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Woman fatally stabbed, man arrested in Townsville

Police are investigating another fatal domestic violence incident after a woman was stabbed and her former partner was arrested in north Queensland. Police were called to a unit in the Townsville suburb of Idalia at about 11pm Saturday night where they ... >> view original

MP Butcher part owner in Townsville Cup winning horse

GLADSTONE owned horse Honey Toast had the biggest win of its racing career yesterday, taking out the $60,000 Townsville Cup. The horse owned by the Gladstone Racing Syndicate and managed by Gladstone Member of Parliament Glenn Butcher was ... >> view original

Townsville, Charters Towers, Palm Island chosen as NDIS trial sites in north ...

People with a disability under the age of 18 in Townsville, Charters Towers and Palm Island will be able to access the scheme from early next year. Minister Assisting the Premier on North Queensland, Coralee O'Rourke, said they were ideal early launch ... >> view original

Man allegedly stabbed to death in Townsville

... just before 11pm Saturday. Police believe the man was stabbed and died from his wounds. A crime scene has been set up around the property. Police said the alleged attack was not random. Originally published as Man 'stabbed to death' in Townsville ... >> view original

Intrust Super Cup Grand Final preview

Finishing their inaugural season as minor premiers, the Townsville Blackhawks swept aside all challengers in 2015 with only three losses, while the third-placed Ipswich Jets captivated the rugby league public with their own unique brand of free-flowing ... >> view original

Townsville's SafetyCulture 'desperate' for engineers, raises $6.1m at $50m ...

Townsville-based safety auditing startup SafetyCulture is “desperate” for engineers and to attract them has just completed a $6.1 million Series A funding round struck at a $50 million valuation, which includes Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar ... >> view original

Ben Currie aims to Toast a Townsville Cup triumph

Currie has never been afraid to travel his horses and hopes the policy will pay dividends again with Honey Toast in Saturday's $100,000 Townsville Cup. “I've won cups in Goondiwindi, Beaudesert and Roma, but this would be the biggest one if we can pull ... >> view original

Melburnians don their Sunday best for a 'gentlemanly' motorcycle ride to raise ...

GIF: Melbourne's dapper ladies and gents line up for a motorcycle ride to raise prostate cancer funds. Map: Melbourne 3000. More than 400 of Melbourne's "distinguished gentlemen" motorcyclists have donned their Sunday best for a ride through the city ... >> view original

Apple fans (and a robot) among first to buy new iPhone 6S – video

Hundreds queue in Sydney to be some of the first to get their hands on the new iPhone 6S or 6S Plus. For those standing in the rain on George Street, it's irrelevant that a store across the street is selling the same product with no waiting required ... >> view original

Humans and Giant Lizards Co-Existed in Australia

A tiny fossil from a giant lizard has become the first physical evidence that giant reptiles and humans co-existed for a time during the Pleistocene in Australia. The fossil is just about one centimeter in length and is called an osteoderm, a bone ... >> view original