Gaza truce talks end inconclusively as Rafah braces
Talks involving the United States, Egypt, Israel and Qatar on a Gaza truce have ended without a breakthrough as calls grow for Israel to...
More than 1m claims outstanding at Services Australia
More than one million claims made to Services Australia remain outstanding, despite thousands of new staff hired to the department to reduce the backlog.
Services...
WA’s $64.3 million gun buyback to begin on February 21
A state government sponsored firearms buyback in Western Australia will begin next week.
The $64.3 million scheme starts on February 21 and run for six...
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Katter floats 'no income tax' proposal
Katter’s Australian Party MP Bob Katter says under his “split income” taxation model, families would virtually be exempt from...
Another cyclone could be on the way
Another cyclone may soon threaten flood-hit regions as Queensland counts the cost of an already disaster-riddled summer.
A tropical low is set to form in...
Archives: What was news 84 years ago
On this Day Saturday, 17 February 1940.
In the Barcaldine Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. T. W. Foran, acting Police Magistrate, Jack Cornwell and...
Election race heats up
Tuesday was the nomination deadline for next month’s local government elections.
The list of contenders for the 16 March poll for the council areas of...
CS Energy release C4 incident report findings
CS Energy released its report on Tuesday, 13 February, on the contributing factors to the Callide Unit C4 incident that occurred in May 2021...
School welcomes new leaders
The Longreach State School has welcomed its 2024 leaders at an investiture ceremony.
The badges were presented by a number of community Leaders - Longreach...
Splash of summer colour
The season has been so very kind in some ways and in others so cruel.
The rain that has fallen since Christmas has been...
Freya is Longreach Hospital’s first baby of 2024
Freya Campbell is the first baby of 2024 born at Longreach Hospital.
Baby Freya, 3920g, arrived at 11.43 am on 23 January to...
Distance ed students come together
There was something special in the air on the morning of Tuesday, 7 February, for the families of the Longreach School of Distance Education.
The...
Weather can’t stop Prestige Pairs
Well despite the weather another Prestige Pairs was held last weekend with a full complement of teams taking to the green.
Bowlers are a hardy...
