Melissa Maddison
Lead News Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
News journalist for ABC in the Mackay region, cyclist and mum to two adorable ratbags. See latest news at https://t.co/knlFvfeWsH or https://t.co/DobSmd6jwZ
Articles
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Jenae Madden |Melissa Maddison
Murder charges will not go ahead against Mackay parents who have always maintained their innocence over their daughter's death. The DPP says there is no prospect of proving murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Diana Hanbury's death will now be referred to the Queensland Coroner's Court. Charges against the Mackay parents accused of murdering their toddler daughter have been dropped.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Melissa Maddison
A chance phone call to the surface may have saved the life of a central Queensland coal miner working deep underground, unaware there had been a catastrophic methane gas explosion. The Mining and Energy Union has revealed the man was working at Anglo American's Grosvenor Mine in June last year when methane ignited, sending a bright orange flame through the area.
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Dec 14, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Melissa Maddison
For the first time, researchers have been given an insight into wombat behaviour in burrows, thanks to high-tech activity tracking collars. This information is critical to understanding that habits of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat and finding suitable additional habitats for them. Up to 60 wombats will be moved to a conservation area near St George over the next two years.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Melissa Maddison |Mike Kermode
Tony Sant has built a lot of stuff with his hands. But his replica of a certain large Parisian monument probably takes the cake.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
abc.net.au | Liam O'Connell |Melissa Maddison
A coronial investigation into the death of a 33-year-old man killed at a central Queensland mine has been abandoned because a coroner has decided it will not lead to any recommendations that could avert similar deaths. Donald "Donnie" Rabbitt was alone when he was crushed by a heavy falling tyre and rim at Curragh Mine, north of Blackwater, on January 12, 2020.
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