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Great Barrier Reef ocean temperature the hottest it’s been in 400 years, researchers find by drilling into coral

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Great Barrier Reef ocean temperature the hottest it’s been in 400 years, researchers find by drilling into coral

Australian researchers warn the Coral Sea is the warmest it has been in at least 400 years, putting the Great Barrier Reef in danger. Lead author Benjamin Henley said the research, published in Nature journal on Thursday, involved drilling the cores of coral to identify geochemical changes and reconstruct past sea-surface temperatures. Co-author Professor Helen … Read more

Dramatic moment residents make citizen’s arrest of would-be car thief in Townsville, as locals call for change

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Dramatic moment residents make citizen’s arrest of would-be car thief in Townsville, as locals call for change

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

Nikhil Chaudhary, Hobart Hurricanes Big Bash League player, on trial for rape in Townsville, QLD

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Nikhil Chaudhary, Hobart Hurricanes Big Bash League player, on trial for rape in Townsville, QLD

Big Bash League cricket player Nikhil Chaudhary has denied raping a woman in Queensland. Chaudhary, 27, is on trial in the District Court in Townsville on Monday after he pleaded not guilty to raping the woman in his car on Flinders St in the city’s nightlife precinct in May 2021. He met the woman at … Read more

Bureau of Meteorology boss lauds ‘superb job’ by forecasters amid criticism over wet summer

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Bureau of Meteorology boss lauds ‘superb job’ by forecasters amid criticism over wet summer

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

Manhunt after duo escapes Queensland prison Townsville Correctional Centre

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Manhunt after duo escapes Queensland prison Townsville Correctional Centre

Two men have escaped from a north Queensland correctional facility. Vaughn Michael James Hunter and Fabien Brian Galigan fled the Townsville Correctional Centre on Sunday. Hunter is serving 10 months for serious assault and Galigan two years and six months for wounding. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> “If you … Read more

Victims of crime call out ‘rent-a-crowd’ comment by Queensland Labor MP Aaron Harper at Townsville rally

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Victims of crime call out ‘rent-a-crowd’ comment by Queensland Labor MP Aaron Harper at Townsville rally

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