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Air fare price caps? That’s the question

An ’issues and questions’ paper by an Australian Government Productivity Commission inquiry into air travel has raised a point around potentially price-capping fares in...

Heavy showers on Range

Ian from Brecknell St, The Range, sent me a total of 20mm to 7am Friday, then called to say 32mm to 9am. Alison in Bishop...

Holding steady through the wet

I write this From the AgForce desk column to you listening to the rain on the tractor roof, in one of the stickiest summers...

Qantas shares nosedive amid weak international demand

Former UK envoy Mandelson arrested in Epstein probe

How AI is helping criminals target more victims online

Inflation figures set to impact federal budget savings

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Sport

Blackall hosts first meeting of Central West racing season

Weather permitting, the opening meeting of the Central West horse racing season is set to take place at Blackall on Saturday. The annual Meet and...

Birdcage ready for RSL battle

After two rain-affected weekends and the Longreach 9s stalled momentum in the Longreach Cricket Competition, the attention now shifts firmly to this Friday's showdown...

Mann all-in for Vegas clash

Winton Devils junior Kurt Mann will run out under the bright lights of Las Vegas this weekend after being named in jumper 14 for...

Russell set for sideline spell

Longreach-born Dan Russell is expected to be sidelined for around three months after scans confirmed a knee injury suffered in Bradford’s Super League season...

Fuller fires but Woolf bites at fullback hopes

Despite some superb showings from Trai Fuller in the pre-season, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf looks set to keep Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the No.1 position...

Star CQ filly’s thrilling Caulfield success

Stand-in jockey Zac Spain’s nerveless ride guided star Central Queensland filly Sheza Alibi to a thrilling victory in the $300,000 Group 2 Angus Armanasco...

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Ag In Brief

A-EU FTA negotiations must rectify punitive access Australia’s red meat industry has issued its clearest message yet on the pending endgame of the Australia-European Union...

New grant to build skills and strengthen future workforce

AgriFutures Australia has opened applications for its new People and Capability Program, investing up to $200,000 to help our levied and emerging industries address...

Tackling life head-on

You are either in or you’re out with life. There are no half measures. It’s the same with farming, especially when you start down the...

Drums and their end point

Was travelling back through NSW last month and came across this drumMUSTER collection site. It certainly took me back to those years or decades...

Farmers and families urged to stay safe on quad bikes

The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk...

REGIONAL: Hot prices at Roma saleyards

Hot prices and packed laneways, it was a sellers’ market here at the Roma Saleyards with a little over 6,100 head of cattle yarded. With...

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No official opening? No worries

The central railway line from Rockhampton to Longreach was completed on 5 January 1892 and, in traditional bureaucratic fashion – some things really do...

Stage two underway for Longreach water upgrades

The Federal and State Governments are delivering improved water security for Longreach, with stage two of the digital water meter upgrades and replacement of...

A more sustainable Bali

Bali has always been a popular ‘go to’ destination for antipodeans, and more recently the World. Tourists are now travelling far and wide for...

Statewide crime crackdown commences

On Wednesday, 25 February the Queensland Government, alongside the Queensland Police Service, launched Operation Forge – a statewide crackdown on youth crime to make...

Ballard’s Idol run ends

Longreach singer Rochelle Ballard’s run on Australian Idol has come to an end after a tense top 30 performance on Monday night. Rochelle took...

Community Events

WEEKLY Social Tennis Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...

On This Day: National Pokemon Day!

Get on board with National Pokemon Day and have a blast celebrating this nostalgic group of games featuring delightful characters! Pokémon is widely recognised as...

Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago

On this day 27 February 1953 Stibbards Cup fixture between Longreach and Barcaldine at the Longreach ground took a dramatic turn when an umpire was...

Innovation in the yards

Beef producers will have the chance to see in vitro fertilisation technology up close next month, with an open day in the Brisbane Valley...

Longreach connects at community expo

Longreach’s community spirit was on show last week as Longreach Regional Council hosted its second Community Expo, bringing together local clubs, groups and sporting...

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