Floods lingering across the West
Central West communities are continuing to deal with the aftermath of recent flooding and persistent wet weather, with road access across parts of the...
Riley’s idol journey ends
Longreach singer Riley Zischke’s journey on Australian Idol has come to an end, bowing out of the competition on Sunday, 1 March after making...
Flood support expanded in the West
Primary producers across the Central West, including those in Barcaldine, are set to benefit from a significant increase in disaster support following this summer’s...
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Social Tennis
Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...
Nature’s living art gallery
Maybe it was because I spent a couple of weeks away from home and appreciate it more, but since I’ve been back, nature has...
Representing our region in Canberra
The Thomson and Barcoo Rivers continue to rise and fall.
Our Local Disaster Management Group, which I chair, is monitoring the situation. There’s still some...
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
Qantas Group shares have fallen to a three-month low after Australia's biggest airline disclosed softer-than-expected international earnings.
Qantas shares initially rose on Thursday, after the...
Former UK envoy Mandelson arrested in Epstein probe
Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming...
How AI is helping criminals target more victims online
Online criminals are exploiting artificial intelligence tools to boost the number of attacks they launch and improve their chances of stealing information and money...
Floods lingering across the West
Central West communities are continuing to deal with the aftermath of recent flooding and persistent wet weather, with road access across parts of the...
