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Man to face Cairns court on multiple domestic violence and assault charges
A 27-year-old man is facing eight domestic violence charges after an incident south of Cairns in Far North Queensland early yesterday...
Holly Richardson
Apr 7, 2021


Former Cairns childcare director jailed for six years over child's death on minibus
A former Cairns childcare centre director has been sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter after a three-year-old boy was left on...
Holly Richardson
Feb 24, 2021


Goonyella Riverside Mine inquest finds 2017 death of Daniel Springer to be a 'tragic accident'
An inquest into the death of Daniel Springer, who was killed in an incident at a central Queensland mine in 2017, has found it was...
Holly Richardson
Feb 23, 2021


Cairns police appeal for witnesses after woman charged with man's stabbing murder
Cairns police are appealing for witnesses who might have seen a man and a woman in Trinity Beach on Friday, in the hours before the man's...
Holly Richardson
Feb 22, 2021


Judge rejects woman's bid to force Golden Casket to release details of winning ticket
A woman who claims to be one of the winners of a Gold Lotto draw in January 2014 has had her application to gain details about the "lost"...
Holly Richardson
Feb 5, 2021


Life jacket among debris found as search continues for missing fishermen off Cairns
A fuel tank and a life jacket are among more debris found in the ongoing search for three men who have been missing off the coast of...
Holly Richardson
Jan 29, 2021


Suspected 2m crocodile attack in Far North Queensland leaves man with lacerations to head and face
A man has been hospitalised after an apparent crocodile attack in Far North Queensland. Live article here.
Holly Richardson
Jan 28, 2021


Shark, ray populations have declined by 'alarming' 70 per cent since 1970s, study finds
Shark and ray populations have declined by around 70 per cent since the 1970s, according to research published today in Nature. Live...
Holly Richardson
Jan 28, 2021


Platypus disappear from five locations around south-east Queensland, research reveals
Populations of platypus have disappeared from Brisbane's creeks and waterways, according to new research from the University of...
Holly Richardson
Jan 7, 2021


Queensland Health cracks down on coronavirus hotel quarantine exemptions as UK variant found
Health authorities in Queensland are cracking down on hotel quarantine exemptions following a surge in coronavirus cases overseas and the...
Holly Richardson
Dec 31, 2020


Father and 10-year-old son rescued from floodwaters near Mount Isa after friends walked 50km
A father and his 10-year-old son have been rescued from floodwaters in remote north-west Queensland after their friends walked 12 hours...
Holly Richardson
Dec 29, 2020


North, west and central Queensland see heavy rainfalls with more forecast for this week
Parts of north, central and western Queensland are expecting more thunderstorms and showers after enjoying a drenching over the Christmas...
Holly Richardson
Dec 28, 2020


Police treating death of five-month-old baby in Brisbane as suspicious
Detectives have been speaking to the mother of a five-month-old girl whose death last month in Brisbane is now being treated as...
Holly Richardson
Dec 27, 2020


Man charged with murder over fatal stabbing at Christmas family gathering in North Ipswich
A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder for allegedly fatally stabbing his partner's father late on Christmas Day at a house west...
Holly Richardson
Dec 26, 2020


Brisbane school set to be half-empty by term two due to lack of migration amid coronavirus pandemic
A Brisbane school that enrols migrant and refugee children faces being half-empty by term two next year, as Australian borders remain...
Holly Richardson
Dec 13, 2020


Coronavirus restrictions to ease in Queensland with people allowed back on the dance floor
For the first time in months, dancing will soon be allowed at all venues across Queensland as the Health Minister moves to further ease...
Holly Richardson
Dec 10, 2020


Logan Council funds adult swimming program to combat high rate of migrant drownings
The first time Khadra Hussein Awil, 20, took her first tentative steps into a pool was earlier this year. Live article here.
Holly Richardson
Dec 5, 2020


5yo boy fighting for life after being struck by wheel of car doing burnout at Caboolture
A five-year-old boy is fighting for life in hospital after being struck by the wheel of a car allegedly performing a burnout. Live...
Holly Richardson
Nov 26, 2020


Queensland border to open to Victoria after 28 days with no COVID-19 community transmission
The Queensland border will open to Victoria on December 1, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says, after the state recorded another day with...
Holly Richardson
Nov 25, 2020


Queensland's suicide rate did not rise amid coronavirus pandemic, defying expectations, new research
Queensland's suicide rate has not risen amid the coronavirus pandemic, defying expectations, however researchers and mental health...
Holly Richardson
Nov 19, 2020
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