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An armed man has been shot dead by police after an incident in Townsville, Queensland.

Premier extends support for police, public after armed man shot dead

Police said the man had been armed with a machete and knife while moving towards them, at Townsville’s The Strand on Saturday morning.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt and Melissa Meehan

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Ugochukwu George Anyakorah, a Nigerian living in Sydney, was working for a cyberscam syndicate and linked to the Buccaneers, a Nigerian campus cult, according to court documents.

The Nigerian ‘blood cult’ targeting lonely Australians with romance scams

A Sydney father was part of a Nigerian scam that took millions of dollars off lonely Australians, defrauded businesses and siphoned the money to a terrifying African gang.

  • Perry Duffin
The Herbert River, pictured here in 2021, is prone to flooding after heavy rain.

Disaster-weary town on alert again as river breaks banks

Triple-digit rainfall totals have battered the region for days, just a month after it experienced a flood emergency that killed two people.

  • Savannah Meacham
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie tables photos purporting to show former premier Steven Miles drinking red wine in the Qantas Club at Townsville Airport.

Complaint lodged over Qantas Club photo the LNP used against Miles

A photo of Steven Miles drinking wine was placed on the parliamentary record by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Miles says it was “a pretty low act”.

  • William Davis
Plams fpr a revelpment of Cazalys Stadium in Cairns to a 20,000-seat arena.

North Queensland cities push for their own new Olympic stadiums

Townsville and Cairns have made their pitch for new and improved venues for one of the most decentralised Olympic and Paralympic Games in history.

  • Cameron Atfield
There was a landslide at Crystal Creek on Sunday.

Landslides, flooding hit region as rain threat expands

There is no shortage of obstacles facing a rain-hit region as it tries to recover from a deadly deluge.

  • Fraser Barton and Savannah Meacham
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The new flood warnings are in place from Cairns to Rockhampton with the Haughton River, south of Townsville, the biggest concern.

Damaging Queensland storms persist as clean-up signals new threat

Heavy rains are set to continue in central and north Queensland after near-record flooding that inundated towns and required defence force assistance.

  • Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
The ADF deploys a heavy-lift Chinook helicopter to bring supplies to the residents of Halifax.

Airport closes as flood-hit region braces for more rain

An airport has closed as a flood-hit region braces for more heavy rainfall, with severe weather and a possible cyclone on the horizon.

  • Savannah Meacham
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Floodwaters set to rise after record-breaking rain

Hundreds of people have fled to evacuation centres after record-breaking rain in northern Australia, with the deluge set to continue for days.

  • Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
As rivers break their banks, floodwaters are expected to flow into communities.

Woman dies in floods, premier tells residents to evacuate as water levels rise

Police said the woman died in Ingham when a rescue boat capsized, while David Crisafulli emphasised the urgency of the disaster unfolding in north Queensland.

  • Fraser Barton, Melissa Meehan and Cloe Read

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