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Man charged over alleged robbery, carjacking outside north Queensland school

A man who allegedly robbed a woman at knifepoint outside a Mackay school was found and arrested more than 1,000 kilometres away in Cunnamulla, west of Toowoomba.

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Five children stung by jellyfish during Nippers training at Mackay's Eimeo Beach

The mother of a young nipper who was among five stung during a beach training session says her daughter's injuries would have been far worse were it not for a vital piece of protection.

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Police shoot 13ft crocodile dead after it is caught aggressively stalking humans

The 13ft crocodile was spotted stalking a surfer and a fisherman - who had to chuck rocks at it to stop it approaching - and had to be euthanised due to its "aggressive" behaviour in Queensland, Australia

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Wildlife officers euthanase crocodile after reports of large reptile stalking surfers, fisherman in Mackay

Surfers scrambled up rocks, while fishermen threw rocks to get away from a 3.8-metre crocodile in North Queensland. raced to shore to get away from a 3.8m crocodile in North Queensland.

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Police release CCTV of man involved in alleged armed robbery in East Mackay

Detectives allege a woman was stopped in her car near a school and approached by an unknown man who produced a knife before driving off in her car.

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Bulk carrier takes on water in engine room while moored off Mackay coast

A bulk carrier waiting at a coal-loading zone off the coast of North Queensland has taken on water, triggering a multi-agency emergency response.

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Outback flood-stranded vets bunker down with sick animals for 50 hours as Queensland roads cut in wild weather

The team of veterinarians raced back to their clinic, west of Mackay, to care for 30 horses and five dogs, and were cut off by rising floodwaters amid wild weather.

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Researchers make breakthrough in turning sugar cane to aircraft fuel

Queensland researchers say making sustainable fuels, cosmetics, solvents, and paints in Australia is a step closer after developing a way to quickly convert sugar cane into a renewable chemical.

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Wet and wild weather nationally as Sydney expected to break cool spell

Australia is in for a wet and wild week, with much of the country expected to cop a barrage of foul weather.

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‘Dangerous flash flooding’ warning for North Queensland regions – as it happened

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Flooding and intense rain batter Queensland coast as BOM warns weather system could develop into cyclone

The Bureau of Meteorology warns Mackay and the Whitsundays will continue to be hit with intense rain and the chance of a tropical cyclone.

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Travellers left stranded in Whitsundays as severe weather system sees Bruce Highway cut by floodwaters

Up to 100 backpackers and tourists — and some animals — have been hunkering down in emergency accommodation following intense rain from Mackay to Ingham.

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Car crash into power pole cuts electricity to most of Midge Point in North Queensland

Nearly 600 properties lost power, with many still awaiting reconnection, when a driver ploughed through a fence and into a pole north of Mackay.

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Wet season arrives for Mackay as North Queensland city cops 200mm drenching

The North Queensland city receives a drenching of up to 200 millimetres, resulting in flooded roads and requests for State Emergency Service personnel to help with leaking roofs.

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Queensland health ombudsman investigating former Mackay obstetrician George Campbell du Toit's time in Albany, requests case information

Letters sent to patients treated by obstetrician George Campbell du Toit when he was at the Albany Hospital advise a WA health service has been compelled to produce information.

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Mackay Base Hospital newborn baby deaths to be investigated by coroner

The deaths of three babies at Mackay Base Hospital will be investigated as devastated parents detail their struggles since the heartbreaking tragedies.

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Elizabeth Turner walks from court despite helping her son Markis flee Australia to avoid drug charges

A Mackay woman described as an "enabler" admits to helping her son flee the country to avoid serious drug charges, but will not spend any more time in jail.

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Entire board of Mackay Hospital sacked, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says cultural change needed

The entire board of the Mackay Hospital and Health Service is sacked and a new administrator appointed. It follows a damning report into patient care in the obstetric and gynaecology department.

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Mackay District Court judge reprimands brothers for 'vigilante attack' after uncles assault sibling

Judge scolds three men who took revenge into their own hands after an attack on their young relative left him with extensive burns.

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Australia's biggest cane region Mackay turns sugar into silver at Australian Rum Awards

It's no surprise that the sugar capital of Australia is the perfect place to make canegrowers' cordial, a rum that can rival Bundaberg.

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Shortage of taxi drivers leaves travellers stuck at Mackay airport, partygoers stranded after dark

A statewide labour crisis affecting the taxi and rideshare industry is seeing people opting to sleep in cars or begging "to be taken home" after a night out.

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Complaints over obstetrician gynaecologist George Campbell du Toit at Albany hospital following Mackay hospital scandal

A group of West Australian women come forward with complaints about obstetrician gynaecologist George Campbell du Toit, who is at the centre of a storm in two states about his competency as a surgeon.

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Mackay Base Hospital obstetrics unit victims meet Yvette D'Ath

A dozen women who fell victim to lifelong injuries and trauma at the Mackay Base Hospital have been left with more questions after a visit from the health minister.

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Another resignation at north Qld hospital

Another staff member has resigned at the Mackay Hospital and Health Service after a report into the facility's failures.

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Mackay rookie Declan Fraser to race with idol, seven-times Bathurst 1000 champion Craig Lowndes

A North Queensland rookie turns from fan to teammate this weekend as he pairs up with his idol and Bathurst 1000 veteran Craig Lowndes.

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