Bundaberg's introduction to traffic lights began in 1964, when the region's first set was activated at the ANZAC Memorial intersection where Bourbong and Barolin Streets cross. Their debut, however, was far from straightforward.
A Beenleigh man has been charged with multiple drug and traffic offences following an early morning police intercept at Hope Island on 3 May. Detectives from the Gold Coast Criminal Investigation Branch intercepted a white Nissan Navara on Hope Island Road around 5am for a routine licence check.
Large parts of Queensland are set for a week of scattered showers, gusty winds and warmer-than-usual overnight temperatures, as unsettled weather moves across the state. While rainfall totals are not expected to be particularly heavy, some western regions could receive more than double their typical May rainfall, with forecasters describing the conditions as unseasonable for this time of year.
Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor. "I'm very proud to be a Labor girl," she declared at a news conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
LONDON (AP) – Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from within his party broke into open rebellion Thursday, with one potential rival resigning from the Cabinet and two others positioning themselves for a future leadership challenge.
An 18-year-old man has died after falling from a Brisbane hotel balcony during a police operation on Saturday evening. Police were called to a hotel on Wickham Terrace in Spring Hill shortly before 6pm following reports that a man wanted over a number of alleged property offences was at the location.
The Queensland Government has unveiled the first two successful projects to receive funding under Queensland's $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund, aimed at strengthening the state's biomedical manufacturing capabilities and creating new jobs.
Australian striker Sam Kerr says she’s leaving Chelsea after six-plus seasons. Kerr, whose contract with the club is up at the end of this season, announced she is departing in a video she posted on social media, appearing with her 1-year-old son, Jagger.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with a mass drone and missile attack early Thursday morning that killed at least one and injured 16 people, local authorities said. Damage was recorded across six districts of Kyiv, according to head of Kyiv’s Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.
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