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Environmentalist Bob Brown towers in biopic The Giants

A new film about Bob Brown and the forests he's spent his life fighting to protect has been playing to sold-out theatres. Directed and produced...

Memorial service for enviro advocate

After a period of illness, staunch environmental advocate Colleen Fagan passed away this month and has left fond memories of her time with fellow...

Dodgy funeral company banked on Centrepay for payments

A company that sold junk funeral policies to Indigenous people massively increased its profits by relying on Centrelink's billing system, Centrepay. Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund,...

Sudan factions agree to ceasefire, US says

The United States says the warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, while Western, Arab and Asian nations raced to extract...

Turtley great news

After four decades behind the camera, a renowned media identity is now in the spotlight after Quoin Island Turtle Rehabilitation Centre named a turtle...

UN chief proposes way forward on Ukraine grain deal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin a "way forward aimed at the improvement, extension and expansion" of a...

Almost 300k Victorians failed to vote in state election

Almost 300,000 Victorians failed to vote in the recent state election, according to the state electoral commission. All will have to explain why when they receive...

Living cost the big issue

Even though Federal Labor appear to think the referendum on The Voice is uppermost in people’s minds, sadly for them it is not. The...

Outrigger partnership with LSC

A motion put forward by Cr Adam Belot at Livingstone Shire Councils ordinary meeting last week that, as part of Council’s efforts to support...

St Brendan’s College walk against DV

St Brendan's College will for the sixth time, take a stand against domestic and family violence with its annual Walk Against Domestic Violence on...

Vox Pop: GKI

Q: How do you feel about the Tower leases being revoked on Woppa (Great Keppel Island)? Helen Schweikert I understand the move by the state government...

GKI turns a corner

After news the leases for Great Keppel Island Resort with Tower Holdings were revoked last week by the State Government, the Central Queensland community...

Busy start to the year for MP

The start of the year is normally a quiet period for a politician, but this year started out flat strap for me. Before Christmas, I...