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The Latest Breaking News from north Queensland

Holmes hails Cowboys' Elliot as NRL's best 18th man

North Queensland's Mr Fix-it, Brendan Elliot, has been named for his NRL season debut against Canterbury on Sunday.

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Avocado trees 'shot up' rapidly in the Atherton Tablelands. Low prices, glut have some worried

Avocado plantations in Queensland's Atherton Tablelands have tripled in the past decade, but low fruit prices and a glut have some farmers worried.

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Brimson, Foran, Taulagi injured as Cowboys beat Titans

North Queensland and Gold Coast are licking their wounds after a number of injuries in a chaotic and error-ridden Sunshine State derby won by the Cowboys.

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Warriors dominate Cowboys, end NRL slide on Aussie soil

The Warriors have gone to Townsville and taken down the Cowboys with a comprehensive 26-12 NRL win in sweltering conditions.

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Rookie fullbacks add twist to Townsville NRL clash

Two Queensland Cup products will realise an NRL dream as rival rookie fullbacks when North Queensland play the Warriors.

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Townsville siege residents offered counselling after terrifying 10-hour ordeal

Neighbours who were locked inside their homes while a siege unfolded in their quiet North Queensland suburb are speaking to counsellors about their experiences.

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Walsh stars at fullback in Broncos win over Cowboys

Brisbane winger Corey Oates has broken his jaw in his side's 28-16 win over North Queensland as Broncos No.1 Reece Walsh blitzed it on his club debut.

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Gavin Parnell, convicted for murder of Jay Brogden, found guilty of contempt of court

Gavin Parnell is serving a life sentence for killing North Queensland man Jay Brogden. Now he will face a longer wait for parole after refusing to give evidence at a pre-trial hearing last year.

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'I thought it was over': Tamou on his Cowboys lifeline

James Tamou was doing delivery work and thought his career was done when he got a call to return to North Queensland, where he wants a second NRL title .

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Townsville: The Australian region where the sun shines 300 days a year

If only there was somewhere for the sun lovers of Australia to escape winter. Well, Townsville North Queensland is just the place.

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Man charged after allegedly killing North Queensland woman with her own car

A central Queensland man has been charged after a seven-month investigation into the death of a woman who was found unconscious at Finch Hatton last year.

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Five children stung by jellyfish during Nippers training at Mackay's Eimeo Beach

The mother of a young nipper who was among five stung during a beach training session says her daughter's injuries would have been far worse were it not for a vital piece of protection.

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Broncos young halves fire to inspire win over Cowboys

Brisbane's 20-18 win over North Queensland in the absence of captain Adam Reynolds was set up by prop Pat Carrigan and the next generation of halves.

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Police release CCTV footage in appeal for information regarding death of Mackay toddler

Investigators believe shoppers at a North Queensland supermarket and chemist could be the key to uncovering what happened to the two-year-old girl.

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Giant cane toad found in Conway National Park in north Queensland weighs 2.7kg

Ranger Kylee Gray says she was so shocked to discover a 2.7 kilogram "Toadzilla" next to a hiking trail in North Queensland she thought it was a practical joke.

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Baby born in North Queensland mountain village cut off by wild weather makes it to hospital

Born during a six-day rain storm in North Queensland that isolated her first-time mother from the nearest hospital, Hayley has finally made her way to the maternity ward.

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North Qld mops up as floods and rain ease

North Queensland residents are cleaning up after floods damaged roads, cut off communities, stranded travellers and created breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

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Community rallies to help new mum give birth after North Queensland town cut off by flood

A first-time mum has given birth a week early at a friend's amid flood-ravaged landslips and a six-day rainstorm in North Queensland.

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Another 500mm of rain possible for Mackay region as deluge swamps Queensland's north

A watch and act emergency alert has been issued for Cremorne residents and another half a metre of rain has been forecast as Mackay and Mirani brace for early-morning flooding on Tuesday.

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Car crash into power pole cuts electricity to most of Midge Point in North Queensland

Nearly 600 properties lost power, with many still awaiting reconnection, when a driver ploughed through a fence and into a pole north of Mackay.

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Wet season arrives for Mackay as North Queensland city cops 200mm drenching

The North Queensland city receives a drenching of up to 200 millimetres, resulting in flooded roads and requests for State Emergency Service personnel to help with leaking roofs.

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Townsville boy granted ticket home for Christmas after year of leukaemia treatment in Brisbane

A North Queensland family will get to spend Christmas at home after a lengthy battle with leukaemia.

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Secrets of North Queensland's forgotten World War II history remain ocean deep

In Australia's biggest defence city, untold stories of Australia's of military history are still being uncovered.

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Barramundi with tags in Brisbane River could be due to impact of climate change, says biology professor

Climate change in Far North Queensland and migration from the Sunshine Coast may be responsible for a population of barramundi living in the Brisbane River.

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