Mackay councillor George Christensen has been travelling around Europe campaigning against the WHO and Olympics while taking a $117,000 salary from ratepayers. He’s now called in remotely for two consecutive council meetings.
A truck driver in his 70s was flown to hospital in a rescue helicopter with head injuries after an accident off the Leichhardt Highway in the Banana Shire region.
A Mackay based mining company which had 14,000 documents copied by an investigator has lost its battle in court over they had the right to enter. It follows a $600m contract and a tragic crushing death.
Police were at a former coffee van and cafe business owner’s home investigating another crime report when he dobbed in his ex for alleged bestiality, and subsequently himself.
The nine new residences will be for frontline government staff in Woorabinda, including the health staff as the hospital is amid a $17.2 million extension.
We turn the spotlight on the standout performers of the four junior divisions, naming four mid-season teams of the year. See which players feature in the line-ups.
Emu Park Main Beach was closed after a woman saw a crocodile on Sunday afternoon. It is the latest in a series of sightings across the region.
Farming representatives have warned federal government changes to labour rules could threaten their viability and drive up food prices for consumers as they fight floods.
A woman jailed for manslaughter faced court again for giving kids drugs, one of whom called the ambulance the night a 15 year old fatally overdosed.
The case against a Central Queensland man charged with torture, choking and deprivation of liberty has reached the district court more than a year after his arrest.
Queensland’s public hospital workers are copping abuse at work at staggering levels, with new data revealing an average of nearly 40 incidents a day across the state.
A Central Queensland woman got the shock of her life finding a huge python in her chook pen after returning home from dinner.
Queenslanders with storm-damaged houses are being warned they could be waiting more than two years for repairs, but it’s not just them who are set to suffer, with the cost of all renovations and new builds expected to skyrocket.
Queensland Premier Steven Miles says he has reached out to the CEOs from major supermarkets amid concerns over a mass farmer walkout and fears up to 30 per cent of fresh food could be lost and prices soar.
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