Work on the Sunshine Coast’s new $347 million international airport will begin early next year after the Federal Government approved a $181 million concessional loan for a new runway and… Continue reading Sunshine Coast Airport expansion gets green light with $181m loan from Federal Government
The staff of a Great Barrier Reef tour operator did all they could to save two French tourists who died after suffering heart attacks while snorkelling together at Michaelmas Cay… Continue reading French tourists die after heart attacks on reef snorkelling tour off Cairns
Austrade officials raised concerns about a controversial Indian company it was promoting three years before it eventually collapsed, documents show. Key points: FOI documents reveal Austrade officials had concerns about… Continue reading Austrade knew Pearls Group ‘looked like Pyramid Scheme’ three years before collapse: FOI documents
A Sunshine Coast entrepreneur has invented a product that benefits both surfers and disadvantaged kids. Surfboard Hugger owner Katelyn Le Roux makes board bags that transform into sleeping bags or… Continue reading Bags protect boards and keep less fortunate kids warm
Christmas has come early for Bundaberg and North Burnett with $7.2 million worth of Palaszczuk Government funds for cultural, sporting and recreational activities, and flood resilience projects. In Bundaberg to… Continue reading Palaszczuk Govt delivers $7.2M in Xmas infrastructure wishes
A Queensland man with a history of child sexual offences will be released from prison on Wednesday despite concerns he could be at risk of reoffending. Darrel Brendan Gaske, 51, has a history… Continue reading Man with child sexual offence history to be released from prison
Pictures of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s 94-year-old mother changing banned notes at a bank have hit the headlines. His mother, Heeraben, even posed with a new 2,000 rupee note outside… Continue reading India cash: Images of Modi’s mother at bank hit headlines
Consumer advocates have welcomed an Appeal Court decision which will allow the Commonwealth to ban a notorious funeral insurance company from accessing the Government’s direct debit system Centrepay. The Aboriginal… Continue reading ACBF: Aboriginal funeral insurance provider banned from Centrepay system following Appeal Court win
A crime scene has been set up after woman died on a suburban Gold Coast street amid desperate attempts to revive her. Highland Park residents told police they heard calls… Continue reading Woman dead on Gold Coast street
The daughters of Barbara McCulkin were not meant to be at home when two men allegedly went there to kill her in 1974, a Brisbane court has heard. Garry Dubois,… Continue reading Accused murderer denied killing McCulkins: brother
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian shelling in disputed Kashmir, the Pakistani military says. The troops died in “unprovoked” firing overnight in the Bhimber sector on the Line… Continue reading Kashmir clash: Pakistan says India killed seven troops
A Gympie mother is fearing for the life of 7-year-old Sylvanna. Caroline Harris last saw the Murray Darling carpet python in her terrarium on Saturday morning, before Ms Harris travelled… Continue reading Mum’s ‘scaly baby’ is lost and in danger
