News from Queensland
Two people have died after a glider crash near Dalby on Tuesday morning. The glider reportedly lost control while trying to land just before 10am at Bowenville, a Queensland Ambulance… Continue reading Two people dead in glider crash near Dalby
A female truck driver has been left fighting for her life after she was hit by a car off the Ipswich Motorway on Monday afternoon. A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said… Continue reading Woman critical, heavy delays on Ipswich Motorway after car crashes into truck
Duplicating the M1 could cost $2.4 billion, according to a costing released by Labor. On Tuesday, Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls launched a petition for a second M1 but he would not… Continue reading Labor says LNP’s second M1 would cost $65m a kilometre
Mourners have begun arriving for the funeral of former ironman champion Dean Mercer on the Gold Coast. Mercer, 47, died last week after suffering a heart attack while driving his… Continue reading Mourners arrive for ironman champion Dean Mercer’s funeral
Medical professionals have warned that the Federal Government’s plan to drug test people on welfare could increase crime. Nearly 1,000 doctors, nurses, and health care workers from organisations such as… Continue reading Government’s welfare drug test plan ‘will increase crime’, warn medical professionals
FLU season may have peaked but Queensland Health is still urging people to take active steps to help reduce the risk of influenza. Queensland Health Medical Director of Communicable Diseases… Continue reading Dodge catching the dreaded flu with these simple steps
Racist place names from Queensland’s colonial past will finally be wiped off the map. But many would be surprised that appallingly racist names such as “Nigger Creek” still existed in… Continue reading Racist place names to be struck from the record in Queensland
GC2018 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! Thank you for following our Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games journey to date. There are only 273 days until the Queen’s Baton enters the stadium… Continue reading Gold Coast – GC2018 – TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
QLD take game 2 of State of Origin 2017 Before a crowd of 82,259, at ANZ Stadium, Blues were leading the half time with 16-12. The second-half belonged to Maroons… Continue reading QLD take game 2 of State of Origin 2017 – in style
MINING is back! The number of job openings across the mining sector are increasing fast right now. While the wages across sectors are at their slowest pace, there’s some good… Continue reading Mining is back, with jobs!
Marcus Volke was working as an escort in Melbourne’s club scene to pay off his credit card when he met and struck a deal with Indonesian woman Mayang Prasetyo, who… Continue reading Prasetyo, Volke struck deal that led to murder-suicide
Online news is the new king! As per ACMA’s report on “Local content in regional Australia—2017” 86 per cent of regional residents believe local news is important and 87 per cent are… Continue reading As per ACMA, Online news is the new king in regional Australia!
