News in Brief
Gogango - vehicle and truck crash
A patient was transported to Rockhampton Hospital in a stable condition following a vehicle and truck crash on Capricorn...
Bright start for 2026
Happy New Year and I hope everyone had the opportunity to relax and enjoy the festive season!
After a refreshing break, council offices across the...
Rio Tinto in preliminary talks to merge with Glencore
Glencore is in preliminary talks to be acquired by Rio Tinto in what would be a $300 billion mega-merger to create the world's biggest...
Death in roof collapse investigated
Details have emerged following 59-year-old Banya man Jeff Palmer's death in a roof collapse at Coronado's Mammoth Underground Mine on Friday, 2 January.
Mammoth Underground...
Hardship assistance available to flooded Winton residents
The Federal and State Governments have made Personal Hardship Assistance payments available to flood-hit Winton residents battling the prolonged monsoon trough over north-west Queensland.
This...
Beware of cryptosporidiosis risk
Escaping the heat with a dip in the local pool or a trip to a water park are summer staples but ensuring fond memories...
Results of investigation into elder abuse troubling
Elder Abuse is continuing to be a scourge on our communities, and thankfully the state government is hearing the voices of Queenslanders and taking...
Inflation running too hot for comfort ahead of snapshot
The first economic snapshot of the year could show a slowdown in inflation but perhaps not enough to prevent the Reserve Bank hiking interest...
2025 analysis reveals electricity prices coming down
Analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has found that 2025 saw the lowest fossil fuel electricity generation in more than two decades in...
308 people killed on Queensland roads in 2025
RACQ has joined forces with some of the nation’s leading road safety advocates to renew calls for urgent action following Queensland’s most devastating road...
No supermarket transparency for families in 2026
As families head to the supermarkets in 2026, they will probably realise that since Labor promised big action, to make prices fair, little has...
On the ‘road in the sky’
The Australian cattle industry is in mourning following the death of Sir Graham McCamley on Saturday, 3 January, at the age of 93.
A trailblazer...
Digital classrooms may be failing students – experts call for a...
As concerns grow about declining student performance across literacy, numeracy and critical thinking, CQUniversity experts are calling for a major rethink of how technology...
