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Youth crime declining thanks to task force, say police

Almost 1200 Queensland kids have been charged with more than 4000 offences in the year since a task force was established targeting youth crime hot spots.

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Bennett shows worth again as Dolphins enter top four

The Dolphins have beaten North Queensland 28-26 to return to the NRL's top four, showing South Sydney again just what the master coach can do for a club.

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Penrith grit repels Cowboys, To'o has blinder in 100th

The Panthers beat North Queensland 26-20 in Townsville in a magnificent defensive effort without the ball as winger Brian To'o shone in his milestone match.

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Cowboys beat Titans to add to Hasler's nightmare start

North Queensland have beaten Gold Coast 35-22 in Townsville, leaving the Titans as the only winless team in the NRL after five rounds.

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Backed by 5G truthers, exiled from One Nation, banned from parliament – now Troy Thompson looks set to be Townsville’s mayor

Controversy surrounds political hopeful leading north Queensland city’s mayoral race with support from conspiracy theory group

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Crocodile captured after wandering into petrol station

A freshwater crocodile has surprised locals by wandering into a north Queensland service station, prompting an unusual call to police.

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Perth Lynx douse Townsville Fire to reach WNBL decider

Perth Lynx have toppled defending champions Townsville Fire to advance to the WNBL grand final, where they will meet the Southside Flyers or Melbourne Boomers.

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Indigenous grit their way to All-Star win against Maori

The Indigenous All-Stars have relied on their defence to beat their Maori opponents 22-14 in Townsville.

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Chapman double helps Indigenous women post massive win

The Indigenous women have smashed their Maori opponents 26-4 to win the annual All-Stars clash in Townsville.

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Latrell Mitchell to captain Indigenous All Stars

Latrell Mitchell says he is honoured to captain the Indigenous All Stars side for the first time ahead of the clash with the Maori All Stars in Townsville.

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Townsville tapped to turn farm waste into jet fuel

Australia's first sustainable aviation facility could be established in north Queensland to turn sugarcane by-products into low-carbon fuel.

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Latrell, Hammer named for Townsville All Stars clash

Strong squads headlined by Latrell Mitchell and Joseph Tapine have been named for the NRL All Stars' return to Townsville.

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Cyclone set for 'last hurrah' as another threat looms

Queensland is set to farewell ex-tropical cyclone Kirrily after a long week of heavy rain and damaging winds as another threat looms off the coast.

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Kirrily mop up begins but heavy rain risk remains

Hundreds of energy restoration crews, volunteers and low-security prisoners are pitching in to help clean up Townsville after the region was hit by a cyclone.

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‘Like a ghost howling’: ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily to bring heavy rain to Queensland as Townsville residents survey damage

Premier Steven Miles says ‘we’re not out of the woods’ with BoM weather warnings issued as former category three cyclone downgraded

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Morning Mail: ‘I don’t want to die,’ new AOTY says, Kirrily hits Townsville, Dunkley voters give tax cuts verdict

Prof Richard Scolyer talks movingly about his terminal cancer after joint award for work on melanoma; cyclone makes landfall in north Queensland

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Kirrily downgraded to tropical low as tens of thousands without power – as it happened

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Afternoon Update: Queensland residents prepare for Kirrily; PM begins selling stage-three tax cuts; and Captain Cook statue toppled

Townsville residents issued a ‘shelter in place’ order as Kirrily is updated to category 3 and expected to make landfall on Thursday evening

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Cyclone crosses Queensland coast at Townsville

Storm downgraded after making landfall Thursday night but could still see deluge on inland areas

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Queensland residents brace for cyclone – as it happened

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Tropical Cyclone Kirrily: are back-to-back summer storms normal for Queensland?

Above-average sea surface temperatures are fuelling the state’s second cyclone of the summer, but weather experts say it’s not uncommon for consecutive storms to form close together

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Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

An ethical standards unit will probe police involvement in a fatal e-scooter crash, following reports the rider was fleeing officers in Townsville.

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Reward offered in bid to crack decades-old cold case

Police have offered a $500,000 reward in the latest bid for information on the mysterious disappearance of Leslie Ralph Ball more than 30 years ago.

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Fire stay top of WNBL ladder with win over Bendigo

The Townsville Fire have overcome a rare quiet outing from captain Sami Whitcomb to post an 86-72 WNBL road win over the Bendigo Spirit.

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Whitcomb and Woods star as Townsville down Lynx in WNBL

Sami Whitcomb and Courtney Woods scored 47 points between them as WNBL leaders Townsville beat second-placed Perth Lynx 87-64 to end round nine on top.

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