Age change for criminal responsibility
Recommendations made to the Commonwealth Attorney General last week to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 has been welcomed...
Tighter firearms laws
The Queensland Parliament has passed new laws this week restricting high-risk individuals from access to firearms.
Minister for Police and Community Safety, Mark Ryan assured...
Mates go all out for ovarian cancer
Mates Michael Dalton and Peter Reaburn cycle 500km over 5 days in difficult terrain to raise money for research for rare ovarian cancer, a...
‘Heartbreaking loss’ of world-famous gay penguin
Sydney gentoo penguin Sphen, whose same-sex love story made him and partner Magic an equality symbol worldwide, has died.
The couple shot to fame in...
Review gun laws ‘so no one else has to go through it
The death of an unarmed Indigenous man who was shot while fleeing custody has prompted a coroner to recommend an urgent review of laws...
Telco problems hit regions hardest
Data collated by the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has found that Australians living outside of metropolitan hubs are experiencing significant issues with their telcos.
Between...
Rolleston serves up tennis champ’s dad
The father of Queensland tennis superstar Ash Barty is on his way to Rolleston, all thanks to an online scam.
Mr Barty, no stranger to...
Whitehaven offloads $1.6 billion stake in Blackwater mine
Whitehaven Coal has entered into separate binding agreements with two Japanese steel giants to offload a 30 per cent stake in its Blackwater mine...
Moteliers moving on
After 22 years growing the Emerald Gardens Motel and Apartments into one of the town's most reputable venues, Barry and Sandra Scott have sold...
More reform needed to protect councillors
Local government elected representatives were living in a "shadow of fear and harrassment" from vexatious complainants, claimed Gregory MP Lachlan Millar.
In his second last...
Odin’s yappy to be alive
Odin's got a tale to tell about his two visits to the Central Highlands as a doggy tourist.
The normally boisterous Staffy Kelpie-cross is...
CH STEM stars honoured
Two Central Highlands high school students have scooped the state to bring home prestigious STEM awards.
Marist College Emerald's Althea Mirabueno was named...
Spring reveals strength of crops
There is no doubt that this springtime of year certainly shows how good our winter crops are going to be.
It also shows up some...
