Townsville, Australia News

DENGUE fever has struck again in north and far north Queensland, with authorities confirming three cases in Cairns and one in Townsville.

Queensland's peak corruption watchdog took too long to wrap up its investigation of a police officer who has since gone missing and is feared to have committed suicide, a review has found.

Sabi found after 14 months Fled during bloody Afghan battle Found by a US soldier Townsville Bulletin: More pics of Sabi SHE survived almost 14 months in the unforgiving Afghan desert after being declared missing in action during a bloody battle with the Taliban.

SNG has also expressed its intention to publish the 33rd America's Cup Notice of Race with immediate effect.

It is feared the closure of the recreational group Sunfish will make it more difficult for anglers to have their say on state policies.

LICENSEES representing 14 pubs and clubs across Queensland will fight to prevent glass being banned at their venues in the Supreme Court in Brisbane today.

The latest in a series of Australian-sponsored Pacific Patrol Boat refits has been completed and the refurbished vessel handed-back to the Federated States of Micronesia at a ceremony at the Rosshaven Marine Shipyard in Townsville QLD today.

In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection is, apparently, prostitution, according to an Australian study published Wednesday.

'Because I wanted a jet' DANIEL HURST November 4, 2009 - 2:41PM Failed advisory firm Storm Financial had no obligation to monitor the state of its clients' margin loans to ensure they weren't reaching risky levels, its co-founder has insisted.

ASHLEY HALL: The latest boat rescue has the potential to be politically difficult for the Federal Government, particularly as it comes on a day when the Government would have hoped to be talking up its much better economic outlook.

A 22-MONTH-OLD old girl has died after she was thrown from the back seat of a sedan that collided with another vehicle in north Queensland.

Australia has ended its combat role in Iraq, but Aussie troops remain in Baghdad protecting diplomats in what has become an increasingly benign security environment compared with the dark days of not long ago.

Massive numbers of kangaroos and wild dogs are costing Queensland sheep and cattle farmers tens of thousands of dollars, a forum has heard.

CATHOLIC schools will close across Queensland today as teachers take to the streets over a pay dispute.

Barbara Miller reported this story on Monday, October 26, 2009 12:33:00 ELEANOR HALL: At events across the country this lunchtime to mark national Breast Cancer Day, the message has been one of hope.

LOAN practices of a Townsville bank for Storm Financial customers were questioned as early as 2006, two years before it collapsed, a court has heard.

A group of young Australians have been granted royal permission to walk "just a few inches taller" after they were presented with a gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

As the deadly chytrid fungus continues its spread around the globe , putting thousands of amphibian species at risk of extinction, scientists are taking a few steps to control it, or at least understand it better.

CALLS for Queensland to take a tougher line with police-bashing offenders are expected to intensify after another weekend of violence directed at police.

I guess this is where some of the Fiji Visitors Bureau money is going. Certainly the prices of trips to the resorts sounds very good and the articles are the usual mix of fun and description even promoting Fiji's bad roads as 'part of the adventure'. Rory Gibson knows Fiji well and there is a lot of information.