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• 59 mins Grace Harris blazes remarkable century Couriermail |L-Sport
  Grace Harris scored one of the most memorable centuries in women’s grade cricket yesterday when she plundered 107 in a Raymont Shield local derby win against University of Queensland. ... more
• 59 mins Generous Redlands locals help victims of DV Couriermail |L-Sport
  Redlands residents Dan Holzapfel and Ros Kinder have donated a total of $200,000 to fund housing for victims of domestic violence. Here, Mayor Karen Williams talk to them about their generosity. ... more
• 60 mins Hidden feature on new $100 note Couriermail |Biz
  The Reserve Bank has revealed the design of the new $100 banknote which has new security features. ... more
• 60 mins Fastest broadband for your money Couriermail |Biz
  Broadband speeds are improving and consumers don’t have to spend big bucks to rev up their internet. ... more
• 60 mins Coronavirus causes $50b share market slide Couriermail |Biz
  The share market has taken its biggest tumble in more than six months and the Australian dollar has fallen to a fresh 11-year low as concerns about the spread of coronavirus grow. ... more
• 60 mins Major deal puts $5m stamp on new inner-city hotspot Couriermail |Biz
  A FORMER Australia Post distribution facility has delivered a deal in an emerging urban renewal precinct next to some of Brisbane’s most prestigious addresses. ... more
• 60 mins Australia’s new $100 note revealed Couriermail |Biz
  Australia will score a new $100 note later this year – but the Reserve Bank has today shared a first look at the redesign. ... more
• 60 mins Aussie dollar’s disastrous plunge Couriermail |Biz
  The Australian dollar has dropped to fresh 11-year low as coronavirus fears continue to spread. ... more
• 60 mins Commsec: Mid-Session 24 Feb 20 – ASX sinks on renewed Coronavirus concerns Couriermail |Biz
  Local shares are suffering the worst selloff so far in 2020 with the ASX 200 plunging 153 points or 2.1% to 6986 at lunch on Monday. The index is following a soft lead from Wall Street where the spread of the coronavirus outbreak outside of China is becoming a concern for investors. The outbreak has been a major cause of volatility for markets, just last Thursday the ASX 200 hit fresh all-time highs. ... more
• 60 mins Queensland mum’s ‘crazy’ virus act Couriermail |Biz
  Some Australians are adopting increasingly extreme measures to prepare for a coronavirus pandemic, with some referring to their own actions as “crazy” and “panicked”. ... more
• 60 mins Company’s share price dives as findings revealed Couriermail |Biz
  SHARES in Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure fell sharply this morning after a coroner handed down a damning verdict about the Thunder River Rapids tragedy. ... more
• 1 hour Anthony Warlow speaks about The Secret Garden Couriermail |Ent
  Australian musical theatre megastar Anthony Warlow will return to the role of Archibald Craven in the musical, The Secret Garden. ... more
• 1 hour Star’s brave act in traumatic movie Couriermail |Ent
  Even before his breakout role in the first Transformers movie, Shia LaBeouf was a mainstay of film sets, particularly for Disney. ... more
• 1 hour Royal marriage’s $970k cheque furore Couriermail |Ent
  COMMENT ... more
• 1 hour Outlander stars’ chemistry audition Couriermail |Ent
  The two leading actors in Outlander shared intense chemistry from the get go, by the looks of Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe's audition. ... more
• 1 hour MAFS groom confirms secret sex scandal Couriermail |Ent
  WARNING: MAFS spoilers ahead ... more
• 1 hour Steamy audition that landed star lead role Couriermail |Ent
  It’s one of TV’s greatest epic love stories. ... more
• 1 hour Ex-teen star’s shirtless video stuns fans Couriermail |Ent
  Former teen star Frankie Muniz has uploaded a shirtless video of himself dancing to Pony and it’s … something else. ... more
• 1 hour Harry and Meghan eyeing Malibu mansion Couriermail |Ent
  This is the house that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have considered for their Los Angeles base. ... more
• 1 hour Witness’s bombshell Prince Andrew claim Couriermail |Ent
  A new witness sensationally claims he saw Prince Andrew “groping” Virginia Giuffre. ... more
• 1 hour Fastest broadband for your money Couriermail |Tech
  Broadband speeds are improving and consumers don’t have to spend big bucks to rev up their internet. ... more
• 1 hour Screen bubbles delay Motorola folding phone launch Couriermail |Tech
