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Childcare fee hikes on watchdog’s list as subsidy rises
Childcare centres that hike fees to cover subsidy increases have been warned they will be in the sights of the consumer watchdog.
The federal government's...
Fuel trailer stolen from Duaringa property
Police are investigating the theft of a fuel trailer from a Duaringa cattle property in the early hours of 5 June.
The trailer valued...
Retail trade beats forecast as sales lure shoppers in
Shoppers have pounced on sales and fuelled an unexpectedly strong month for retail but the preoccupation with discounting suggests consumers are feeling squeezed.
A solid...
Storage Water Quality Study published
After almost two years of collecting data in Byfield’s Kelly’s Off Stream Storage and Water Park Creek, Livingstone Shire Council in conjunction with CQUniversity,...
Mining lobby boss to retire
After seven years at the helm of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), chief executive Ian Macfarlane will retire from the role at the end...
Expenditure caps for Local Gov elections
With the 2024 local government elections for mayors and councillors in each of Queensland’s 77 councils set for Saturday, 16 March 2024, the Electoral...
Minerals project pipeline could throttle climate action
More mining not less is needed to support the world’s climate change targets and avert a clean energy shortage, a global summit has been...
New writers’ group for Cap Coast
Are you a budding writer and would like to share your journey with other like-minded people, the answer to your questions could be just...
Old time dancing back in vogue at Alton Downs
Long time Alton Downs resident 91-year-old Sid Hoare remembers cranking up the Lister engine to kickstart the electric lights in the Alton Downs Hall...
France deploys 40,000 police in third night of riots
Forty thousand police officers have been deployed across France as rioting continued for a third night following the deadly police shooting of a teenager.
It...
Russia general may be detained after Wagner mutiny
General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of the Russian group of forces fighting in Ukraine, is believed to have been detained days after mercenaries...
Red Cross helps broker release of 125 Sudanese soldiers
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has facilitated the release of 125 Sudanese army soldiers held captive by the country's...
UPDATED: Rockhampton Airport evacuated, commercial flights suspended
Police are responding to an incident at the Rockhampton Airport, which has seen the terminal evacuated and commercial flights suspended.
Rockhampton Region Mayor Tony Williams...
