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13th August 2024

PM Edition

Former NQ mayor’s drunken spray at candidate exposed in court

A former mayor has been sentenced in a Townsville court for stalking after he sent ‘abusive and threatening’ messages to a candidate a week before the council elections.

New law firm strives to set benchmark with cost transparency

A former dental nurse and a Townsville resident who fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer have opened their own law firm. Read why they believe they are set apart from ...

Townsville duo join charity ride for 35th edition

Townsville locals Leigh and Geoff Caldwell are gearing up for their first stint in the annual Great Endeavour Rally. See why they decided to get involved.

Airport CCTV footage emerges as pilot addresses security concerns

A charter pilot has addressed security protocols at the Cairns general aviation terminal while CCTV footage connected to the theft of a helicopter before its fatal four-minute flig...

Market Watch: Addo-Carr makes call on Bulldogs future

Josh Addo-Carr will sit down with Canterbury general manager Phil Gould in the coming weeks to discuss his future at the club, with the former NSW winger making it clear where his ...

Townsville facing maternity challenge amid paediatrician shortage

A nationwide shortage of private paediatricians is seeing talks held at Townsville’s Mater Hospital to desperately recruit specialists to ensure maternity services remain open.

‘Always dropping off cooking’: Mum carrying first child killed in crash

Three generations of life were taken in a moment when a well-loved Qld woman was killed in a car crash alongside her mother. She was taking her visiting parents to see the home she...

Why Aussies will pay $291 per person for a restaurant meal

Young, crying poor Aussies are dining out the most, while Baby Boomers mostly eat at home. It comes as the eye-watering amount we’re prepared to pay for “elevated” or novel dining ...

Welcome to Country backlash: ‘People cringe and laugh’

An Aussie mayor insists it’s time to ditch Welcome to Country – and many Aussies are in furious agreeance. HAVE YOUR SAY

Ugly social media war erupts over shonky caravan claims

A Sunshine Coast couple caught up in an ugly Facebook war involving a series of alleged defamatory comments are expected to go to trial later this year.