Call to shut down fishery
A major national conservation body has won strong political support for a total two-year shutdown of the Queensland east coast Spanish mackerel fishery, a...
Ending domestic violence is about everyone
Following the theme of All of Us Together, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month aims to change community attitudes and reminding us all that...
Guard comments to dying woman ‘disgusting’
Comments made to a dying woman in a Melbourne prison cell were disgusting, says a supervisor who had already spoken to guards about how...
Apple discontinues iPod after 20 years
Apple has pulled the plug on the iPod more than two decades after introducing the game-changing music player, sayings it's been replaced by other...
HK holds Catholic cardinal on ‘collusion’
Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, and three others who helped run a now-disbanded Hong Kong fund for...
Abortion rights bill fails in US Senate
Legislation to make abortion legal throughout the United States has been defeated in the US Senate amid solid Republican opposition.
Democrats had sought to head...
Manufacturing plant officially opens
Granular Products and Cirrus Ag celebrated the official opening of their state-of the art manufacturing facility in Alexandra St Kawana on Friday, 6 May.
Rockhampton...
Celebrating our nurses
International Nurses Day is observed around the world on 12 May to celebrate the contributions that nurses make to society.
The day was first...
Queensland to receive intense rain
Although the weather warning for Rockhampton and Livingstone has eased, parts of Queensland, including Gladstone and Biloela, are being warned that the heavy rainfall...
Welcome to Motoring
Saturday's paper marks the first edition of our brand-new monthly motoring section. This has been produced in response to requests from our readers to...
$25M Stanwell magnesium plant promise
The LNP has committed $25 million to the first module of a magnesium plant in Stanwell if the Coalition is re-elected.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby...
Jason’s weight loss journey
Rockhampton resident Jason Day feels like a new man after losing 90kg in two years.
The 39-year-old, who weighed 244.4kg, reduced his weight to 153kg...
New research sheds light on how koalas may respond to prolonged...
New research led by CQUniversity has provided fresh insight into how koalas may respond to stress, with implications for conservation, veterinary care and wildlife...
