Ex-Catholic brother faces child sex charge
A former Catholic brother has been committed to stand trial on a child sexual charge after a court heard his alleged victim struggled for...
Qld hospital delays as ED numbers ease
Almost half of patients taken to Queensland hospital emergency departments faced ambulance ramping of more than 30 minutes, according to the latest health performance...
Vineyard owner prosecuted over water use
A vineyard operator in south western NSW has been accused of illegally pumping up to 13,000 megalitres of water beyond their water licence allocation.
It's...
AFP backs new global financial crime plan
Australia will back Interpol's move to unveil a new "silver notice" aimed at tracking criminal assets.
Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw confirmed at a...
Twitter to charge $A12 for blue checkmark
Twitter has updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging $US8 ($A12) for sought-after blue check verification marks, in Elon Musk's first...
Vic-made robot to fight African poachers
In Africa's vast national parks, armed poachers and militants threaten rangers with brutal violence, while researchers half a world away in regional Victoria engineer...
Child dies after Biloela crash
Police have confirmed that an 11-year-old boy has died following a traffic crash in Biloela last week.
On Thursday, 3 November, the child was riding...
One or two lanes for Quay St?
The contentious issue of whether Quay St should return to two-lane traffic is back on Rockhampton Regional Council's agenda, with councillors hotly debating the...
Escooters wheely popular in Rocky
New research has shown the popular e-scooters dotting Rockhampton streets are bridging public transport gaps.
The data released by the company behind the e-scooters, Neuron,...
Ring road, part two
Never really having been one to play the South East Queensland vs Regional Queensland card, having lived in both and knowing full well how...
Beef corridor funds welcome
The Queensland Beef Corridors group of councils has welcomed the Federal Government’s $400 million commitment to fund upgrades to the beef supply chain road...
Facts over fearmongering
It was great to be back in Rocky last week to catch up with plenty of familiar faces. I held some very informative roundtables...
Empowering CQ to end domestic violence
Regional voices matter when it comes to combating domestic and family violence (DFV), and those voices will be heard at Empower 2026 – Ending...
