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Five killed in Poland as plane crashes into hangar
Five people have been killed and eight others injured after a Cessna 208 plane crashed into a hangar at a skydiving centre during bad...
Russia halts grain deal in ‘blow to people in need’
Russia has halted participation in a year-old UN-brokered deal that lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, causing concern that price rises will...
Victoria pulls the pin on 2026 Commonwealth Games
Victoria has cancelled hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of money woes.
The rights to host the 2026 event were awarded to regional Victoria last year...
K’gari dingo attack points to trend in behaviour change
An attack on a woman by a pack of dingoes has authorities weighing how to balance visitor safety with preserving ecology and natural wilderness...
Westside Buses looks to the Philippines
A major operator of bus services around Ipswich, Toowoomba and Jimboomba is so short of bus drivers it has asked the Immigration Minister to...
Taking steps to progress
A men’s mental health movement is walking and talking its way through Rockhampton.
Founder of the Walk and Talk event Jordan Meehan said this type...
Bouldercombe’s Big Bessie Goes Live
'Big Bessie' has gone live at Bouldercombe's Powerlink substation.
Queensland’s latest grid scale battery, Genex Power’s BESS, which stands for Battery Energy Storage System, has...
Extreme heat sweeps globe as US, China in climate talks
Asia, Europe and the United States are baking under extreme heat as global temperatures soar toward alarming highs and US leaders seek to reignite...
No accident Bob’s a champion
He calls himself the accidental Town Crier but it’s no accident that the Southern Downs and Granite Belt’s Bob Townshend has taken out yet...
Vehicles in flames
An emergency declaration was made in Bajool with three people confirmed to have been transferred to Rockhampton Hospital following a multi-vehicle traffic crash on...
Funding welcome to restore island
When it comes to protecting the environment and in particular the Great Barrier Reef, the Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort has continued to lead...
Organisers blindsided by Victoria cancelling Comm Games
A decision to scrap the 2026 Commonwealth Games in regional Victoria over a blowout into the billions of dollars has blindsided organisers.
Victorian Premier Daniel...
Cheers, iconic hotel is back
A piece of Rockhampton's history will return this weekend, with Lakes Creek Hotel reopening its main bar and beer garden after seven years.
New owner...
