Residents in Queensland’s north have been filmed making a citizen’s arrest, catching and pinning a would-be car thief to the ground. With the help of neighbours, Townsville residents Natalie and Zachary Bennett chased down the young man after he allegedly attempted to steal their car. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Would-be car thief caught by neighbours. … Read more
Forecasters did a “superb job” to give Queenslanders an “enormous amount of warning” about severe weather events this summer, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s boss in a vehement defence of his staff. During a Senate estimates grilling, bureau director Andrew Johnson delivered a stunning rebuke to “aspersions on the quality of the bureau’s forecast” … Read more
A Queensland car dealership has gone viral on social media for its creative sales techniques. Pacific Toyota Cairns gained a mass of followers thanks to its unique brand of videos circulating online, which have been viewed more than three million times in the past year. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: A Cairns dealership has gone viral … Read more
Almost 100 families impacted by below-standard audiology care for newborn babies and other children at a Queensland hospital will be paid up to $50,000. A clinical review, completed in July, found 20 newborn babies who underwent diagnostic hearing screening at Townsville University Hospital needed urgent follow-up care, while a further 39 required non-urgent care. Another … Read more
In the five months Gal* has spent on Queensland’s picturesque Magnetic Island, it’s become her home away from home. “It’s my second home. It’s my second family here — the most amazing people I’ve ever met,” she told 7NEWS. “I almost left once. Two or three months ago I was supposed to go back home. … Read more
A Labor MP has apologised for labelling attendees at a Queensland victims of crime rally a “rent-a-crowd”. The comment was made when government backbencher Aaron Harper accused local Liberal National Party members of hijacking the Townsville protest on Sunday after losing his cool. Harper was heckled when he was the only Labor MP to front … Read more
A woman and her baby were injured when their car was struck from behind by another car at “high speed”, before the driver was taken down by a group of Townsville lawn bowlers. The woman and girl, and another passenger, were travelling along on Francis St in West End on Sunday afternoon when they were … Read more