  The world’s second folding smartphone won’t launch in Australia today as planned following reports of its screen bubbling, rippling, and peeling away at the hinge. ... more
• 1 hour Iconic phone revival delayed by coronavirus Couriermail |Tech
  Motorola’s highly anticipated Motorola Razr won’t be arriving later this month after all as the phone’s release was delayed again. ... more
• 1 hour New way kids are buying alcohol Couriermail |Tech
  Online alcohol delivery services need more regulation according to public health researchers who believe they’re opening the door to dangerous consumption of alcohol, but the industry thinks there’s no problem. ... more
• 1 hour Bored of your life? You can buy his Couriermail |Tech
  Bored with your life? An Australian artist will let you take over his – for $US11,000 ($A16,600). ... more
• 1 hour Lawyer: Can anyone really feel safe at Dreamworld now? Couriermail
  THE lawyer who represented first responders and an operator of the doomed Dreamworld Thunder River Rapids ride has blasted the theme park’s “staggering” failures and questioned whether people could feel safe at the theme park today. ... more
• 1 hour Dreamworld victim’s husband breaks silence Couriermail
  THE husband of one of the Thunder River Rapids tragedy victims has delivered a damning assessment of the disaster, calling Dreamworld “a catastrophe waiting to happen”. ... more
• 3 hours SuperCoach 2020: Eye-catching midfielders of Marsh Series Couriermail |Sport
  The Marsh Community Series kicked off on Thursday night – it’s time to get serious, SuperCoaches. The Phantom looks at the standout KFC SuperCoach midfielders from week one of the pre-season competition. ... more
• 3 hours Grace Harris blazes remarkable century Couriermail |Sport
  Grace Harris scored one of the most memorable centuries in women’s grade cricket yesterday when she plundered 107 in a Raymont Shield local derby win against University of Queensland. ... more
• 3 hours Kelly puts belief in hard work and basics Couriermail |Sport
  Re-signed Cairns Taipans coach Mike Kelly says believing in the fundamentals and hard work has led to his two-year extension with the NBL club. ... more
• 3 hours ‘I’m glad I didn’t’: The winning non-call Doc made on Ponter Couriermail |Sport
  Crows AFLW coach Matthew Clarke is glad he didn’t go with his first instinct regarding where to play Danielle Ponter against Geelong. ... more
• 3 hours The rise and rise of formidable Fabijan Couriermail |Sport
  From development player, to little used bench option and now representing an NBL club at a finals launch alongside Olympians and MVP winners. ... more
• 3 hours Pick a gun SuperCoach team in just 5 minutes Couriermail |Sport
  If you want to join in on Australia’s favourite rugby league fantasy game but don’t have the time to spend hours doing research, then this is the guide for you! ... more
• 3 hours Who put the points on the board in the first week of Marsh Community Series? Couriermail |Sport
  The first taste of the AFL season saw ten teams take to the field for their first action in 2020. ... more
• 3 hours Repeat ACL injury ends Olympic hopes Couriermail |Sport
  Outstanding South Australian gymnast Clay Stephens’ bid to make the Tokyo Olympic Games is over, suffering another sickening knee injury at last week’s World Cup in Melbourne – his first competitive event since rupturing an ACL in March last year. ... more
• 3 hours ‘100 per cent I want to play rugby league’: All Blacks star eyeing sensational NRL switch Couriermail |Sport
  In a remarkable admission that will send shockwaves throughout New Zealand Rugby, All Blacks star Ardie Savea says he’s considering a move to the NRL. ... more
• 3 hours Woman arrested over little Connor’s death Couriermail
  POLICE have arrested a 40-year-old woman over the death of two-year-old Connor Horan. ... more
• 3 hours Parliament’s call to action over ‘depraved act of evil’ Couriermail
  HANNAH Clarke and her children have been remembered in a moment’s silence in Parliament, before Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke about the depravity of the act which took their lives. ... more
• 3 hours Hanson on Hannah’s killer: ‘A lot of people are driven to this’ Couriermail
  PAULINE Hanson has controversially backed under-siege commentator Bettina Arndt over comments suggesting a man who incinerated his family last week could have been “driven” to the evil act. ... more
• 3 hours Does a farewell tour really mean anything anymore? Couriermail
