Tradie assaults paramedic after night on ‘home-brew tequila’
A Burdekin Pipeline worker was “drowning his sorrows” the night he crashed his e-scooter and assaulted a paramedic. Find out what he said during his drunken tirade.
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Massive changes announced for Mount Isa, reduced rail charges, mines ‘fast-tracked’
A seismic change has struck Mount Isa after the state government announced it’ll reduce rail charges for new phosphate mines, fast-track the Eva Copper project to construction, and more.
‘Life-changing’: Cowboys House opens third campus
NRL Cowboys House is opening a third campus for graduate students battling to find affordable housing amid the cost-of-living epidemic.
Convoy of U.S. aircraft touch down in NQ
Australia’s defence partners are arriving in force ahead of one of the year’s largest military exercises. Here’s what you need to know.
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Landlocked subdivisions to be opened up with proposed road expansion
Some Townsville residents could soon have better access to the Bruce Highway, with council approving a road expansion project application. See where. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Townsville prison farm escapees captured after overnight manhunt
Two inmates who escaped from Townsville’s low-security prison farm have now been captured and charged following an overnight manhunt.
Purdie ‘gaslighting’ Townsville on car thefts, says Butcher
Police Minister Dan Purdie has been accused of gaslighting Townsville residents into thinking car thefts have gone down in the city by “cherrypicking” statistics to suit the LNP’s preferred narrative.
‘Well-progressed’: Renewable energy project powering ahead
Work is powering ahead on a massive renewable energy project that will provide electricity to Townsville and Cairns.
Charters Towers shopping centre unveils replica 1908 motor car
A life-sized statue of a 1908 REO motor car and historic figures Harry and Dorothy Bishop have been unveiled in Charters Towers, as part of a growing collection of tourist drawcards.
Grinch move: Christmas appeal fundraiser in strife
Charities supporting domestic violence victims could be the biggest losers if Townsville City Council follow through with a proposal to scrap a long-running fundraiser.
Subscriber giveaway: Win tickets to Cowboys v Panthers
The North Queensland Cowboys are set to take on the four-time defending premiers this weekend, and we want to get you there. Enter our competition to go into the running to win tickets.
Drug mule jailed after meth bust in Bunnings ute
A man who was linked to a massive crime syndicate, used a hire car to drive to Cairns and back to Townsville for a drug drop. Here’s how it unfolded.
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