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Wests Tigers edge South Sydney 23-22 in NRL thriller, North Queensland humbles Gold Coast 30-4

Just like Jackson Hastings last round, Luke Brooks lands a field goal in the shadows of full-time to hand Wests Tigers a 23-22 win over South Sydney, while North Queensland is celebrating a 30-4 thrashing of Gold Coast.

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North Queensland braces for month's worth of rain, Anzac Day ceremonies to go ahead

A month's worth of rain is tipped to fall in the next few days over Queensland's north as a lacklustre wet season ends with a sting in the tail.

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Yellow crazy ants spread into Townsville and parts of north-east Australia, as councils plead for funding

Yellow crazy ants are categorised as one of the worst invasive species on the planet, capable of completely destroying ecosystems — and they're spreading in northern Australia.

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Townsville police uncover cannabis and ice worth $1.5m in suitcases at ferry terminal

Police have charged two people after seizing suitcases "jam-packed" with 54 kilograms of drugs on a bus from Brisbane.

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It’s so frustrating when an election brings funding to north Queensland after years of neglect

Inadequate mobile coverage and internet speeds mean north Queenslanders say ‘once you’re north of Townsville, you might as well be on the moon’

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Dominant Matildas leave it late to snatch 2-1 win over New Zealand in Townsville

It took until injury time, but the Matildas finally turn their dominance into goals as they snatch a late 2-1 win over New Zealand in Townsville.

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Shane Cregan sentenced to eight years' jail after shooting Rangewood woman in the face

North Queensland man Shane Anthony Cregan has been sentenced to eight years' jail in the Supreme Court after shooting a woman in the face with a rifle at her home in 2019.

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Sydney Roosters take down North Queensland Cowboys

The Cowboys have three players sent to the sin bin and the Rooster take advantage in a 28-4 victory, which came after Daly Cherry-Evans steered Manly home against Canberra, and the Warriors beat Brisbane.

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Another mass bleaching event is devastating the Great Barrier Reef. What will it take for coral to survive?

It’s official: the Great Barrier Reef is suffering its fourth mass bleaching event since 2016. We dived into the reef yesterday and saw the unfolding crisis firsthand.

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Townsville police offer $50,000 reward to find hit and run driver who injured elderly pedestrian

North Queensland police launch a $50,000 appeal for information after an 89-year-old woman was left for dead in a "disgusting" hit and run in Townsville.

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Taumalolo powers Cowboys to big NRL win

North Queensland have powered past an error-strewn Canberra side for a comfortable 26-6 NRL win in Townsville.

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Nicho Hynes the homecoming king for Cronulla in last-gasp win over Parramatta

Cronulla's Nicho Hynes has landed a conversion after the fulltime siren to steal an epic win for the Sharks over Parramatta on return to their spiritual home

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Dead coral found at Great Barrier Reef as widespread bleaching event unfolds

Marine park’s chief scientist says aerial surveys so far indicate bleaching worst off Townsville

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Townsville shopping centre cleaner finds 106yo WWI postcard sent from battlefield in Turkey

A postcard sent by a soldier from the battlefront in World War I has turned up at a busy Townsville shopping centre and will be delivered 106 years late.

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Labor promises Qld manufacturing support

A federal Labor government will provide $22 million to boost advanced manufacturing in Townsville and North Queensland.

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Canterbury Bulldogs edge North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville, Parramatta Eels beat Gold Coast Titans

The Bulldogs hold out the Cowboys in the wet in Townsville. Earlier, the Eels and Titans put on an attacking clinic in Parramatta.

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Queensland escapee recaptured after crash

Queensland police say they have arrested a man following his escape from a low-security prison in Townsville last weekend.

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Indigenous activists call for $100,000 compensation after racial discrimination claim against service station

Two high-profile activists say they were discriminated against at a Townsville service station because they are Aboriginal.

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Townsville has just 12 beds for homeless teens, leaving many desperate for shelter

Youth workers in this Queensland city warn homeless teens fleeing abusive family lives are ending up on the street, with nowhere safe to shelter.

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Townsville first for Matildas' NZ clash

The Matildas will play New Zealand in regional Queensland on April 8, with Townsville to host a women's international for the first time.

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North Queensland's extreme heatwave see temperature, power demand records tumble

Temperatures didn't drop below a record 28.9 degrees in Townsville overnight, while Charters Towers experienced its hottest March day in history.

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Manhunt after north Qld prison escape

A manhunt is underway after a prisoner serving time for assaulting police escaped from a low security area of Townsville Correctional Centre.

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Woman attacked by freshwater crocodile while canoeing in Townsville's Ross River

A woman has been left with a laceration to her arm after she was bitten by a freshwater crocodile while canoeing with her family in north Queensland's Ross River.

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Qld Floods: A 6th Person Has Tragically Died As BOM Issues Storm & Wind Warnings For Brisbane

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has compared the current floodwater effects to those of a cyclone. “At the moment, what we have is similar to like Cyclone Debbie or Cyclone Oswald or a monsoonal trough that we saw in Townsville, where it’s just sitting over the entire south-east of our state.”

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Body of missing Qld man found in river

The body of an 18-year-old man who apparently entered a Townsville river after a police pursuit has been found.

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