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12th April 2025

PM Edition

‘Empowering women’: Popular activewear brand reopens NQ store

After shuttering their store in Castletown Shopping Centre during the pandemic, a popular Australian activewear brand has made a welcome return. Find out more.

‘I knew I hit someone’: Driver jailed for manslaughter of young girl

A man who killed a 13-year-old girl in a ‘criminal driving rampage’ that included him driving up onto a footpath will be released from prison this year. Here’s what happened.

‘He loved me to bits’: Beloved father dies in Bruce Hwy tragedy

A young father-of-two who died while driving home from work has been remembered by his wife as her best friend and a devoted father.

Wine O’Clock: Top cop switches careers to open new wine bar

Capitalising on a gap in the market, one of Townsville’s top cops has embarked on surprising change in career by opening a wine bar in the CBD. Find out why.

Duo bash and stab man in wild sex scheme robbery

A woman and her ‘pimp’ attacked a man in a Townsville shopping centre car park after he caught onto their sex ploy to rob him.

Pete Murray on crowd surfing in Townsville and how he ‘pulled a swiftie’

The Australian guitar-wielding icon pointed out the similarity between him and Taylor Swift, before giving his compliments to Townsville, saying it’s the home of his one and only c...

Housing debacle: Government’s call on homes for disadvantaged North Qlders

Homes earmarked for social housing in Townsville are no longer eligible to be used after the state government changed legislation. See the full details.

LISTEN NOW: Aussie MP who has Tupac on their Spotify list

We have asked Australia’s MPs what their top five songs are on the election trail and one of them enjoys listening to Tupac. Listen now.

I tried a new flight time rule to beat jet lag

Experts say flying during the day reduces the misalignment between your body clock and sun time. We gave it a go to see if it works.

Musk faces new threat in Tesla war

Having lost plenty of customers to Elon Musk, this global European icon hopes to win them back with a pair of impressive machines.