Mount Isa
‘Strong evidence’: 69yo man could see new charges over outback deaths
A court has heard the only man once charged over a triple homicide near Mount Isa could be referred to face new murder charges.
- Cloe Read
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- Manufacturing
Nation’s manufacturing at ‘dangerous crossroads’ with more big bailouts to come
The government is set to announce its third major industry rescue package this year.
- Nick Toscano, Mike Foley and Shane Wright
Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest
Karen Edwards, Tim Thomson and Gordon Twaddle left Alice Springs with their dog ‘Tristie’ for a motorcycle trip to Mt Isa in 1978. The trio were found dead in remote bushland.
- Rex Martinich
‘Tragic, unnecessary’: Missed chance before plane crash
A phone call minutes before a deadly firefighting crash was a missed opportunity to save the lives of those on board during the preventable tragedy, an investigation has found.
- Abe Maddison
Main defence witness in trial of Michael and Lindy Chamberlain dies
Scientist Barry Boettcher said tests on the Chamberlains’ car showed the presence of copper dust – not blood.
- Malcolm Brown
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- Air accident
Three dead after firefighting plane crashes in outback Queensland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk paid tribute to the crew, who were helping fight bushfires in the state.
- Kathryn Magann
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- Mining
‘A fight for Mount Isa’: 1200 jobs under cloud with Qld mines to close
Glencore announced the “operational changes” on Wednesday, saying it had notified workers the underground work would close after 60 years.
- Matt Dennien
‘Work yourself through the fear’: Meet Mount Isa’s Indigenous cowboys
Medical staff standing by, riders tossed into the air by beasts with names like Hellraiser: Welcome to the inaugural Indigenous Rodeo Championships.
- Konrad Marshall
Two men arrested over alleged $360,000 disaster funding rip-off
After a 16-month investigation, police searched a pastoral property near Cloncurry and businesses in Mount Isa in December.
- Toby Crockford
Big trouble on a small Queensland hill
A mining company has flagged the destruction of a sacred Gulf Country hill. Is it Queensland’s own Juukan Gorge disaster, or a chance to raise a community out of poverty?
- Zach Hope