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An animal rights activist has been arrested after clashing with parents at a reptile stall where children were taking pictures with baby crocodiles. The drama erupted at the Surfers Paradise markets in Queensland on Friday evening when one angry mum confronted outspoken vegan Tash Peterson for filming her kids at the stall. "Held by the neck for children to touch, treated like objects, and then posed with as if they’re just for a photo opportunity - how disgusting is this?" Ms Peterson said in a clip posted to her Instagram account. She is then approached by a frustrated parent, who...

Brodie Kostecki walked away from a heavy crash that brought an early end to Saturday’s qualifying session at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500. The Dick Johnson Racing driver made head-on contact with the wall at the exit of the first chicane with just seconds remaining in Q2. That was the result of an already damaged front splitter folding under the front wheels midway through the complex. Kostecki’s impact with the tyre wall moved the concrete barriers behind it, sending photographers scattering. Four bystanders were reportedly hurt in the incident and are being transferred to hospital. Kostecki was uninjured in...

Uh, no, I'm not a terrorist...I don't know how that phone got there... The Courier-Mail's headline for this one is "Terror link probed." Yes, that's right. By Greg Stolz and Paula Doneman in The Courier-Mail, with thanks to Warren: A SELF-proclaimed British multi-millionaire named Mohammed Islam who was arrested on the Gold Coast with almost $120,000 in cash is under investigation as to whether he has terrorist connections. Queensland police yesterday refused to comment on their investigation into the man, 22, but at this stage there is reportedly no evidence to link him with terrorist activity. Islam allegedly had $118,000...