 GMT Queensland long distance runner Tim Franklin set up a 21 metre circuit in his Brisbane apartment and ran an entire marathon inside. Full Article
w Shattered widower of Ruby Princess coronavirus victim slams the cruise company as debacle deepens By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:24:13 GMT Queenslander Karla Lake contracted the deadly virus while celebrating her 75th birthday with her husband Graeme on the virus-stricken Ruby Cruise cruise ship before it docked in Sydney. Full Article
w MAFS star Davina Rankin shares equipment-free home workout amid COVID-19 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 03:42:32 GMT Married At First Sight star Davina Rankin was recently forced to close her gym, Infamous Physiques, in Brisbane amid the government's strict coronavirus measures. Full Article
w Australian family reveal what it's like in 14-day hotel quarantine with a three-month-old baby By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:22:27 GMT Darcy Lord, his wife Ketut and baby Reef returned from Bali on Sunday morning and were escorted directly to Brisbane Airport;s Novotel hotel for their compulsory quarantine period. Full Article
w Search for two missing teenage girls from Chapel Hill in Brisbane By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 04:15:22 GMT The girls aged 14 and 15 were last seen at Tangmere Street in Chapel Hill in Brisbane on Thursday around 6.30pm. Full Article
w Steve Irwin's 'hot niece' Rebecca Lobie strips down during isolation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:33:01 GMT Rebecca Lobie's revealing photos have seen her rack up over 100,000 followers on Instagram. Full Article
w Relieved Australians wave from a bus after being rescued from Nepal amid coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:09:36 GMT The 222 Australian citizens and 28 New Zealand nationals and permanent residents are scheduled to arrive in Brisbane on Thursday. Full Article
w Allison Langdon clashes with mother quarantined in luxury hotel after she complained about fresh air By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 01:21:00 GMT Sarah Greig and her two sons returned from a trip to Jakarta on Sunday, and were immediately shuttled to the Novotel hotel in Brisbane. Full Article
w Nigerian romance scammer who conned an Australian woman out of more than $100,000 is spared jail By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:42:02 GMT Nigerian student Kelechi Emeh, 33, avoided a jail cell after pleading guilty to his role in a sophisticated scam which defrauded Queensland woman out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Full Article
w Queensland shuts national parks, picnic areas, and 4WD tracks as third person dies from coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:12:23 GMT Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is ramping up Queensland's coronavirus crackdown as people continue to ignore the ban on non-essential travel. Full Article
w Japanese restaurant in Brisbane comes under fire for its 'racist' takeaway menu By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 10:15:19 GMT Nobunaga Yakitori in Brisbane launched the new takeaway menu this week after the government banned dine-in service to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
w Brisbane family gets rude email from landlord when asking for reduced rent due to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 06:16:41 GMT Brisbane mother-of-three Violet, has been forced to provide for her family after her husband lost his job and was heartbroken to hear her rent would not be reduced. Full Article
w Shopping 'angels' deliver groceries to those most in need during coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:05:53 GMT From their Gold Coast homes, national co-founders of the group, Julian Corvin and Tara O'Kane, are connecting people in need with those offering to do grocery shopping. Full Article
w Shocking picture shows hundreds packed into popular market, ignoring strict social-distancing rules By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 04:01:37 GMT Images have emerged of large crowds at the Jan Powers Powerhouse Farmers' Markets in Brisbane on Saturday morning. Full Article
w You can now have ONE KILO brie cheese wheels filled with spaghetti delivered to your front door By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 03:57:17 GMT Australian restaurant Salt Meats Cheese is now delivering their one kilogram of brie cheese pasta to customers at home in isolation. The meal is priced at $39 and serves two people. Full Article
w Hoons breach coronavirus restrictions at car rally, with 58 of them copping fines totalling $73k By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:41:51 GMT Queensland police attended the event in Rochedale, south of Brisbane, on Saturday night and gave out 58 $1,334 fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 sanctions. Full Article
w Drugs, weapons and cash: Inside Brisbane's violent youth gangs and their brazen Instagram pages By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 22:26:09 GMT Instagram pages titled @brisbanecrims, @brisbanelads and @southside420 ask their followers to send in criminal content to share online. Full Article
w Woman, 44, reveals hilarious map her dad drew her of the fruit section of his supermarket By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 15:52:19 GMT ABC presenter Sarah Kanowski, 44, from Brisbane, Australia, went viral when she revealed how her parents finally let her do their grocery shopping as they fall into the vulnerable category. Full Article
w Pictured: Swimmer, 23, who was killed in a shark attack off the Great Barrier Reef By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 04:01:10 GMT He had been working on the southern Barrier Reef with a group of rangers when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon. Full Article
