7000 signatures, MP letter: Whitsunday worker wins Visa lottery
A hard-working British backpacker turned 10-year Airlie Beach resident is now officially a local after an 11th hour birthday surprise stopped her from having to leave the country.
A hard-working British backpacker turned 10-year Airlie Beach resident is now officially a local after an 11th hour birthday surprise stopped her from having to leave the country.
New details in the full-scale search for a father still missing in a Queensland dam after his nine-year-old daughter was pulled from the water in front of their horrified family, have been revealed. PHOTOS, VIDEO.
Queensland’s junior talent pathways could be in jeopardy as a state league CEO sounds the alarm, conceding ‘the stress at the moment is definitely real’. Details.
From high end resorts to holiday apartments to highway motels, here are 17 accommodation businesses on Queensland’s coast you can buy — some costing less than homes down south.
He was found with enough drugs in envelopes and plastic bags to send him straight to the supreme court but it was his activities after being caught that have been his saving grace.
A Bowen Basin mine worker is pushing for a $760,000 payout after she slipped and fell on the public footpath, alleging she now suffers a ‘permanent disability’.
A regional council has tried to have a case involving the drowning of a father and son at a tourist hotspot dropped by the supreme court. Here’s what happened.
A registered Queensland sex offender will front a Cairns court next week after being charged with attempting to flee Australia on a yacht through Papua New Guinea.
A Queensland community is grieving after the death of a 14 year old who is being remembered for his “loving heart”, “infectious laugh” and the “warmest hugs you’ve ever had”. His final gift to others is expected to save at least six lives.
A drink driving stay-at-home dad caught “unsteady and slurring” behind the wheel after an argument was found with objects in his car he shouldn’t have owned, a court heard.
A driver who was “like an uncle figure” to his young victim molested her twice while she was under his care in a “grave breach of trust”. See why his jail sentence was suspended immediately.
A Queensland town is mourning the loss of one of their most “generous” and “kind-hearted” community members after he was killed in a shock motorcycle crash.
A child sex offender took advantage of a young teenage girl, and later told police he did not think it was a big deal to have sex with a minor because she consented. DETAILS
A mum has vowed to sue a Qld high school after her daughter took 18 punches to the head in a brutal schoolyard fight filmed and circulated on social media. *Warning distressing content.
How well we can know someone depends on one thing – and no, it’s not simply trust, argues Fiona Lowe as she examines the real impact of keeping secrets when it comes to relationships.
A fiery explosion has prompted a call for better monitoring of leaks in Queensland’s underground gas pipelines as new details about the investigation into the blaze are revealed. VIDEO, UPDATES.
Is this Australia’s luckiest dog? A nail-biting video has emerged revealing the rarely-observed stalking tactics of the Sunshine State’s most feared predator. SEE THE VIDEO
As we move into autumn what can locals expect tomorrow? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
As we move into autumn what can locals expect tomorrow? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
Here is a list of matters listed at Mackay Magistrates Court on Friday.
As we move into autumn what can locals expect tomorrow? We have the latest word from the Weather Bureau.
A teacher at a prestigious private school, which has produced some of Queensland’s rugby league legends, has been put on notice by police and a magistrate after repeat disqualified driving offences including one on the Bruce Hwy.
The decision to open a drain and let saltwater flow through has led to the death of turf at a major Sunshine Coast golf club and is rapidly shattering a landholder’s retirement dreams.
The owner of an “isolated” Sunshine Coast rescue farm was “stressed” over an $80,000 tax debt when he subjected a woman to a terrifying ordeal in his motorcycle shed, a court has heard. *Distressing.
With a grieving public hoping for answers into the sudden death of a four-month-old baby this week, a senior detective has revealed the process and challenges investigators now face. SEE VIDEO
There’s a new push to rein in holiday homes which now cater for half of all visitor stays in the Whitsundays in the hope it will help stabilise skyrocketing rental prices.
A North Queensland acreage property is for sale, complete with an epic motocross track that can be seen from high in the sky.
An award-winning Queensland business plans to build a training school for the next farming revolution — and they’ve got the tech to drop wasps, pesticides and more with precision.
A hidden crisis is “swallowing” three Queensland towns whole – and if you’ve visited them, you might be part of the problem.
There is space for the extended family in the Nissan Pathfinder Ti which is an SUV tuned for comfort and luxury.
Our economy is just keeping its head above water, and weakness in new GDP numbers suggests interest rate cuts could come soon.
Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday sweep puts him a big step closer to the White House. Boards need to start taking him seriously.
The AI revolution has propelled US tech company shares into the stratosphere, and investors are searching for the next big winner.
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