Our Journalists

Blair’s journalism career has taken him from Perth, to New Zealand, Queensland and now Melbourne.

The future for public servants overseeing massive NQ water projects is up in the air. See why.

A Townsville motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after coming off his bike in a single-vehicle crash.

More than 450 people applied to work at Guzman y Gomez’s fourth Townsville store. Here’s where to get the delicious food.

A federal MP says communications in a disaster can be the difference between life and death. Here’s why.

North Queensland’s sprawling Burdekin Basin is the benefactor of a federal government cash injection.

A man in his 60s from the Gulf Country is facing attempted murder, assault and arson charges. See more.

Townsville’s Taco Bell lasted about three-and-a-half years. See what happened.

Healthcare and CopperString should underpin the coming decades in North Queensland. See the road map to get there.

Police have seized a semiautomatic rifle from a group during a midnight arrest in Kirwan. See what else they were found with.

Aquatic drones will no longer need permits to be tested from a Townsville site. See the waterproof robots buzzing around North Queensland.