If Meta was a miner we’d shut them down
I’m often asked why Meta (owners of Facebook) should be forced to pay compensation to news publishers.
It’s a fair question.
On the surface, Facebook can...
Mateship and storytelling captured in winning images
A Springsure photographer is among the winners of Rural Aid's sixth annual Spirit of the Bush Photography Competition, a celebration of the resilience, beauty...
CSO proposal to secure face-to-face banking in the regions
An alliance of regional banks, including Queensland Country Bank and The Capricornian, as well as community organisations have provided Treasury with a detailed plan...
Regional property prices raise the bar
It's hard to keep up with Queensland’s rising property prices.
Prices continued to rise across the residential property markets in the June 2025 quarter (April...
Tough legislation strengthens the war on vapes
A nation-leading crackdown to stub out the sale of illegal vapes will mean landlords who lease shopfronts to illegal tobacconists and vape vendors face...
Demand for housing continues to outpace supply
The ABS has released its national, state and territory population data for the March quarter 2025, covering births, deaths and migration, revealing Australia is...
Housing woes in Highlands
Housing availability and affordability remains the critical challenge to living in the Central Highlands.
Launching its annual Linking Alms for Christmas Appeal, Emerald Neighbourhood...
Increased yarding at Emerald
Agents at Emerald yarded an increased offering of 2,900 head on Thursday, 18 September, the majority comprising cows.
The cow market eased slightly by...
Coalition secures long-awaited aged care packages
I have just returned to the electorate after a busy fortnight sitting of Parliament in Canberra.
During the last sitting week, the Coalition was...
News in Brief
Gemfields homes saved in blaze
A fast-moving vegetation fire fanned took down power lines and threatened structures on Hill Top Road at the...
Funding for western graziers facing locust plague
For the first time primary producers in western parts of the Gregory electorate will have State Government support to combat "apocalyptic" locust swarms threatening...
Clermont Museum awarded for Open Day
The Winners, Highly Commended and Finalists of the 2025 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) were proudly announced by Museums and Galleries Queensland (M&G...
Drugs and weapons charges, Clermont
Detectives from the Moranbah Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a man with multiple offences following the execution of a search warrant at a...
