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10th April 2025

PM Edition

Duo bash and stab man in wild sex scheme robbery

A woman and her ‘pimp’ attacked a man in a Townsville shopping centre car park after he caught onto their sex ploy to rob him.

‘We didn’t measure up’: THHS admits to ‘inadequate response’ after sexual assault of nurse

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service leadership have admitted there were systematic failings in their response to a staff member being sexually assaulted at work. DETAILS.

Teen girl pleads guilty to underage sex and stalking charges

A teenager has pleaded guilty to violence and sex-related charges and is accused of posting child exploitation material to a Townsville social media page.

‘Necessary’: Parliament finds Thompson suspension legal

A parliamentary committee has found that Troy Thompson’s suspension as Townsville mayor did not breach his rights.

Bombshell email reveals reason for $5bn CopperString cost blowout

Treasurer David Janetzki’s claim Queenslanders will be saddled with Labor’s $5bn CopperString blowout has been slapped down by the government-owned-corporation delivering the proje...

12 months on: City under a dark cloud with no end in sight to Thompson debacle

One year on from the swearing in of now suspended Mayor Troy Thompson, Townsville City Council have said their focus for the next 12 months is “a united front” to deliver for the p...

QFD probe cause of destructive fire

Investigators are probing the cause of an early morning blaze that destroyed a shed containing a vehicle in a rural NQ town.

Cricket prodigy’s next move revealed after tragic retirement

Following the sad early retirement of Australian cricket star Will Pucovski, the prodigious talent is set to make an immediate switch this summer.

Back from the dead: Dire Aussie warning over resurrection of extinct species

The company that created puppies from extinct dire wolf fossils says it can use the same science to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger — and more. But a Melbourne bioethicist warns we m...

‘Short lived’: 12 Aussie red-flag suburbs exposed

A housing expert has marked 12 Australian suburbs with red flags, claiming you should avoid these areas at all costs.