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Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie tables photos purporting to show former premier Steven Miles drinking red wine in the Qantas Club at Townsville Airport.

Complaint lodged over Qantas Club photo the LNP used against Miles

A photo of Steven Miles drinking wine was placed on the parliamentary record by Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie. Miles says it was “a pretty low act”.

  • William Davis

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Plams fpr a revelpment of Cazalys Stadium in Cairns to a 20,000-seat arena.

North Queensland cities push for their own new Olympic stadiums

Townsville and Cairns have made their pitch for new and improved venues for one of the most decentralised Olympic and Paralympic Games in history.

  • Cameron Atfield
There was a landslide at Crystal Creek on Sunday.

Landslides, flooding hit region as rain threat expands

There is no shortage of obstacles facing a rain-hit region as it tries to recover from a deadly deluge.

  • Fraser Barton and Savannah Meacham
The new flood warnings are in place from Cairns to Rockhampton with the Haughton River, south of Townsville, the biggest concern.

Damaging Queensland storms persist as clean-up signals new threat

Heavy rains are set to continue in central and north Queensland after near-record flooding that inundated towns and required defence force assistance.

  • Savannah Meacham and 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
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Floodwaters set to rise after record-breaking rain

Hundreds of people have fled to evacuation centres after record-breaking rain in northern Australia, with the deluge set to continue for days.

  • Savannah Meacham and Fraser Barton
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As rivers break their banks, floodwaters are expected to flow into communities.

Woman dies in floods, premier tells residents to evacuate as water levels rise

Police said the woman died in Ingham when a rescue boat capsized, while David Crisafulli emphasised the urgency of the disaster unfolding in north Queensland.

  • Fraser Barton, Melissa Meehan and Cloe Read
Extreme weather in Townsville on February 1, 2025.

Emergency alert: Prepare-to-leave warnings issued for Townsville as north Qld lashed

The ADF has been briefed, Brisbane police have been deployed, and 300 energy staff are on standby as the risk of flash flooding escalates.

  • Fraser Barton and Alex Mitchell
The home will remain a crime scene as forensic teams search the area.

Allegedly murdered boy suffered blow to head before death: police

Other children were in the house at the time the boy was allegedly killed by a young woman.

  • Cloe Read
The Subaru Forester the man was found dead in south of Townsville.

Homicide mystery as man found dead in own car on rural road

Witnesses reported seeing the car being driven erratically on a nearby property the night before the 21-year-old’s body was found.

  • William Davis

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