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The Sundays – a new boutique resort.

Everyone’s favourite Whitsunday island gets a hatted-chef restaurant

Catseye Pool Club in the new The Sundays resort features the distinctive cooking of the country’s pre-eminent seafood chef, Josh Niland.

  • Julietta Jameson

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The wreckage of the helicopter.

Families briefed on safety report into army chopper crash

Investigators ruled out the controversial night vision visor system TopOwl as a contributing factor, despite damning evidence being heard in a separate public inquiry in Brisbane.

  • 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
Make Airlie Beach your base.

How to do Queensland’s dreamiest islands without breaking the budget

Let Airlie Beach be the launchpad for your affordable island-hopping escape. Here’s where to eat, stay and play without spending a fortune.

  • Riley Wilson
The wreckage of Bushman 83.

Safety test found upgrade used in army helicopter crash ‘unacceptable’

Concerns were flagged about a helmet used by MRH-90 Taipan pilots the night of a fatal crash after a test found a software upgrade posed an “unacceptable” risk, an inquiry has been told.

  • Tess Ikonomou
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is forming off the Queensland coast and is expected to hit on Thursday.

Cyclone crews race north as authorities caution on long-weekend plans

The low has now been declared a cyclone that’s expected to start battering tourist hotspots within hours, with SEQ in for a lashing.

  • Matt Dennien
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Lieutenant General Greg Bilton said parts of the helicopter’s cockpit had been found, as well as unidentified human remains.

Human remains found after army helicopter crash

Lieutenant-General Greg Bilton said a “further debris field” had been found in the sea near Hamilton Island that was consistent with a catastrophic, high-impact crash.

  • Matthew Knott
Chopper crash victims (clockwise from top left) Alexander Naggs, Maxwell Nugent, Daniel Lyon and Joseph Laycock.

‘Catastrophic impact’: Opposition wants Taipans retired sooner after four deaths

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the search-and-rescue mission off the Queensland coast has become a recovery operation.

  • Matthew Knott and Ben Cubby
Chief of the Australian Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart

Troubled Taipans expected to fly again after crash: army chief

Simon Stuart says he expects the MRH-90 Taipan helicopter to remain in use until its scheduled retirement next year despite Friday’s crash.

  • Matthew Knott
Chopper crash victims Alexander Naggs, Max Nugent, Joseph Laycock and Dan Lyon.

‘Willing to do anything for anyone’: Friend’s tribute to crash victim

The four Defence Force aircrew missing after Friday night’s MRH-90 Taipan helicopter crash near Lindeman Island have been identified.

  • Julie Power and Sarah McPhee

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