• 85 Patients Stranded In Townsville Hospitals
  • Govt. Commits $2.4 Billion For 51,000 New Homes
  • AI Defence Firm Arkeus Moves to Queensland
  • Australia-Vanuatu Pact Blocks China
  • Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship
Townsville City Council Bypassed Public Tender Rules

Townsville City Council has again come under scrutiny after an external audit found staff bypassed mandatory public tender requirements to appoint a preferred contractor for work valued above the $200,000 threshold without inviting tenders, as required under the Local Government Regulation 2012.

Woman dies after being struck on Pacific Motorway

A woman has died following a tragic traffic incident on the Pacific Motorway at Loganholme on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Exit 30 about 3.40pm after reports of a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle.

 

New Reef 2050 Strategy Unveiled to Protect Great Barrier Reef

The Australian and Queensland Governments have launched a new long-term strategy aimed at improving water quality flowing into the Great Barrier Reef, describing it as one of the most important steps in strengthening the Reef's resilience for future generations.

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Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war. Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May.

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Explosion in Monaco injuries Ukrainian tycoon with ties to Russia

PARIS (AP) – A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.

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Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

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The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate. Trump’s special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner plan meetings with Qatari mediators.

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Supreme Court Rulings - For and Against Trump

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

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