‘Can’t be too sensitive’: Premier’s brutal swipe at 22yo candidate
Premier Steven Miles says Labor union-fuelled attack ads criticising a young LNP candidate for living at home with her parents are all part of the election game.
South Burnett
LNP promises $100m for country roads but delivers no details
The money includes an extra $20m for a vital coal, agriculture highway — but the LNP candidate would not match Labor’s $100m+ promise for the same road or say when the costings would be released.
‘Alarmed’ medical body calls for council backflip on fluoride
Qld’s peak medical body has renewed its call for Gympie Regional Council to continue fluoridating its water supply in the wake of a controversial decision the council now itself seems to be trying to walk back. See the video of what Gympie residents really think:
$1.162bn highway clock ticks down but TMR stays schtum
Shrouded road signs have been erected at each end of the final stretch of the $1.162bn Cooroy to Curra Bruce Hwy Bypass, and the entire route is showing up on Google Maps, but when will it actually open?
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20 lost attractions of Qld’s favourite theme parks
School holidays are here with families flooding theme parks, take a trip down memory lane to see the most popular closed attractions from Wet n Wild, Sea World and Movie World.
Coke, cashed up ‘bad boys’: TikTok queen’s life of luxury to lock-up
A glamorous lash tech’s love of “tatted criminals with moolah” lured her into the underworld. Now, she’s swapping high-end threads for prison greens. SPECIAL REPORT.
How weathered Qld graziers have prepared for El Nino double hit
With the weather bureau’s warning of merging patterns which are likely to mean hotter, drier days well into next year, farmers in cattle country have revealed how they prepared for the shift.
$20k cash,‘ice’: Police say ‘significant player’ in drug ring caught
A 41-year-old South Burnett man, who police allege is a “long time” Queensland drug dealer and trafficker, has been hit with 29 charges following an eight-month long operation.
How to see rare ‘green comet’ for first time in 437 years
A newly discovered comet is visible over Queensland this month in a once in a lifetime occurrence. See how you can view it.
Gallery: Queensland’s 54 grand final champion soccer teams
Re-live the action from the senior deciders and scroll through an avalanche of premiership celebration pictures as 54 teams are honoured in our galleries.
39C scorcher as El Niño fires up Qld heatwave blast
Temperatures in parts of Queensland are climbing towards 40C as the people across the state experience their first taste of El Niño on Thursday.
The inside story of how Cowboys signed 2023 Rookie of the Year
Kulikefu Finefeuiaki has been crowned Cowboys’ rookie of the year but his rugby league journey was almost cut short before it had even begun. SEE ALL THE AWARD WINNERS
Watch: Holden vs. high tide fail as 4WD smashed by waves
Wild footage has emerged online of a Holden four-wheel-drive being smashed by waves after trying and failing to cross a notorious stretch of a popular Queensland beach.
Ghost town threat as Outback homes not worth renovating
Thousands of old homes are in decline in small towns, where potential owners cannot justify renovation costs, writes Robbie Katter.
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