Family of soldier killed in army vehicle rollover tell of heartbreak

Family of soldier killed in army vehicle rollover tell of heartbreak

Brendon Payne,29,was one of two soldiers killed while training in north Queensland. The other is yet to be identified.

  • byJocelyn Garcia

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Queensland mayor found not guilty over crash that killed motorcyclist

Queensland mayor found not guilty over crash that killed motorcyclist

A charge of driving without due care and attention against councillor Jenny Hill was dismissed in court on Wednesday.

  • byToby Crockford
Townsville State of Origin brings league to its heartland

Townsville State of Origin brings league to its heartland

Townsville is Australia’s largest northern city and rugby league is a religion there. Hosting the State of Origin is very much a big deal.

  • byTony Moore
State of Origin fans warned of scalpers as tickets sell out

State of Origin fans warned of scalpers as tickets sell out

Buyers and sellers of scalped tickets to next week’s historic State of Origin opener in Queensland’s north have been warned they risk expensive fines.

  • byTony Moore
Woman stabbed in neck at unit block before collapsing on footpath

Woman stabbed in neck at unit block before collapsing on footpath

The 29-year-old was declared dead in a Queensland hospital after being stabbed with a hunting knife.

  • byToby Crockford
‘Nerve-racking and scary’:Foreign crewman COVID-negative after Qld port breach

‘Nerve-racking and scary’:Foreign crewman COVID-negative after Qld port breach

The Polaris 3 sailed from the Port of Townsville early on Monday morning,leaving 12 of its crew behind.

  • byToby Crockford,Cloe Read andAngus Thompson
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Manhunt under way for foreign ship crew member in Townsville

Manhunt under way for foreign ship crew member in Townsville

According to Nine News,the Pakistani national disembarked on Saturday night after the ship,Polaris 3,docked at the Port of Townsville following a 17-day journey from Huanghua in China.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘I done a hit on a bloke for $10,000’:Queensland murderer appeals conviction

‘I done a hit on a bloke for $10,000’:Queensland murderer appeals conviction

The victim Michael James McCabe (pictured) is believed to have died when a large rock was dropped onto his head.

  • byToby Crockford
Judge slaps down Palmer court case as ‘hopeless’ and a ‘beat-up’

Judge slaps down Palmer court case as ‘hopeless’ and a ‘beat-up’

The Palmer companies involved - QNI Metals and QNI Resources - were also involved in the failed Queensland Nickel refinery.

  • byToby Crockford
Man dies after serious crash,Townsville road near Bruce Hwy closed

Man dies after serious crash,Townsville road near Bruce Hwy closed

A man has died after a serious two-vehicle crash on a Townsville road near the Bruce Highway at Garbutt on Monday morning.

  • byCloe Read
Teenager dies after box jellyfish sting at Queensland beach

Teenager dies after box jellyfish sting at Queensland beach

A marine biologist and research scientist says the teenager’s death was “senseless”,and could have been prevented with nets and education.

  • byCloe Read