Live: Maranoa called as Littleproud holds home seat
Polling booths have closed across western Queensland as the electorate makes their voice heard. Follow our blog here:
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Hi-tech weapon unleashed on tailgating Qld drivers
New technology will be rolled out across Queensland targeting drivers who tailgate fellow motorists, but will it have any effect on hostile drivers? HAVE YOUR SAY.
Fact check: What you said about Welcome to Country
From Welcome to Country ceremonies costing $130,000 a pop to it being invented in 1976 by Ernie Dingo, we fact checked some of the claims made on social media about our recent story.
‘Sickest I’ve ever been’: Plea for Queenslanders to get newly available virus jab
Vulnerable Australians aged 50 to 59 are being urged to take the opportunity to get vaccinated against a virus that has already seen 9266 Queensland cases reported this year.
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State’s deadline for answers over Labor’s ‘flawed’ hospital plan
The LNP has demanded Labor release cabinet documents relating to a hospital infrastructure plan deemed ‘deeply flawed’. But the Opposition has hit back, claiming the government is looking for excuses not to keep its own promises.
‘How can young people afford a home and raise a child?’
Young people are giving birth later in life and Gen Z women are rethinking whether they want to children altogether, leading to an all-time low in Australian birthrates.
Family left devastated after young boy’s tragic death
A southwest Queensland family has been left devastated after their 11-year-old son drowned in a spa bath. FULL STORY.
Murder charge dropped: Teen involved in Robert Brown killing released
A young man accused of murdering elderly Toowoomba man Robert Brown has been released from jail after the charge was dropped.
Man charged with rape released on bail
A Toowoomba man accused of raping his former partner while a protection order was in place has been released on Supreme Court bail despite police’s concerns.
FREE STORY: Where to vote across southwest Qld this federal election
With pre-polling under way, find out where and when you can get your votes in before May 3 and on election day here.
Readers share incredible personal Anzac Day stories
We all will observe the minute’s silence on Friday in our own special way, so have asked our key columnists, senior writers, editors, and now readers, to share where their minds go during that sacred sixty seconds.
Full list: How Labor’s broken health promise will impact your nearest hospital
Qld’s flagship health infrastructure plan has been ripped up and redrawn after a damning report prompted a full-scale replan of nearly every major hospital project, causing years of delays.
Toowoomba region teacher cleared of chilling DV allegations
A Darling Downs primary school teacher accused of holding a knife to his partner’s throat has been found not guilty of the offence.
Intoxicated teen terrifies elderly couple
A teenager who jumped through a number of Toowoomba backyards and brazenly tried to break into occupied homes will soon be released from custody.
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