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Sat 20 Feb 2021

NAME AND SHAME: Six Whitsunday residents busted with drugs

Crime ‘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

Travel 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

Crime 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.

26th Feb 2021 1:39 PM

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

Motoring 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.

26th Feb 2021 1:32 PM

Top tips: How to avoid dementia

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

26th Feb 2021 1:28 PM

Horror petrol attack victim’s court bombshell

Crime 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.

26th Feb 2021 1:18 PM

$400k lawsuit after horse kicks woman at yearling sale

News 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?

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

26th Feb 2021 12:00 PM

Queen blasts COVID anti-vaxxers

Health 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.

26th Feb 2021 12:48 PM

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

News 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

Crime 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.

26th Feb 2021 12:45 PM

Whopping 350L of fuel siphoned from excavator near Bowen

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

26th Feb 2021 12:43 PM

Sam Armytage: ‘Losing your mother changes you’

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

26th Feb 2021 12:39 PM

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

Crime 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

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

26th Feb 2021 12:09 PM

Young burns victim shares his harrowing tale