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25th January 2025

AM Edition

Project helps bridge the gap to ‘terrifying’ and ‘exciting’ future

A program training the next generation of actors has been preparing these three young North Queenslanders for life on and off the stage at Australia’s premier acting schools.

‘Very humbling’: Townsville doc given highest honour

The Indian government has given a Townsville doctor one of the country’s highest national honours after dedicating his career to eradicating women’s health issues in the developing...

‘Severed to the tendon’: Man jailed for terrifying carjacking attempt

A young man who stabbed a university student in a car park causing him to undergo surgery in a shocking attempt to steal his car has been sentenced.

The real secret to NQ town’s flying-fox-free success story

Often pointed to as the Holy Grail of flying fox dispersals, we find out what actually happened in Ingham’s 2020 bat dispersal, and what the true secret to success was.

Wild tourism ideas might be ‘a bridge too far’ for Townsville

Tumble weeds and Clint Eastwood with a six shooter are more likely to appear on Flinders St than bustling tourism. Read John Andersen’s take on the Townsville CBD in TALK OF THE NO...

Wild storm rips roof off country pub, homes

A landmark North-West Queensland pub lost part of its roof while other commercial and residential properties were damaged when a “wild” storm tore through Cloncurry.

Could a Dutton victory force Qld into a uranium U-turn?

The Queensland Government might not be keen to lift its nuclear ban, but if Peter Dutton claims victory in this year’s federal election, the state could face pressure to reconsider...