Claims Whitsundays workers were made to sleep on “black mould” covered mattresses are among the latest in a three-week dispute which has thrown dream holiday cruises and plans into turmoil.
Bright colours and scorching styles were on display as hundreds turned out for the 2023 Rhythm and the Reef at the Bluewater Quay. GALLERY
Stunning ladies and dapper gents converged at Mackay Turf Club for a spectacular day of racing at the annual Derby Day. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS.
Mackay’s fitness scene is heating up! After Believe in Health and Fitness’s gym win last month, it’s time to pick the best personal trainer of 2023. Vote is now open.
Why our Deputy Prime Minister says the ‘mild’ Omicron is the Covid strain we need to have after learning he had contracted the virus himself while in the United States.
The Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region has surpassed 4000 active Covid-19 cases as health authorities warn the state’s peak is still two weeks away. LATEST LOCAL FIGURES >>
DPM Barnaby Joyce primed Nationals heartland voters this week, shoring up the hopeful new kid on the Canberra block as a colleague he “loves to death” steps back from politics.
The music community is rallying around a heartbroken father after losing his little boy who tragically drowned in a septic tank. How you can help >>
A drunk man’s request for police to touch his bum ended with him in handcuffs after he was arrested for obstructing officers during a night out with mates.
City leaders are pushing for a federal funding injection to make critical repairs to the city’s flood protection system leaving someareas open to high risk. But one leader has already opened up the coffers.
A ‘distasteful’ Facebook post about a cyclone-damaged road in the Wide Bay has been slammed after appearing to make light of domestic violence victims.
‘Nightmare’ Northern Beaches traffic congestion could ease under plan to lobby the federal government for community hub project.
A Mirani boy has his eyes set on being a pilot for Qantas or working for Elon Musk when he grows up. Read why he believes lego will help him achieve his dream. See the photos.
A new podcast from maverick Dawson MP George Christensen has sparked a war of words between two of the country’s leaders. Read what they had to say.
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