  For musicians of a certain age, the term ‘farewell tour’ has gone from a licence to print money to a phrase that automatically makes audiences groan. ... more
• 3 hours Cafe empire’s burger side hustle revealed Couriermail
  A PROMINENT cafe chain is branching out with a side hustle set to spark salivation. ... more
• 3 hours Why mums owe Kate Middleton a round of applause Couriermail
  The Duchess of Cambridge is elegant, royal, wealthy and married to the future King of England. Me, well, I am none of those things. ... more
• 3 hours Dreamworld CEO responds to inquest findings Couriermail
  Dreamworld CEO John Osborne speaks to media after inquest findings ... more
• 3 hours Natasha, we’re begging you, give up the solarium Couriermail
  Brisbane couple Leon and Tamra Betts were on the couch watching Married At First Sight when newlywed Natasha ran through her weekly beauty routine. When they heard the 26-year-old mention solarium use, they were shocked, and then saddened, prompting this open letter to all young Australians. ... more
• 3 hours Coroner hands down findings into the deaths of four people at Dreamworld in 2016 Couriermail
  Corner James McDougall has handed down long-awaited findings from the inquest into the deaths of four people at Dreamworld in 2016. ... more
• 3 hours Broncos NRLW players wow the kids Couriermail
  Ashgrove State School students were abuzz when Broncos NRLW captain Ali Brigginshaw and player Millie Boyle turned up for practice. It’s the first year ASS girls have played in a league inter-school comp. Pictures: MEL NOONAN CREATIVE ... more
• 5 hours No pools, change rooms approved outside southeast Qld Couriermail
  NO swimming pools or change rooms from a special grant program were approved outside of southeast Queensland, despite the money coming out of a regional development fund. ... more
• 5 hours Neighbours help family of five escape raging house fire Couriermail
  IT WAS about 4pm on Saturday, a young family of five at home in Jersey Crescent in Springfield Lakes were suddenly faced with fire. ... more
• 5 hours Hannah’s brother: System was gamed by ‘a sadistic person’ Couriermail
  WHEN he received a phone call telling him to urgently hurry home, Nat Clarke did not know the magnitude of what had happened to his late sister, Hannah Clarke, and her children. ... more
• 5 hours Christine Anu blows .109 after champagne breakfast Couriermail
  AUSTRALIAN singer and actress Christine Anu has fronted a Rockhampton court on a New Year's Eve drink-driving charge. ... more
• 7 hours Aussie rules club’s battle to beat financial struggles Couriermail |L-Sport
  It is the little Aussie rules club that could. ... more
• 7 hours Bronte attends elite Swimming Australia camp Couriermail |L-Sport
  Rising Australian swimmer Bronte Job is attending a specialist Swimming Australia training camp this week. ... more
• 7 hours Olympic Games bolter at elite swimming camp Couriermail |L-Sport
  Potential Olympian Tom Neill and two of his fellow swimming internationals from the Rackley Centenary Swim squad will be at Swimming Australia specialist training camps this week. ... more
• 7 hours Eddie slammed over blackface furore Couriermail |Sport
  Eddie McGuire has been slammed on social media after defending Sam Newman in an ABC documentary for his infamous blackface stunt on live TV. ... more
• 7 hours KFC SuperCoach Draft player rankings Couriermail |Sport
  The NRL season is almost upon us, so now is the time to start researching and assembling people to join your KFC SuperCoach NRL Draft league for 2020. ... more
• 7 hours Bronte attends elite Swimming Australia camp Couriermail |Sport
  Rising Australian swimmer Bronte Job is attending a specialist Swimming Australia training camp this week. ... more
• 7 hours City show Premier League new boys how it’s done Couriermail |Sport
  SA soccer’s Premier League returned on the weekend and it did not disappoint. ... more
• 7 hours Olympic Games bolter at elite swimming camp Couriermail |Sport
  Potential Olympian Tom Neill and two of his fellow swimming internationals from the Rackley Centenary Swim squad will be at Swimming Australia specialist training camps this week. ... more
• 7 hours Roosters boss responds to ‘crazy’ Cameron Murray rumour Couriermail |Sport
  Check out the highlights, lowlights and talking points from another big weekend in sport. ... more
• 7 hours Gruesome detail in Fury scorecard Couriermail |Sport
  New heavyweight king Tyson Fury left opponent Deontay Wilder’s blood spattered across the ringside judges’ scorecards, insane new photos show. ... more
