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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside |Johanna Marie |Russell Varley
A coking coal mine on "prime agricultural land" is unlikely to go ahead after the Queensland government found it was "not in the public interest". Queensland's Attorney-General Deb Frecklington announced the decision in Bundaberg on Tuesday morning. "The next stage in this matter is that the department will hand me a full brief when a final decision can be made," Ms Frecklington said.
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2 months ago | 
abc.net.au | Elly Bradfield |Grace Ann Whiteside
Heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding is expected in North Queensland today. Six-hourly rainfall totals between 100-180mm are possible and severe storm warnings are in place from Tully to Proserpine. The rain is forecast to ease from early Wednesday morning. Parts of northern Queensland are bracing for more heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Gemma Ferguson |Grace Ann Whiteside
Storms are expected to continue across parts of Queensland this weekend, while a heatwave in the state's north-west could deliver temperatures in the mid-to-high 40s. About 1,600 properties were left without power in the South Burnett, north-west of Brisbane, after damaging weather overnight, with electricity not expected to be restored until Friday afternoon. South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff said big storms, on top of the wet season's usual rainfall, were becoming "very, very problematic".
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nikki Sorbello |Grace Ann Whiteside
Queensland's failed Paradise Dam will cost at least $4.4 billion to rebuild, the state government has revealed for the first time. Water Minister Anne Leahy said dam operator Sunwater had provided the estimate, despite the full design for the rebuild not being complete. Sunwater chief executive Glen Stockton said further cost increases could not be ruled out. "As we work through the design we will refine our way through that [cost] and provide advice to the state," Mr Stockton said.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Jessica Black |Claudia Williams |Grace Ann Whiteside
By Jessica Black, Claudia Williams, Grace WhitesideA Comanchero outlaw bikie gang leader has been charged over Australia's largest ever cocaine seizure, police say. A transnational organised crime syndicate with links to the Comancheros is alleged to have attempted to bring 2.34 tonnes of cocaine into Australia.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside
A Queensland police officer is recovering in hospital after being hit by a car. Police allege a 16-year-old boy from Bundaberg drove at officers while they were checking on a stolen car at Walkervale. The boy has been charged and is expected to appear in court today. A police officer is recovering in hospital after a teenage driver allegedly struck him with a stolen car in the regional Queensland city of Bundaberg.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside |Nikki Sorbello
An urgent care clinic set up by the federal government to relieve pressure on emergency departments has suddenly closed less than a year after it opened in regional Queensland. The Medicare bulk-billed clinic in Bundaberg, 400 kilometres north of Brisbane, was one of 75 opened across Australia by the federal government since June 2023. The purpose was to divert non-life-threatening cases from emergency departments, leaving hospitals to take on the most severe cases.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside |David Dowsett
Drivers are hopeful headaches and honking horns on a notoriously busy stretch of the Bruce Highway will be a thing of the past as the long-awaited Gympie Bypass offers a "magic run". The new 26-kilometre, four-lane section of highway opened without fanfare on Tuesday night, providing a seamless path from Woondum to Curra and bypassing the city of Gympie, 175 kilometres north of Brisbane. It means motorists can now avoid 53 intersections, including nine sets of traffic lights.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Owen Jacques |Grace Ann Whiteside
Medical negligence experts say Queensland Health's system for compensation is flawed and authorities should look across the ditch to New Zealand for a fairer and simpler process. Medical negligence occurs when a medical professional fails to take reasonable care, either by their action or lack of action, to avoid loss or injury to a patient.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Grace Ann Whiteside
Amid a global pilot shortage, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has opened a "one-of-a-kind" training facility in regional Queensland in a bid to attract more staff to the service. The $30 million Aeromedical Training Academy in Bundaberg, 400 kilometres north of Brisbane, houses the only Beechcraft King Air Pro Line Fusion Full-Flight Simulator in Australia. "It's as close as possible to flying without actually being in an aircraft," RFDS chief executive Meredith Staib said.
