Regional News

News AN AUSTRALIAN pop star has fronted a Rockhampton court on a drink-driving charge.

Crime Four domestic violence orders are breached every hour in Queensland, which advocates say has left victims feeling “helpless in terms of their own safety”.

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News ‘The Government remains committed to doing everything it can to ensure this valuable site is used to the best benefit of Queenslanders’

Crime The Yeppoon man will not serve jail time unless he reoffends.

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Crime 83-year-old farmer has a problem with a weed of a different kind, with dozens of marijuana plantations

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Politics BILLIONS of dollars in State Government royalties would have to be spent in North, Far North and Central Queensland under an ambitious plan.

Politics The role coal will play in Australia’s future has sharpened political battle lines, and the clearest positions are at opposite ends of the country.

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Weather Light showers forecast all week as rain cools off hot and sticky CQ

Crime The calculated and callous steps Rowan Baxter took to wipe out Hannah Clarke and her children makes his crime one of our most brutal, writes SHERELE MOODY.

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News “Not how did he die, but how did he live? Not what did he gain, but what did he give?"

News A CAR was stolen from North Rockhampton in the early hours of the morning before whoever took it, took off.

Crime TWO people are in custody after they fled the scene of a theft at the abandoned JM Kelly’s Park Avenue site in North Rockhampton.

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Pets & Animals Troublesome terrier? Kleptomaniac kelpie? No matter the canine quandary, a dynamic duo of dog behaviourists know how to help.

Business Administrators of an embattled fashion retailer have taken a knife to the company, closing a quarter of its stores to make the brand more attractive to a buyer.

News When police were called to a disturbance involving a man on a roof, they didn’t expect to find a hidden stash of cash

Health “Lyell thought he had pulled a muscle in his back so he went to the doctor and after several X-rays and scans, four days later he was diagnosed.”

News Anglo Coal underground mine manager has shared a letter of concerns he sent his employers before the death of Paul McGuire.

Politics Election pledge to keep jobs in mining towns if companies move to automation

Business The administrators of a national department store chain have shut stores as they try to find a white knight to buy or recapitalise the retailer.

News The Commissioner for Mines and Safety has defended her role in the legal action that occurred following a death at Grasstree mine.