Main defence witness in trial of Michael and Lindy Chamberlain dies

Main defence witness in trial of Michael and Lindy Chamberlain dies

Scientist Barry Boettcher said tests on the Chamberlains’ car showed the presence of copper dust – not blood.

  • byMalcolm Brown

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Three dead after firefighting plane crashes in outback Queensland

Three dead after firefighting plane crashes in outback Queensland

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk paid tribute to the crew,who were helping fight bushfires in the state.

  • byKathryn Magann
‘A fight for Mount Isa’:1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close
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‘A fight for Mount Isa’:1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close

Glencore announced the “operational changes” on Wednesday,saying it had notified workers the underground work would close after 60 years.

  • byMatt Dennien
‘Work yourself through the fear’:Meet Mount Isa’s Indigenous cowboys

‘Work yourself through the fear’:Meet Mount Isa’s Indigenous cowboys

Medical staff standing by,riders tossed into the air by beasts with names like Hellraiser:Welcome to the inaugural Indigenous Rodeo Championships.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Two men arrested over alleged $360,000 disaster funding rip-off

Two men arrested over alleged $360,000 disaster funding rip-off

After a 16-month investigation,police searched a pastoral property near Cloncurry and businesses in Mount Isa in December.

  • byToby Crockford
Big trouble on a small Queensland hill

Big trouble on a small Queensland hill

A mining company has flagged the destruction of a sacred Gulf Country hill. Is it Queensland’s own Juukan Gorge disaster,or a chance to raise a community out of poverty?

  • byZach Hope
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Dust storm paints the town red in south-west Queensland

Dust storm paints the town red in south-west Queensland

The dust cloud was associated with storm activity that created a severe 93km/h wind gust at Thargomindah.

  • byToby Crockford
Man charged over horse massacre in outback Queensland identified

Man charged over horse massacre in outback Queensland identified

The man from Mount Isa,575 kilometres north-west of the scene,faced court on Friday. The death toll now stands at 41.

  • byToby Crockford,Jocelyn Garcia andCloe Read
Queensland paedophile priest acquitted of historical child sex offences

Queensland paedophile priest acquitted of historical child sex offences

Neville Joseph Creen,80,was acquitted of inappropriately touching a teenage boy in a Mount Isa school chapel.

  • byToby Crockford
Father and son rescued after companions walked 12 hours through outback for help
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Father and son rescued after companions walked 12 hours through outback for help

The man and his 10-year-old boy stayed with the ute while their three companions walked 50 kilometres to get help,in one of two overnight flood rescues across the state.

  • byToby Crockford andMatt Dennien
Why Rex's Milk Run flight from Brisbane to Mt Isa beats a'flight to nowhere'

Why Rex's Milk Run flight from Brisbane to Mt Isa beats a'flight to nowhere'

You can fly from Sydney to Tokyo in the same time it takes to do a'Milk Run'flight with seven tiny-town pitstops.

  • bySteve Madgwick