Australian basketball champion and former Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs player Shane Heal has been charged with three count of fraud relating to an alleged $750,000 scam. Mr Heal,… Continue reading Australian basketball champ Shane Heal charged with fraud
A male pilot has survived a helicopter crash in Mount Windsor National Park in far north Queensland. Emergency services received a EPIRB distress call from the Robinson R-44 helicopter just… Continue reading Pilot survives helicopter crash in far north Queensland
Asylum seekers awaiting resettlement in Indonesia say they are not about to jump on boats to try to take advantage of Australia’s refugee deal with the United States. Key points:… Continue reading Asylum seekers in Indonesia say they won’t exploit Australia-US resettlement deal
A Cairns tourist operator has dismissed speculation tiny marine stingers could have caused the deaths of two French tourists, maintaining their deaths were a “one-in-a-million” coincidence. Danielle Franck, 74, and… Continue reading French tourists deaths not caused by Irukandji jellyfish stings, Cairns tourist operator says
A bushfire warning was downgraded last night but 25 properties were under threat as a fire raged out of control west of Cooktown. Cooktown Shire Council Mayor Peter Scott (right)… Continue reading Fast-moving Cooktown fire threatens up to 25 properties
A man has been shot at Tingalpa on Brisbane’s east this afternoon. Paramedics arrived at the scene just before 4:00pm, where the patient was reportedly conscious, with a gunshot wound… Continue reading Man critical after being shot in abdomen in Brisbane’s east
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
