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7th February 2025

AM Edition

‘Build back better’: PM’s promise for buckled bridge

Standing on the Bruce Highway that was ripped apart by raging floodwaters, the Prime Minister has vowed to “build back better” and floodproof North Queensland’s crucial link.

Mad Cow manager, employees fired after ‘disgusting’ social media video

A video showing employees from a Townsville nightclub has gone viral with disturbing comments made about rape and race, with the business releasing a statement saying they are inve...

Tensions reach boiling point at prison after 9yo’s death

Staff have been warned over increased tensions with prisoners at Townsville Correctional Centre following the alleged murder of a 9yo boy. Here’s why.

‘Too slow, no data’: Major BOM failures exposed in damning new report

Qld residents were forced to rely on amateur storm chasers instead of the weather bureau which failed to predict and alert the state during natural disasters, a new report has reve...

‘I was flooded three times but still can’t get a hardship grant’

A Townsville store owner, facing thousands of dollars in damages after being flooded three times, is urging the government to expand disaster aid citywide to help those left withou...

QLD announces low-interest loans for flood hit farms, businesses

Low interest government loans have been launched to help flood-hit farmers and businesses rebuild, as estimates of sugarcane loss in the Herbert skyrocket. See who’s eligible.

Petrol-soaked woman crawls, screams for help as man carries out evil plan

What started as a cruise romance ended in horror when a man plotted against his partner for months before dousing her and her bedroom in petrol, telling her he was ‘going to f**kin...

Meghan’s hugs ‘caused tension’ between William, Harry

Meghan Markle’s tactile approach to the royals went down like a lead balloon with protocol-obsessed members of the Royal Family who didn’t appreciate her very American “hug everyon...

75% crash: Tesla’s Aussie nightmare exposed

A new report has laid bare the disaster unfolding for Elon Musk and Tesla in Australia.

Hollywood star shares selfie with Aussie icon

A member of a Hollywood dynasty has shared a selfie with one of Australia’s cutest animals on Rottnest Island.