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Has political correctness gone mad?

SURVEY outcomes from the new study by the Australian Seniors Insurance Agency shows the majority of Seniors are really over political correctness.

ACCC sues Ford over automatic gearbox customer failures

The 2015 Ford Focus Hatch Sport.

The ACCC has launched court action against Ford.

The ticking time bomb that nearly killed our top cop

Superintendent Darryl Johnson spent nearly four months recovering from heart surgery. Photo: Warren Lynam / Sunshine Coast Daily

Routine trip to doctor revealed nasty surprise

Pearfect for your health

The fruit that makes an ideal choice for snacking and cooking

Meet 7 of the Fraser Coast's most eligible bachelors

Fraser Coast eligible bachelor - Bobbi Depp.

Are you single and looking for love?

Controversial clergy back in Holy Orders

Former Grafton Anglican Deacon Pat Comben has been reinstated to the church's Holy Orders.

Former Grafton Deacon says church is not learning from mistakes.

Glitter obsession not so glitzy for the environment

Courtney Smoulden and Dylan Barker sporting some of the extensive glitter available at Splendour in the Grass 2017 near Byron Bay.

All that glitters is not necessarily gold

Will Yvonne make up with son, Bride and Prejudice's Chris?

Grant and Chris feature on the TV series Bride & Prejudice. Supplied by Channel 7.

YVONNE hasn't seen her son Chris since he wed on Bride and Prejudice

Hey Mumma
How important is me time?

How important is me time?

We took to the streets to ask how important it is for mums to have 'me time'.

Parents told baby would die after birth - but he survived

Natalie Forsdike with partner Jonny Spain and their newborn child Finn. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

The prognosis was so serious they were even offered a termination

Devastated mum believes this would have saved her baby's life

Elisha Palmer with son Knox

"I carry that guilt of why didn’t we get one"

Man ordered to pay $82k child support for kid who isn’t his

Gabriel Cornejo was ordered to pay child support even though he’s not the biological father of the girl in question.

He only met the child once

Let kids play with fire and power tools, researchers say

Kids Around Campfire

“Risky play” actually increases kids’ safety awareness

Twins born at 23 weeks survive despite being 'too young to save'

The doctors didn’t have high hopes for such premature babies but Dolly and Albert had other ideas.

Their mother went into labour at 22 weeks and six days.

Mum mistakes meningococcal disease for 'just the flu'

Jenna has had the fingers and thumb amputated from one arm and below the elbow amputated on the other. Source: Supplied

It wasn't the flu, it was really something far worse.

Outdoor Living
Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

Big numbers of endangered shark off Rainbow Beach

'We feel like we've stumbled across one of the premier dive spots in Australia.'

Hate camping? This idea might change your mind

Imagine arriving at a camp site and all the hard work is done.

Camp Hire Australia hires the gear and will even pitch and pack away

'Traumatised': Young family's 4WD plunges into deep water

4WD comes unstuck on sand bar at Double Island Point.

Kids in back as 4WD plunges into water ad Double Island Point

From hospital bed to six-day, 250km desert run

IN TRAINING: Neil Collie runs trails around the scenic Glass House Mountains area in preparation for the 250km Big Red Run.

How a stroke survivor will tackle a gruelling desert ultra marathon

Final days to win $5000 BCF voucher!

$5000 BCF voucher up for grabs!

Don't miss out on this!

Last fishing trip entry form in tomorrow's paper!

Don't miss out on this great prize!

Only a few days left to get into competition!

7 weird fishing superstitions

WOWEE! This is a deadly combination if you're heading out fishing! Photo: contributed

Any of these ring true for you?

Easy Eating

Will eating bread make you fat?

I’m going to go out on a limb here and declare my love for bread. No doubt the low-carbers and carbophobes will want my head. So, let me explain.

Picky eater? You could get someone killed

Chef Patrick Friesen has vented on Instagram about diners claiming to have various allergies.

Picky eaters are a danger to people with potentially fatal allergies

UnBEERlievable! Is this the worst idea ever?

Aurosa for women.

There's a new tipple on the scene - a beer just for ladies

Creative cakes win major awards at London competition

WINNING CAKE: Merivale Cakes and Crafts' student Narelle Brown won gold for her Ned Kelly creation at the Alexandra Palace International Cake Decorating Competition in London.

Together they took 15 students overseas on their annual tour

Working class? Man, Gympie's got the show for you

Jimmy Barnes

Aussie rock icons coming to Gympie for 150th celebrations.

Holy schnit: This steak's the size of a small child

WHAT A STEAK: Sarah Atkins was amazed to see the Pinnacle Pub crumbed steak was bigger than one of her four-month-old twin daughters, Jorja.

It's not every day you get served a steak as big as a baby

Winterfeast growth shows: foodies love Bundy

TASTY: Melissa and Luke Baker toast lunch at the conclusion of the 2017 Winterfeast Artisan Food Tour.

Bundy Flavours farmers' market drew 18,000, 3000 up on 2016

Photos
Samsung's The Frame turns television into art

Samsung's The Frame turns television into...

