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28th January 2025

AM Edition

‘Struggling’: Back to school help needed for local students

The community is being urged to pitch in to support families struggling to get their kids ready for the new school year. Find out how you can help.

‘Quite abhorrent’: Identity of boy allegedly murdered revealed

Officers at a home where a young boy was allegedly murdered have described the scene as confronting. LATEST.

Deeragun, Magnetic Island experience power blackouts

More than 1000 homes in Deeragun are without power this afternoon, joining 863 Magnetic Island customers who also waited in the heat for an Ergon fix. Read more.

Reports of armed man at Townsville shopping centre

Queensland Police officers are patrolling the area near a popular shopping centre after reports of a man armed with a ‘large kitchen knife’ causing a disturbance.

Car rolls after two-vehicle crash on highway

Emergency services are attending a crash on the Bruce Highway at Bluewater. DETAILS.

Police probe abandoned building fire

Queensland Police have set up a crime scene and are looking into a fire at a North Queensland nursing home.

Cyclone watch: Monster low threatens to form, track south

Queensland’s first cyclone of the season could form off the Far North coast at the weekend, while parts of the state have been hammered by heavy rain overnight.

$800 rip-off: Households slugged by ‘smart meters’

Smart meters being rapidly rolled out in the push to slash carbon emissions could be “enabling a rip-off”. See what this means for you.

Monster truck Aussie roads can’t handle

This massive, loveable truck that’s new to Australia is also an ‘absurd, impractical masterpiece’ that our roads just can’t handle.

Released in 1983, what is the title of the third Star Wars film?

The Chase Australia’s official Shark, Brydon Coverdale, has created a new daily quiz challenge. Test yourself.