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CONFIRMED: Australia Day celebrations in the Maranoa

News Celebrate Australia Day on Tuesday, January 26 with Australia Day Awards and plenty of activities happening around the Maranoa to keep everyone entertained!

Truck loses trailer, destroys guardrail on Warrego near Roma

News A truck has run off the road and completely destroyed a guardrail on the Warrego Highway near Roma. MORE:

Drug driver’s back-up career puts tough decision on court

News A Southwest Queensland court has had to determine whether or not a potentially displaced boilermaker should keep his gun licence after driving drugged.

Australia’s vaccine rollout: How it affects you

News It took Australia’s medical regulator a record 54 days to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Here we explain what it means.

Revealed: Qld private school fees for 2021

Education School fees at most Queensland private schools have increased

Teenager hospitalised after Maranoa motorbike crash

News Paramedics have taken a female patient to hospital following a motorbike crash in...

Firefighters conclude devastating Charleville fire...

News Fire investigators have finished assessing a major house fire in Charleville, and...

Revealed: Shocking rate of our aged care abuse

News “The aged care regulator is a toothless tiger..."

‘Very frustrating’: PM gets impatient with Premier

News “These things have to move more quickly that they have done.”

‘WE LOST EVERYTHING’: Charleville mum of six's heartbreak

News “We’ve basically just got to start from scratch.''

Hundreds of dollars of damage to car in Roma

News A Roma woman returned to her car after work to find it had been scratched on all...

CRIME WRAP: Drink driving charges for woman in parked car

News A woman has been charged in Roma after sitting in her parked car while allegedly...

Millions splashed into Roma Hwy intersection upgrades

News Details have emerged about what the multimillion-dollar upgrades to two Roma...

Roma cops charge multiple teens for alleged theft, break-ins

News More details have emerged about Roma’s crime wave, after [olice uncovered stolen...

Network News

'Our stories are changing history': Australian of the Year

News Grace Tame was 15 when she was raped by her 58-year-old teacher – what she did next...

The three Aussie start-ups worth billions

Business Whether it started out of a loungeroom or from a desire to make relationships...

TikTok told to block users after girl’s death

News A 10-year-old girl tragically died in a sick viral TikTok challenge, leading to...

COVID-19 found in seven sewage treatment plants

News COVID-19 viral fragments have been detected at seven Queensland wastewater plants...

Around the Region

How to activate your free Courier Mail subscription

Smarter Shopping We know you want the best of local news and we’re delivering, but did you know you can get even more – for free?

‘Absolute joke’: Toowoomba’s fury over Wilsonton 9 sentence

News Three charged of death of Debbie Combarngo have charges downgraded

Rental crisis warning as vacancy rates tighten across state

Property Rental crisis warning as vacancy rates tighten

‘Liar and trickster worthy of a Broadway musical’

News Street Swags founder Jean Madden slammed over ‘cult-like’ behaviour

Town rallies behind ‘gutsy little girl’ in need of lung...

News “She contracted an infection in her lungs, which they couldn’t cure"

Sport

NRL star says racist remark led to alleged brawl

Sport Dragons playmaker Corey Norman and former Panther James Segeyaro have claimed racial abuse led to a Friday night brawl currently under NRL investigation.

WATCH LIVE: QLD water polo grand finals today

Water Sports Grand finals in under 14, under 18 and open age groups on

Scary extent of Tomic’s girlfriend’s demons

News “I was struggling, I ended up in ICU..."

Wife’s golden reaction to Conor KO

Sport Poirier’s wife Jolie was straight up out of her seat

‘Game-changing’ streaming move revealed

Sport A new era of V8 Supercars racing will kick off an exciting offering

National Sport

As ugly as they are dangerous: Avoid this fish at all costs

Sport Timely holiday warning to wear boots wading in shallows. It’s not only stingrays...

Backstage photo exposes McGregor truth

Sport A photo of Conor McGregor after his brutal loss has revealed the UFC’s “big miss”...

Conor destroyed in UFC bombshell

Sport Conor McGregor's career is hanging by a thread after a thunderous knockout at the...

Phone call that brought Australia to its knees

Cricket Phone call that sparked Australia’s loss to India

Queensland News

Where leaders stand on divisive issue

News Debate is raging about whether the date of Australia Day should be changed, this is...

Health alert: Plea to get tested over NZ case fears

News Queensland Health has issued a Public Health Alert asking anyone who has arrived in...

The perfect date for a new Australia Day

Opinion A change for Australia Day seems almost inevitable, but what is the right date?...

The ‘split decision’ that cost man 18 days lost in the wild

News Robert Weber shares just how he came to be at Kilkivan property

Business News

Drivers snub new $18m Coast carpark

Council News Drivers are circling around Mooloolaba’s streets instead of taking up the hundreds of spaces at the $18 million new paid parking facility at Brisbane Rd.

‘Douse me in petrol’: Extraordinary email in Versace row

Business The extraordinary statement is contained in an email

‘Just add water’: Redundancies give rise to smart soap

Business Two Sunshine Coast locals have launched a revolutionary soap

How girls labelled ‘sl*ts and losers’ proved critics wrong

Business Young mums prove their critics wrong

Huge hurdle all Aussies have to face

Business Why JobSeeker and JobKeeper changes will test Australian economy

What's On

Tributes: Manning remembered as a kind-hearted humanitarian

People and Places Tributes roll in for the former Daily Mercury editor who was a fierce advocate for...

PHOTOS: Magpies Crusaders fans cheer from sidelines

Soccer Photos from Saturday night’s pre-season friendly at Sologinkin Oval.

Indigenous artist showcases culture through artwork

Art & Theatre ‘It’s very important to me, being an Indigenous Australian, being a part of the...

Mountain bikers set to race in honour of late founder

Cycling & MTB ‘He was the kind of man that instantly connected with people and left a lasting...

Lifestyle

Qld teachers fail in bid to boycott NAPLAN

Education Queensland teachers have been told they must continue NAPLAN testing this year despite a boycott by a major union.

Big catch with COVID vaccine plan

Health Still being unanswered questions around transmission of virus

Huge change to affect popular SUV

Motoring Changes coming means now is the time to get a deal

Downsides of the five top smartphones

Smarter Shopping It's the camera that is shaping up as the true battleground

‘No free will’: How we are trapped by algorithms

Smarter Shopping “There is a question mark over how much free will consumers have.''

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Entertainment

Fat-shamed star’s hilarious response

Offbeat I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here star Jess Eva had the perfect response to a troll who called her a “fat disgusting mutt”.

Neighbours star was high on set

TV “I’d never smoked at work before but this was all too tempting.”

Teen star comes out to fans

Celebrity 17-year-old superstar JoJo Siwa has been praised by celebrities

‘Nasty’ backlash to star’s gym selfie

Entertainment One of Australia’s biggest fitness gurus has shared vile messages she received...

Ron Howard gets through Qld hotel quarantine

Entertainment While some stars organise private quarantine, director Ron Howard slipped into...

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GALLERY: 50+ photos from Roma Christmas Races

GALLERY: Roma State College Year 12 Graduation

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MEGA GALLERY: Thousands flocked to Roma Cup

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Real Estate

How squatters exploited loophole for free slice of paradise

Property It sounds like the plot from a movie, but two men are among a handful of Queenslanders who’ve taken over someone else’s land by simply moving in.