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17th October 2024

AM Edition

‘4WD for the potholes’: Where the Bruce Hwy pulls up short

A four-hour road trip is peanuts for many of us – but you can learn a lot about the Bruce Highway and its many faults thanks to a timelapse camera. SEE THE VIDEO

CCTV catches guard in sex act as misconduct scandal rocks jail

Insiders at the Townsville jail have lifted the lid on an alarming incident where a male guard was allegedly caught on CCTV performing a sex act in front of a female co-worker.

Police object to man’s bail due to ‘strong sexual fantasies’

A man claimed he was simply ‘at the wrong place at the wrong time’ after it was alleged he was touching himself in a Townsville shopping centre women’s bathroom.

‘I’m a realist’: The Labor MPs fighting for their jobs

Thuringowa MP Aaron Harper knows he is fighting to keep his job after exit polls revealed 55 per cent in favour of LNP, but believes he should not be written off.

Troy’s last stand? Deadline looms on reply to suspension orders

Embattled mayor Troy Thompson has chaired his last council meeting before time runs out on responding to the State Government’s show-cause notice of a 12-month suspension – but he’...

WATCH: Bruce Highway cut by blaze as fireys defend properties

Multiple firefighting crews have defended properties in the path of a massive vegetation blaze that has severed the Bruce Highway and burnt towards the Townsville jail and dump. Se...

Four hospitalised after acid plant leak at Mount Isa

More than a dozen people were treated and four taken to hospital after a gas leak at the Mount Isa Sulphuric Acid Plant. Read the latest.

The secret to ‘naughty’ Kate and ‘dirty’ William’s marriage

Prince William and Princess Catherine have endured a difficult couple of years but there’s one thing that keeps the couple’s 13-year marriage going strong.

Aussie mates’ solution to beach drownings

Three friends are making waves with their world-first AI technology, which aims to detect rip currents across the Australian coast.

This growing Aussie tradition has one big, sexy problem

It’s quickly become a fixture on the Aussie calendar but there is one growing problem.