• 7 hours KFC SuperCoach: 11 secret stats that defined weekend Couriermail |Sport
  ALL STARS ... more
• 7 hours Pleasure and pain on island paradise Couriermail |Sport
  There’s something jarring about seeing someone throw up while several kids enthusiastically suck coconut water through straws just metres away. ... more
• 7 hours CommSec: Morning Report 24 Feb 20: Wall St eases on soft economic data Couriermail |Biz
  US sharemarkets fell on Friday - the fifth consecutive week that share indexes had settled lower on a Friday. Coronavirus concerns and softer US economic data weighed on indexes.  ... more
• 7 hours The amount of pocket money to give your kids Couriermail |Biz
  PARENTS are being more generous by dishing out larger amounts of pocket money to their children. ... more
• 7 hours Victorians to be paid for recycling cans Couriermail |Biz
  Victoria is set to get a container deposit scheme to tackle the state’s recycling and waste crisis, just months after the state government trashed the idea. ... more
• 7 hours Fee shock: ‘Oh my god, I’ve got hit’ Couriermail |Biz
  Banking customers are getting slammed with exorbitant charges when using their cards to make online purchases at home using overseas websites and when travelling abroad. ... more
• 7 hours Suburbs where populations will explode Couriermail |Biz
  Bullsbrook is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kind of place. The community of 6000, which lies 45km northeast of Perth, consists of a small parade of shops by the grand-sounding but not very huge Great Northern Highway and a few tidy tree-lined streets peering onto the bushland beyond. ... more
• 7 hours ‘Dear Scotty’: Celebs’ message to PM Couriermail |Biz
  Aussie celebrities including actor Simon Baker, singer Julia Stone and radio host Ryan “Fitzy’ Fitzgerald are featured in a new video urging Scott Morrison to act on climate change. ... more
• 7 hours Pussycat Dolls’ racy ‘up yours’ to critics Couriermail |Ent
  The Pussycat Dolls copped some live “censorship” during their latest racy TV performance, courtesy of UK TV hosts Ant and Dec. ... more
• 7 hours Witness claims he saw Prince Andrew ‘groping’ girl Couriermail |Ent
  A former Jeffrey Epstein staffer claims he witnessed Prince Andrew kissing and groping Virginia Giuffre Roberts. ... more
• 7 hours Eddie defends Sam’s blackface stunt Couriermail |Ent
  Eddie McGuire has been blasted for defending his former Footy Show colleague Sam Newman’s infamous ‘blackface’ stunt. ... more
• 7 hours Miley announces Aussie bushfire concert Couriermail |Ent
  Miley Cyrus has announced she’s coming to Australia to headline a bushfire fundraiser concert next month. ... more
• 7 hours Aussie model’s secret friendship with Posh Couriermail |Ent
  Exclusive: They’re the Australian models that dominated the catwalks at London Fashion Week, turning heads and making a name for themselves in the process. ... more
• 7 hours Eddie slammed over blackface furore Couriermail |Ent
  Eddie McGuire has been slammed on social media after defending Sam Newman in an ABC documentary for his infamous blackface stunt on live TV. ... more
• 7 hours Nine boss addresses Today disaster Couriermail |Ent
  The boss of news and current affairs at Channel 9 is putting on a brave face despite woeful ratings for the network’s troubled breakfast show, which continue to slide. ... more
• 7 hours Ex-MAFS star spills on producer tricks Couriermail |Ent
  Former Married At First Sight contestant Tracey Jewel has hit out at the show, claiming producers “manipulate” contestants and use threats about negative editing to prevent them quitting. ... more
• 7 hours Kirk Douglas snubs Michael in $92m will Couriermail |Ent
  Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas proved to be a charitable guy – unless you’re his famous son. ... more
• 7 hours ‘Irrelevant’ star slammed by supermodel Couriermail |Tech
  Supermodel Gigi Hadid has delivered a social media slap to YouTube superstar Jake Paul, branding him “irrelevant” after he threatened to “clap up” former One Direction member Zayn Malik. ... more
• 7 hours Victorians to be paid for recycling cans Couriermail |Tech
  Victoria is set to get a container deposit scheme to tackle the state’s recycling and waste crisis, just months after the state government trashed the idea. ... more
• 7 hours Report: Huge power for next Subaru WRX Couriermail |Tech
  Subaru’s legendary WRX STI could return to its best in 2021. ... more
• 7 hours Man dies trying to prove Earth is flat Couriermail |Tech
