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Acting police commissioner Brett Pointing has revealed his personal experience as the victim of a crime in Queensland.

‘I had a very dangerous one’: New police chief reveals his family were victims of crime

Brett Pointing said the home invasion had opened his eyes to how many people had been victims in his neighbourhood.

  • Dominique Tassell

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Hallie, 2, died on Thursday.

Sisters die days after being pulled from massive house fire

The girls’ mother is a nurse who worked at the hospital where the children were treated this week.

  • Julius Dennis
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli (far right) has slammed a copper thief at Deeragun for affecting telecommunications during severe weather.

Qld premier slams ‘lowlife’ copper thief as communications cut while cyclone bears down

David Crisafulli said the theft was “as low as you can get” after cables were cut in Far North Queensland as it braces for a cyclone.

  • Dominique Tassell
A puppy and five people have been rescued from a sinking inflatable boat.

Puppy among those rescued from sinking boat during ruff day at sea

Five people and Sooky the dog were rescued off the Queensland coast on Thursday after their inflatable tender took on water.

  • Dominique Tassell
Opposition Leader Steven Miles.

‘Massive wake-up call’: What an unsurprising byelection loss reveals about Labor’s big problem

Labor was never expecting to come close to winning the North Queensland seat, but the fall in support further solidifies a big problem for the opposition.

  • James Hall
Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson previously apologised on A Current Affair.

Ex-mayor lied about army service, degrees and cancer: watchdog

Former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson was also found to have shared confidential information outside council, Queensland’s corruption commission has found.

  • Dominique Tassell
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Former Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto thanked Townsville after local media called the mayoral by-election about 10pm on Saturday night.

Former state MP claims victory in Townsville mayoral race

Nick Dametto has declared victory after surging to a comfortable lead in the north Queensland city’s mayoral byelection.

  • Catherine Strohfeldt
Third Battalion soldier Tulsa Rumney (left) was killed in a vehicle rollover during a training exercise near Townsville.

Soldier killed in vehicle roll during ADF training in Townsville identified

Tulsa Rumney had served seven years in the army, including in Ukraine where he trained soldiers for the war against Russia.

  • Julius Dennis
Townsville has stormed to the top of the national leaderboard, with five of its suburbs among Australia’s top 10 for annual growth.

‘An underrated place’: Where Brisbane property investors are looking

Some neighbourhoods clocked property price gains of more than 35 per cent in 12 months, pushing them to the top of the leaderboard.

  • Sarah Webb
Troy Thompson will face off against Katter’s Australian Party MP Nick Dametto to be mayor of Townsville.

Bid to boost power in Katter Country revealed in mayoral race

Katter’s Australian Party MP Nick Dametto will leave state parliament to challenge Troy Thompson in the Townsville mayoral race.

  • William Davis, Catherine Strohfeldt and James Hall