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Sat 20 Feb 2021

NAME AND SHAME: Six Whitsunday residents busted with drugs

Premium Content NAME AND SHAME: Six Whitsunday residents busted with drugs

‘A 50-year-old man does not wear other people’s pants’. ‘It could be salt’. The excuses police hear to get off drug charges.

Tue 23 Feb 2021

Resort unveils new sensory room for children with autism

Premium Content Resort unveils new sensory room for children with autism

The Whitsunday owner says the room was a ‘passion project’ for his team and aims to help families have an enjoyable getaway.

Fri 26 Feb 2021

Kill charge downgraded over fatal stabbing at house party

Premium Content Kill charge downgraded over fatal stabbing at house party

The charge against a man accused of killing a father of three at a house party has been downgraded after the case reached the Supreme Court.

Mel Buttle’s brutal take on what your car says about you

Premium Content Mel Buttle’s brutal take on what your car says about you

Audi’s are loved by the no-socks-with-suits brigade. A porsche? Perfect for the drive home from Mater Private to Bulimba. What your car really says about you.

Top tips: How to avoid dementia

Premium Content Top tips: How to avoid dementia

These few simple lifestyle changes in your 30s and 40s could save you from dementia as you age, new research shows.

Horror petrol attack victim’s court bombshell

Premium Content Horror petrol attack victim’s court bombshell

A woman who was doused in petrol and set alight while she slept has made an extraordinary statement in court after her attacker pleaded guilty.

$400k lawsuit after horse kicks woman at yearling sale

Premium Content $400k lawsuit after horse kicks woman at yearling sale

The woman claims the Capricornia Yearling Sales incident left her with life-long injury and impaired her capacity to work.

Will coal fired power stations result in climate disaster?

Premium Content Will coal fired power stations result in climate disaster?

Energy giants Stanwell and CS Energy have invested hundreds of millions to reduce emissions.

Queen blasts COVID anti-vaxxers

Premium Content Queen blasts COVID anti-vaxxers

The Queen has made her first appearance since Prince Philip’s hospitalisation, criticising anti-vaxxers and speaking about her experience with the COVID-19 vaccine.

WATCH: Mystery light and door-rattling sonic boom over Bundy

Premium Content WATCH: Mystery light and door-rattling sonic boom over Bundy

Bundaberg locals have been left mystified after a light lit up the night sky, rattling doors and causing sounds described as being like a “sonic boom”.

Pokie machine spat ends in broken jaw

Premium Content Pokie machine spat ends in broken jaw

A tradie has given a surprising reason for breaking a man’s jaw during a row over a pokie machine at a Gold Coast pub.

Whopping 350L of fuel siphoned from excavator near Bowen

Premium Content Whopping 350L of fuel siphoned from excavator near Bowen

Police say the machinery was locked and secured before it was broken into just south of town.

Sam Armytage: ‘Losing your mother changes you’

Premium Content Sam Armytage: ‘Losing your mother changes you’

Sunrise host Samantha Armytage candidly describes the impact of her mother’s recent death.

Slain wife may have lay dead in garage for almost a day

Premium Content Slain wife may have lay dead in garage for almost a day

An elderly woman allegedly murdered by her 82-year-old husband may have been dead for almost a day before her body was discovered in the garage of her home.

Landmark $440m settlement for 2011 flood victims

Premium Content Landmark $440m settlement for 2011 flood victims

The State Government and dam operator Sunwater have agreed to pay victims of the 2011 Wivenhoe Dam flood disaster $440 million.

Young burns victim shares his harrowing tale

Premium Content Young burns victim shares his harrowing tale

Five hundred kilometres is a long way to travel for any four-year-old, especially one who’s suffering major burns from a horror accident.

Repeat youth offenders targeted with ‘suite of initiatives'

Premium Content Repeat youth offenders targeted with ‘suite of initiatives'

Queensland’s Police Commissioner says new youth justice reforms will work in a “suite of initiatives” to targed repeat young offenders.

Games would cost regions, says KAP leader

Premium Content Games would cost regions, says KAP leader

Olympics critics want the bid money redirected towards game-changing infrastructure projects to accelerate the North.

COVID cuts deep for pampered NRL stars

Premium Content COVID cuts deep for pampered NRL stars

The days of NRL stars giving their boots away after games could be over, with players forced to buy their own boots in 2021.

Spotlight turns on High Risk Youth Court

Premium Content Spotlight turns on High Risk Youth Court

The effectiveness of the specialist youth court introduced to help solve growing youth concerns in Townsville has never been reviewed.

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