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The Latest Breaking News from Townsville

O'Brien banks on season's most inexperienced set of halves to fire Knights

The young duo face an in-form Cowboys outfit chasing their fourth-straight win.

Newcastle Herald

Boat found in search for missing Qld man

The upturned boat of a man missing in waters off Townsville since Saturday has been found hundreds of kilometres away northeast of Cairns.

AAP

Woman describes horrifying attack from feral PIGS who tried to 'eat' her legs

Kay Robins forgot to close the gate at her friend's property near Townsville, Australia, when a group of wild pigs charged into the garden and chewed her hand

Daily Mirror

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Search scaled back for missing fisherman Colin Palmer in Townsville waters

Police have scaled down a major search and rescue operation for a fisherman missing off the Townsville coast for four days, but say they are still "holding out hope" of finding him alive.

ABC News

Kurt Mann sidelined with ankle injury as Newcastle Knights set up camp in Queensland

Club officials are monitoring Mann, suspected to have high-grade ligament damage, which sees him likely out for upcoming clashes with the Cowboys in Townsville and Bulldogs in Brisbane as part of Magic Round.

Newcastle Herald

Fisherman still missing off Townsville

A large-scale search for missing Queensland fisherman Colin Palmer has entered a third day with helicopters and vessels scouring waters off Townsville.

AAP

Police search continues for missing Townsville fisherman Colin Palmer

Colin Palmer and a 45-year-old friend were fishing on Friday evening when they were presumably knocked off their boat by a wave.

ABC News

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‘The director of his own show’: the PM mingles with middle Australia

Scott Morrison believes he has the ingredients for victory, but will it come together or remain a fantasy left on the campaign trail?

The Guardian - AU

Townsville man who drove 'through' Bruce Highway traffic while high on meth jailed

A Supreme Court judge has labelled a Townsville man as "reckless in the extreme" after he drove at speed into a line of traffic while high on methylamphetamine.

ABC News

Townsville deluge breaks April records set in 2000, rainfall to ease

Record breaking rainfall has prompted flooding in Townsville, with some residents being rescued by SES.

ABC News

Toddler killed in Townsville accident after car reverses over her on private property

Queensland Police say an 18-month-old girl died in Townsville Hospital on Sunday evening after being run over by a reversing car earlier in the day.

ABC News

Percivals' prestigious portrait prize unveils some famous faces in Townsville

Australian Navy diver Paul de Gelder lost two limbs in a harrowing shark attack. Now, his portrait is hanging among famous faces in one of regional Australia's biggest art prizes.

ABC News

Wests Tigers edge South Sydney 23-22 in NRL thriller, North Queensland humbles Gold Coast 30-4

Just like Jackson Hastings last round, Luke Brooks lands a field goal in the shadows of full-time to hand Wests Tigers a 23-22 win over South Sydney, while North Queensland is celebrating a 30-4 thrashing of Gold Coast.

ABC News

North Queensland braces for month's worth of rain, Anzac Day ceremonies to go ahead

A month's worth of rain is tipped to fall in the next few days over Queensland's north as a lacklustre wet season ends with a sting in the tail.

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Yellow crazy ants spread into Townsville and parts of north-east Australia, as councils plead for funding

Yellow crazy ants are categorised as one of the worst invasive species on the planet, capable of completely destroying ecosystems — and they're spreading in northern Australia.

ABC News

Townsville police uncover cannabis and ice worth $1.5m in suitcases at ferry terminal

Police have charged two people after seizing suitcases "jam-packed" with 54 kilograms of drugs on a bus from Brisbane.

The Guardian - AU

It’s so frustrating when an election brings funding to north Queensland after years of neglect

Inadequate mobile coverage and internet speeds mean north Queenslanders say ‘once you’re north of Townsville, you might as well be on the moon’

ABC News

Dominant Matildas leave it late to snatch 2-1 win over New Zealand in Townsville

It took until injury time, but the Matildas finally turn their dominance into goals as they snatch a late 2-1 win over New Zealand in Townsville.

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Shane Cregan sentenced to eight years' jail after shooting Rangewood woman in the face

North Queensland man Shane Anthony Cregan has been sentenced to eight years' jail in the Supreme Court after shooting a woman in the face with a rifle at her home in 2019.

ABC News

Sydney Roosters take down North Queensland Cowboys

The Cowboys have three players sent to the sin bin and the Rooster take advantage in a 28-4 victory, which came after Daly Cherry-Evans steered Manly home against Canberra, and the Warriors beat Brisbane.

The Conversation

Another mass bleaching event is devastating the Great Barrier Reef. What will it take for coral to survive?

It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand.

ABC News

Townsville police offer $50,000 reward to find hit and run driver who injured elderly pedestrian

North Queensland police launch a $50,000 appeal for information after an 89-year-old woman was left for dead in a "disgusting" hit and run in Townsville.

AAP

Taumalolo powers Cowboys to big NRL win

North Queensland have powered past an error-strewn Canberra side for a comfortable 26-6 NRL win in Townsville.

ABC News

Nicho Hynes the homecoming king for Cronulla in last-gasp win over Parramatta

Cronulla's Nicho Hynes has landed a conversion after the fulltime siren to steal an epic win for the Sharks over Parramatta on return to their spiritual home

The Guardian - AU

Dead coral found at Great Barrier Reef as widespread bleaching event unfolds

Marine park’s chief scientist says aerial surveys so far indicate bleaching worst off Townsville

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