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12th January 2025

PM Edition

‘Gold standard veterinary care’: NQ Care opens doors

Four Townsville women worked for over 12 months to deliver North Queensland’s 2nd 24 hour veterinary hospital. Now, the service has officially opened its doors.

‘Life-threatening’: Serious crash, vehicle fires around NQ

A crash north of Townsville which left a woman and child with life-threatening injuries was one of several emergency incidents around NQ over the weekend. See what happened.

‘Money in the till’: Fears Bruce Hway splurge won’t leave South East

Money is in the bag for Bruce Highway upgrades, but the question for North Queensland politicians is where it will be going.

‘Unhelpful’: Acting Mayor rejects predecessor’s CEO recruitment claims

Townsville’s new Acting Mayor defends the process that led to the CEO’s appointment, in what is a blow to the council’s efforts for a fresh start.

Fresh Start: Greek Orthodox community mark holy day

Townsville’s rockpool was the site of a holy celebration across the weekend, with members of the Greek christian community coming out to mark the day of Jesus’ baptism.

Cops called in as NDIS loses billions more to frauds, overcharging

Billions more taxpayer dollars are being lost through NDIS rorts and overcharging than previously thought, with the disability scheme crying out to police for help in stopping the ...

Dutton outlines plans as election looms

Peter Dutton has made a major election pitch to voters, staking the Coalition’s return to government on housing, migration and economy.

Aussie dream turned nightmare: The salary needed to buy a home

The great Aussie dream to own a house with a backyard for the kids to run around is turning into a nightmare, with exclusive analysis revealing the average salary needed to buy a h...

WATCH: Dad takes classic BBL crowd catch off his son’s bowling

Liam Haskett has earned a spot in cricketing folklore, and it’s all thanks to the safe hands of his father in the crowd.

Real reason ER reboot was canned

It was one of the hit shows of the 90s, and broke the Hollywood career of George Clooney. Now, one of its stars reveals why a reboot of ER never happened.