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Mackay MP Nigel Dalton.

‘This is my time to redeem myself’: Rebel Liberal-National MP hopes to reignite abortion debate

The Mackay MP said he was motivated to break party ranks because he was uncomfortable to have initially supported the gag in 2024.

  • James Hall

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Raj Sharma with his wife and daughter.

After Cyclone Yasi, Raj was left with $17. This is his message to Alfred’s victims

Left with next to nothing after another cyclone, a business owner has advice for others assessing Alfred’s impact.

  • Nick Wright
On Friday night, Tropic Cyclone Alfred was a category 3 system travelling south off the Queensland coast.

Damaging surf and high tides as cyclone spirals closer

Powerful waves could cause floods and coastal erosion as a tropical cyclone narrows on Queensland’s coast, but the category 3 system is unlikely to reach the mainland.

  • Savannah Meacham and Adrian Black
The ADF deploys a heavy-lift Chinook helicopter to bring supplies to the residents of Halifax.

Airport closes as flood-hit region braces for more rain

An airport has closed as a flood-hit region braces for more heavy rainfall, with severe weather and a possible cyclone on the horizon.

  • Savannah Meacham
Medical crews left the bandage applied by on-scene bystanders to the 57-year-old woman’s shark attack wounds, although she was expected to have received stitches in hospital.

‘Hats off to the first-aiders’: Woman endures marathon rescue after shark attack off Qld coast

The 57-year-old was snorkelling 200km out from Mackay when she was bitten on the calf. Thankfully, those around her knew what to do.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Queensland Premier Steven Miles drinks a beer at the Barrier Reef Hotel in Cairns, as part of a Politics In The Pub campaign event.

‘Stakes are really high’: Premier’s tropical tour as campaign heats up

As Labor leader Steven Miles kept busy, his LNP challenger, David Crisafulli, warned of “aggression in politics” and announced another crime policy.

  • Cameron Atfield
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“We’ve put all of it into this one initiative,” Premier Steven Miles said of the rebates in relation to much-touted help coming in the state budget.

‘Simpler ways’: Labor’s public power retailer pitch sparks debate

Queensland Labor has pledged to set up a new retailer to help drive down bills across the state if re-elected later this month, but not everyone is sold.

  • Matt Dennien and Cameron Atfield
The Reef Marina at Port Douglas

‘More bang for your buck’: Where you can tree change for $618,000

“Your typical buyer there can sell their house, come down here and buy something probably nicer and still have $1 million in their pockets to play with.”

  • Jim Malo
Damage to roads at Cooktown and Lions Den in north Queensland after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper.

Big wet continues in north Qld as cyclone builds

All bets are off when it comes to predicting the weather, says one north Queenslander, as intense falls across Australia’s north continue while the south-east gets a reprieve.

  • Luke Costin and Laine Clark
Queensland wildlife officers are searching for a large crocodile that leapt into a fisherman’s tinnie near Mackay on New Year’s Eve.

Search for crocodile that leapt into tinnie with ‘jaws wide open’

Queensland wildlife officers are searching for a large crocodile that reportedly jumped into a fisherman’s tinnie near Mackay.

  • Sean Parnell