  Flat earth theorist and amateur rocketeer “Mad” Mike Hughes has died after his homemade rocket came crashing back to Earth in the California desert on Saturday. ... more
• 7 hours Cyclone just 80km from Australia Couriermail |Tech
  Residents of two states are battening down the hatches after a slow-moving tropical low developed into Cyclone Esther in the Gulf of Carpentaria near the Northern Territory-Queensland border. ... more
• 7 hours ‘Dear Scotty’: Celebs’ message to PM Couriermail |Tech
  Aussie celebrities including actor Simon Baker, singer Julia Stone and radio host Ryan “Fitzy’ Fitzgerald are featured in a new video urging Scott Morrison to act on climate change. ... more
• 7 hours Brisbane teenager charged with murdering baby girl Couriermail
  A BRISBANE teenager has been charged with the murder of an 11-month-old baby girl. ... more
• 9 hours ‘Disturbing’ inquest exposes Dreamworld’s critical failings Couriermail
  THE most shocking thing about the Dreamworld inquest was that the horrific tragedy really shouldn’t have come as a shock at all. ... more
• 11 hours ‘He can’t fight’: US hypetrain derailed Couriermail |Sport
  In its desperation to own the king of a heavyweight division revived by the UK, America hyped up Deontay Wilder like he was Mike Tyson 2.0. ... more
• 11 hours South Africa stun England at T20 World Cup Couriermail |Sport
  Mignon du Preez has displayed nerves of steel to inspire South Africa to an upset six-wicket victory over England in a thrilling T20 World Cup clash at the WACA Ground. ... more
• 11 hours Early signs show Latrell can be a No.1 hit Couriermail |Sport
  Michael Ennis can see enough positive signs in Latrell Mitchell’s All Stars performance to know his controversial positional switch to fullback won’t be the disaster some are predicting for South Sydney. ... more
• 11 hours Married star accused of backseat cheating Couriermail |Sport
  In a stunning radio segment, 20-year-old Kacie Dingess effectively blew up Baker Mayfield’s first Valentine’s Day as a wedded man when she outed him for receiving fellatio from her “a few months ago.” ... more
• 11 hours ‘One of the greatest pieces of fielding ever’ Couriermail |Sport
  South Africa have come back from the brink to level the T20 series against Australia, snatching a 12-run win in a breathless finish in Port Elizabeth. ... more
• 11 hours Seven winning SuperCoach selection strategies Couriermail |Sport
  AFL coaches love to talk about “structures” and in KFC SuperCoach it’s no different. ... more
• 11 hours ‘F*** the narrative’: How will Viney handle demotion? Couriermail |Sport
  Jack Viney once joked of his childhood mate Ollie Wines that he was the biggest dummy-spitter he had witnessed if he lost something he cared about. ... more
• 11 hours Fury’s hidden mouthguard taunt revealed Couriermail |Sport
  Tyson Fury was already pointing to his next fight as he blasted out Deontay Wilder — and we didn’t even know it. ... more
• 11 hours Five things we learned from Aussie collapse Couriermail |Sport
  David Warner flexed his muscles ahead of Wednesday night’s return to Cape Town, but Australia hit a World Cup snag overnight with Glenn Maxwell back home in the sick bay. ... more
• 11 hours Five golden rules of footy tipping Couriermail |Sport
  Footy tipping! Is there any phrase more thrilling to the human soul? ... more
• 11 hours “Remembering Hannah”: A vigil for the victims of the Camp Hill tragedy Couriermail
  Thousands gathered to honour and mourn Hannah Clarke and her children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey - who were killed in a senseless act of domestic violence on Wednesday. ... more
• 11 hours Why parity needs to stretch past the footy field Couriermail
  “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is possibly the dumbest question you could ask a kid. ... more
• 11 hours Major flood alert as relentless deluge monsters southwest Couriermail
  MAJOR flooding is occurring across southwest Queensland with parts of St George bracing for significant inundation tonight. ... more
• 13 hours Olympic prospect Willian doing it all for fun Couriermail |L-Sport
  For triathlete Luke Willian, if the pressure of striving for a place on the 2020 Olympic Games team gets too much, he just remembers why he started in the sport in the first place. ... more
• 13 hours Dreamworld braces for inquest findings Couriermail |Biz
  A Queensland coroner is poised to hand down his long-awaited findings from the inquest into the deaths of four people on a ride at Dreamworld more than three years ago. ... more