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Townsville hosts tourism leaders for DestinationQ forum amid push for more ...

Townsville's tourism leaders will use a two-day tourism forum to push for an increase in international flights to the city. It is the first time Townsville will host the annual DestinationQ tourism discussion. The Premier and several Cabinet ministers ... >> view original

Shorten guarded on Townsville stadium

Federal Labor has thrown its support behind a host of Queensland projects as part of massive reforms promised for national infrastructure. But a new stadium for Townsville isn't one of them. Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten unveiled the party's ... >> view original

'Ice' crackdown: Townsville residents asked to dob in drug dealers as part of ...

Townsville police are appealing for the public's help to tackle the distribution of the drug 'ice'. People are being urged to dob in drug dealers and users as part of Operation Icebreaker, which is being launched in response to an increase in the use ... >> view original

Johnathan Thurston may lobby Malcolm Turnbull over new Townsville stadium

... need to send Johnathan Thurston down to Canberra as well to put the case.” “I think Malcolm Turnbull has an open mind. He wants to know more information. But fundamentally I said to the Prime Minister that this means a lot to the Townsville community. >> view original

Shorten not opposed to funding new Townsville stadium

FAVOURABLY disposed was how Opposition Leader Bill Shorten described Labor's position on a new stadium for Townsville. When he spoke at the Queensland Media Club in Brisbane on Thursday he even revealed he was conceived in Townsville. Premier ... >> view original

Rebecca Sharrock, a HSAM patient, remembers every aspect of her life and can ...

A 25-year-old woman has spoken out about her rare condition that allows her to remember virtually every single detail of her life – and recite all the Harry Potter books word-for-word. Brisbane local, Rebecca Sharrock, is one of just 80 people ... >> view original

Eugene Finney credits shark attack for saving his life after doctors ...

Eugene Finney was swimming off the California coast at Huntington Beach during a family vacation with his two kids and girlfriend in July 2015. As he swam in the water, a shark slammed into him, leaving him with several cuts, bruised and in pain ... >> view original

FIFO inquiry calls for end to discrimination of local workers, higher scrutiny ...

A review into fly-in, fly out (FIFO) mines in Queensland recommends changing the anti-discrimination act so mining companies cannot refuse to employ workers based on where they live. Other recommendations include higher scrutiny at mines and ... >> view original

Drowning risk for children five times higher in regional, remote WA than ...

Children living in remote and regional areas of Western Australia are five times more likely to drown than their metropolitan counterparts, a new report has revealed. In the past decade, 18 children have died and 85 have been taken to hospital due to ... >> view original

Kidneys in a dish: Melbourne researchers use stem cells to grow tiny organs

ELEANOR HALL: In a big leap for organ research, Melbourne scientists have grown the world's first laboratory kidney. They used a human stem cell in a laboratory dish to create the primitive kidney. It is only about half a centimetre long, but it is a ... >> view original