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‘Poison to our city’: Townsville’s worst drug crime suburbs exposed

Townsville is battling a growing drug scourge, with shocking new figures revealing the suburbs hardest hit. Where does your area rank? See the full list and the latest from police ...

Rape accused football coach out on bail

A sports coach alleged to have groomed and raped a young girl will be released into the community, the same day police charged him with additional child-abuse related offences.

VOTE NOW: Townsville’s best pilates instructor

Who is your favourite pilates instructor? This is your chance to vote them the city’s best. POLL >>>

‘Cheap’ over 50s village approved, despite ‘trailer park’ concerns

Council has approved a 350 housing lots for the over-50s in a growing Townsville suburb, but one councillor was concerned with how the homes might look.

Who killed Peggy? Chilling details resurface 15 years on

She should’ve turned 61 last week — but instead, Peggy Jacobs’ name haunts one of Townsville’s darkest mysteries. Fifteen years after her hit-and-run death, chilling coroner’s find...

Hundreds of flights axed as cyclone nears

More than 150 flights into Brisbane were cancelled in one morning as millions of Aussies brace for Tropical Cyclone Alfred to hit.

‘Devastating’: Giant clam population wiped out

Thousands of giant clams have died near a JCU research station due to the monsoonal downpour. Here’s why.

‘Weak’: Grim loophole warning amid Aus cash war

Australians are being forced into a cash war highlighting the grim reality in one housing sector that is illegal - but there’s a loophole.

Parents’ old school fix for ‘crushing’ regret on kid’s phone

Only one in 50 Australian families have made the same call as the Elachis but they say it’s been a lifesaver.

Aus Jeep dealer unleashes on failing brand

Jeep’s global failings are spilling into Australia as a local dealer unleashes a stunning tirade on their parent company amid legal action.