Mackay is renowned as a service hub for coal mining, but that didn’t stop Greens contender Paula Creen from nabbing an impressive first preference vote, part of the election’s ‘Greensland’ shock.
As the country reacts to the China-Solomon Islands agreement, Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has backed plans to boost support for the Mackay region’s veteran community, describing the RSL and wellness centre as ‘vitally important’.
One betting agency is offering odds on which words get used the most in tonight’s first leaders’ debate. The favourite might be a surprise.
An under-fire Magpies Crusaders Football Club says it was ‘completely unaware’ of match betting allegations until its head coach resigned. Read about the investigation.
Long stretches of the Bruce Highway have been reduced to a crawl after workers walked offsite in the wake of the main contractor going into voluntary administration.
A roadside breath test on the Bruce Highway has led to a surprising find and two South Australian men facing drug charges.
A mother says her rental property is infested with baby snakes and she is too scared to go home. A snake catcher says she has never seen anything like it as the mum pleads for a new place for her family. SEE THE PHOTOS
A pedestrian who died after a collision with a truck on the Bruce Highway between Mackay and Rockhampton has been identified as police appeal to a truck driver who warned of the man.
A man and woman have been charged with deprivation of liberty after a 14-year-old boy was allegedly forced at knifepoint into a car and driven around the Mackay region.
They’re young and want to have fun. Meet the boys behind a new Mackay businesses taking loud music to the bush with bold plans to expand. But already they are facing a swirl of rumours about Covid and crowd numbers.
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