Claiming the “Big Australia” policy isn’t working in Qld where new arrivals with the wrong skillets are taking up housing, a federal MP has called for a further “slowdown” of immigration.
In back to back pledges toward improving safety for regional towns, the Mackay region is set to net close to $400k to upgrade security and lighting in the CBD and Sarina.
Heartbreaking tributes are continuing to flow for a 22-year-old Qld teacher whose tragic crash death has rocked the Catholic college at which he taught and the community where he was the loved “life of the party”.
A country pub just north of Mackay is set for a $2m transformation, adding new campsites and cabins to attract tourists, while a Eungella farmer plans to host visitors in new cabins built on his land. SEE THE PLANS.
In a huge crackdown on illegal tobacco and vaping products, five unlicensed tobacconists have been shut down and massive amounts of illicit goods have been seized.
After years of setbacks, the Riverside Private Hospital project in West Mackay has received first approvals from council with several conditions. SEE THE PLANS.
A billion dollar Qld renewables development is in jeopardy after hundreds of public submissions have expressed their opposition.
A Mackay man is accused of wilful damage after his alleged involvement in a late night incident at a riverside bar which saw most of the venue’s furniture end up in the Pioneer River. VIDEO, LATEST.
Shopping hurts hip pockets more than ever but supermarkets are not price gouging. Here’s what you can do.
The worst stock market fall since Covid is worrying investors and superannuation savers, so what should you do?
Cricket great Bill Lawry’s exclamation “it’s all happening” applies to real estate investors today, so don’t miss out on tax deductions.
The powerful Wall Street investor says markets need to hold their nerve and focus on the long term opportunities powering the world’s biggest economy.
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