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Residents at Laura Johnson Home receive their first Pfizer vaccine. Photo supplied.

Laura Johnson Home residents protected with Pfizer vaccine

Samantha Campbell
57m ago

Queensland Firebird players Lara Dunkley and Rudi Ellis came to Mount Isa on the weekend.

SUBSCRIBERQueensland Firebirds come to Mount Isa for netball clinics

Derek Barry
2hrs ago

Mount Isa bucks trend for 2020 baby names

Mount Isa bucks trend for 2020 baby names

Samantha Campbell

Brady Thrift has recently joined the ranks of RFDS aeromedical pilots based in Mount Isa, doing so at the age of just 24.

SUBSCRIBERNew Mount Isa Flying Doctor pilot born for the skies

Genex says it has achieved financial close for its pumped hydro power station at the old Kidston mine near Einasleigh.

SUBSCRIBERGenex get financial close on Kidston Pumped Hydro

Derek Barry

Diwa Hopkins, a senior economist with the Regional Institute Australia, is undertaking an investigation into housing market failure in outback Queensland.

Western councils unite to tackle housing crisis

Sally Gall

Attendees at the morning tea for Apex at Cancer House on Sunday.

SUBSCRIBERCancer House says thanks to Apex Club of Mount Isa

Derek Barry

Residents at Laura Johnson Home receive their first Pfizer vaccine. Photo supplied.

Laura Johnson Home residents protected with Pfizer vaccine

Samantha Campbell
57m ago

Queensland Firebird players Lara Dunkley and Rudi Ellis came to Mount Isa on the weekend.

SUBSCRIBERQueensland Firebirds come to Mount Isa for netball clinics

Derek Barry
2hrs ago

Caleb McLaughlin, left, and Jharrel Jerome in Concrete Cowboy. Picture: Aaron Ricketts

Heartfelt but underwritten tale

Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERHow Australia's vaccine rollout fares globally

At least 885,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Australia so far, making the instances of blood clots rare. Picture: Shutterstock

UPDATEDTGA confirms death 'likely linked' to AstraZeneca vaccine

PM prepares nation for longer border closure

DIGESTPM prepares nation for longer border closure

A NSW woman has reportedly died after developing blood clots a day after being vaccinated. Picture: Shutterstock

PM, premier urge calm after NSW clot death

Photos: Shutterstock

DIGESTAs we hurtle towards a climate endgame, the pandemic rages on

Kim Chappell

Advice was changed for the AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia due to the blood-clotting risk. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHow come some AstraZeneca vaccine recipients develop blood clots

Andrew Brown

US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said the vaccine rollout should be the highest priority. Picture: Getty Images

Australia's vaccine rollout should be 'highest priority': Fauci

Kathryn Lewis

The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has been hit by delays in Australia. Picture: Shutterstock

Calls for 'feet on the ground' in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Doug Dingwall

Carlton may need a cultural shift in its football department, or face even more years in the wilderness. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONDelusional Carlton is way off the mark

Howard Kotton
2hrs ago

Queensland Firebird players Lara Dunkley and Rudi Ellis came to Mount Isa on the weekend.

SUBSCRIBERQueensland Firebirds come to Mount Isa for netball clinics

Derek Barry
2hrs ago

Richmond will host an InTrust Super Cup game for the first time this year.

SUBSCRIBERRichmond to host InTrust Super Cup Country Round game

Derek Barry

Carlton may need a cultural shift in its football department, or face even more years in the wilderness. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONDelusional Carlton is way off the mark

2hrs ago

The successful partnership of Elayne White and Judy Fangrath proved too good for the field.

Win on the greens for White and Fangrath

Judy Fangrath

Mount Isa council employee to take part in Indigenous marathon

Mount Isa council employee to take part in Indigenous marathon

Derek Barry

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

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A headless figure in blue, a sitting person in red and a green figure with a brolly are, collectively, the "Three Well Known Australians" currently at the Outback at Isa gallery.

WHAT'S ONThree Well Known Australians challenge Mount Isa audiences

Derek Barry

Welcoming Babies Day returns to Mount Isa

WHAT'S ONWelcoming Babies Day returns to Mount Isa

Derek Barry

EVENT: Headspace's Faye Tapu and Sigrid Tagaloa are busy making final arrangements for 2021 Youth Week. Photo: Samantha Campbell.

UPDATEDHeadspace ready to celebrate Mount Isa Youth Week

Samantha Campbell

A headless figure in blue, a sitting person in red and a green figure with a brolly are, collectively, the "Three Well Known Australians" currently at the Outback at Isa gallery.

WHAT'S ONThree Well Known Australians challenge Mount Isa audiences

Mount Isa RSL Sub-branch President Jim Nuttall and Sub-branch Welfare Officer Dave
Pringle at the Mount Isa Cenotaph.

WHAT'S ONMount Isa Anzac Day parade to take new route

Derek Barry

Horse racing will return to Maxwelton this Saturday for the Maxi Races.

Maxi Races returns after two year standstill

Samantha Campbell

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

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Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

PICTURESQUE: The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James is preparing to hold its first ever "Virtual Open Day" on May 16.

Townsville students host their school's first ever "Virtual Open Day"

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Ready to help: Toothkind Jimboomba staff, from left, Rosi, Isabelle, Zoe and Natalie.

What's new for Toothkind Jimboomba in 2020?

