‘Come and say it to my face’: New MP’s challenge to trolls
A fed-up first-term MP says community leaders must call out online trolls after posting then deleting a confrontational post.
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‘Not what we thought’: Why MPs election promises will have to wait
Newly elected Mackay MP Nigel Dalton was not able to say when his election promises will be delivered despite the LNP insisting they were all “fully costed” when making them.
Developer’s billion-dollar pitch for game-changing Olympics ‘icon’
A major developer that capitalised on the 2000 Sydney Olympics has pitched a billion-dollar proposal for the 2032 Games which could alter the shape of southeast Queensland.
Patient allegedly raped elderly man, attacked health staffer
A young man admitted to a general ward of a Mid-North Coast hospital allegedly raped an elderly male patient before assaulting a health worker, with the entire incident filmed by another patient.
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Local family buy into $80m Queensland cattle station
A substantial part of an iconic 15,976ha cattle station has changed hands after hitting the market for the first time in 109 years. See the details.
‘Always smiled’: Elizabeth Struhs remembered as brave and cheeky
Elizabeth Struhs was a cheeky, caring and clever young girl who dreamt of becoming a doctor. It was a future robbed from her by her parents and their misguided belief that only God could heal.
Tiny baby’s death: Questions new Child Safety Minister won’t answer
Queensland’s new Child Safety Minister will not commit to a review and has dodged questions about the shocking death of a two-month-old girl, born to an at-risk teen and at the home of long-term foster carers when ambulances were called.
Named: Jail warning for destructive drink driver
A Coffs Harbour man is facing the prospect of prison time after driving more than six times the legal alcohol limit and causing a path of destruction on a busy road.
Goose killed in hit and run by Hilux driver
Pet rescue volunteers are outraged after witnessing what they believe was a driver deliberating running down a goose which died in their arms.
Brother’s emotional tribute ahead of funeral for ‘devoted, loving’ mum
An emotional brother has paid tribute to his loving sister following her unexpected death that sparked a police investigation near Mackay, and ahead of the mother-of-two’s Sunshine Coast funeral.
Inside new mission to return dilapidated Qld resorts to glory days
A Queensland MP and mayor are Japan-bound for face-to-face talks with the Iwasaki boss over stalled plans for the once-grand Capricorn Resort with a stop also planned in China over the future of another Great Barrier Reef gem.
Bogie triple killer accused case reaches supreme court
The case against an alleged triple killer accused of gunning down three family members will take its next step, the same day he learns the result of a part heard bail application.
Guns, coke, cash allegedly seized at hostel in bikie crackdown
A man has faced court after police allegedly seized weapons, drugs and $20,000 cash during a joint AFP and Queensland Police raid on a Sunshine Coast backpacker hostel.
Slow-moving grass fire heading up Toowoomba Range
Queensland Fire Department crews and Toowoomba Regional Council staff are working to stop a fire burning near Table Top Mountain.
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