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PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

Cooper Metals have completed its first pass of drilling at King Solomon prospect saying it had exceeded their expectations.

King Solomon drilling at Mount Isa East 'exceeds expectations'

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

NEW: Mount Isa Bunnings staffer Mikayla Colyer - Long and store manager Liana Trew. Photo: Samantha Campbell.

Bunnings Warehouse has confirmed they will be opening in Mount Isa on Friday February 11.

Video sneak peek at new Mount Isa Bunnings, opening Friday

DAVID'S LEGACY: Corowa resident Jackie Monk, the widow of 61-year-old Japanese encephalitis victim David Kiefel, has been campaigning hard to ensure vaccines are made available to the community. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Advocate Jackie Monk says many people in town were willing to pay the cost.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone: Virus widow wants to protect her community

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

AWARDS: Mount Isa community members have been recognised for their achievements at the Australia Day Awards. Photo: Samantha Campbell

Mount Isa community members came together today to celebrate and thank the recipients of the 2022 Mount Isa Australia Day Awards.

Mount Isa's unsung heroes recognised at Australia Day Awards

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for the second season of OMITB which adheres sensibly to the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Picture: Disney+

This series delivers joyous entertainment by a cast at the top of their game - if that isn't true art, then nothing is.

It's close to the best thing on TV and we've got some good news

Queensland's COVID-19 border barricades will no longer be in operation from 1am on Saturday.

Queensland's border wall to fall in days

Although everyone who is homeless feels the negative impacts, children can face a tough future due to something completely out of their hands.

If kids are having to couch surf or live out of a tent or caravan, there are difficulties for them in getting to school, getting three square meals a day.

'Safe, stable place to sleep every night' could keep kids off police radar

TOUGH AS LEATHER: Australia's kangaroo industry says it is fed up with baseless attacks from animal activists in the US. Picture: Kangaroo Industry Association of Australia.

Kangaroo industry decides it's time to answer its critics in the USA.

Valuable kangaroo trade answers its critics

'GAVE HER A SMACK': Kai Hansen describes his 'resident croc' Casey as his main girl, but one day, she "had a go" and he "gave her a smack". Picture: supplied

"She wanted to have a go so I gave her a smack."

'I gave her a smack', publican fends off crocodile with frying pan

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Anthony Albanese's decision to cut crossbench staff defies belief. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Albanese's astounding disregard of independents and Greens suggests he hasn't understood the election result.

This was a teal good stuff-up from Albanese

The UK's Emma Raducanu is ready for action and looking forward to her Centre Court bow at Wimbledon.

Raducanu heads up women's Wimbledon action

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet NATO partners in Spain before travelling to France.

NATO and France on PM's European agenda

Victorian Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan is the second woman to hold the post in the state's history.

New Vic govt ministers to be sworn in

Tuvalu's foreign minister is Brisbane-bound after pulling out of a conference over Chinese coercion.

China delegate row brings Tuvalu FM to Qld

Nearly 28,000 travellers are expected to cruise the Thomson River this season. Pictures: Sequel PR 

Tourism operators Outback Pioneers will now welcome the equivalent of 14 P&O cruise ships full of passengers this year alone.

Giant paddlewheeler takes maiden cruise around Longreach

A NASA rocket will launch at Arnhem Space Centre. Picture: Equatorial Launch Australia

Science: From the red earth all the way to space

The Northern Territory is about to launch a NASA rocket

Once the site is operational - a milestone said to be close - the company will start taking newcomers, but they'll have to pay $150,000 to be indefinitely stored in liquid nitrogen.

Second shot at life, or pure science fiction? Either way, it's on our doorstep

Police have charged two men and a woman with drug offences in Hughenden on Friday.

Watch: Hughenden police charge three on drug offences

Early miners on the Mount Isa field. Photo: Mount Isa Mines Photographic Collection

In the lead up to Mount Isa's centenary in 2023 we continue to look at the town's early history.

Our early history: Would Mount Isa lift 'Cloncurry's dark cloud'?

The Saxby Roundup returns June 30 to July 3.

Here's our guide to upcoming events in North West Queensland.

Mount Isa and North West Qld calendar of upcoming events

Illegal drugs with street value of more than $1 million destroyed by police

$1 million drug burn

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick handed down his third state budget on Tuesday.

Queensland Budget shows a sharp divide: Editorial

SCAM: The ATO will never send you an email or SMS with a link to log in to online services.

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ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.

Scamwatch: Job seekers targeted in scam doing the rounds

The Salvation Army said it is humbled by the generous support of the Australian public for its Red Shield Appeal this year. 

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Thanks from the Salvos: Letters

The junior Wallabies squad ready for a community rugby training session at the Longreach Showgrounds. Picture: Trudy Bruggemann

"As good as the AIS, or better" - that was what one junior Wallaby said about Longreach after the team undertook a week-long training camp last week.

Longreach hosts week-long junior Wallabies training camp

Grade 10 students from Cloncurry State School have traded traditional classroom lessons for an day of trade-based activities at a Tradies for a Day workshop.


Students become 'tradies for a day' at Cloncurry workshops

Karumba's Outback by the Sea festival has released its program with six days of entertainment that will please everyone from nine to ninety.

Karumba gears up for Outback by the Sea Festival

Cloncurry Shire Council embarked on a major project in May 2022 to upgrade Sir Hudson Fysh Drive

The $3.4 million project in Cloncurry is nearing completion with an important bridge expected to open in the next month.

Sir Hudson Fysh Drive upgrade project nears completion

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A 14-month Mount Isa police investigation has resulted in officers charging a woman with drug trafficking and money laundering offences in Townsville on Thursday

Woman arrested after 14-month Mount Isa police investigation

Lachlan Fietz and Jenisha Abraham on clarinet and Kathleen Farrelly on bassoon are together known as Pitchless Firewood.

A Mount Isa school trio have won a prize in a national music competition.

Mount Isa trio win prize in national music competition

Ashtyn Tully and Cooper Campbell bring their pets to the 2019 Mount Isa Pet Day.

Mount Isa Pet Day is just around the corner and Mount Isa City council is holding a Pet Photo Competition to coincide with this free event.