
Georgia Loney
Journalist at ABC News (Australia)
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1 day ago |
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney |Meghan Dansie
The Queensland treasurer has flagged additional funding for the multi-billion-dollar energy project, CopperString 2032, in this year's state budget. It follows major changes to the construction order of the project, announced earlier this year. Work on the transmission line is expected to begin before the end of this year.
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2 days ago |
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney
The trial of a north Queensland grazier accused of killing three of his neighbours has been delayed a month before its start as the defence seeks more time to assess evidence. Darryl Valroy Young, 61, is charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder at a property in Bogie, west of Bowen, on August 4, 2022. Married couple Mervyn and Maree Schwarz, as well as Mrs Schwarz's son Graham Tighe, were shot dead.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney |Gabrielle Becerra Mellet
Two casinos in northern Australia found at high risk of being used for money laundering have been ordered to undertake an external audit. Financial crimes watchdog AUSTRAC said the Ville Resort-Casino in Townsville and Mindil Beach Casino Resort in Darwin were at heightened risk for financial crime. The watchdog identified "potential gaps and deficiencies" in the operators' anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing controls, risks and oversight.
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1 week ago |
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney
Fire has destroyed much of the Townsville's beloved Sundoo Chinese Restaurant. It comes as retro Cantonese eateries become "more and more rare" in regional Australia, the owners' son says. At this stage it is unclear whether the Sundoo will be able to re-open. The gutting by fire of a much-loved Chinese restaurant in North Queensland after 50 years has left a family heartbroken. The Sundoo Chinese Restaurant in Townsville was badly damaged by a fire that began in the back of the building on Monday.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Georgia Loney |Chloe Chomicki
Another person has died from soil-borne disease melioidosis in Queensland, bringing this year's death toll from the disease to 31. The latest Queensland Health figures show one person in Townsville has died from the infection in the past week. There have also been four new melioidosis cases reported in the same period. Three of those cases were around Cairns and the other was in the Townsville region.
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