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15th August 2024

AM Edition

‘100% increase’: Residents outraged by skyrocketing insurance fees

A retired Townsville couple were horrified to open their latest home insurance bill to see it had doubled, asking how residents already struggling with the cost of living are expec...

Man charged two months after crash that claimed motorcyclist

A man has been charged almost two months to the day after a crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist in North West Queensland.

Whooping cough cases soar as spread hits school

Townsville is battling a wave of whooping cough with case numbers skyrocketing to levels 11 times higher than average. It comes as a school confirmed a case this week.

‘It wasn’t a big, boozy night’: Pilot’s final movements before fatal hotel chopper crash

Nautilus Aviation’s CEO has outlined the events leading up to a young worker’s ultimately fatal theft of a company helicopter, as police hone in on the critical hours after a send-...

Burdekin lad fulfils childhood dream of firefighting

At age three, Brayden Arroita told his parents he wanted to be a firefighter. Now, after taking a leap of faith, he’s living that childhood dream in the Burdekin. Read about his in...

A day on Townsville’s public buses: What are they really like?

What are the Townsville buses like these days? The Townsville Bulletin has sent a reporter out to catch the bus from Bushland Beach to the CBD. See how it went.

‘Best of the best’: JT inducted into NRL Hall of Fame

North Queensland legend Johnathan Thurston has been inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame, among an epic line-up of players across some phenomenal eras of rugby league. SEE THE LIST

‘Manipulated’: Harry, Meghan’s Colombia tour slammed

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s quasi-royal tour to Colombia has not thrilled locals as a royal author claimed the trip is all about “elevating” the Duchess of Sussex.

‘Extra protein’: Horrifying find in Red Rooster burger

A disturbed customer has revealed photos of shocking “additional protein” found in his Red Rooster chicken meal, warning others to check before they eat.

‘I had surgery without anaesthetic and it was excellent’

Some dismiss it as unscientific mysticism but the patients who tried this brain-bending technique say it’s a gamechanger.