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23rd August 2024

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Watch live: PM to launch Bush Summit with vision for regional Qld

Welcome to Bush Summit 2024 where Australia’s political leaders and key regional stakeholders will gather in Townsville to talk about all things impacting remote and rural ar...

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Huge move against embattled union

A major union has been put into administration by the federal government after allegations of corruption and links to criminal gangs in its construction arm.

Crisafulli’s $1bn housing pledge for regional Qld

Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has used the Bush Summit to make a major election pledge with a $1bn housing guarantee for regional Qld should he win in October.

'In danger': Trump abruptly ends interview

Donald Trump abruptly ended an interview during a visit to the US's southern border with Mexico, saying "we're in danger here", amid a frenzy over whether Taylor Swift or Beyonce...

Mayor who banned Welcome to Country wants R-word gone

As political leaders gather in Queensland for this year’s Bush Summit, regional residents are hopeful their pleas will be heard.

Astonishing police interview with Elizabeth Struhs’ accused killer

A religious sect member charged with the manslaughter of a diabetic child taken off insulin told police the group had “no choice” but to rely on God’s healing, a court has heard.

Is a halberd a type of animal, shoe or weapon?

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

Location of mystery $100m lotto winner

One lucky person has the winning $100m lotto ticket and they don’t even know it.

‘Human error’: Doomed superyacht maker says boat was ‘unsinkable’

The CEO of the company that made the Bayesian, the superyacht that went down off the coast of Italy, killing six people with one still missing, says he’s in “disbelief” that the ve...

Vote now: Is it time North Qld became its own state?

North Queensland has double the population of Tasmania and more economic output per person than southern Queensland, writes Matt Canavan. VOTE IN OUR POLL

How a $5b mega project could arrest our youth crime epidemic

The state government’s $5b Copperstring project will be parlayed at attack Queensland’s youth crime epidemic at the source.