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Double standards about drug and alcohol testing could be about to change for one Queensland council, but there are calls for it to go even further.

The man charged with the murder of Townsville mother Tania Trickey has appeared in court for the first time.

The family of Commonwealth Games debutante Claire Colwill surprise her 92-year-old grandmother to make sure she doesn't miss their beloved Hockeyroos in Birmingham.

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Queensland police are responding to the incident in Bogie, northwest of Mackay.

Despite living in a First World country, young students at a small school in Queensland have gone without a basic human right — until now.

Instead of growing carrots and broccoli, these primary school students are growing native fruits in a garden that teaches them the history of Indigenous cultivation.

Ricky Barone installed a solar system on his roof in 2014. Since then, it has cost him thousands of dollars and years of sleepless nights. So, who's responsible?

Internal politics are suspected to be behind a Mackay Regional Council decision to paint over a half finished skate park mural created in tribute to teenager who died in a motorcycle accident, with the local community and his friends expressing "disgust" towards eight councillors who made the decision.