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

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Wayne Mitchell at the state government's hearing into legislation changes for victims of crime. Picture: Shae Beplate.

‘Just get them arrested’: Victims of crime push for change

Disgruntled and grieving victims of crime in Townsville have relived their most traumatic moments to MPs investigating support for victims of crime. See what they said.

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‘Must be destroyed immediately’: NQ neo-Nazi group ‘disbanded’

A Townsville group that used Nazi and other fascist symbols have been ‘compromised’, disbanded and members told ‘affiliated material must be destroyed immediately’. See why.

Townsville

Civil construction at airport roundabout. Picture Chris Kidd

Regional infrastructure gets state funding boost

Big ticket water and waste projects across northern Queensland have been given a boost with another round of state government funding. See which projects will benefit.

Townsville

Editor and documentary filmmaker Gabi Plumm will contest the 2020 Cassowary Coast Council election in Division 1.

Demand for more doctors in NQ towns

A petition for more full-time doctors in North Queensland is circulating and has the backing of the local state MP.

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Vietnam veteran found respect in regional road trip

A retired lieutenant couldn’t stand the anti-Vietnam War protests in Melbourne when he returned home from war, so he bought a convertible and hit the road. See why he marched this Anzac Day.

Townsville

Pharmacists Katelyn Cameron is enrolled in the North Queensland Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice Pilot and will be one of the first independent prescribers in Australia. Picture: Shae Beplate.

Meet the NQ pharmacists set to prescribe you medicine

NQ pharmacists are inching closer to prescribing medicines and not just dispensing them, as study for a groundbreaking university course kicks on.

Townsville

A mobile telephone tower in New Town. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE.

Isolated towns still waiting for better mobile service

A guaranteed $780k from the government and almost a year have not been enough to get a new cell tower built in an NQ town. See why.

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Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek speaks to media at Cape Pallarenda Conservation Park on April 20, 2023. Photo: Blair Jackson.

$150m Reef protection scheme announced

Federal Labor’s NQ environmental spend-up continues with a $150m Great Barrier Reef protection scheme. Here’s why.

Townsville

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 27, 2022: Generic image of real estate agent window in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Annual training tipped to reduce real estate complaints

Complaints against Townsville real estate agents decreased in 2022, but realtors could still need to do annual training. Find out why.

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Forrest Beach man Eric Darby has driven tens of thousands of kilometres for treatment of his terminal cancer during the past 10 years. He wants the travel subsidy rates increased; rates that have stayed the same since 2013. Photo: Blair Jackson

‘Broke to stay alive’: Terminal ex-cop calls for patient subsidy boost

A terminally ill retired police officer is calling for an increase to the subsidy for rural and regional patients in Queensland who need to travel to see a doctor. See why it hasn’t changed since 2013.

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