w Father found guilty of raping his seven-year-old daughter WINS appeal By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:08:43 GMT The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Court of Appeal in Brisbane there had been a miscarriage of justice because an interpreter was not present throughout his trial. Full Article
w Qld Man shot dead after setting himself on fire McDonald's doused a woman in petrol before fleeing By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 05:28:58 GMT Emergency services rushed to a home in Sunnybank Hills, in Brisbane's south on Monday night, after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident. Full Article
w The makeup hack that involves applying setting spray AND powder before you put on your foundation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 07:19:52 GMT A makeup artist has tested out a viral trend of putting setting spray and powder on your face before foundation in a 'backwards' move that fans are saying 'helps increase the coverage'. Full Article
w Carly and Andrew quit House Rules after discovering they weren't guaranteed a free house renovation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:27:14 GMT Fans have slammed Carly and Andrew for abruptly quitting House Rules: High Stakes once they discovered they weren't guaranteed to get a free home renovation. Full Article
w Carjacker on the run after stealing pregnant mother's car and fleeing with son in the backseat By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:16:28 GMT The mother, 31, was parked at the corner of Brightview Road and Grove Street in Glenore Grove, Queensland, at 6am on Tuesday when the incident happened. Full Article
w Woman escaped quarantine hotel to find towels and Band-Aids By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:33:38 GMT Anna Carter, 45, was supposed to be in two weeks of self-isolation at the Ibis Brisbane Airport Hotel after arriving from NSW, Brisbane Magistrates Court was told on Thursday. Full Article
w Mother creates a rotating 'sushi train' in her own HOME using a children's Christmas train set By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 05:48:38 GMT Vicki Thomas brought the magic of her favourite Japanese conveyor belt restaurant into her Brisbane home by arranging boxes of sushi on top of a children's train set. Full Article
w Sexual sadist who strangled a woman to death is set to be released after taking anti-sex drive drugs By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:01:59 GMT 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. Full Article
w Peter Dutton warns Australians coronavirus is very serious after testing positive By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 09 Apr 2020 07:15:33 GMT The Home Affairs Minister tested positive to the virus on March 13 and was admitted to hospital in Brisbane that night. Full Article
w Inside Quaden Bayles' new life as an Instagram influencer By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:08:33 GMT A heartbreaking viral video changed Quaden Bayles' life forever in February. Full Article
w Cops who drove down pedestrian walkway at a farmers market blasted for overkill By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:51:34 GMT 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. Full Article
w Queensland childcare centre shut down after being visited by someone infected with coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:04:02 GMT Families from the Early Birds Jimboomba Education and Childcare, south of Brisbane have been informed after the patient attended the centre unaware they had the virus. Full Article
w Woman who accused MP of inappropriate behaviour towards her teenage daughter apologises By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:52:08 GMT Whitsunday MP Jason Costigan sued Heather McKeown for $350,000 in the Brisbane District Court on January 23. Full Article
w Darling Downs Zoo could be forced to close for good due to coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:06:44 GMT Darling Downs Zoo, south-west of Brisbane in Queensland, is closed temporarily due to the pandemic. Full Article
w Gelato Messina is giving away free cookie pies with Deliveroo orders over $32 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 02:48:07 GMT Australia's most famous ice cream chain is giving away free chocolate-chip cookie pies with every Deliveroo order over $32 from 5pm on Friday, April 17. And the best part is, you can bake it at home. Full Article
w Passenger on a packed Qantas flight from Sydney to Brisbane was infected with coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:27:25 GMT Queensland Health warned other passengers of the diagnosis by text and then a phone call before directing them to self-quarantine in an email on Thursday. Full Article
w Family shares devastation after their request for five more people to attend a funeral was denied By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:55:37 GMT John Macpherson, 68, from Brisbane, who has three kids and nine grandchildren tragically lost his battle to cancer last week with the funeral being held on Wednesday. Full Article
w Amber alert after six-week-old baby girl taken from home near Brisbane By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:26:53 GMT The girl was taken from a home in Narangba, north of Brisbane, by Aedan Carroll at around midday on Friday. Full Article
w From naked to Beatles costumes: The weird and wonderful ways Aussies are taking bins out in lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:11:29 GMT Creative Australians are adorning costumes to take out the bins as a form of entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
w Stolen six-week-old baby that went missing from a home following a violent argument is found safe By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:54:26 GMT Aedan Carroll, 34, has been charged with a number of domestic violence offences after allegedly attacking a woman on Friday in a Narangba home, north of Brisbane. Full Article