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.
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.
The 29-year-old was declared dead in a Queensland hospital after being stabbed with a hunting knife.
The Polaris 3 sailed from the Port of Townsville early on Monday morning,leaving 12 of its crew behind.
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.
The victim Michael James McCabe (pictured) is believed to have died when a large rock was dropped onto his head.
The Palmer companies involved - QNI Metals and QNI Resources - were also involved in the failed Queensland Nickel refinery.
A man has died after a serious two-vehicle crash on a Townsville road near the Bruce Highway at Garbutt on Monday morning.
A marine biologist and research scientist says the teenager’s death was “senseless”,and could have been prevented with nets and education.
Police have arrested a suspect they believed was hiding out in a houseboat after a Queensland siege by waiting for him to return to shore for a trip to the toilet.
Police are now searching for a second person who refused to surrender as specialist officers stormed the Townsville house more than six hours after being called to the scene.