Landmark joint funding deal inked for 2032 Olympics A landmark $7 billion deal between the federal and Queensland governments will has been reached for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. AAP · Feb 16, 2023
NAPCO, ACC, CPC among nine agriculture businesses backing Longreach Pastoral College site revitalisation Australia's richest and biggest pastoral companies have joined forces to bring agricultural training back to western Queensland ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Children held in Queensland watch houses for almost 40 days, review ordered into escalating crisis The mother of a 17-year-old describes the impact on her son of the 31 days he spent detained in a watch house cell intended for stays of up to two days. ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Preparing for the end of days: Australia’s Christian terrorists Six people were shot dead on a rural Queensland farm two months ago as a result of Christian fundamentalism, it has been found – the first case in modern The New Daily · Feb 16, 2023
‘Devastating’ outcome as bodies of missing miners found trapped in vehicle The underground rescue mission to save two miners in north-west Queensland has ended in tragedy on Thursday. The New Daily · Feb 16, 2023
Queensland police say the Wieambilla shooting is a terrorist attack motivated by premillennialism. Here's what that means Premillennialism is the belief that after a period of extreme suffering, Jesus Christ will physically return to Earth for 1,000 years. A far-right and religious extremism expert says the ideology is experiencing "renewed momentum". ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Afternoon Update: Unemployment rises to 3.7%; Queensland shooting declared terrorism; and the ‘perfect’ cosmic explosion Jim Chalmers says there are ‘human consequences’ for slowing economy The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023
Daniel Knuth sentenced for possessing child exploitation material for second time Daniel Knuth, the son of a Queensland MP, will be eligible for parole in April 2023 after being sentenced to five-and-a-half-years in prison for possessing child exploitation material. ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Queensland police say Wieambilla shooting was 'a religiously motivated terrorist attack' Queensland police say Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train acted as an autonomous cell and had planned an "attack directed at police". ABC News · Feb 16, 2023
Extreme Christian ideology incited police terror ambush Australia experienced its first terror attack inspired by extremist Christian ideology in the deadly ambush of police and shootout in Queensland last year. AAP · Feb 16, 2023
Queensland reveals plans to power electric car trend More Australian petrol stations will be turned into electric vehicle recharging hubs as Ampol ramps up its local rollout and EV numbers double. AAP · Feb 16, 2023
Heatwave engulfs Australia as La Nina weakens Most of Australia will be sweating in the coming days, with parts of the Pilbara region potentially reaching 50C. The New Daily · Feb 16, 2023
Far north Qld braces for heavy rain and flash flooding The Bureau of Meteorology has issued warnings for severe rainfall and flash flooding in parts of north and northwest Queensland. AAP · Feb 16, 2023
Qld to make it easier to end community title schemes Queensland wants to allow community title schemes to be wound up with the nod of 75 per cent of owners, and to let bodies corporate ban smoking, but not pets. AAP · Feb 16, 2023
Reuters · Feb 16, 2023 Australian zinc mine rescue team finds vehicle of missing workers Australian mining services provider Perenti Ltd said on Thursday that a rescue team had located the vehicle used by two company employees, who went missing after falling down a hole at MMG Ltd's zinc mine in Queensland state.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023 Two men trapped underground at outback Queensland mine site found dead Bodies of miners Dylan Langridge and Trevor Davis discovered at the remote Dugald River zinc mine near Cloncurry
The New Daily · Feb 15, 2023 Miners’ vehicle discovered deep in underground mine as search for missing men continues The vehicle operated by two workers as they fell down a Queensland mine has been discovered, as a desperate search continues for the men.
ABC News · Feb 15, 2023 Two men have died after falling into a void in Dugald River mine in outback Queensland. Here's what we know so far Two men have died after falling down a hole, known as a stope, in a mine in outback Queensland. This is what we know about the situation so far.
AAP · Feb 15, 2023 Reds strike gold in Australian rugby recruitment coup Queensland schoolboy talent Frankie Goldsbrough says a gut feeling led him to sign with the Queensland Reds despite keen rugby league interest.
ABC News · Feb 15, 2023 Regional and remote Queenslanders lagging behind in uptake of electric vehicles Drivers in Queensland's south-east are leading the electric car transition, accounting for about 90 per cent of all registered EVs. But experts say range anxiety needs to be addressed to win over those who live outside major centres.
AAP · Feb 15, 2023 Desperate rescue operation under way for missing miners Recovery crews have been working through the night to access the location where two miners are believed trapped after a collapse at a north Queensland mine.
ABC News · Feb 15, 2023 Booming feral horse population at state forest north of Gympie leads to rise in road accidents A booming population of feral horses is being relocated from a Queensland forest, with authorities saying car strikes are posing a grave danger to horses and humans.
ABC News · Feb 15, 2023 Missing Dugald Mine workers identified as Dylan Langridge and Trevor Davis The two men missing at the Dugald River mine have been identified as Dylan Langridge and Trevor Davis. The vehicle they were in has been located, but they remain unaccounted for.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023 Morning Mail: exclusive data reveals more patients pay to see GPs, Sturgeon quits, fresh fears for Antarctic A Guardian Australia investigation shows how where you lives affects your healthcare outcomes; key fight over safeguard mechanism; miners missing in Queensland
The Guardian - AU · Feb 15, 2023 ‘The system’s broken’: police fear vigilantism as Toowoomba residents vent their anger over youth crime Locals share harrowing stories at sold-out Queensland forum, some admitting they had considered taking the law into their own hands