The 2017 Hyundai Kona

The 2017 Hyundai Kona

DJI mini drone Spark launched in Australia

DJI mini drone Spark launched in...

Hiking in the Bunya Mountains

Hiking in the Bunya Mountains

Style watch for you and your littlies

Style watch for you and your littlies

Easter at Woodgate

Easter at Woodgate

Home & style

How often should you clean your sheets?

WE spend about a third of our day between the sheets, so how often should we clean them?

Style: How to get light and warmth in the dark months

A contemporary interior and fireplace that takes advantage of skylights and big windows.

Ultimate glamorous accessory for any home in winter is a fire

How coal-fired power station would reduce NQ power bills

Townsville Enterprise policy and investment director Michael McMillan said the State Government could still meet its 50 per cent renewables target with a coal plant.

Low emission coal-fired power station would lower power bills

Style: A bath is not a thing of the past

Baths remain a sought-after luxury item in many homes.

Baths use about half the water that your average shower consumes

Gardening

We've a sweet idea for berry lovers

IT'S time to trying growing your own strawberries so you can have these delicious berries right at your back door.

Gardening: Grow your own citrus trees

Citrus trees are not just for commercial growers; they are great in home gardens too.

They're packed with vitamin C and they're flowering now

Leading beekeeper fined over threatening disease

Busy Bee still buzzing in the cold morning air.

The disease poses one of the most dire threats to the industry

Great time to energise your backyard

Winter is the best time to move plants around the garden, before the heat of warmer months.

Refresh your space now

Costa, mayor to face-off over Urban Food Street destruction

COSTA Georgiadis from ABC's Gardening Australia wants to sit down and discuss verge gardening with Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson in the wake of the Urban Food Street fiasco.

"Do they really want everyone against them?”

Green Thumb: There's gold in the air

Golden pendas will attract birds and bees to your garden.

An Australian native is a knockout at peak flowering time

This may be why people think you're a swinger

It used to be everywhere, but then a nasty rumor spread

Travel

Cheers for FNQ's beers

From the heart of Cairns and up the coast, this is one beer trail worth following

Qantas lifts security to help fight against threat of IS

Flying at the pointy end of a Qantas plane might not be as out of reach as you think.

Qantas bans duty-free items out of the Philippines

Teens on holiday caught up in sexual assault nightmare

Savk Hotel

Hotel staff claimed the group of teens were "looking for group sex"

Cruise control: The Gold Coast by cruise boat

Surfers Paradise beach on Queensland's Gold Coast and, right, QT's Bazaar Restaurant; Elvis impersonator Jay Dupuis performs.

The Gold Coast can be as laid back as you want it

France, where there's music on every corner

Musicians perform during the Fete de la Musique Music event in Paris.

Celebration of the solstice brings out the best and worst

$24M Mackay wave pool project: The big reveal

Councillor Ross Gee says his idea for a wave pool in Mackay would be a "tourist mega magnet".

'Get barrelled behind the Great Barrier Reef'

Rail trail could have villages steaming on

Outdoors in the peace and pure air heading north from Casino.

Region on track for a cycling, horse riding and camping future

Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEW: War for the Planet of the Apes

Andy Serkis monkeys around with Apocalypse Now in War For the Planet Of the Apes.

Ninja Warrior airs clips of dead contestant Johann Ofner

Johann Ofner has been identified as the man shot dead in an incident in the Brisbane CBD this afternoon

He was killed before the series went to air.

Justin Bieber speaks after cancelling 14 concerts

Helal’s selfie with Bieber

So is he starting his own church or not?

Uproar over Australian Ninja Warrior grand final

Ben powers through new obstacle, “the spider jump”.Source:Channel 9

"What the hell happens now?"

Kendall Jenner's raunchy pose could breach standards

Kendall Jenner

Other celebs including Rita Ora, Bella Hadid posted similar shots.

The best and worst reality TV coming

Matty J in a scene from episode two of The Bachelor.

Reality TV bonanza as Hell’s Kitchen, The Block and Survivor launch.

Singer Dr G. Yunupingu dies aged 46

World famous blind Aboriginal singer Dr G. Yunupingu passed away in Darwin yesterday. Picture: Supplied.

“Today we mourn the loss of a great Australian..."

Fashion

LINGERIE SHOW: Gladstone models leave little to the imagination

"It's really an adrenaline rush, it's so much fun getting on stage," one model said.

The perfect nipple: The latest craze to hit Australia

Forget covering them up, designer nipples are all the rage in 2017.

Let's talk about nipples.

Bridal wear shops unite to fight gown maker's collapse

Lasting Impressions owner Leah Stevens helps Grafton bride to be Natalie Jackson find another wedding dress.

Brides left in the lurch by collapses of overseas gown maker.

Gladstone model takes out national Face of Origin comp

QUEENSLAND BEAUTY: Face of Origin Gladstone representative Alice Litzow won the ultimate prize.