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Nutrien Harcourts: Sandalwood will be auctioned in Townsville on May 27.

Hughenden property Sandalwood heads to auction

Nutrien Harcourts: Sandalwood will be auctioned in Townsville on May 27.

Hughenden property Sandalwood heads to auction

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

Construction will soon commence on a new Bunnings store on West St.

SUBSCRIBERBunnings Mount Isa construction to start in May

Derek Barry

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

A multi-million dollar project broke ground this month for Kent Removals and Storage, which is quadrupling its footprint in Townsville.

New Townsville removal facility to service Mount Isa

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

STREET ART: Mia Rankine, Nika Sala and Tasianna Siallo test out their new graffiti art skills at PCYC. Photo: Samantha Campbell.

Spray art creates a colourful space at PCYC for Youth Week

Samantha Campbell

EVENT: Headspace's Faye Tapu and Sigrid Tagaloa are busy making final arrangements for 2021 Youth Week. Photo: Samantha Campbell.

UPDATEDHeadspace ready to celebrate Mount Isa Youth Week

Samantha Campbell

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

BOXED IN: Cats are pedantic about their ablutions and the location and cleanliness of their tray.

Illness or stress? Solving the mystery of your peeing puss

Dr Anne Quain

Cloncurry artist Ruth Chaplain has held her first art exhibition in Central Queensland showcasing the beauty of station life.

Cloncurry artist Ruth Chaplain hosts first exhibition

Samantha Campbell

Caleb McLaughlin, left, and Jharrel Jerome in Concrete Cowboy. Picture: Aaron Ricketts

Heartfelt but underwritten tale

Not for kids: Gunda is no Babe. Picture: Supplied

A stark, haunting look at farm life

Creation Stories is unmissable cinema, though more for the brilliant lesson in social history than for superlative filmmaking. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWPortrait of a very obnoxious man

A scene from Voyagers. Picture: Supplied

Confronting the end of the world

WHAT'S COOKING?: Actor, writer, opera singer and celebrity home cook Silvia Colloca on life, love and living in the northern beaches. Picture: Geoff Jones

Love, lust and Italian home cooking with Silvia Colloca

Nadine Morton

Some of the drugs seized.

Watch: Bundaberg woman arrested on Mount Isa drug charges

Derek Barry

ON THE LAND, GINGER BEER IN HAND: Comboyne farmer Rodney Fisher.

Farmer pens hilarious 'viral' song about social distancing

Robert Dougherty

Sissy Austin has spoken out about her mental health journey, which she says was sparked by a rape.

Indigenous advocate speaks out about traumatic incident that sparked breakdown

Hayley Elg

Wild Horse Plains, South Australia, pork producers Heath, Lindsay and Luke Walker have weathered the storm of fluctuating pork prices but are hoping customer support could help ease the uncertainty.

REAL AUSTRALIASupermarket baskets reflect change in dining habits

Elizabeth Anderson
37m ago

Carlton may need a cultural shift in its football department, or face even more years in the wilderness. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONDelusional Carlton is way off the mark

Howard Kotton
2hrs ago

PM should put empathy training to good use in Aus Post saga

OPINIONPM should put empathy training to good use in Aus Post saga

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a royal commission into veteran suicides.

Veteran suicide royal commission confirmed

29m ago

Chris Hemsworth will star in a Mad Max movie expected to be the biggest film ever made in Australia.

Mad Max prequel to be filmed in NSW

2hrs ago

Premier Daniel Andrews is progressing well in a 'long and painful recovery' his deputy says.

Andrews in good spirits as return delayed

5m ago

Sydney lawyer Chris Murphy has been awarded $110,000 damages after a judge found he was defamed.

Lawyer wins age, hearing defamation case

8m ago

Scott Morrison will meet with state and territory leaders to get the vaccine rollout back on track.

Overs 50s may join vaccine rollout sooner

Matt Coughlan
9m ago

Flammable cladding will be removed from 214 buildings in NSW, beginning in late 2021.

Combustible cladding to be removed in NSW

Tiffanie Turnbull
24m ago

The McGowan government has been accused of complacency over a Royal Perth Hospital COVID breach.

WA virus breach highlights 'complacency'

Michael Ramsey
32m ago

Julie-Ann Finney has campaigned for a royal commission into veteran suicides. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'A healing process': PM confirms veteran suicide royal commission

Harley Dennett
37m ago

Diwa Hopkins, a senior economist with the Regional Institute Australia, is undertaking an investigation into housing market failure in outback Queensland.

Western councils unite to tackle housing crisis

Sally Gall

Charles Darwin University will host a new drought resilience hub.

NT drought resilience centres announced

Tom Robinson

The Lake Nash Young Guns need a team bus.

Young Guns fundraising for a bus

Derek Barry

Save Melissa, please. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThings I've learned from Married at First Sight

Karen Hardy

CONTEMPORARY AND NATURAL: The design of the East Street home in Albury, frames and captures the stunning views south to Mt Huon. At left: The library is a rich environment nestled in timber. The kitchen is accented by timber joinery which complements the concrete and cement sheet interior and the grey brickwork.

Modest rural home inspired by nature and environmentally sound

Vickii Byram

HAPPY HENS: Chickens have engaging and unique personalities. Picture: Shutterstock

For contented cluckers, here's eggsactly what you need to do

RSPCA