Alice comes out on top after three-day national final in Brisbane

Aussie bride's $1600 dream wedding with 100 guests

Emilyrose Fitzpatrick tied the knot in Scotland Picture: Facebook/Emilyrose Fitzpatrick

“Don’t make it about anyone but yourself and don’t compromise.”

Scarification: World’s most shocking and extreme body art

The scar this leaves will depend on how the person takes care of it.

World’s most shocking body art...*WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT*

Hair ye, hair ye: perms and volume are back

HAIR AFFAIR: Cutting Edge Hair N' Beauty apprentice Josh Davison has long had an interest in hair.

Bundaberg apprentice one of eight to compete in Brisbane expo

Smarter Shopping

LG's 77 inch wallpaper TV has $40k price tag

IT'S the television that had tech journalists from around the world drooling.

This iPhone keyboard hack is hugely satisfying

Best hidden features of iPhones revealed

Bundaberg: 'cheapest fuel in regional Qld'

Pay attention to the servo signs.

Bundaberg residents enjoy some of the lowest fuel in regional Qld

Is ALDI about to clog the sewers?

Aldi is set to open in Central Queensland after the project was given the green light.

ALDI sparks debate after it advertises it is selling flushable wipes

$6 wine a winner for Coles

Coles Group wine buyer Ed Ashley holding last year’s award-winning bottle. Photo: Sam Wundke

Cabernet sauvignon given a gold rating by all judges

LG Twin Wash promises to slash laundry time

Half of Australians do their laundry two to four times every week

Important lessons when teaching teens good money habits

Putting away a bit away, over a long time is the key to building wealth. Sit down with your teenager and show them the power of compounding. PHOTO: AAP

Wealth experts detail financial skills that teenagers should learn

Health

Sorry men, the 'boys' aren't swimming the way they should

SPERM concentrations in Western men have declined by more than 50 per cent over the past 40 years, according to a major new study.

27-year-old in ‘menopause’ shares her ‘shocking’ reality

Thessy Kouzoukas, 27, shared the images on her Instagram to prove the agonising condition is “no joke.”

Pictures show the effect endometriosis can have on a woman’s body.

Brutal twist in Charlie Gard case

Charlie Gard's mother and father, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, announced that they have abandoned their legal fight at the Family Division hearing at the High Court in the five month legal battle for the right for Charlie to undergo experimental therapy in the USA. Charlie suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage.

Parents of Charlie Gard withdraw request to take their son to US

Seniors stun in swimsuits at Grandbikini

Contestants compete for titles at the Grandbikini.

Move over Miss Universe – it’s time for the Grandbikini.

'Going to explode': Gladstone woman suffers infectious disease

TERRIBLE IMPACT: The Observer's own Danae Jackson lives with chronic pain after contracting Ross River virus.

It's like arthritis through your whole body

Inquest into woman's death calls for changes at hospital

Gwendoline Mead died 12 days after having elective surgery

Determined and social 23-year-old battles 'invisible' illness

IT'S TOUGH: Candace Carter, of Churchill, reveals the challenges of living with chronic illness.

Time to start talking about chronic illness

Parenting

Teen's first book lifts lid on drugs, depression, sexuality

COAST teenager takes no-holds-barred approach to adolescence in first, self-published book.

Messy lessons to be learnt all day with a little one around

LESSONS: It's a learning curve having a little one, as I'm finding out, in a messy way.

OPINION: Never have I trusted farts less than with a newborn

Leaping into adulthood

NO CONSENT NEEDED: At 18 you can get a tattoo, vote, apply for credit, and go skydiving without permission.

New 18-year-old ready to take the plunge into adult life

Aussie toddler pulled from bottom of Bali pool, in coma

Kawa Sweeney

A GoFundMe page raised more than $75,000 in less than 24 hours

Surprise! Baby born on kitchen floor

Joby Higham and Rachel Finucane with newborn baby Aurora Jade Higham born on the 23rd of July in her parents kitchen in Maryborough.

A Maryborough mum was forced to have her baby on her kitchen floor.

More parents using photographer to capture baby’s birth

Amanda and Jarrd Schenk, moments after Chloe was born.

Amanda Schenk wanted a photographer by her side during birth

'Why I took my kids to Splendour'

MUM AND KIDS: Kazzie Mahina, with kids Makoa, 4, and six-month-old Kona, at Splendour.

Child minding at the awesome Little Splendour too good to pass up

Dating

Karl Stefanovic breaks his silence on divorce, new love

KARL Stefanovic faced a huge backlash when he began a new relationship five months after his marriage ended. Now he’s explained what happened.

Say I do to having pets at your wedding

PET FRIENDLY WEDDING PLANNING: Having your fur babies at your wedding isn't just for celebrities.

Pet-friendly wedding planning

Why I said breastfeeding in public is illegal

Yummy Mummy Maria DiGeronimo.

I BREASTFED and I am all FOR breastfeeding and support it, but...

Woman says she was sacked for being polyamorous

Andrea, Michael and Laura live an unconventional lifestyle but insist they are happy.

Polyamorous woman says she was sacked for her lifestyle